2004 European Parliament election in Portugal

none 2004 European Parliament election in Portugal Portugal Parliamentary 1999 European Parliament election in Portugal 1999 2009 European Parliament election in Portugal 2009 24 seats to the European Parliament 13 June 2004 38.6% 1.3 pp António Costa 2004.jpg 310 105 125 35 65 António Costa(replacing António Sousa Franco) Socialist Party (Portugal) Party of European Socialists 12 seats, 43.1% 12 0 1,516,001 44.5% 1.5 pp João de Deus Pinheiro, Member of the EC (1997) (cropped).tif 120 105 125 0 5 João de Deus Pinheiro 00aaaa FP European People's Party 11 seats, 39.3% 9 2 1,132,769 33.3% 6.0 pp Ilda Figueiredo 2011 (cropped).jpg 107 105 125 0 2 Ilda Figueiredo CDU DA251E European United Left–Nordic Green Left 2 seats, 10.3% 2 0 309,401 9.1% 1.2 pp Miguel Portas MEP 2004.jpg 120 105 125 5 10 Miguel Portas Left Bloc (Portugal) EACL 0 seats, 1.8% 1 1 167,313 4.9% 3.1 pp 200px elected members outgoing members An election of MEPs representing Portugal for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament was held on 13 June 2004. It was part of the wider 2004 European election. The Socialist Party (PS) was the big winner of the election, achieving their best result in a European election ever. The party won 44.5 percent of the votes, an increase of 1.5 percentage points, and held on to the 12 seats won in 1999. However the Socialist victory, and the campaign overall, was overshadowed by the sudden death of the PS top candidate, António Sousa Franco. Sousa Franco died of a heart attack while campaigning in Matosinhos, just four days before election day. António Costa, number 2 on the list, became the Socialists' top candidate after Sousa Franco's death. The Social Democrats (PSD) and the People's Party (CDS–PP) contested the election in a coalition called "Forward Portugal" (FP). The coalition had a very weak performance, winning just 33 percent of the votes, a big drop compared with the combined total of 39 percent the PSD+CDS had in 1999. The PSD lost two seats, while CDS–PP held on to their two seats. The Democratic Unity Coalition (CDU) dropped one point and fell below 10 percent of the votes for the first time. CDU was still able to hold on to the two seats they had won in 1999. The Left Bloc (BE) gained a seat for the EU parliament for the first time, and saw its share of vote increase to almost 5 percent, an increase of more than 3 percentage points compared with 1999. Turnout dropped compared with 1999, with 38.6 percent of voters casting a ballot. Electoral system The voting method used for the election of European members of parliament, is proportional representation using the d'Hondt method, which is known to benefit the largest parties slightly. In the 2004 EU elections, Portugal had 24 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, Mapa Oficial nº 1/2004 Left Bloc (BE), Miguel Portas Democratic Unity Coalition (CDU), Ilda Figueiredo Social Democratic Party (PSD)/People's Party (CDS–PP) Forward Portugal (FP), João de Deus Pinheiro Earth Party (MPT), Luís Filipe Marques Movement for the Sick (MD), Vitorino Brandão Portuguese Workers' Communist Party (PCTP/MRPP), António Garcia Pereira New Democracy Party (PND), Manuel Monteiro Democratic Party of the Atlantic (PDA), José Soares National Renewal Party (PNR), Paulo Rodrigues Socialist Party (PS), António CostaCandidate chosen to lead the Socialist list after the unexpected death of the former head of the list António Sousa Franco. People's Monarchist Party (PPM), Gonçalo da Câmara Pereira Workers' Party of Socialist Unity (POUS), Carmelinda Pereira Campaign period Party slogans Party or alliance Original slogan English translation Refs PS « Queremos um Portugal melhor » "We want a better Portugal" António Costa dedica "resultado histórico do PS" a Matilde Sousa Franco https://www.publico.pt/2004/06/13/politica/noticia/antonio-costa-dedica-resultado-historico-do-ps-a-matilde-sousa-franco-1196471 13 June 2024 2 November 2024 Público pt FP « Força Portugal! » "Forward Portugal!" Apresentação da lista “Força Portugal” ao Parlamento Europeu https://arquivos.rtp.pt/conteudos/apresentacao-da-lista-europeia-da-forca-portugal/ 3 May 2004 2 November 2024 RTP pt CDU « Outro caminho para a Europa e para Portugal » "Another path for Europe and Portugal" CDU - Outro caminho para a Europa e para Portugal https://www.pcp.pt/pe/pe2004/eleicoes/index.htm 2 November 2024 Portuguese Communist Party pt BE « Estás farto? » "Had enough?" Os dias e as fotografias que marcaram as lutas do Bloco https://www.publico.pt/interactivo/os-dias-a-as-fotografias-que-marcaram-as-lutas-do-bloco 28 February 2019 2 November 2024 Público pt Candidates' debates One last debate between the four main candidates was expected to be held on RTP on 10 June, but it was cancelled after the sudden death of the PS lead candidate António Sousa Franco on 9 June. Parties also cut short their campaigns.Homenagens a Sousa Franco decorrem hoje na Basílica da Estrela https://www.publico.pt/2004/06/10/politica/noticia/homenagens-a-sousa-franco-decorrem-hoje-na-basilica-da-estrela-1196191 10 June 2004 2 November 2024 Público pt 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  PSS. Franco FPPinheiro CDUFigueiredo BEPortas Refs 1 June SIC Notícias Clara de SousaPPPP 1 June 2004 Europeias: cabeças de lista realizam hoje primeiro debate na televisão pt Público https://www.publico.pt/2004/06/01/politica/noticia/europeias-cabecas-de-lista-realizam-hoje-primeiro-debate-na-televisao-1195327 2 November 2024 8 June SIC Notícias Clara de SousaPPNN 21 May 2004 RTP e SIC-Notícias com debates "a quatro" na campanha eleitoral pt Público https://www.publico.pt/2004/05/21/politica/noticia/rtp-e-sicnoticias-com-debates-a-quatro-na-campanha-eleitoral-1194440 2 November 2024 Opinion polling #EAFFEA Exit poll 1px solid #AAAAAA Polling firm/Link Date Released 35px|link=Socialist Party (Portugal)|PS 41px|link=Força Portugal|FP 31px|link=Unitary Democratic Coalition|CDU 25px|link=Left Bloc (Portugal)|BE O Others Lead33px|link=Social Democratic Party (Portugal)|PSD25px|link=CDS – People's Party|CDS–PP 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 UCP 13 June 2004 43–4775% Verdana 12/13 32–3675% Verdana 8/9 8–1075% Verdana 2/3 4–675% Verdana 1 — 11 Eurosondagem 13 June 2004 44.1–47.975% Verdana 12/13 29.7–33.575% Verdana 8/9 10.1–11.975% Verdana 2/3 5.1–6.975% Verdana 1 — 14.4 Intercampus 13 June 2004 42.3–47.175% Verdana 12/13 30.5–35.175% Verdana 8/9 7.3–10.175% Verdana 2 4.7–6.975% Verdana 1 — 11.812.0 Aximage 11 June 200440.3 39.8 8.3 6.2 5.5 0.5 UCP 11 June 200444 37 8 5 6 7 Eurosondagem 11 June 200443.3 37.8 7.7 5.6 5.6 5.5 Intercampus 11 June 200442.4 27.5 12.6 6.7 10.9 14.9 Marktest 9 June 200449.2 37.4 6.3 5.0 2.1 11.8 Aximage 5 June 200439.275% Verdana 11/12 34.575% Verdana 9/10 7.975% Verdana 2 2.475% Verdana 1 16.075% Verdana 0 4.7 Aximage 25 May 200439.5 33.6 8.3 4.0 14.6 5.9 TNS Euroteste 20 May 2004 34 34 4 3 25 Tie MarktestMarktest 19 May 200449.2 34.8 8.1 4.1 3.8 14.4 UCP 14 May 200444.3 40.7 5.4 5.2 4.4 3.6 Aximage 7 May 200440.575% Verdana 11 35.875% Verdana 9 6.175% Verdana 1 3.375% Verdana 0 14.375% Verdana 0 4.7 Marktest 29 March 200454.7 34.5 5.5 2.4 3.0 20.2 Eurosondagem 19 March 2004 37.075% Verdana 1137.675% Verdana 11 5.875% Verdana 1 4.375% Verdana 1 15.375% Verdana 0 0.6 Aximage 7 March 2004 39.275% Verdana 1039.775% Verdana 11 7.075% Verdana 2 3.775% Verdana 1 10.475% Verdana 0 0.5 1999 EP election 13 June 1999 43.175% Verdana 12 31.175% Verdana 9 8.275% Verdana 2 10.375% Verdana 2 1.875% Verdana 0 5.675% Verdana 0 12.0 Results File:Portugal MEPS 2004.svg Party and European Parliament group PES 1516001 +1.45 12 0 EPP–ED 1132769 –6.00 9 –2 GUE/NGL 309401 –1.23 2 0 GUE/NGL 167313 +3.12 1 +1 NI 36294 +0.19 0 0 NI 33833 New 0 New NI 15454 –0.02 0 0 NI 13840 New 0 New ALDE 13671 0.00 0 0 NI 13272 New 0 New NI 8405 New 0 New NI 5588 +0.01 0 0 NI 4275 –0.03 0 0 3404782 –0.70 87442 +0.74 47224 –0.05 –1 8821456 –1.33 Comissão Nacional de Eleições Forward Portugal #00aaaa Socialist Party Unitary Democratic Coalition People's Monarchist Party Left Bloc Workers' Party of Socialist Unity Portuguese Workers' Communist Party Earth Party Democratic Party of the Atlantic New Democracy Party Movement for the Sick #FFFF00 Humanist Party National Renewal Party Vote share #ddd 550px 500px PS Socialist Party (Portugal) 44.52 FP #00aaaa 33.27 CDU Portuguese Communist Party 9.09 BE Left Bloc (Portugal) 4.91 PCTP/MRPP Portuguese Workers' Communist Party 1.07 PND New Democracy Party (Portugal) 0.99 Others #777777 2.19 Blank/Invalid #DDDDDD 3.96 Seats #ddd 550px 500px PS Socialist Party (Portugal) 50.00 FP #00aaaa 37.50 CDU Portuguese Communist Party 8.33 BE Left Bloc (Portugal) 4.17 Distribution by European group + Summary of political group distribution in the 6th European Parliament (2004–2009)http://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 50.00 European People's Party–European Democrats (EPP–ED) Social Democratic Party (PSD) People's Party (CDS–PP) 72 9 37.50 European United Left–Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) Left Bloc (BE) 21 3 12.50 Total 24 24 100.00 Maps See also Politics of Portugal List of political parties in Portugal Elections in Portugal European Parliament Notes Marktest Results presented here exclude undecideds (34.7%) and abstainers (14.0%). With their inclusion results are: PS: 26.2%; PSD/CDS-PP: 18.5%; CDU: 4.3%; BE: 2,2%; Blank: 2.0%. References External links Comissão Nacional de Eleições Results according to the Portuguese Electoral Commission of the 13 June 2004 election of the 24 delegates from Portugal to the European Parliament https://web.archive.org/web/20091217202631/http://eleicoes.cne.pt/vector/index.cfm?dia=13&mes=06&ano=2004&eleicao=pe 17 December 2009 Category:2004 European Parliament election Category:European Parliament elections in Portugal Category:2004 elections in Portugal Category:June 2004 in Portugal