General elections were held in Portugal on 28 April 1918, following a coup by Sidónio Pais in December 1917.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1542 The elections were boycotted by the Democratic Party, the Evolutionist Party and the Republican Union, who had won over 90% of the seats in the 1915 elections.Nohlen & Stöver, p1557
Although they included the first direct vote election for the position of President, Pais was the only candidate and the vote was uncontested.Nohlen & Stöver, p1563 In the parliamentary elections the result was a victory for the National Republican Party, which won 108 of the 155 seats in the House of Representatives and 32 of the 73 seats in the indirectly elected Senate.Nohlen & Stöver, pp1557-1558Nohlen & Stöver, p1543
Results President
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Aftermath Pais was assassinated in Lisbon on 14 December. On 16 December João do Canto e Castro was elected by parliament for a "transitional term".Nohlen & Stöver, p1564
References
External links Eleições de 1918