1999 European Parliament election in Portugal

none 1999 European Parliament election in Portugal Portugal Parliamentary 1994 European Parliament election in Portugal 1994 2004 European Parliament election in Portugal 2004 25 seats to the European Parliament 13 June 1999 39.9% 4.4 pp Mário Soares MEP 1999.jpg 107 105 125 2 0 Mário Soares Socialist Party (Portugal) Party of European Socialists 10 seats, 34.9% 12 2 1,493,146 43.1% 8.2 pp JosePachecoPereira.jpg 140 105 125 0 20 Pacheco Pereira Social Democratic Party (Portugal) European People's Party 9 seats, 34.4% 9 0 1,078,528 31.1% 3.3 pp Ilda Figueiredo 2011 (cropped).jpg 107 105 125 0 2 Ilda Figueiredo CDU DA251E European United Left–Nordic Green Left 3 seats, 11.2% 2 1 357,671 10.3% 0.9 pp P Portas 2009.png 145 105 125 20 20 Paulo Portas CDS – People's Party UFE 3 seats, 12.5% 2 1 283,067 8.2% 4.3 pp 200px elected members outgoing members An election of MEP representing Portugal constituency for the 1999–2004 term of the European Parliament was held on 13 June. It was part of the wider 1999 European election. In the runner up for the 1999 general elections, the Socialist Party (PS) won the EU election by a landslide. The party, headed by its founder and former President of the Republic and Prime Minister Mário Soares, scored a convincing victory over the Social Democrats. The PS increased its share of vote by more than 8 percentange points, and won 2 more seats compared with 1994. The Social Democratic Party (PSD) had a bad performance, but were still able to hold on to its 9 seats, but at the same time, the party saw their share of vote drop to 31 percent, around 3 points lower than in 1994. The Democratic Unity Coalition (CDU) performed quite well, although it dropped compared with 1994. The Communist/Green alliance won more than 10 percent of the votes, a drop of around 1 point, and lost one seat, but was able to reclaim the title of 3rd largest party. The People's Party (CDS–PP), was the party that suffered the most. The People's Party dropped to fourth place and had the biggest fall in terms of share of the vote, winning just 8 percent of the vote, a fall of more than 4 points. They also lost one seat compared to 1994. Turnout increased compared with 1994, with 39.9 percent 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:Comissão Nacional de Eleições - Deputados Left Bloc (BE), Miguel Portas Democratic Unity Coalition (CDU), Ilda Figueiredo People's Party (CDS–PP), Paulo Portas Earth Party (MPT), Paulo Trancoso Portuguese Workers' Communist Party (PCTP/MRPP), António Garcia Pereira Socialist Party (PS), Mário Soares Social Democratic Party (PSD), José Pacheco Pereira Workers' Party of Socialist Unity (POUS), Carmelinda Pereira Opinion polling The following table shows the opinion polls of voting intention of the Portuguese voters before the election. Those parties that are listed were represented in the EU parliament (1994–1999). Included is also the result of the Portuguese EP elections in 1994 and 1999 for reference. Note, until 2000, the publication of opinion polls in the last week of the campaign was forbidden.5 February 2000 https://www.publico.pt/2000/02/05/jornal/sondagens-ate-as-urnas-139622 Sondagens até às urnas pt Público 16 August 2026 Polling firm/Link Date Released 35px|link=Socialist Party (Portugal)|PS 33px|link=Social Democratic Party (Portugal)|PSD25px|link=CDS – People's Party|CDS–PP31px|link=Unitary Democratic Coalition|CDU O Others Lead 1999 EP election 13 Jun 199443.175% Verdana 12 31.175% Verdana 9 8.275% Verdana 2 10.375% Verdana 2 7.375% Verdana 0 12.0 Público 6 Jun 1999 48.3 31.4 20.3 16.9 Euroexpansão 4 Jun 1999 54.6 30.8 14.6 23.8 Diário de Notícias 2 Jun 1999 52.2 35.9 11.9 16.3 Semanário 2 Jun 1999 49.7 33.6 16.7 16.1 Visão 2 Jun 1999 44 33 23 11.0 Visão 20 May 1999 45 40 15 5 1994 EP election 12 Jun 1994 34.975% Verdana 10 34.475% Verdana 9 12.575% Verdana 3 11.275% Verdana 3 7.175% Verdana 0 0.5 Results File:Portugal MEPS 1999.svg Party and European Parliament group PES 1493146 +8.20 12 +2 EPP–ED 1078528 –3.28 9 0 GUE/NGL 357671 –0.87 2 –1 UFE 283067 –4.29 2 –1 NI 61920 New 0 New NI 30446 +0.09 0 0 NI 16182 +0.20 0 0 ELDR 13924 –0.03 0 0 NI 8413 –0.13 0 0 NI 5565 +0.06 0 0 NI 5089 –0.08 0 0 3467085 –0.16 63281 +0.22 49853 –0.05 0 8681854 +4.39 Comissão Nacional de Eleições Social Democratic Party Socialist Party CDS – People's Party Unitary Democratic Coalition People's Monarchist Party Left Bloc Workers' Party of Socialist Unity Portuguese Workers' Communist Party Earth Party National Solidarity Party Democratic Party of the Atlantic Vote share #ddd 550px 500px PS Socialist Party (Portugal) 43.07 PSD Social Democratic Party (Portugal) 31.11 CDU Portuguese Communist Party 10.32 CDS-PP CDS – People's Party 8.16 BE Left Bloc (Portugal) 1.79 PCTP/MRPP Portuguese Workers' Communist Party 0.88 Others #777777 1.43 Blank/Invalid #DDDDDD 3.27 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PS Socialist Party (Portugal) 48.00 PSD Social Democratic Party (Portugal) 36.00 CDU Portuguese Communist Party 8.00 CDS-PP CDS – People's Party 8.00 Distribution by European group + Summary of political group distribution in the 5th European Parliament (1999–2004)https://www.historiaelectoral.com/europa3.html Elecciones al Parlamento Europeo: Resultados por países 1979 - 2014 historiaelectoral.com Spanish 28 November 2017 Groups Parties Seats Total % Party of European Socialists (PES) Socialist Party (PS) 12 12 48.00 European People's Party–European Democrats (EPP–ED) Social Democratic Party (PSD) 9 9 36.00 European United Left–Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) 2 2 8.00 Union for Europe (UFE) People's Party (CDS–PP) 2 2 8.00 Total 25 25 100.00 Maps See also Politics of Portugal List of political parties in Portugal Elections in Portugal European Parliament References External links Comissão Nacional de Eleições Portugal Category:European Parliament elections in Portugal Category:1999 elections in Portugal