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.
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| Turnout | 77.17% ( 0.44pp) | |||||||||
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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
| 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
- "Eleição presidencial de 1951" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- "Eleições Gerais Portuguesas desde 1820" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2005-01-05. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- "Elections in Portugal". Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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