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1938 Portuguese National Assembly election
← 1934 30 October 1938 1942 →
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

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Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 30 October 1938. 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.

Electoral system

For the elections the country formed a single 100-member constituency. 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. However, only 11% of the population were registered to vote.

Results

Party Votes % Seats
National Union 100 100
Invalid/blank votes – –
Total 694,290 100 100
Registered voters/turnout 829,054 83.7 –
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. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1535
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p1544

See also

Portugal Elections and referendums in Portugal
Presidential elections
Parliamentary elections
Constituent Assembly elections
Local elections
European elections
Referendums
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