1969 Portuguese legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 26 October 1969. The elections were announced on 12 August, and were the first under Prime Minister Marcello Caetano, appointed in the previous year to replace long-term Prime Minister António de Oliveira Salazar, who had been left incapacitated after a stroke. The quasi-sovereign National Union won all seats with an official turnout of 62.5%.

1969 Portuguese National Assembly election
26 October 1969
All 130 seats of the National Assembly, elected by plurality-at-large voting
65 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Marcello Caetano Francisco Pereira de Moura Mario Soares
Party UN CDE CEUD
Last election 130 seats none none
Seats won 130 0 0
Seat change 0 0 0
Popular vote 981,263 114,745 16,863
Percentage 88.0% 10.3% 1.5%
Prime Minister before election

Marcello Caetano
UN

 Prime Minister after election

Marcello Caetano
UN

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