2007 Madeiran regional election

2007 Madeiran regional election Madeira parliamentary no 2004 Madeiran regional election 2004 2011 Madeiran regional election 2011 47 seats to the Legislative Assembly of Madeira 24 6 May 2007 60.7% 0.3 pp Alberto João Jardim (cropped).jpg 165 110 150 0 30 Alberto João Jardim Social Democratic Party (Portugal) 44 seats, 53.7% 33 11 90,377 64.2% 10.5 pp 85px Jacinto Serrão de Freitas Socialist Party (Portugal) 19 seats, 27.4% 7 12 21,692 15.4% 12.0 pp Edgar-silva-2016-01-11.jpg 115 110 150 0 0 FF0000 Edgar Silva CDU 2 seats, 5.5% 2 0 7,650 5.4% 0.1 pp José Manuel Rodrigues (24.º Congresso Nacional do PS, 2024).png 150 110 150 0 17 José Manuel Rodrigues CDS – People's Party 2 seats, 7.0% 2 0 7,519 5.3% 1.7 pp 75px Paulo Martins Left Bloc (Portugal) 1 seat, 3.7% 1 0 4,186 3.0% 0.7 pp 100px João Gonçalves MPT Did not contest 1 1 3,175 2.3% New party 80px Baltasar de Aguiar 1F468B PND Did not contest 1 1 2,931 2.1% New party Pt regelection2 1996.PNG 250px The most voted party in each municipality. President Alberto João Jardim Social Democratic Party (Portugal) Alberto João Jardim Social Democratic Party (Portugal) A regional election was held in Madeira on 6 May 2007, to determine the composition of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of Madeira. The election was a snap election, as it was original schedule to only happen in October 2008. The election was called after the President of the Regional Government, Alberto João Jardim, resigned after his government clashed with the Socialist Prime Minister José Sócrates due to the new regional finance law approved by the Sócrates government.Alberto João Jardim demite-se, Correio da Manhã, 19 February 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2018. Jardim defended that the new law was harmful for Madeira's interests. By this time, the Social Democratic Party (PSD) had been in power, nonstop, since 1976. The election was a huge landslide for the PSD and Alberto João Jardim. He won one of the biggest landslides in Madeira electoral history, winning more than 64 percent of the votes and 70 percent of the members of the regional parliament.https://archive.today/20130504041301/http://www.publico.pt/Local/resultados-finais-psdmadeira-vence-com-642-por-cento-1293154 Resultados finais: PSD-Madeira vence com 64,2 por cento, Público, 6 May 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2018. The PSD won, once again, in all 11 municipalities of the region. The Socialists suffered a huge setback in these elections winning just 15 percent of the votes and 7 seats, although the number of total members was reduced to 47 due to a new electoral system. The smaller parties, CDS, CDU and BE, also saw their shares decrease and CDU, led by the Portuguese Communist Party, was able to pull ahead of the People's Party (CDS-PP). The Left Bloc (BE) had, like CDU, minor losses and was able to hold on to their sole seat. But other smaller parties gained representation for the first time. The Earth Party (MPT) and the New Democracy Party (PND) gained, both, one seat and polled above 2 percent. Turnout in these elections increased very slightly compared with 3 years ago, with 60.8 percent of voters casting a ballot. Electoral system Before this election, members of the regional parliament were elected in 11 constituencies, representing the 11 municipalities of Madeira, that were awarded a determined number of member to elect according with the number of registered voters in those constituencies. The method used to elect the members was the D'Hondt method. For the 2007 elections, the system changed and members of the regional parliament would now be elected by a single constituency, coinciding with the territory of the Region.Comissão Nacional de Eleições - Eleição para a Assembleia Legislativa da Região Autónoma da Madeira 2007 The method used, to elect members, would continue to be the D'Hondt method. The total number of members was also reduced from the 68, in the 2004 elections, to 47 in the 2007 elections. Parties The parties that partook in the election, and their leaders, were:Regionais 2011 - Candidatos Left Bloc (BE), Paulo Martinho Martins Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU), Edgar Silva Earth Party (MPT), João Gonçalves New Democracy Party (PND), Baltasar de Carvalho Machado Gonçalves de Aguiar Socialist Party (PS), Jacinto Serrão de Freitas Social Democratic Party (PSD), Alberto João Jardim People's Party (CDS–PP), José Manuel Rodrigues Opinion polling #EAFFEA Exit poll 1px solid #AAAAAA Polling firm/Link Date Released link=Social_Democratic_Party_(Portugal)|25x25px|PSD 35px|link=Socialist Party (Portugal)|PS 25px|link=CDS – People's Party|CDS–PP 31px|link=Unitary Democratic Coalition|CDU 25px|link=Left Bloc (Portugal)|BE O Other Lead 2007 regional election 6 May 200764.275% Verdana 33 15.475% Verdana 7 5.375% Verdana 2 5.475% Verdana 2 3.075% Verdana 1 6.775% Verdana 2 48.8 UCP–CESOP 6 May 200762–67 14–17 4–6 5–7 2–4 48–50 Eurosondagem 6 May 200767.1–70.9 11.2–14.8 4.4–6.6 3.0–5.2 1.5–2.9 55.9–56.1 Intercampus 2 May 200761.5 19.5 5.0 6.2 5.0 2.6 42.0 UCP–CESOP 29 Apr 200766 16 5 4 3 6 50 Eurosondagem 27 Apr 200758.0 24.5 4.7 5.3 3.6 3.9 33.5 Eurosondagem 24 Apr 200759.3 23.8 4.8 5.2 3.3 3.6 35.5 Eurosondagem 23 Feb 200759.1 25.0 5.9 4.8 3.4 1.8 34.1 2004 regional election 17 Oct 200453.775% Verdana 44 27.475% Verdana 19 7.075% Verdana 2 5.575% Verdana 2 3.775% Verdana 1 2.775% Verdana 0 26.3 Summary of votes and seats Summary of the 6 May 2007 Legislative Assembly of Madeira elections results |- | colspan="10" align=center|#F8F9FA Left Bloc (Portugal) 1 Unitary Democratic Coalition 2 Socialist Party (Portugal) 7 Earth Party 1 Social Democratic Party (Portugal) 33 CDS – People's Party 2 New Democracy Party (Portugal) 1 |- ! rowspan="2" colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left|Parties ! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes ! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|% ! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|±pp swing ! colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center"|MPs |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align=center|2004 ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align=center|2007 ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|± ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|% ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|± |- | Social Democratic Party (Portugal) Social Democratic |90,377||64.24||10.5||44||33||11||70.21||5.5 |- | Socialist Party (Portugal) Socialist |21,692||15.42||12.0||19||7||12||14.89||13.0 |- | Unitary Democratic Coalition Unitary Democratic Coalition |7,650||5.44||0.1||2||2||0||4.26||1.3 |- | CDS – People's Party People's |7,519||5.34||1.7||2||2||0||4.26||1.3 |- | Left Bloc (Portugal) Left Bloc |4,186||2.98||0.7||1||1||0||2.13||0.7 |- | Earth Party Earth |3,175||2.26||||||1||||2.13|| |- |style="width: 10px" bgcolor=#1F468B align="center" | |align=left|New Democracy |2,931||2.08||||||1||||2.13|| |- |colspan=2 align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total valid |width="50" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|137,530 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|97.75 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|0.4 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|68 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|47 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|21 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|100.00 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|0.0 |- |colspan=2|Blank ballots |1,148||0.82||0.2||colspan=5 rowspan=4| |- |colspan=2|Invalid ballots |2,019||1.43||0.2 |- |colspan=2 align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total |width="50" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|140,697 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|100.00 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"| |- |colspan=2|Registered voters/turnout ||231,606||60.75||0.3 |- | colspan=10 align=left | Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições |} Vote share #ddd 600px 410px PSD Social Democratic Party (Portugal) 64.24 PS Socialist Party (Portugal) 15.42 CDU Portuguese Communist Party 5.44 CDS-PP Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party 5.34 BE Left Bloc (Portugal) 2.98 MPT Earth Party 2.26 PND New Democracy Party (Portugal) 2.08 Blank/Invalid #DDDDDD 2.25 Parliamentary seats #ddd 600px 410px PSD Social Democratic Party (Portugal) 70.21 PS Socialist Party (Portugal) 14.89 CDU Portuguese Communist Party 4.26 CDS-PP Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party 4.26 BE Left Bloc (Portugal) 2.13 MPT Earth Party 2.13 PND New Democracy Party (Portugal) 2.13 Maps See also Madeira References External links Official results page for the 2007 Madeira election Election results Comissão Nacional de Eleições Category:2007 elections in Portugal 2007 Category:May 2007 in Portugal