1922 Portuguese legislative election

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1922 Portuguese legislative election
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  1921 29 January 1922 1925  

All 163 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
82 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
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PLR
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Leader Afonso Costa Álvaro de Castro
Party Democratic PLR Reconstitution
Last election54 seats79 seats12 seats
Seats won743417
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 20Decrease2.svg 45Increase2.svg 5

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
CMC
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Reg
Leader António Lino Neto
Party CM PCC Regionalist
Last election4 seats3 seats2 seats
Seats won1352
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 9Increase2.svg 2Steady2.svg

Prime Minister before election

Francisco Cunha Leal
Democratic

Prime Minister after election

Francisco Cunha Leal
Democratic

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 29 January 1922. [1] The Democratic Party emerged as the largest in Parliament, winning 74 of the 163 seats in the House of Representatives and 37 of the 70 seats in the Senate. [2]

Contents

Background

The elections were held less than a year after the July 1921 legislative elections, in which the Republican Liberal Party (PLR) had won a majority of votes. However, on 19 October 1921 ("the night of blood"), a military coup resulted in several republican figures being killed, including PLR prime minister António Granjo. [3] On the night of blood, President António José de Almeida invested Manuel Maria Coelho as Prime Minister, but his government resigned on 3 November. [4] On the same day, Carlos Maia Pinto became Prime Minister, but also resigned on 16 December. [5] Francisco Cunha Leal then served as Prime Minister until the elections. [6] The elections took place amidst instability and violence and were postponed four times before finally taking place on 29 January. [6]

Results

Chamber of Deputies

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PartySeats+/–
Democratic Party 74+20
Republican Liberal Party 34–45
Reconstitution Party 17+5
Monarchist Cause 13+9
Portuguese Catholic Centre 5+2
Portuguese Socialist Party 0–8
Regionalist Party 20
Other parties and independents18+9
Total1630
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Senate

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PartySeats+/–
Democratic Party 37–21
Republican Liberal Party 11+15
Reconstitution Party 10+3
Monarchist Cause 4+4
Portuguese Catholic Centre 1–2
Portuguese Socialist Party 00
Regionalist Party 00
Other parties and independents70
Total70–1
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Aftermath

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Vote count in a Lisbon polling place

The Democratic Party failed to win an absolute majority of seats and Afonso Costa chose not to form government. [6] [7] Instead, António Maria da Silva of the Democratic Party became Prime Minister on 6 February, [7] leading a minority government with the support of the Reconstitution Party, the Catholic Centre Party, the Regionalist Party and some independents. [6] However, the government failed to serve a full term after being forced to resign following a motion of no confidence in November 1923. [8] Further instability resulted in seven different governments holding office in the subsequent period until the 1925 elections. [9]

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1542 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, pp1557-1558
  3. 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.
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  5. Infopédia. "Carlos Maia Pinto - Infopédia". Infopédia - Dicionários Porto Editora (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Baiôa, Manuel Pimenta Morgado (2012). "Elites e organizações políticas na I República Portuguesa: o caso do partido republicano nacionalista". dspace.uevora.pt. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  7. 1 2 "Governo de António Maria da Silva (1922-1923) | Politipedia". www.politipedia.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  8. "Governo de António Maria da Silva (1922-1923) | Politipedia". www.politipedia.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  9. "Governos da I República | Politipedia". www.politipedia.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-06-28.