1942 Portuguese presidential election
8 February 1942
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Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 8 February 1942. Óscar Carmona ran unopposed and was reelected for a third term.
Electoral system
According to the 1933 Constitution of Portugal, a president is elected for a period of 7 years and whoever gets the more votes is elected as president. Candidates must be Portuguese citizens, older than 35, in full possession of their civil and political rights, and must have always had Portuguese nationality. Family members of the King of Portugal, up to the 6th degree, could not become presidents.[1]
Voters had to be 21 years or older and, for women they had to have secondary or college education, while, for men, they only had to prove they were able to read, write, and count or had been taxed at least 100 escudos.[2]
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Óscar Carmona | 90.7 | |
| Total | ||
| Total votes | 829,042 | – |
| Registered voters/turnout | 909,790 | 91.12 |
| Source: ISCSP,[3][4] De Almeida[5] | ||
References
- ^ Constituição de 11 de Abril de 1933. 1933.
- ^ Vargas, Ana. "O direito de votar". Parlamento.pt.
- ^ "Eleição presidencial de 1942" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 11 January 2005. 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.