August 1915 Portuguese presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 6 August 1915. Following Portugal's 1911 constitution, the Congress of the Republic must elect the president in Lisbon instead of the Portuguese people.[1]

Portuguese presidential election of August 1915
6 August 1915
 
Candidate Bernardino Machado Correia Barreto
Party Portuguese Democratic Party Portuguese Republican Party
Popular vote 134 18
Percentage 74.86% 10.06%
President before election

Teófilo Braga
Portuguese Democratic Party

 Elected President

Bernardino Machado
Portuguese Democratic Party

There were a total of 7 candidates, all but one were from the Republican Party (Portugal). The only Democratic Party candidate Bernardino Machado won against his opponents and he was elected as the new President of Portugal.[1]

Abílio de Guerra Junqueiro
Duarte Leite
Augusto Manuel Alves da Veiga
Joaquim Pedro de Oliveira Martins

Results
 
Portuguese Presidential Election of August 1915 - Results (6 August)
Candidates Supporting parties Votes %
Bernardino Luís Machado Guimarães Democratic Party 134 74.86
António Xavier Correia Barreto Republican Party 18 10.06
Abílio de Guerra Junqueiro Republican Party 0 0
Duarte Leite Pereira da Silva Republican Party 0 0
Augusto Manuel Alves da Veiga Republican Party 0 0
Joaquim Pedro de Oliveira Martins Republican Party 0 0
José Ernesto de Sousa Caldas Republican Party 0 0
Total Vote (turnout % with 27 blank votes)
 179 100.00
Source:[1]
1st ballot
Bernardino Machado
 
 37.57%
Correia Baretto
 
 23.28%
Guerra Junqueiro
 
 17.46%
Duarte Leite
 
 10.58%
Augusto Alves da Veiga
 
 2.12%
Joaquim Pedro Martins
 
 0.53%
José de Sousa Caldas
 
 0.53%
Blank/Invalid
 
 7.94%
2nd ballot
Bernardino Machado
 
 40.98%
Correia Baretto
 
 24.59%
Guerra Junqueiro
 
 16.39%
Duarte Leite
 
 10.38%
Augusto Alves da Veiga
 
 1.09%
Blank/Invalid
 
 6.56%
3rd ballot
Bernardino Machado
 
 74.86%
Correia Baretto
 
 10.06%
Blank/Invalid
 
 15.08%
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References
  1. "Bernardino Luís Machado Guimarães". 2 October 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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