Английская Википедия:1922 Portuguese legislative election

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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]

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

Party House of Representatives Senate
Votes % Seats +/– Votes % Seats +/–
Democratic Party 74 +20 37 +15
Republican Liberal Party 34 –45 11 –21
Reconstitution Party 17 +5 10 +3
Monarchist Cause 13 +9 4 +4
Catholic Centre Party 5 +2 1 –2
Regionalist Party 2 0
Portuguese Socialist Party 0 0 0 0
Other parties and independents 18 +9 7 0
Invalid/blank votes
Total 380,000 100 163 0 70 –1
Registered voters/turnout 550,000 69.1 550,000
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

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External links

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