European Parliament election, 2014 (Portugal)
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The European Parliament election of 2014 in Portugal elected the Portuguese delegation to the European Parliament from 2014 to 2019. This was the sixth such election being held in Portugal. The elections were held on Sunday, 25 May 2014.
Parties and candidates
The major parties that partaked in the election, and their EP list leaders, are:
- Left Bloc (BE), Marisa Matias
- Democratic Unity Coalition (CDU), João Ferreira
- Socialist Party (PS), Francisco Assis
- Social Democratic Party (PSD)/People's Party (CDS–PP) Aliança Portugal, Paulo Rangel
- LIVRE (L), Rui Tavares
- Socialist Alternative Movement (MAS), Gil Garcia
- Earth Party (MPT), António Marinho e Pinto
- Party for Animals and Nature (PAN), Orlando Figueiredo
- Portuguese Workers' Communist Party (PCTP/MRPP), Leopoldo Mesquita
- Democratic Party of the Atlantic (PDA), Paulo Casaca
- New Democracy Party (PND), Eduardo Welsh
- National Renovator Party (PNR), Humberto Nuno de Oliveira
- Workers Party of Socialist Unity (POUS), Carmelinda Pereira
- People's Monarchist Party (PPM), Nuno Correia da Silva
- Portugal Pro-Life (PPV), Acácio Valente
- Portuguese Labour Party (PTP), José Manuel Coelho
The Social Democratic Party and the People's Party have contested this election in a coalition.[5]
Opinion polling
| Date | Polling Firm | Sample size | PSD / CDS–PP | PS | BE | CDU | MPT | LIVRE | Others | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May | Election result | 3,284,452 | 27.7 7 seats |
31.5 8 seats |
4.6 1 seat |
12.7 3 seats |
7.2 2 seat |
2.2 0 seats |
14.1 0 seats |
3.8 |
| 25 May (20:00) | Exit Poll - RTP1 Universidade Católica |
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25.0 – 29.0 6 – 8 seats |
30.0 – 34.0 7 – 9 seats |
5.0 – 7.0 1 – 2 seats |
12.0 – 15.0 3 – 4 seats |
7.0 – 8.0 1 – 2 seats |
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5.0 |
| 25 May (20:00) | Exit Poll - SIC Eurosondagem |
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25.0 – 29.2 7 – 8 seats |
32.1 – 36.3 8 – 9 seats |
4.2 – 6.0 1 seat |
11.4 – 13.9 3 seats |
6.6 – 8.8 1 – 2 seats |
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7.1 |
| Exit polls | ||||||||||
| 14–22 May | Aximage | 1,507 | 30.1 (7/9) | 36.4 (9/10) | 5.8 (1) | 11.4 (2/3) | 3.4 (–) | 0.6 (–) | 12.3 (–) | 6.3 |
| 14–20 May | Eurosondagem | 2,014 | 29.7 (7/8) | 36.9 (9/10) | 5.7 (1) | 12.5 (3) | |
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15.2 (–) | 7.2 |
| 17–19 May | Universidade Católica | 2,085 | 30.0 (7/9) | 34.0 (8/10) | 5.0 (1) | 12.0 (2/4) | 3.0 (0/1) | 2.0 (–) | 14.0 (–) | 4.0 |
| 14–18 May | Pitagórica | 505 | 29.1 | 36.6 | 5.5 | 9.4 | 5.6 | |
13.8 | 7.5 |
| 7–14 May | Aximage | 1,027 | 30.2 (7/8) | 37.8 (9/11) | 6.3 (1/2) | 8.8 (1/3) | 4.3 (0/1) | 0.8 (–) | 11.8 (–) | 7.6 |
| 14–22 Apr | Eurosondagem | 1,533 | 32.5 (8) | 37.5 (9/10) | 5.5 (1) | 10.9 (2/3) | |
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13.6 (–) | 5.0 |
| 9–12 Apr | Aximage | 613 | 33.2 | 40.9 | 4.9 | 10.8 | |
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10.2 | 7.7 |
| 25–29 Mar | Pitagórica[6] | 506 | 33.4 | 37.3 | 6.4 | 9.8 | |
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13.1 | 3.9 |
| 13–19 Mar | Eurosondagem | 1,525 | 32.1 (8) | 36.9 (9) | 6.6 (1) | 11.9 (3) | |
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12.5 (–) | 4.8 |
| 8–13 Mar | Aximage | 755 | 37.4 (9) | 39.9 (9) | 6.6 (1) | 8.2 (2) | |
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7.9 (–) | 2.5 |
| Feb 24–1 Mar | Pitagórica[7] | 506 | 35.4 | 32.2 | 7.3 | 11.5 | |
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13.6 | 3.2 |
| 20–24 Jan | Pitagórica[8] | 506 | 34.2 | 30.4 | 9.0 | 10.8 | |
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15.6 | 3.8 |
| 7–10 Jan | Aximage | 601 | 37.1 | 35.5 | 6.9 | 9.2 | |
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11.3 | 1.6 |
| 2014 | ||||||||||
| 7 June 2009 | Election Results | 3,568,943 | 40.11 10 seats |
26.5 7 seats |
10.7 3 seats |
10.6 2 seats |
0.7 0 seats |
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11.4 0 seats |
13.6 |
| 1 Sum of votes and seats of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and of the People's Party (CDS–PP). | ||||||||||
National summary of votes and seats
The first most voted party in each district (Azores and Madeira included)
| ← 2009 • 2014 • 2019 → | ||||||||||
| National party | European party | Main candidate | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Party (PS) | PES | Francisco Assis | 1,034,249 | 31.49 | 4.96  |
8 | 1 | |||
| Portugal Alliance (AP) • Social Democratic Party (PSD) • People's Party (CDS–PP) |
EPP | Paulo Rangel | 910,647 | 27.73 | * | 7 6 1 |
2  1 | |||
| Democratic Unitarian Coalition (CDU) • Communist Party (PCP) • Ecologist Party (PEV) |
EGP / PEL | João Ferreira | 416,925 | 12.69 | 2.05 |
3 3 0 |
1 0  | |||
| Earth Party (MPT) | ALDE | Marinho e Pinto | 234,788 | 7.15 | 6.48 |
2 | 2 | |||
| Left Bloc (B.E.) | PEL / EACL | Marisa Matias | 149,764 | 4.56 | 6.16 |
1 | 2 | |||
| LIVRE (L) | Rui Tavares | 71,495 | 2.18 | new | 0 | new | ||||
| Party for Animals and Nature (PAN) | EUL-NGL | Orlando Figueiredo | 56,431 | 1.72 | new | 0 | new | |||
| Workers' Communist Party (PCTP/MRPP) | None | Leopoldo Mesquita | 54,708 | 1.67 | 0.47 |
0 | 0 | |||
| New Democracy Party (PND) | EUD | 23,082 | 0.70 | new | 0 | new | ||||
| Portuguese Labour Party (PTP) | None | 22,542 | 0.69 | new | 0 | new | ||||
| People's Monarchist Party (PPM) | None | 17,785 | 0.54 | 0.14 |
0 | 0 | ||||
| National Renovator Party (P.N.R.) | None | 14,887 | 0.45 | 0.08 |
0 | 0 | ||||
| Socialist Alternative Movement (MAS) | None | 12,497 | 0.38 | new | 0 | new | ||||
| Portugal Pro-Life (PPV) | None | 12,008 | 0.37 | new | 0 | new | ||||
| Democratic Party of the Atlantic (PDA) | None | 5,298 | 0.16 | new | 0 | new | ||||
| Workers Party of Socialist Unity (POUS) | None | 3,666 | 0.11 | 0.04 |
0 | 0 | ||||
| Valid votes | 3,040,771 | 92.58 | ||||||||
| Blank and invalid votes | 243,681 | 7.42 | ||||||||
| Totals | 3,284,452 | 100.00 | — | 21 | 1 | |||||
| Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout | 9,753,568 | 33.67 | 3.11 |
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| Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições * = The Social Democratic Party and the People's Party contested separately the 2009 election. | ||||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.europarl.europa.eu/elections2014-results/en/country-results-pt-2014.html
- ↑ PSD: 31.7%, 8 seats; CDS-PP: 8.4%, 2 seats.
- ↑ PSD: 6; CDS-PP: 1
- ↑ PSD: 2; CDS-PP: 1
- ↑ Coligação alargada às europeias, Expresso, 5 July 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ↑ Results presented here exclude undecideds (42.6%). With their inclusion results are: PSD/CDS-PP: 19.2%; PS: 21.4%; BE: 3.7%; CDU: 5.6%; Others: 7.5%.
- ↑ Results presented here exclude undecideds (36.7%). With their inclusion results are: PSD/CDS-PP: 22.4%; PS: 20.4%; BE: 4.6%; CDU: 7.3%; Others: 8.6%.
- ↑ Results presented here exclude undecideds (38.8%). With their inclusion results are: PSD/CDS-PP: 20.9%; PS: 18.6%; BE: 4.7%; CDU: 6.6%; Others: 9.6%.
External links
- Official results site, Portuguese Justice Ministry
- Portuguese Electoral Commission
- ERC - Official publication of polls
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