1914 Brazilian presidential election

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1914 Brazilian presidential election

← 1910 1 March 1914 1918 →
 
Nominee Venceslau Brás Ruy Barbosa
Party PRM PRL
Popular vote 532,107 47,782
Percentage 91.60% 8.23%


President before election

Hermes da Fonseca
PRC

Elected President

Venceslau Brás
PRM

Presidential elections were held in Brazil on 1 March 1914.[1] The result was a victory for Venceslau Brás of the Republican Party of Minas Gerais, who received 91.6% of the vote.[2]

Results[edit]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Venceslau BrásRepublican Party of Minas Gerais532,10791.60
Ruy BarbosaLiberal Republican Party47,7828.23
Other candidates1,0280.18
Total580,917100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,212,882
Source: Nohlen

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p173 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ^ Nohlen, p230