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Elections in Portugal gives information on election and election results in Portugal.

Only the elections since the democratic Carnation Revolution of 1974 are listed here, however, during the period encompassing the Constitutional Monarchy and the First Republic there were also elections, but only for the men who could read. During the dictatorial regime that existed from 1926 to 1974, only show elections were held.

Portugal elects on national level the President and the national Parliament, the Assembly of the Republic. The President is elected for a five year term by the people while the Parliament has 230 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation in multi-seat constituencies, the districts. Also in a national level, Portugal elects 24 members of the European Parliament.

The Autonomous Regions of Azores and Madeira, elect their own regional government for a four year term, usually on the same day. The first regional elections were held in 1976.

In the local elections, 308 Municipal Chambers and Municipal Assemblies, and more than 4000 Parish Assemblies are elected for a four year term in separate elections that usually occur on the same day.

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[edit] Latest elections

[edit] 2006 Presidential election

e • d Summary of the 22 January 2006 Portuguese Presidential election results
Candidates Supporting parties Votes %
Aníbal Cavaco Silva PPD/PSD, CDS/PP 2,773,431 50.54%
Manuel Alegre Independent 1,138,297 20.74%
Mário Soares PS 785,355 14.31%
Jerónimo de Sousa PCP, PEV 474,083 8.64%
Francisco Louçã BE 292,198 5.32%
António Garcia Pereira PCTP/MRPP 23,983 0.44%
Invalid Ballots (Blank Ballots Included) 102,785  
Total (turnout 61.53%) 5,590,132  
Registered Voters: 9,085,339
Source: Eleições Presidenciais 2006 (Portuguese Electoral Commission)

[edit] 2005 Parliamentary election

e • d Summary of the 20 February 2005 Portuguese Assembly of the Republic election results
Party Votes % Change Seats
Socialist Party 2,588,312 45.0% +7.2% 121
Social Democratic Party 1,653,425 28.8% -11.4% 75
Unitarian Democratic Coalition (Portuguese Communist Party + Ecologist Party "The Greens") 433,369 7.6% +0.6% 14
People's Party 416,415 7.3% -1.5% 12
Left Bloc 364,971 6.4% +3.7% 8
Communist Party of the Portuguese Workers 48,186 0.8% - 0
New Democracy 40,358 0.7% - 0
Humanist Party 17,056 0.3% - 0
National Renovator Party 9,374 0.2% - 0
Socialist United Workers' Party 5,535 0.1% - 0
Democratic Party of the Atlantic 1,618 0.0% - 0
Blank Ballots 103,537 1.8% - -
Invalid Ballots 65,515 1.1% - -
Total (Turnout 64,26 %) 5,747,834 - - 230

[edit] Past elections and Referendums

[edit] Local & regional elections

[edit] European Parliament elections

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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