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Portugal European Parliament constituency
Location amongst the 2007 constituencies
Created	1987
MEP(s)	24 (2004)
Source(s)	[1][2]

In European elections, Portugal is a constituency of the European Parliament, currently represented by twenty-four MEPs. It covers the member state of Portugal.

Contents 1 Current MEPs 2 1987 3 1989 4 1994 5 1999 6 2004 7 2009 8 References 9 External links

[edit] Current MEPs

As of September 2007

Name	National Party	EP group
Francisco Assis	Partido Socialista	PES
Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos	Partido Socialista	PES
Paulo Casaca	Partido Socialista	PES
Carlos Coelho	Força Portugal	EPP–ED
Maria da Assunção Esteves	Força Portugal	EPP–ED
Edite Estrela	Partido Socialista	PES
Emanuel Jardim Fernandes	Partido Socialista	PES
Elisa Ferreira	Partido Socialista	PES
Ilda Figueiredo	Coligação Democrática Unitária	GUE–NGL
Armando França	Partido Socialista	PES
Duarte Freitas	Força Portugal	EPP–ED
Ana Maria Gomes	Partido Socialista	PES
Vasco Graça Moura	Força Portugal	EPP–ED
Pedro Guerreiro	Partido Comunista Português	GUE–NGL
Joel Hasse Ferreira	Partido Socialista	PES
Jamila Madeira	Partido Socialista	PES
Sérgio Marques	Força Portugal	EPP–ED
João de Deus Pinheiro	Força Portugal	EPP–ED
Miguel Portas	Bloco de Esquerda	GUE–NGL
Luís Queiró	Força Portugal	EPP–ED
José Ribeiro e Castro	Força Portugal	EPP–ED
Manuel António dos Santos	Partido Socialista	PES
José Albino Silva Peneda	Força Portugal	EPP–ED
Sérgio Sousa Pinto	Partido Socialista	PES

[edit] 1987

The first European election in Portugal was a by-election held after it joined the European Communities in 1987. The rest of the EC had voted in 1984.

European Parliament election, 1987 (July 19)
Party	Votes	%	Change	Seats
PSD	2,111,828	37.5%	-	10
PS	1,267,672	22.5%	-	6
CDS/PP	868,718	15.4%	-	4
CDU	648,700	11.5%	-	3
PRD	250,158	04.4%	-	1
PPM	155,990	02.8%	-	0
UDP	52,835	01.0%	-	0
PDC	40,812	00.7%	-	0
PSR	29,009	00.5%	-	0
MDP/CDE	27,678	00.5%	-	0
PC(R)	24,060	00.4%	-	0
PCTP/MRPP	19,475	00.4%	-	0
Blank Ballots	68,475	01.2%	-	-
Invalid Ballots	74,240	01.3%	-	-
Total	5,639,650	-	-	24

• Registered Voters: 7,787,603
• Turnout: 72.42%

(source: Portuguese Electoral Commission)

Note: CDU is composed by the PCP (Communist) (3 MEPs), the PEV (Green) (0 MEPs) and the ID (Socialist) (0 MEPs)

[edit] 1989

The 1989 European election was the third election to the European Parliament and the first time Portugal voted with the rest of the Community.

European Parliament election, 1989 (June 18)
Party	Votes	%	Change	Seats
PSD	1,358,958	32.8%		9
PS	1,184,380	28.5%		8
CDU	597759	14.4%		4
CDS/PP	587,497	14.2%		3
PPM	84,272	02.0%		0
MDP	56,900	01.4%		0
UDP	45,017	01.1%		0
PSR	31,775	00.8%		0
PDC	29,745	00.7%		0
MRPP	26,682	00.6%		0
POUS	11,182	00.3%		0
FER	7,833	00.2%		0
Blank Ballots	66,074	01.6%	-	-
Invalid Ballots	61,682	01.5%	-	-
Total	4,149,756	-	-	25

• Registered Voters: 8,121,564
• Turnout: 51.10%

(source: Portuguese Electoral Commission)

Note: CDU is composed by the PCP (Communist) (3 MEPs), the PEV (Green) (0 MEPs) and the ID (Socialist) (0 MEPs)

[edit] 1994

The 1994 European election was the fourth election to the European Parliament and the third European election in Portugal.

European Parliament election, 1994 (June 12)
Party	Votes	%	Change	Seats
PS	1,061,560	34.9%		10
PSD	1,046,918	34.4%		9
CDS/PP	379,044	12.5%		3
CDU	340,725	11.2%		3
PCTP/MRPP	24,022	00.8%		0
UDP	18,884	00.6%		0
PSR	17,780	00.6%		0
MPT	12,955	00.4%		0
P XXI	12,402	00.4%		0
PSN	11,214	00.4%		0
PPM	8,300	00.3%		0
PDA	7,127	00.2%		0
PRD	5,941	00.2%	-	0
MUT	2,893	00.1%	-	0
Blank Ballots	48,916	01.6%	-	-
Invalid Ballots	45,320	01.5%	-	-
Total	3,044,001	-	-	25

• Registered Voters: 8,565,822
• Turnout: 35.54%

(source: Portuguese Electoral Commission)

Note: CDU is composed by the PCP (Communist) (3 MEPs), the PEV (Green) (0 MEPs) and the ID (Socialist) (0 MEPs)

[edit] 1999

The 1999 European election was the fifth election to the European Parliament.

European Parliament election, 1999 (June 13)
Party	Votes	%	Change	Seats
PS	1,493,146	43.1%		12
PSD	1,078,528	31.1%		9
CDU	357,671	10.3%		2
CDS/PP	283,067	08.2%		2
BE	61,920	01.8%		0
PCTP/MRPP	30,446	00.9%		0
PPM	16,182	00.5%		0
MPT	13,924	00.4%		0
PSN	8,413	00.2%		0
POUS	5,565	00.2%		0
PDA	5,089	00.2%		0
Blank Ballots	63,281	01.8%	-	-
Invalid Ballots	49,853	01.4%	-	-
Total	3,467,085	-	-	25

• Registered Voters: 8,681,854
• Turnout: 39.93%

(source: Portuguese Electoral Commission)

Note: CDU is composed by the PCP (Communist) (2 MEPs), the PEV (Green) (0 MEPs) and the ID (Socialist) (0 MEPs)

[edit] 2004

The 2004 European election was the sixth election to the European Parliament.

European Parliament election, 2004 (June 13)
Party	Votes	%	Change	Seats
PS	1,516,001	44.5%	=	12
FP	1,132,769	33.3%	-2	9
CDU	309,401	09.1%	=	2
BE	167,313	04.9%	+1	1
PCTP/MRPP	36,294	01.0%	=	0
PND	33,833	01.0%	=	0
PPM	15,454	00.5%	=	0
MD	13,840	00.4%	=	0
MPT	13,671	00.4%	=	0
PH	13,272	00.4%	=	0
PNR	8,405	00.3%	=	0
PDA	5,588	00.2%	=	0
POUS	4275	00.1%	=	0
Blank Ballots	87,442	02.6%	-	-
Invalid Ballots	47,224	01.4%	-	-
Total	3,404,782	100%	-1	24

• Registered Voters: 8,821,456
• Turnout: 38.60%

(source: Portuguese Electoral Commission)

Notes;

• In 2004, after the enlargement of the European Union, the number of MEPs elected by Portugal decreased from the original 25 to 24.
• FP is composed by the Social Democratic Party (PSD) (7 MEPs) and the People's Party (CDS/PP) (2 MEPs)
• CDU is composed by the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) (2 MEPs), the Ecologist Party "The Greens" (PEV) (0 MEPs) and the Democratic Intervention (ID) (0 MEPs)

[edit] 2009

The next election will be in 2009 and the number of seats will be reduced to 22.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• European Election News by European Election Law Association (Eurela)
• List of MEPs europarl.europa.eu

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