1969 Portuguese legislative election

1969 Portuguese legislative election
26 October 1969
All 130 seats in the National Assembly
66 seats needed for a majority
  First party
 
Leader Marcello Caetano
Party UN
Seats won 130
Popular vote 981,263
Percentage 88.07%
Prime Minister before election

Marcello Caetano
UN

 Prime Minister after election

Marcello Caetano
UN

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 26 October 1969. The elections were announced on 12 August, and were the first under Prime Minister Marcello Caetano, appointed in the previous year to replace long-term Prime Minister António de Oliveira Salazar, who had been left incapacitated after a stroke. The ruling National Union won all seats with an official turnout of 62.5%.

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