2001 Portuguese presidential election
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Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 14 January 2001.
The victory of incumbent president
Ramalho Eanes
.
As the re-election of the left-wing president was almost certain, both the
Communist Party of the Portuguese Workers also presented its own candidate for the first time in its history, Garcia Pereira
.
On the right, Ferreira do Amaral was supported by the two major parties, the
People's Party which, again, could not achieve their old objective of electing a right-wing president for the first time since the Carnation Revolution
.
Electoral system
Any
Portuguese Constitutional Court
.
According to the Portuguese Constitution, to be elected, a candidate needs a majority of votes. If no candidate gets this majority there will take place a second round between the two most voted candidates.
Candidates
- Jorge Sampaio, President since 1996 and eligible for a second term, leader of the PS between 1989 and 1992, supported by the Socialist Party;
- Joaquim Martins Ferreira do Amaral, former minister of public works of Cavaco Silva government between 1990 and 1995, supported by the Social Democratic Party and by the People's Party;
- António Abreu, alderman in Lisbon between 1997 and 2001, supported by the Portuguese Communist Party;
- Fernando Rosas, Portuguese academic and politician, supported by the Left Bloc;
- PCTP/MRPP;
Unsuccessful candidacies
There were also four candidates rejected by the
Portuguese Constitutional Court
for not complying with the legal requirement of being proposed by 7500 voters:
- Pedro Maria Braga;
- Maria Teresa Lameiro;
- Josué Rodrigues Pedro;
- Manuel João Vieira;
These four candidates were present in the draw of the ballot position, but did not appear in the final ballot.
Campaign period
Party slogans
Candidate | Original slogan | English translation | Refs | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jorge Sampaio | « Por todos nós » | "For all of us" | [1] | |
Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral | « Juntos conseguimos » | "Together we succeed" | [2] | |
António Abreu | « Razões de esquerda para Portugal » | "Left reasons for Portugal" | [3] | |
Fernando Rosas | « Esquerda com rosto » | "Left with a face" | [4] | |
António Garcia Pereira | « Ousar sonhar, ousar lutar, ousar vencer! » | "Dare to dream, dare to fight, dare to win!" | [5] |
Candidates' debates
2001 Portuguese presidential election debates | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Organisers | Moderator(s) | P Present A Absent invitee N Non-invitee | |||||||||||||||||
Sampaio | Amaral | Abreu | Rosas | Pereira | Refs | |||||||||||||||
4 Jan | RTP1 | Judite de Sousa | P | P | P | P | P | [6] |
Opinion polls
Exit poll
Polling firm | Date released | Sample size |
Others | Lead | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sampaio PS |
Amaral
PSD |
Abreu PCP, PEV |
Rosas BE |
Pereira PCTP/MRPP | |||||
Election results | 14 Jan 2001 | — | 55.6 | 34.7 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 1.6 | — | 20.9 |
UCP–CESOP/RTP | 14 Jan 2001 | — | 54–59 | 32–36 | 4–7 | 2–3.5 | 1–2.5 | — | 22.5 |
Eurosondagem/SIC | 14 Jan 2001 | — | 55.9–58.7 | 31.1–34.9 | 4.2–6.4 | 1.7–3.3 | 1.1–2.3 | — | 24.4 |
Intercampus/TVI | 14 Jan 2001 | — | 54.8–59.2 | 30.9–35.1 | 4.5–6.5 | 1.9–3.3 | 1.3–2.5 | — | 24.0 |
UCP–CESOP/RTP | 12 Jan 2001 | — | 63.5 | 29.1 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.2 | — | 34.4 |
Euroexpansão/Expresso | 12 Jan 2001 | — | 64.8 | 31.9 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | — | 32.9 |
Eurosondagem/SIC | 12 Jan 2001 | — | 67.6 | 27.6 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.9 | — | 40.0 |
UCP–CESOP/RTP | 7 Jan 2001 | — | 67.9 | 27.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.8 | — | 40.7 |
UCP–CESOP/RTP | 18 Dec 2001 | — | 62.0 | 31.6 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 30.4 |
Euroexpansão/Expresso | 1 Apr 2000 | — | 67 | 17 | — | — | — | 5[a] | 50 |
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
People's Party | 1,498,948 | 34.68 | ||
António Abreu | Portuguese Communist Party–The Greens | 223,196 | 5.16 | |
Fernando Rosas | Left Bloc | 129,840 | 3.00 | |
António Garcia Pereira | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | 68,900 | 1.59 | |
Total | 4,321,899 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 4,321,899 | 97.13 | ||
Invalid votes | 45,510 | 1.02 | ||
Blank votes | 82,391 | 1.85 | ||
Total votes | 4,449,800 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 8,950,905 | 49.71 | ||
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições |
Results by district
District | Sampaio | Amaral
|
Abreu
|
Rosas | Garcia Pereira | Turnout | ||||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
Aveiro | 149,301 | 51.16% | 125,306 | 42.93% | 6,240 | 2.14% | 6,942 | 2.38% | 4,068 | 1.39% | 51.96% | |
Azores | 43,848 | 63.81% | 21,378 | 31.11% | 841 | 1.22% | 1,558 | 2.27% | 1,092 | 1.59% | 37.18% | |
Beja | 41,180 | 62.16% | 9,988 | 15.08% | 11,979 | 18.08% | 2,287 | 3.45% | 814 | 1.23% | 47.12% | |
Braga | 196,641 | 54.79% | 137,989 | 38.45% | 8,922 | 2.49% | 10,362 | 2.89% | 4,998 | 1.39% | 55.24% | |
Bragança | 29,514 | 46.33% | 30,612 | 48.06% | 1,247 | 1.96% | 1,433 | 2.25% | 893 | 1.40% | 43.45% | |
Castelo Branco | 57,888 | 58.89% | 33,353 | 33.93% | 3,069 | 3.12% | 2,698 | 2.74% | 1,296 | 1.32% | 52.45% | |
Coimbra | 107,310 | 58.20% | 62,441 | 33.86% | 6,517 | 3.53% | 5,410 | 2.93% | 2,714 | 1.47% | 50.13% | |
Évora | 45,182 | 62.00% | 14,914 | 20.47% | 9,970 | 13.68% | 2,080 | 2.85% | 724 | 0.99% | 50.28% | |
Faro | 86,483 | 59.40% | 44,471 | 30.54% | 6,415 | 4.41% | 5,394 | 3.70% | 2,834 | 1.95% | 47.48% | |
Guarda | 40,597 | 51.31% | 33,617 | 42.49% | 1,917 | 2.42% | 1,917 | 2.42% | 1,067 | 1.35% | 47.68% | |
Leiria | 90,854 | 47.51% | 86,805 | 45.50% | 5,860 | 3.06% | 5,017 | 2.62% | 2,679 | 1.40% | 51.97% | |
Lisbon | 517,692 | 56.49% | 285,472 | 31.15% | 61,338 | 6.69% | 32,831 | 3.58% | 19,077 | 2.08% | 51.69% | |
Madeira | 51,837 | 51.01% | 43,092 | 42.41% | 1,477 | 1.45% | 3,237 | 3.19% | 1,970 | 1.94% | 49.26% | |
Portalegre | 34,956 | 62.79% | 13,311 | 23.91% | 5,271 | 9.47% | 1,453 | 2.61% | 679 | 1.22% | 51.20% | |
Porto | 428,798 | 57.87% | 256,975 | 34.68% | 25,433 | 3.43% | 19,648 | 2.65% | 10,072 | 1.36% | 53.13% | |
Santarém | 113,079 | 56.84% | 65,258 | 32.80% | 11,344 | 5.70% | 6,320 | 3.18% | 2,959 | 1.49% | 52.59% | |
Setúbal | 190,543 | 60.05% | 64,500 | 20.33% | 44,453 | 14.01% | 12,168 | 3.83% | 5,647 | 1.78% | 50.03% | |
Viana do Castelo | 58,235 | 52.63% | 44,441 | 40.16% | 3,291 | 2.97% | 3,172 | 2.87% | 1,521 | 1.37% | 49.88% | |
Vila Real | 48,037 | 48.44% | 45,519 | 45.90% | 1,955 | 1.97% | 2,343 | 2.36% | 1,312 | 1.32% | 46.24% | |
Viseu | 79,478 | 48.72% | 74,416 | 45.61% | 2,992 | 1.83% | 4,097 | 2.51% | 2,161 | 1.32% | 48.03% | |
Source: 2001 Presidential election results |
Maps
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Strongest candidate by electoral district. (Azores and Madeira not shown)
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Strongest candidate by municipality.
References
- ^ "Os cartazes das eleições presidenciais desde 1976". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "ELEIÇÕES PRESIDENCIAIS 2001 – CANDIDATURA DE FERREIRA DO AMARAL". EPHEMERA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Os cartazes das eleições presidenciais desde 1976". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Os cartazes das eleições presidenciais desde 1976". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Os cartazes das eleições presidenciais desde 1976". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "RTP transmite primeiro debate dos candidatos à presidência da República". Público (in Portuguese). 23 December 2000. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- "CNE Resultados". Comissão Nacional de Eleições. Archived from the original on 8 April 2005. Retrieved 17 May 2005.
- "Centro de Estudos do Pensamento Político". Archived from the original on 18 August 2006. Retrieved 17 May 2005.
Notes
- Basílio Horta (CDS-PP): 5%
External links
- Portuguese Electoral Commission
- NSD: European Election Database - Portugal Archived 2014-12-20 at the Wayback Machine publishes regional level election data; allows for comparisons of election results, 1990-2010