Portuguese presidential election, 1976

Portuguese presidential election, 1976

27 June 1976

Turnout 75,47%   Candidate António Ramalho Eanes Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho Party Independent Independent Popular vote 2,967,137 792,760 Percentage 61.6% 16.5%

President before election Francisco da Costa Gomes Independent President-elect António Ramalho Eanes Independent

Portugal

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Portugal

The Portuguese presidential election of 1976 was held on 27 June.

With a broad base of support that comprised the center-left and the center-right, Ramalho Eanes won the election on the first round and became the first elected President of Portugal after the Carnation Revolution.

The Portuguese Communist Party presented its own candidate, Octávio Pato, a well known anti-fascist. One of the major responsibles for the military operations during the Carnation Revolution, in 1974, Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, was also a candidate.

Results

Summary of the 27 June 1976 Portuguese presidential election results

Candidates		Supporting parties	First round
			Votes	%
	António Ramalho Eanes	Independent	2,967,137	61.59
	Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho	Independent	792,760	16.46
	José Pinheiro de Azevedo	Independent	692,147	14.37
	Octávio Rodrigues Pato	Portuguese Communist Party	365,586	7.59
Total valid			4,817,630	100.00
Blank ballots			43,242	0.89
Invalid ballots			20,253	0.41
Total (turnout 75.47%)			4,881,125
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições

Vote share 1st Round
António Ramalho Eanes			61.59%
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho			16.46%
José Pinheiro de Azevedo			14.37%
Octávio Rodrigues Pato			7.59%
Blank/Invalid			1.30%
Abstention			24.53%

References

• "CNE Resultados". Comissão Nacional de Eleições. Retrieved 17 May 2005.
• "Centro de Estudos do Pensamento Político". Retrieved 17 May 2005.

External links

• Portuguese Electoral Commission

See also

• President of Portugal
• Portugal
• Politics of Portugal