Portuguese legislative election, 1942

Portuguese National Assembly election, 1942

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1 November 1942

1945 →

100 seats to the National Assembly
51 seats needed for a majority

	First party

Leader	António de Oliveira Salazar
Party	National Union
Last election	100 seats
Seats won	100

Prime Minister before election

António de Oliveira Salazar
National Union

Prime Minister-elect

António de Oliveira Salazar
National Union

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 1 November 1942. 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.

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.

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