1938 Portuguese legislative election

1938 Portuguese legislative election

←  1934 30 October 1938 1942  →
All 100 seats in the National Assembly 51 seats needed for a majority
First party   Leader António de Oliveira Salazar Party UN Last election 100 seats Seats won 100 Seat change
Prime Minister before election António de Oliveira Salazar UN Prime Minister after election António de Oliveira Salazar UN

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 30 October 1938. ^[1] The country was a one-party state at the time and the National Union was the only party to contest the elections, with no opposition candidates allowed to run. ^[2]

Electoral system

For the elections the country formed a single 100-member constituency. ^[3] All men aged 21 or over were eligible to vote as long as they were literate or paid over 100 escudos in taxation, whilst women aged over 21 had to have completed secondary education to do so. ^[3] However, only 11% of the population were registered to vote. ^[4]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	National Union			100
Total				100
Total votes		694,290	–
Registered voters/turnout		829,054	83.74
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1542 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1527
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1535
4. Nohlen & Stöver, p1544

See also

• Politics of Portugal
• List of political parties in Portugal
• Elections in Portugal