1951 Portuguese presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 22 July 1951, five years earlier than scheduled due to the death of President Óscar Carmona on 18 April 1951.

1951 Portuguese presidential election

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Turnout77.17% (Decrease 0.44pp)
 
General Francisco Higino Craveiro Lopes, Presidente de Portugal.tif
Candidate Francisco Craveiro Lopes Manuel Quintão Meireles
Party UN Independent
Popular vote Withdrew

President before election

Óscar Carmona
UN

Elected President

Francisco Craveiro Lopes
UN

Francisco Craveiro Lopes won the election unopposed after Manuel Quintão Meireles withdrew, while Rui Luís Gomes was removed from the ballot after being declared a communist by the Salazar dictatorship.

Results edit

CandidateVotes%
Francisco Craveiro Lopes
Manuel Quintão Meireles (withdrew)
Total
Total votes965,236
Registered voters/turnout1,250,74677.17
Source: ISCSP,[1][2] De Almeida[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Eleição presidencial de 1951" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Eleições Gerais Portuguesas desde 1820" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2005-01-05. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Elections in Portugal". Retrieved 5 August 2020.