May 1915 Portuguese presidential election

Portuguese presidential election of May 1915

29 May 1915

Candidate Teófilo Braga Duarte Leite Party Portuguese Democratic Party PRP Popular vote 98 1 Percentage 96.08% 0.98%

President before election Manuel de Arriaga PRP Elected President Teófilo Braga Portuguese Democratic Party

Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 29 May 1915. Following the resignation of president Manuel de Arriaga, an election was held to see who would complete the remainder of his term. Portugal's 1911 constitution stated that the Congress of the Republic must elect the president in Lisbon instead of the Portuguese people.

There were a total of 2 candidates, one from the Republican Party (Portugal) and one from the Democratic Party (Portugal). The Democratic candidate Teófilo Braga won against his opponent and he was elected to complete the term of his predecessor.

Results

Portuguese Presidential Election of 1915 - Results (29 May)
Candidates		Supporting parties	Votes	%
	Joaquim Teófilo Fernandes Braga	Democratic Party	98	96.08
	Duarte Leite Pereira da Silva	Republican Party	1	0.98
Total Vote (turnout % with 3 blank votes)			102	100.00
Source:

1st ballot Teófilo Braga   96.08% Duarte Leite   0.98% Blank/Invalid   2.94%