1951 Portuguese presidential election
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| Turnout | 77.17% ( 0.44pp) | |||||||||
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Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 22 July 1951, five years earlier than scheduled due to the death of PresidentÓscar Carmonaon 18 April 1951.
Francisco Craveiro Lopeswon the election unopposed afterManuel Quintão Meireleswithdrew, whileRui Luís Gomeswas removed from the ballot after being declared acommunistby theSalazar dictatorship.
Results[edit]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Francisco Craveiro Lopes | National Union | |||
| Manuel Quintão Meireles(withdrew) | Independent | |||
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| Total votes | 965,236 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,250,746 | 77.17 | ||
| Source: ISCSP,[1][2]De Almeida[3] | ||||
References[edit]
- ^"Eleição presidencial de 1951"(in Portuguese). Archived fromthe originalon 11 May 2011.Retrieved8 September2014.
- ^"Eleições Gerais Portuguesas desde 1820"(in Portuguese). Archived fromthe originalon 2005-01-05.Retrieved8 September2014.
- ^"Elections in Portugal".Retrieved5 August2020.
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