1969 Portuguese legislative election

1969 Portuguese National Assembly election

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All 130 seats of the National Assembly, elected by plurality-at-large voting 65 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Marcello Caetano Francisco Pereira de Moura Mario Soares Party UN CDE CEUD Last election 130 seats none none Seats won 130 0 0 Seat change 0 0 0 Popular vote 981,263 114,745 16,863 Percentage 88.0% 10.3% 1.5%
Prime Minister before election Marcello Caetano UN Prime Minister after election Marcello Caetano UN

Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 26 October 1969.^[1] 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 quasi-sovereign National Union won all seats with an official turnout of 62.5%.