1921 Portuguese legislative election

1921 Portuguese legislative election

←  1919 10 July 1921 1922  →
All 163 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 82 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader António Granjo Afonso Costa Álvaro de Castro Party PLR Democratic Reconstitution Last election 55 seats [a] 86 seats – Seats won 79 54 12 Seat change 24 32 New   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   CMC PCC Reg Leader António Lino Neto Party CM PCC Regionalist Last election Did not contest 1 seat – Seats won 4 3 2 Seat change New 2 New
Prime Minister before election Tomé José de Barros Queirós PLR Prime Minister after election António Granjo PLR

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 10 July 1921. ^[1] Prior to the elections, the Republican Union had merged with the Evolutionist Party to form the Republican Liberal Party (PLR). ^[2] The elections resulted in the PLR becoming the largest in Parliament, winning 79 of the 163 seats in the House of Representatives and 32 of the 71 seats in the Senate. ^[3]

The government that was subsequently formed lasted only a few months, as on 19 October (the "night of blood"), a military coup resulted in the deaths of several prominent conservative figures including prime minister António Granjo. ^[2] New elections were held in January 1922.

Results

Chamber of Deputies

Party		Seats	+/–
	Republican Liberal Party	79	+24
	Democratic Party	54	–32
	Reconstitution Party	12	New
	Monarchist Cause	4	–
	Portuguese Catholic Centre	3	+2
	Portuguese Socialist Party	0	–8
	Regionalist Party	2	New
	Other parties and independents	9	–4
Total		163	0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Senate

Party		Seats	+/–
	Republican Liberal Party	32	+5
	Democratic Party	22	–14
	Reconstitution Party	7	New
	Portuguese Catholic Centre	3	+2
	Monarchist Cause	0	–
	Portuguese Socialist Party	0	0
	Regionalist Party	0	New
	Other parties and independents	7	0
Total		71	0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Notes

1. Combined results of the Evolutionist Party and Republican Union who merged to form the Republican Liberal Party

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1542 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Baiôa, Manuel Pimenta Morgado; Fernandes, Paulo Jorge; Ribeiro de Meneses, Filipe (2003). "The Political History of Twentieth-Century Portugal". e-Journal of Portuguese History. ISSN   1645-6432.
3. Nohlen & Stöver, pp1557-1558