Parliamentary elections were held in

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on 29 January 1922.

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& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1542 The Democratic Party emerged as the largest in Parliament, winning 74 of the 163 seats in the House of Representatives and 37 of the 70 seats in the Senate.

Background

The elections were held less than a year after the July 1921 legislative elections, in which the Republican Liberal Party (PLR) had won a majority of votes. However, on 19 October 1921 (" the night of blood"), a military coup resulted in several republican figures being killed, including PLR prime minister António Granjo. On the night of blood, President

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invested Manuel Maria Coelho as Prime Minister, but his government resigned on 3 November. On the same day, Carlos Maia Pinto became Prime Minister, but also resigned on 16 December.

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then served as Prime Minister until the elections. The elections took place amidst instability and violence and were postponed four times before finally taking place on 29 January.

Results

Chamber of Deputies

Senate

Aftermath

The Democratic Party failed to win an absolute majority of seats and

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chose not to form government. Instead,

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of the Democratic Party became Prime Minister on 6 February, leading a minority government with the support of the Reconstitution Party, the

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, the Regionalist Party and some independents. However, the government failed to serve a full term after being forced to resign following a

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in November 1923. Further instability resulted in seven different governments holding office in the subsequent period until the 1925 elections.

References

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Eleições de 1922
{{Portuguese elections Legislative elections in Portugal

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