Carlos Alberto do Vale Gomes Carvalhas,

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(born in São Pedro do Sul, 9 November 1941) is a

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and

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and former

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of the

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(1993–2004), succeeding the historical leader

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. He was born to António José Bandeira Carvalhas (Baiões, São Pedro do Sul, 22 April 1915 – 4 February 1999) and Esmeraldina do Céu Gomes Quaresma (b. Moldes, Arouca, 9 July 1917). His father was a businessman and owner of the warehouse Discomer that served as a food retailer for the local shops. He was a deputy of the Assembly of the Republic for two time periods and was a candidate for the Portuguese presidency in

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, where he received 635,373 votes (12.92%). On 5 October 2004, he announced his intention to resign. He was replaced by

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on 27 November 2004, at the 17th Congress of the PCP. His late second cousin was married to the 3rd

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of São Pedro do Sul.

Electoral history

Presidential election, 1991

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, , 696,379 , , 14.2 , - , style="background:;", , align=left , Carlos Carvalhas , , 635,373 , , 12.9 , - , style="background:#E2062C;", , align=left , Carlos Manuel Marques , , 126,581 , , 2.6 , - , colspan="2" align="left", Blank/Invalid ballots , 180,214 , , – , - style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , colspan="2" align="left", Turnout , 5,098,768 , , 62.16 , - , colspan="4" align=left, Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições

Legislative election, 1995

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, , 534,470 , , 9.1 , , 15 , , style="color:green;", +10 , - , style="background:;", , align="left", CDU , align=left , Carlos Carvalhas , , 506,157 , , 8.6 , , 15 , , style="color:red;", –2 , - , style="background:white;", , colspan="2" align="left", Other parties , 152,790 , , 2.6 , , 0 , , style="color:red;", –1 , - , colspan="3" align="left", Blank/Invalid ballots , 113,093 , , 1.9 , , – , , – , - style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , colspan="3" align="left", Turnout , 5,904,854 , , 66.30 , , 230 , , ±0 , - , colspan="7" align=left, Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições

Legislative election, 1999

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, , 1,750,158 , , 32.3 , , 81 , , style="color:red;", –7 , - , style="background:;", , align="left", CDU , align=left , Carlos Carvalhas , , 487,058 , , 9.0 , , 17 , , style="color:green;", +2 , - , style="background:;", , align="left", CDS–PP , align=left ,

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, , 132,333 , , 2.4 , , 2 , , ''new'' , - , style="background:white;", , colspan="2" align="left", Other parties , 99,842 , , 1.8 , , 0 , , ±0 , - , colspan="3" align="left", Blank/Invalid ballots , 108,194 , , 2.0 , , – , , – , - style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , colspan="3" align="left", Turnout , 5,415,102 , , 61.02 , , 230 , , ±0 , - , colspan="7" align=left, Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições

Legislative election, 2002

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, , 2,200,765 , , 40.2 , , 105 , , style="color:green;", +24 , - , style="background:;", , align="left", PS , align=left ,

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, , 2,068,584 , , 37.8 , , 96 , , style="color:red;", –19 , - , style="background:;", , align="left", CDS–PP , align=left ,

, , 477,350 , , 8.7 , , 14 , , style="color:red;", –1 , - , style="background:;", , align="left", CDU , align=left , Carlos Carvalhas , , 379,870 , , 6.9 , , 12 , , style="color:red;", –5 , - , style="background:;", , align="left", BE , align=left ,

, , 153,877 , , 2.8 , , 3 , , style="color:green;", +1 , - , style="background:white;", , colspan="2" align="left", Other parties , 88,542 , , 1.6 , , 0 , , ±0 , - , colspan="3" align="left", Blank/Invalid ballots , 107,774 , , 2.0 , , – , , – , - style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , colspan="3" align="left", Turnout , 5,473,655 , , 61.48 , , 230 , , ±0 , - , colspan="7" align=left, Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carvalhas, Carlos 1941 births Living people People from São Pedro do Sul, Portugal Portuguese Communist Party politicians Portuguese anti-fascists Candidates for President of Portugal Technical University of Lisbon alumni