2009 European Parliament election in Portugal

none August 2021 2009 European Parliament election in Portugal Portugal Parliamentary 2004 European Parliament election in Portugal 2004 2014 European Parliament election in Portugal 2014 22 seats to the European Parliament 7 June 2009 36.8% 1.8 pp Moreira Vital 2014-02-04 2.jpg 107 105 125 3 2 Vital Moreira Socialist Party (Portugal) Party of European Socialists 12 seats, 44.5% 7 5 946,818 26.5% 18.0 pp MERCOSUL - Representação Brasileira no Parlamento do Mercosul (22371092998) (cropped).jpg 165 105 125 5 50 Paulo Rangel Social Democratic Party (Portugal) European People's Party 7 seats (FP) 8 1 1,131,744 31.7% PSD/CDS 2004 Ilda Figueiredo 2011 (cropped).jpg 107 105 125 0 2 Ilda Figueiredo CDU DA251E European United Left–Nordic Green Left 2 seats, 9.1% 2 0 379,787 10.6% 1.5 pp Miguel Portas MEP 2004.jpg 120 105 125 5 10 Miguel Portas Left Bloc (Portugal) EACL 1 seat, 4.9% 3 2 382,667 10.7% 5.8 pp Melo, Nuno-1294 (cropped).jpg 107 105 125 0 0 Nuno Melo CDS – People's Party European People's Party 2 seats (FP) 2 0 298,423 8.4% PSD/CDS 2004 200px elected members outgoing members An election of the delegation from Portugal to the European Parliament was held on 7 June 2009. In a surprise upset, the Social Democrats (PSD) were the big winners of this election, debunking forecasts of a very complicated result for then PSD leader, Manuela Ferreira Leite, just a few months before the legislative election. The PSD won 31.7 percent of the vote and 8 seats. It was the first victory of the PSD, in a European election, since 1989. On the other hand, the election was a huge setback for the Socialist Party (PS), which lost almost 18 percentage points. Basically all predictions that pointed to a rather safe PS victory in the election were wrong. As a result, the party lost five of its twelve European Parliament members. The People's Party (CDS-PP) also had a surprising result, winning 8 percent of the vote and electing two European Parliament members. Both PSD and CDS-PP, which ran in a joint list in 2004, increased considerably their scores and together won more than 40 percent of the vote and 10 European Parliament members. On the left, both the Left Bloc (BE) and Democratic Unity Coalition (CDU) achieved very good results, with the historic fact of BE surpassing CDU in both votes and seats for the first time, although only just. Both parties increased their scores at the expense of the Socialist Party. The Left Bloc won 10.7 percent of the vote and three European Parliament members, their best score in EU elections to date, and CDU surpassed once again the 10 percent mark winning 10.6 percent of the vote, but maintaining the two European Parliament members they got in 2004. Turnout in the elections was quite low, as only 36.78 percent of the electorate cast a ballot, a slightly lower share than in the 2004 election. However, the number of ballots cast was higher than in 2004, and the number of registered voters increased considerably in these elections, making the final turnout share lower than in 2004. 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 2009 European Union elections, Portugal had 22 seats to be filled. Deputies are elected in a single constituency, corresponding to the entire national territory. Changes to the electoral registration system, approved in 2008, which made registration automatic based on each voter's Identity card, led to a significant increase in the number of registered voters, from 8,8 million in 2004 to 9,7 million in 2009.https://www.publico.pt/2009/06/04/jornal/eles-nunca-foram-eleitores-e-gostavam--de-assim-ter-continuado-308863 Eles nunca foram eleitores e gostavam de assim ter continuado Público 14 July 2026 4 June 2009 Parties and candidates The lists were headed byhttp://www.cne.pt/dl/lista_candidatos_pe2009.pdf Lista de candidatos ao PE 2009 / Candidate list for EP 2009 4 June 2009 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Socialist Party (Partido Socialista, PS): Vital Moreira Social Democratic Party (Partido Social Democrata, PSD): Paulo Rangel Democratic Unity Coalition (Coligação Democrática Unitária, CDU): Ilda Figueiredo CDS – People's Party (CDS – Partido Popular, CDS–PP): Nuno Melo Left Bloc (Bloco de Esquerda, BE): Miguel Portas Portuguese Workers' Communist Party/Reorganized Movement of the Party of the Proletariat (Partido Comunista dos Trabalhadores Portugueses / Movimento Reorganizativo do Partido do Proletariado, PCTP/MRPP): Orlando Alves Earth Party (Partido da Terra, MPT): Pedro Quartin Graça Hope for Portugal Movement (Movimento Esperança Portugal, MEP): Laurinda Alves People's Monarchist Party (Partido Popular Monárquico, PPM): Frederico Carvalho Merit and Society Movement (Movimento Mérito e Sociedade, MMS): Carlos Gomes National Renovator Party (Partido Nacional Renovador, PNR): Humberto Nuno de Oliveira Humanist Party (Partido Humanista, PH): Manuela Magno Workers Party of Socialist Unity (Partido Operário de Unidade Socialista, POUS): Carmelinda Pereira Campaign period Party slogans Party or alliance Original slogan English translation Refs PS « Nós, Europeus » "We, Europeans" Partido Socialista Europeias 2009 https://as.ps.pt/pdf/2009/as1330.pdf 2 November 2024 Socialist Party pt PSD « Assina por baixo? » "Will you sign below?" A Presidente estará muitas vezes ao lado de Rangel https://www.psd.pt/sites/default/files/povo-livre/POVOLIVRE_27maio2009.pdf 27 May 2009 2 November 2024 Social Democratic Party pt CDU « Em Portugal e na Europa » "In Portugal and in Europe" CDU no distrito de Santarém a dramatizar apelo ao voto https://www.publico.pt/2009/06/01/politica/noticia/cdu-no-distrito-de-santarem-a-dramatizar-apelo-ao-voto-1384263 1 June 2009 2 November 2024 Público pt CDS–PP « Soluções sérias para Portugal » "Serious solutions for Portugal" Primeiros cartazes do CDS-PP apostam em temas nacionais https://www.publico.pt/2009/05/06/politica/noticia/primeiros-cartazes-do-cdspp-apostam-em-temas-nacionais-1378943 6 May 2009 2 November 2024 Público pt BE « Está na hora » "It's time" Miguel Portas destaca "extraordinário" resultado do Bloco de Esquerda https://www.publico.pt/2009/06/07/politica/noticia/miguel-portas-destaca-extraordinario-resultado-do-bloco-de-esquerda-1385596 7 June 2009 2 November 2024 Público pt Candidates' debates 2004 European Parliament election in Portugal debates Date Organisers Moderator(s)    black #90FF90  P  Present   black #ffffdd  A  Absent invitee black #FF9090  N  Non-invitee  PSMoreira PSDRangel CDUFigueiredo CDS–PPMelo BEPortas Refs 17 April RTP1 Fátima Campos FerreiraPPPPP 17 April 2009 Primeiro debate entre candidatos às eleições europeias terá lugar no Prós e Contras pt Público https://www.publico.pt/2009/04/17/politica/noticia/primeiro-debate-entre-candidatos-as-eleicoes-europeias-tera-lugar-no-pros-e-contras-1374962 2 November 2024 24 April SIC Notícias Clara de SousaPPNNN 24 April 2009 Debate Europeias 2009 pt Sapo Videos http://videos.sapo.pt/FYHInzzbnwe4QpEPYzfF 2 November 2024 14 May TVI24 Paulo MagalhãesPPPPP 15 May 2009 Candidatos às Europeias em debate na TVI24 pt TVI https://tvi.iol.pt/noticias/videos/candidatos-as-europeias-em-debate-na-tvi24/547316853004dfdb90985d62 2 November 2024 21 May TVI24 Paulo MagalhãesPPNNN 21 May 2009 Debate Europeias 2009 pt TVI https://tviplayer.iol.pt/video/542ebe0930045142ccf9033e 2 November 2024 Opinion polling Exit polls from the three major television networks in Portugal, RTP1, SIC and TVI were given precisely at 20:00 pm (local time) on 7 June 2009. #EAFFEA Exit poll 1px solid #AAAAAA Polling firm/Link Date Released 35px|link=Socialist Party (Portugal)|PS 25px|link=Social Democratic Party (Portugal)|PSD 25px|link=CDS – People's Party|CDS–PP 31px|link=Unitary Democratic Coalition|CDU 25px|link=Left Bloc (Portugal)|BE O Others Lead 2009 EP election 7 June 2009 26.575% Verdana 7 31.775% Verdana 8 8.475% Verdana 2 10.675% Verdana 2 10.775% Verdana 3 12.175% Verdana 0 5.2 CESOP–UCP 7 June 2009 28–3375% Verdana 7/8 29–3475% Verdana 8/9 7–1075% Verdana 2 9–1275% Verdana 2/3 9–1275% Verdana 2 — 1 Eurosondagem 7 June 2009 27.7–31.575% Verdana 7/8 29.2–33.075% Verdana 7/8 7.5–9.375% Verdana 2 9.5– 11.375% Verdana 2/3 11.6–13.475% Verdana 3 — 1.5 Intercampus 7 June 2009 24.1–28.175% Verdana 6/8 30.4–34.475% Verdana 8/9 6.7– 9.375% Verdana 1/2 9.7–12.775% Verdana 2/3 9.8–12.875% Verdana 2/3 — 6.3 CESOP–UCP 5 June 20093475% Verdana 9 3275% Verdana 8 475% Verdana 1 1175% Verdana 2 975% Verdana 2 1075% Verdana 0 2 Eurosondagem 5 June 200936.0 31.9 6.1 9.0 10.1 6.9 4.1 Aximage 4 June 200936.2 30.9 5.0 10.1 10.2 7.6 5.3 Marktest 4 June 2009 29.4 32.5 3.3 8.9 8.9 17.0 3.1 Marktest 1 June 200931.9 30.1 4.7 7.1 7.1 19.1 1.8 Intercampus 29 May 200937.1 32.0 3.5 7.7 9.9 9.8 5.1 Eurosondagem 29 May 200935.5 32.5 6.5 9.2 8.8 7.5 3.0 Aximage 26 May 200938.0 31.1 6.3 7.9 8.5 8.2 6.9 Eurosondagem 22 May 200934.375% Verdana 8/9 32.175% Verdana 8 6.975% Verdana 1/2 8.975% Verdana 2 10.175% Verdana 2 7.775% Verdana 0 2.2 Aximage 17 May 200938.5 32.3 5.6 8.7 9.2 5.7 6.2 Marktest 9 May 200933.1 32.9 4.5 7.6 8.4 13.5 0.2 CESOP–UCP 1 May 200939 36 4 7 12 2 3 Intercampus 24 April 200934.0 33.5 6.9 7.9 18.0 0.5 2004 EP election 13 June 200444.575% Verdana 12 33.375% Verdana 9 9.175% Verdana 2 4.975% Verdana 1 8.275% Verdana 0 11.2 Voter turnout The table below shows voter turnout throughout election day including voters from Overseas. Turnout Time 12:00 16:00 19:00 2004 2009 ± 2004 2009 ± 2004 2009 ± Total 14.20% 11.86% 2.34 pp 27.19% 26.82% 0.37 pp 38.60% 36.78% 1.82 pp Sourceshttps://www.eleicoes.mai.gov.pt/europeias2009/afluencias.html Europeias 2009 - Afluência pt eleicoes.mai.gov.pt/europeias2009/index.html Ministry of Internal Administration 11 June 202313 June 2004 https://www.publico.pt/2004/06/13/mundo/noticia/europeus-arredados-das-eleicoes-ate-as-16h00-1196445 Europeus arredados das eleições até às 16h00 pt Público 11 June 2023 Results File:Portugal MEPS 2009.svg Party and European Parliament group EPP 1131744 PSD/CDS 2004 The Social Democratic Party and the People's Party contested, together, the 2004 election in a coalition (Forward Portugal). 8 +1 S&D 946818 –17.99 7 –5 GUE/NGL 382667 +5.81 3 +1 GUE/NGL 379787 +1.55 2 0 EPP 298423 PSD/CDS 2004 The Social Democratic Party and the People's Party contested, together, the 2004 election in a coalition (Forward Portugal). 2 0 NI 55072 New 0 New NI 42940 +0.13 0 0 ELDR 24062 +0.27 0 0 NI 21738 New 0 New NI 17139 +0.09 0 0 NI 14414 –0.05 0 0 NI 13214 +0.12 0 0 NI 5177 +0.02 0 0 3568943 –2.65 165830 +2.08 69918 +0.57 –2 9704559 –1.82 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 Merit and Society Movement Hope for Portugal Movement Humanist Party National Renewal Party Vote share #ddd 550px 500px PSD Social Democratic Party (Portugal) 31.71 PS Socialist Party (Portugal) 26.53 BE Left Bloc (Portugal) 10.72 CDU Portuguese Communist Party 10.64 CDS-PP CDS – People's Party 8.36 MEP Hope for Portugal Movement 1.54 PCTP/MRPP Portuguese Workers' Communist Party 1.20 MPT Earth Party 0.67 MMS Merit and Society Movement 0.61 Others #777777 1.40 Blank/Invalid #DDDDDD 6.61 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PSD Social Democratic Party (Portugal) 36.36 PS Socialist Party (Portugal) 31.82 BE Left Bloc (Portugal) 13.64 CDU Portuguese Communist Party 9.09 CDS-PP CDS – People's Party 9.09 Distribution by European group + Summary of political group distribution in the 7th European Parliament (2009–2014)http://www.historiaelectoral.com/europa3.html Elecciones al Parlamento Europeo: Resultados por países 1979 – 2014 historiaelectoral.com es 28 November 2017 16 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170916095950/http://www.historiaelectoral.com/europa3.html live Groups Parties Seats Total % European People's Party (EPP) Social Democratic Party (PSD) People's Party (CDS–PP) 82 10 45.45 Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) Socialist Party (PS) 7 7 31.82 European United Left–Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) Left Bloc (BE) Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) 32 5 22.73 Total 22 22 100.00 Maps See also Politics of Portugal List of political parties in Portugal Elections in Portugal European Parliament 2009 European Parliament election Notes References External links Comissão Nacional de Eleições Portugal Category:European Parliament elections in Portugal Category:2009 elections in Portugal