1923 Portuguese presidential election

Portuguese presidential election of 1923

6 August 1923

Candidate Manuel Teixeira Gomes Bernardino Machado Party PRP PRP Popular vote 121 5 Percentage 62.37% 2.57%

President before election António José de Almeida Evolutionist Party (Portugal) Elected President Manuel Teixeira Gomes Democratic

Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 6 August 1923. The Congress of the Republic elected the president in Lisbon instead of the Portuguese people. However the new president Manuel Teixeira Gomes was elected In absentia, meaning that he wasn't present during the election.

There were a total of 5 candidates, 2 from the Democratic Party (Portugal) and 3 from the Republican Party (Portugal). Of these candidates, only the 2 Democratic Party (Portugal) members were left in which Manuel Teixeira Gomes won in a landslide victory against old president and party colleage Bernardino Machado.

Sebastião de Magalhães Lima (Republican)

Duarte Leite (Republican)

Results

Portuguese Presidential Election of 1923 - Results (6 August)
Candidates		Supporting parties	Votes	%
	Manuel Teixeira Gomes	Democratic Party	121	62.37
	Bernardino Machado	Democratic Party	5	2.57
	Duarte Leite	Republican Party	0	0
	Augusto Luís Vieira Soares	Republican Party	0	0
	Sebastião de Magalhães Lima	Republican Party	0	0
Total Vote (turnout % with 68 blank votes)			194	100.00
Source:

1st ballot Manuel Teixeira Gomes   54.82% Bernardino Machado   37.05% Duarte Leite   1.52% Augusto Luís Vieira Soares   1.01% Sebastião de Magalhães   0.50% Blank/Invalid   5.07% Abstention   0%

2nd ballot Manuel Teixeira Gomes   57.86% Bernardino Machado   36.04% Duarte Leite   0.50% Augusto Luís Vieira Soares   1.01% Blank/Invalid   4.56% Abstention   0%

3rd ballot Manuel Teixeira Gomes   62.37% Bernardino Machado   2.57% Blank/Invalid   34.51% Abstention   0%