1913 Portuguese legislative election

1913 Portuguese legislative election

16 November 1913
153 seats to the Chamber of Deputies 77 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Afonso Costa António José de Almeida Party PD PRE Leader since 1912 1912 Last election New New Seats won 68 41 Seat change New New   Third party Fourth party   Leader Manuel de Brito Camacho Party PUR PSP Leader since 1912 Last election New 2 seats Seats won 36 2 Seat change New
Prime Minister before election Afonso Augusto da Costa PD Prime Minister-elect Afonso Augusto da Costa PD

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 16 November 1913. These were the first elections under the new Constitution, approved in 1911, that created a Bicameralism legislature. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won 68 of the 153 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 24 of the 71 seats in the Senate.

Results

Party		Chamber of Deputies				Senate
		Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Party			68	New	24	New
	Evolutionist Party			41	New	16	New
	Republican Union			36	New	18	New
	Portuguese Socialist Party			2	0	2	New
	Other parties and independents			6	+3	6	New
Invalid/blank votes			–	–		–	–
Total		150,000	100	153	-81	71
Registered voters/turnout		397,038	37.8	–	–	–
Source: Eleições 1913

External links

• Eleições Portuguesas de 1913