1913 Portuguese legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 16 November 1913. These were the first elections under the new Constitution, approved in 1911, that created a Bicameralism legislature. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won 68 of the 153 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 24 of the 66 seats in the Senate.

1913 Portuguese legislative election

16 November 1913
153 seats to the Chamber of Deputies 77 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Afonso Costa António José de Almeida Party PD PRE Leader since 1912 1912 Last election Did not contest Did not contest Seats won 68 41 Seat change New party New party   Third party Fourth party   PSP Leader Manuel de Brito Camacho Party PUR PSP Leader since 1912 Last election Did not contest 2 seats Seats won 36 2 Seat change New party

Results

Party		Chamber of Deputies				Senate
		Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Party			68	New	24	New
	Evolutionist Party			41	New	16	New
	Republican Union			36	New	18	New
	Portuguese Socialist Party			2	0	2	New
	Other parties and independents			6	+3	6	New
Invalid/blank votes			–	–		–	–
Total		150,000	100	153	-81	66
Registered voters/turnout		397,038	37.8	–	–	–
Source: Eleições 1913

Chamber of Deputies seats Democratic Party   44.44% Evolutionist Party   26.80% Republican Union   23.53% Socialist Party   1.31% Others   3.92%

Senate seats Democratic Party   36.36% Republican Union   27.27% Evolutionist Party   24.24% Socialist Party   3.03% Others   9.09%

External links

• Eleições Portuguesas de 1913