1938 Portuguese National Assembly election
30 October 1938
100 seats to the National Assembly
51 seats needed for a majority
  First party
 
Oliveira Salazar, retratado por San Payo (Arquivo Municipal de Lisboa, MNV001514).png
Leader António de Oliveira Salazar
Party UN
Last election 100 seats
Seats won 100
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 694,290
Percentage 100.0%
Swing Steady
Prime Minister before election

António de Oliveira Salazar
UN

 Prime Minister after election

António de Oliveira Salazar
UN

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 30 October 1938.[1] The country was a one-party state at the time and the National Union was the only party to contest the elections, with no opposition candidates allowed to run.[2]

Electoral system

For the elections the country formed a single 100-member constituency.[3] All men aged 21 or over were eligible to vote as long as they were literate or paid over 100 escudos in taxation, whilst women aged over 21 had to have completed secondary education to do so.[3] However, only 11% of the population were registered to vote.[4]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
National Union100100
Invalid/blank votes––
Total694,290100100
Registered voters/turnout829,05483.7–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1542 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1527
  3. 1 2 Nohlen & Stöver, p1535
  4. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1544

See also

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