Orienting Labour Party Partido Orientador Trabalhista | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Waldemar Pinto Peixoto |
| Founded | 16 June 1945 |
| Dissolved | 12 October 1951 |
| Headquarters | Rio de Janeiro, RJ |
| Ideology | Labourism [1] |
| Political position | Right-wing [2] |
The Orienting Labour Party (Portuguese: Partido Orientador Trabalhista, POT) was a political party in Brazil. [3] It supported Cristiano Machado to the presidency of Brazil in the 1950 general elections. [4] [5] Owing to unimpressive results, its registration was revoked by the Superior Electoral Court in 1951. [6]
| Election | Candidate | Running mate | Colligation | First round | Second round | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| 1950 | Cristiano Machado (PSD) | None | PSD; PR; POT; PST | 1.697.173 | 21,49% (#3) | - | - | Lost |
| None | Altino Arantes (PSD) | PSD; PR; POT | 1.649.309 | 23,40% (#3) | - | - | Lost | |
| Election | Chamber of Deputies | Senate | Notes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | ||
| 1950 | 19.384 | 0,25% | 0 / 304 | 19.479 | 0,24% | 0 / 22 | [7] [8] | ||