1999 European Parliament election in Portugal
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The 1999 European Parliament election in Portugal was the election of
In the runner up for the 1999 general elections, the Socialist Party (PS) won the EU elections by a landslide. The party, headed by its founder and former PR and PM Mário Soares, scored a convincing victory over the Social Democrats. The PS increased its share of vote more than 8% and won 2 more seats compared with 1994. The Social Democratic Party (PSD) had a bad performance, but was able to hold on to its 9 seats, but, at the same time, the party saw their share of vote drop to 31%, around 3% lower than in 1994.
The
Turnout increased compared with 1994, with 39.9% of voters casting a ballot.
Electoral system
The voting method used, for the election of European members of parliament, is by proportional representation using the d'Hondt method, which is known to benefit leading parties. In the 1999 EU elections, Portugal had 25 seats to be filled. Deputies are elected in a single constituency, corresponding to the entire national territory.
Parties and candidates
The major parties that partook in the election, and their EP list leaders, were:[1]
- Left Bloc (BE), Miguel Portas
- Democratic Unity Coalition (CDU), Ilda Figueiredo
- Socialist Party (PS), Mário Soares
- Social Democratic Party (PSD), José Pacheco Pereira
- People's Party (CDS–PP), Paulo Portas
National summary of votes and seats
National party | European party |
Main candidate | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |||
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Socialist Party (PS) | PES | Mário Soares | 1,493,146 | 43.07 | 8.20 | 12 | 2 | |||
Social Democratic Party (PSD) | EPP | José Pacheco Pereira | 1,078,528 | 31.11 | 3.28 | 9 | 0 | |||
(PEV) | GUE/NGL
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Ilda Figueiredo | 357,671 | 10.32 | 0.87 | 2 2 0 |
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People's Party (CDS–PP)
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UFE | Paulo Portas | 283,067 | 8.16 | 4.29 | 2 | 1 | |||
Left Bloc (BE) | None | Miguel Portas | 61,920 | 1.79 | new | 0 | new | |||
Workers' Communist Party (PCTP/MRPP) | None | António Garcia Pereira | 30,446 | 0.88 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | |||
People's Monarchist Party (PPM) | None | - | 16,182 | 0.45 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | |||
Earth Party (MPT) | ELDR | Paulo Trancoso | 13,924 | 0.40 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | |||
National Solidarity Party (PSN) | None | - | 8,413 | 0.24 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | |||
Workers Party of Socialist Unity (POUS)
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None | Carmelinda Pereira | 5,565 | 0.16 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | |||
Democratic Party of the Atlantic (PDA) | None | - | 5,089 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | |||
Valid votes | 3,353,951 | 96.74 | ||||||||
Blank and invalid votes | 113,134 | 3.26 | ||||||||
Totals | 3,467,085 | 100.00 | — | 25 | 0 | |||||
Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout | 8,681,854 | 39.93 | 4.39 | |||||||
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições Archived 2005-04-08 at the Wayback Machine |
Distribution by European group
Groups | Parties | Seats | Total | % | |
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Party of European Socialists (PES) |
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12 | 12 | 48.00 | |
European People's Party–European Democrats (EPP–ED)
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9 | 9 | 36.00 | |
European United Left–Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL)
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2 | 2 | 8.00 | ||
Union for Europe (UFE) |
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2 | 2 | 8.00 | |
Total | 25 | 25 | 100.00 |
Maps
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Strongest party by municipality.
References
- ^ Comissão Nacional de Eleições - Deputados
- ^ "Elecciones al Parlamento Europeo: Resultados por países 1979 - 2014". historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 November 2017.