1925 Portuguese legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 8 November 1925. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won 83 of the 163 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 39 of the 70 seats in the Senate. Following a military coup in 1926 and the subsequent Estado Novo period, the 1925 elections were the last truly multi-party elections in Portugal until the 1975 Constituent Assembly elections.

1925 Portuguese legislative election

8 November 1925

163 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
82 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
CM
Leader Afonso Costa António Ginestal Machado
Party PD PRN CM
Leader since 1912 1923
Last election 74 seats 51 seats 13 seats
Seats won 83 36 7
Seat change 9 15 6

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
UIE
CCP
Leader José Domingues dos Santos António Lino Neto
Party PRED UIE CCP
Leader since 1925 1915
Last election Did not contest Did not contest 5 seats
Seats won 6 6 4
Seat change 6 6 1

Prime Minister before election

Domingos Leite Pereira
PD

Prime Minister after election

Domingos Leite Pereira
PD

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