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Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 11 May 1919. [1] The three main parties that boycotted the 1918 elections returned to contest the elections. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won 86 of the 163 seats in the House of Representatives and 36 of the 71 seats in the Senate. [2] [3]
| Party |  |  | ||||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Democratic Party | 96 | New | 36 | New | ||||
| Evolutionist Party | 38 | New | 27 | New | ||||
| Republican Union | 17 | New | New | |||||
| Portuguese Socialist Party | 8 | New | 0 | New | ||||
| Catholic Centre Party | 1 | –4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Other parties and independents | 13 | +8 | 7 | –23 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 163 | +8 | 71 | –2 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 500,000 | – | – | 500,000 | – | – | ||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||||
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