The Azores Regional Election, 2004 (Portuguese: Eleições Regionais dos Açores, 2004) was an election held on 17 October 2004 for the legislative assembly and government of the Portugueseautonomous region of the Azores, in which the Socialist Party, under the leadership of Carlos César won 57% of the votes, and got an absolute majority, for the 2nd consecutive turn. The Social Democratic Party ran in a coalition with the People's Party, called Azores Coalition, but was massively defeated gathering just 37% of the votes.[2]
In the Azores, there were 52 seats in the Regional Parliament in dispute, the same of the previous election, in 2000. The seats were distributed by the 9 islands of the archipelago proportionally to the population of each island; however, each island is entitled to at least two members of parliament.
Political partiesedit
A total of 7 parties and/or coalitions ran in these elections. The parties/coalitions listed on the voting ballots were the following:
For a third consecutive term, the Socialist Party won the regional election in Azores, increasing its share of the vote from 49% to 57%, and re-electing Carlos César to the presidency of the Regional Government. César and his party obtained an absolute majority with 31 of the assembly's 52 seats.[3]
The Social Democrats and the People's Party contested these elections in a joint coalition called "Azores Coalition". The coalition achieved a very disappointing result, polling 20% below the Socialists. The PSD/CDS-PP coalition only won 37% of the votes, but was able to increase the number of parliament members to 21, against the combined total of 20 both parties had since 2000. In fact, the bad result from this PSD/CDS-PP coalition was one of the reasons PSD and CDS didn't contest, in a coalition, the 2005 general elections.[4] Due to the strong bipolarization of the race, both PS and PSD/CDS-PP gathered a total of almost 94% of the votes, and due to the application of the Hondt election model in the nine islands, the smaller parties were severely punished. The Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU), led by the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), saw their share of vote reduced by almost half and they lost all representation in the regional parliament. The Left Bloc also suffered a setback by polling below 1%.
^Maioria Absoluta nos Açores, Correio da Manhã, 17 October 2004. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
^Os Senhores das Ilhas, Correio da Manhã, 17 October 2004. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
^As eleições e a Coligação, Correio da Manhã, 24 October 2004. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
External linksedit
Comissão Nacional de Eleições
Legislative Assembly of Azores - Official website
See alsoedit
2004 Madeira regional election
April 16, 2024
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The Azores Regional Election 2004 Portuguese Eleicoes Regionais dos Acores 2004 was an election held on 17 October 2004 for the legislative assembly and government of the Portuguese autonomous region of the Azores in which the Socialist Party under the leadership of Carlos Cesar won 57 of the votes and got an absolute majority for the 2nd consecutive turn The Social Democratic Party ran in a coalition with the People s Party called Azores Coalition but was massively defeated gathering just 37 of the votes 2 2004 Azorean regional election 2000 17 October 2004 2008 52 seats to the Legislative Assembly of Azores27 seats needed for a majorityTurnout55 2 1 9 pp First party Second party PSDLeader Carlos Cesar Victor do Couto CruzParty PS PSDAlliance CALeader s seat Sao Miguel Sao MiguelLast election 30 seats 49 2 20 seats 42 1 1 Seats won 31 21Seat change 1 1Popular vote 60 140 38 883Percentage 57 0 36 8 Swing 7 8 pp 5 3 ppPresident before electionCarlos CesarPS President designate Carlos CesarPSVoter turnout increased for the first time since the 1992 election with 55 2 of the electorate casting their ballot on election day Contents 1 Background 2 Political parties 3 Results 3 1 Summary of votes and seats 3 2 Distribution by constituency 3 3 Maps 4 References 5 External links 6 See alsoBackground editIn the Azores there were 52 seats in the Regional Parliament in dispute the same of the previous election in 2000 The seats were distributed by the 9 islands of the archipelago proportionally to the population of each island however each island is entitled to at least two members of parliament Political parties editA total of 7 parties and or coalitions ran in these elections The parties coalitions listed on the voting ballots were the following Left Bloc BE Earth Party MPT Democratic Party of the Atlantic PDA People s Monarchist Party PPM Socialist Party PS leader Carlos Cesar Social Democratic Party People s Party PSD CDS PP Azores Coalition CA leader Victor do Couto Cruz Unitary Democratic Coalition CDU Results editFor a third consecutive term the Socialist Party won the regional election in Azores increasing its share of the vote from 49 to 57 and re electing Carlos Cesar to the presidency of the Regional Government Cesar and his party obtained an absolute majority with 31 of the assembly s 52 seats 3 The Social Democrats and the People s Party contested these elections in a joint coalition called Azores Coalition The coalition achieved a very disappointing result polling 20 below the Socialists The PSD CDS PP coalition only won 37 of the votes but was able to increase the number of parliament members to 21 against the combined total of 20 both parties had since 2000 In fact the bad result from this PSD CDS PP coalition was one of the reasons PSD and CDS didn t contest in a coalition the 2005 general elections 4 Due to the strong bipolarization of the race both PS and PSD CDS PP gathered a total of almost 94 of the votes and due to the application of the Hondt election model in the nine islands the smaller parties were severely punished The Unitary Democratic Coalition CDU led by the Portuguese Communist Party PCP saw their share of vote reduced by almost half and they lost all representation in the regional parliament The Left Bloc also suffered a setback by polling below 1 The People s Monarchist Party the Earth Party and the Democratic Party of the Atlantic also failed to make any inroads Summary of votes and seats edit Summary of the 17 October 2004 Legislative Assembly of the Azores election results 3121Parties Votes pp swing MPs MPs votes 2000 2004 Socialist 60 140 56 97 nbsp 7 8 30 31 nbsp 1 59 62 nbsp 1 9 1 05Azores Coalition PSD CDS PP 38 883 36 84 nbsp 5 3 20 21 nbsp 1 40 38 nbsp 1 9 1 10Democratic Unity Coalition 2 942 2 79 nbsp 2 0 2 0 nbsp 2 0 00 nbsp 3 9 0 0Left Bloc 1 022 0 97 nbsp 0 4 0 0 nbsp 0 0 00 nbsp 0 0 0Earth 369 0 35 0 0 00 0 0People s Monarchist 293 0 28 0 0 00 0 0Democratic Party of the Atlantic 248 0 23 0 0 00 0 0Total valid 103 897 98 43 nbsp 0 2 52 52 nbsp 0 100 00 nbsp 0 0 Blank ballots 879 0 83 nbsp 0 1Invalid ballots 780 0 74 nbsp 0 1Total 105 556 100 00Registered voters turnout 191 127 55 23 nbsp 1 9Source Comissao Nacional de EleicoesVote sharePS 56 97 CA PSD CDS PP 36 84 CDU 2 79 BE 0 97 Others 0 86 Blank Invalid 1 57 Parliamentary seatsPS 59 62 CA PSD CDS PP 40 38 Distribution by constituency edit Results of the 2004 election of theLegislative Assembly of Azoresby constituency Constituency S S TotalSPS CACorvo 49 4 1 36 1 1 2Faial 39 8 2 40 2 2 4Flores 46 2 2 35 9 1 3Graciosa 52 7 2 44 3 1 3Pico 49 4 2 46 3 2 4Santa Maria 68 7 2 25 5 1 3Sao Jorge 44 3 2 50 7 2 4Sao Miguel 65 6 12 33 8 7 19Terceira 59 1 6 37 0 4 10Total 57 0 31 36 8 21 52Source Comissao Nacional de EleicoesMaps edit nbsp Map showing island constituencies won by political parties References edit PSD 32 5 18 seats CDS PP 9 6 2 seats Maioria Absoluta nos Acores Correio da Manha 17 October 2004 Retrieved 18 June 2018 Os Senhores das Ilhas Correio da Manha 17 October 2004 Retrieved 18 June 2018 As eleicoes e a Coligacao Correio da Manha 24 October 2004 Retrieved 18 June 2018 External links editComissao Nacional de Eleicoes Legislative Assembly of Azores Official websiteSee also edit2004 Madeira regional election Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2004 Azorean regional election amp oldid 1205177938, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
