The 2014 European Parliament election in Portugal elected the Portuguese delegation to the European Parliament from 2014 to 2019. This was the seventh European Parliament election held in Portugal. The elections were held on Sunday, 25 May 2014.
The Socialist Party (PS) was the winner of the elections, scoring 31.5% of the votes. The Socialists increased their share of vote by almost 5%, and won one more seat compared with 2009. However, the PS victory was much more weaker than what polls predicted, as the margin between them and the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and CDS – People's Party (CDS) coalition was below 4%. Because of this worse than expected result, the PS would enter in a leadership contest just weeks after the election.
The PSD/CDS contested the election in a coalition called "Portugal Alliance". The coalition achieved one of the worst results ever, as PSD+CDS never polled below 30%, but the weak result by the coalition was softened by the close margin between them and the Socialists.
The Democratic Unity Coalition (CDU) scored their best result since 1989, polling almost 13% of the vote and winning one more seat compared with 2009. On the other hand, the Left Bloc (BE) suffered a huge defeat by erasing their 2009 historic results. The BE won 4.6% of the votes, a drop of more than 6%, and was only able to elect their top candidate Marisa Matias, compared with the three seats they won in 2009.
The big surprise of the elections was the extraordinary result of the Earth Party (MPT). Headed by the former bar association chairman António Marinho e Pinto, MPT won 7.2% of the votes and was able to elect two members to the European Parliament. To add also, that LIVRE, headed by BE dissident Rui Tavares, was not able to win a seat, although scoring 2.2%.
Turnout fell to the lowest level ever, with only 33.7% of voters casting a ballot.
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 2014 European Union elections, Portugal had 21 seats to be filled. Deputies are elected in a single constituency, corresponding to the entire national territory.
Parties and candidatesEdit
The major parties that participated in the election, and their European Parliament list leaders, were:
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^"ELEIÇÕES PARA O PARLAMENTO EUROPEU DE 2014 – ALIANÇA PORTUGAL (PSD+CDS)". Ephemera (in Portuguese). 26 May 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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^"ELEIÇÕES PARA O PARLAMENTO EUROPEU DE 2014 – BE". Ephemera (in Portuguese). 25 May 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^"Campanha das Europeias: Nada de novo". Meios & Publicidade (in Portuguese). 19 May 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^"ELEIÇÕES PARA O PARLAMENTO EUROPEU DE 2014 – MPT". Ephemera (in Portuguese). 17 May 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^"ELEIÇÕES PARA O PARLAMENTO EUROPEU DE 2014 – LIVRE". Ephemera (in Portuguese). 2 July 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^"Debates Europeias 2014". RTP (in Portuguese). 22 May 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^Results presented here exclude undecideds (42.6%). With their inclusion results are: PSD/CDS-PP: 19.2%; PS: 21.4%; BE: 3.7%; CDU: 5.6%; Others: 7.5%.
^Results presented here exclude undecideds (36.7%). With their inclusion results are: PSD/CDS-PP: 22.4%; PS: 20.4%; BE: 4.6%; CDU: 7.3%; Others: 8.6%.
^Results presented here exclude undecideds (38.8%). With their inclusion results are: PSD/CDS-PP: 20.9%; PS: 18.6%; BE: 4.7%; CDU: 6.6%; Others: 9.6%.
^"Europeias 2014 - Afluência". eleicoes.mai.gov.pt/europeias2014/index.html (in Portuguese). Ministry of Internal Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
^"Europeias 2009 - Afluência". eleicoes.mai.gov.pt/europeias2009/index.html (in Portuguese). Ministry of Internal Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
^The Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the People's Party (CDS–PP) contested separately the 2009 election.
^"Elecciones al Parlamento Europeo: Resultados por países 1979 - 2014". historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 November 2017.
External linksEdit
Portuguese Electoral Commission
ERC – Official publication of polls
October 19, 2023
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The 2014 European Parliament election in Portugal elected the Portuguese delegation to the European Parliament from 2014 to 2019 This was the seventh European Parliament election held in Portugal The elections were held on Sunday 25 May 2014 2014 European Parliament election in Portugal 2009 25 May 2014 2019 outgoing memberselected members All 21 Portuguese seats to the European ParliamentTurnout33 7 3 1 pp First party Second party Third party Leader Francisco Assis Paulo Rangel Joao FerreiraParty PS AP CDUAlliance S amp D EPP GUE NGLLast election 7 seats 26 6 10 seats 40 1 1 2 seats 10 6 Seats won 8 7 2 3Seat change 1 3 3 1Popular vote 1 034 249 910 647 416 925Percentage 31 5 27 7 12 7 Swing 4 9 pp 12 4 pp 2 0 pp Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party Leader Marinho e Pinto Marisa Matias Rui TavaresParty Earth BE LAlliance ALDE GUE NGL GreenLast election 0 seats 0 7 3 seats 10 7 newSeats won 2 1 0Seat change 2 2 newPopular vote 234 788 149 764 71 495Percentage 7 2 4 6 2 2 Swing 6 5 pp 6 2 pp newThe Socialist Party PS was the winner of the elections scoring 31 5 of the votes The Socialists increased their share of vote by almost 5 and won one more seat compared with 2009 However the PS victory was much more weaker than what polls predicted as the margin between them and the Social Democratic Party PSD and CDS People s Party CDS coalition was below 4 Because of this worse than expected result the PS would enter in a leadership contest just weeks after the election The PSD CDS contested the election in a coalition called Portugal Alliance The coalition achieved one of the worst results ever as PSD CDS never polled below 30 but the weak result by the coalition was softened by the close margin between them and the Socialists The Democratic Unity Coalition CDU scored their best result since 1989 polling almost 13 of the vote and winning one more seat compared with 2009 On the other hand the Left Bloc BE suffered a huge defeat by erasing their 2009 historic results The BE won 4 6 of the votes a drop of more than 6 and was only able to elect their top candidate Marisa Matias compared with the three seats they won in 2009 The big surprise of the elections was the extraordinary result of the Earth Party MPT Headed by the former bar association chairman Antonio Marinho e Pinto MPT won 7 2 of the votes and was able to elect two members to the European Parliament To add also that LIVRE headed by BE dissident Rui Tavares was not able to win a seat although scoring 2 2 Turnout fell to the lowest level ever with only 33 7 of voters casting a ballot Contents 1 Electoral system 2 Parties and candidates 3 Campaign period 3 1 Party slogans 3 2 Candidates debates 4 Opinion polling 4 1 Graphical summary 4 2 Polling 5 Voter turnout 6 National summary of votes and seats 6 1 Distribution by European group 6 2 Maps 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksElectoral system EditThe 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 2014 European Union elections Portugal had 21 seats to be filled Deputies are elected in a single constituency corresponding to the entire national territory Parties and candidates EditThe major parties that participated in the election and their European Parliament list leaders were Left Bloc BE Marisa Matias Democratic Unity Coalition CDU Joao Ferreira Socialist Party PS Francisco Assis Social Democratic Party PSD People s Party CDS PP Alianca Portugal Paulo Rangel LIVRE L Rui Tavares Socialist Alternative Movement MAS Gil Garcia Earth Party MPT Antonio Marinho e Pinto Party for Animals and Nature PAN Orlando Figueiredo Portuguese Workers Communist Party PCTP MRPP Leopoldo Mesquita Democratic Party of the Atlantic PDA Paulo Casaca New Democracy Party PND Eduardo Welsh National Renovator Party PNR Humberto Nuno de Oliveira Workers Party of Socialist Unity POUS Carmelinda Pereira People s Monarchist Party PPM Nuno Correia da Silva Portugal Pro Life PPV Acacio Valente Portuguese Labour Party PTP Jose Manuel CoelhoThe Social Democratic Party and the People s Party have contested this election in a coalition 4 Campaign period EditParty slogans Edit Party or alliance Original slogan English translation RefsAP Na Europa por Portugal In Europe for Portugal 5 PS Confianca na Mudanca Trust in Change 6 BE De Pe Standing 7 CDU Defender o povo e o Pais Defending the people and the country 8 MPT Mais verdade na politica More truth in politics 9 LIVRE Livre Para fazer diferente Free To do different 10 Candidates debates Edit 2014 European Parliament election in Portugal debatesDate Organisers Moderator s P Present A Absent invitee N Non invitee APRangel PSAssis BEMatias CDUFerreira MPTPinto LIVRETavares Refs22 May Antena 1 Maria Flor Pedroso P P P P P P 11 Opinion polling EditGraphical summary Edit Graphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues Polling Edit Date released Polling Firm Sample size nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Others Lead25 May Election result 3 284 452 27 77 seats 31 58 seats 4 61 seat 12 73 seats 7 22 seat 2 20 seats 14 10 seats 3 825 May 20 00 Exit Poll RTP1Universidade Catolica 25 0 29 06 8 30 0 34 07 9 5 0 7 01 2 12 0 15 03 4 7 0 8 01 2 5 025 May 20 00 Exit Poll SICEurosondagem 25 0 29 27 8 32 1 36 38 9 4 2 6 01 11 4 13 93 6 6 8 81 2 7 125 May 20 00 Exit Poll TVI24Aximage 26 0 30 07 8 32 0 37 08 10 4 0 7 01 10 0 14 03 5 0 9 01 6 07 0Exit polls14 22 May AximageSeat projection 1 507 30 17 9 36 49 10 5 81 11 42 3 3 4 0 6 12 3 6 314 20 May EurosondagemSeat projection 2 014 29 77 8 36 99 10 5 71 12 53 15 2 7 217 19 May Universidade CatolicaSeat projection 2 085 30 07 9 34 08 10 5 01 12 02 4 3 00 1 2 0 14 0 4 014 18 May Pitagorica 505 29 1 36 6 5 5 9 4 5 6 13 8 7 57 14 May AximageSeat projection 1 027 30 27 8 37 89 11 6 32 2 8 81 3 4 30 1 0 8 11 8 7 614 22 Apr EurosondagemSeat projection 1 533 32 58 37 59 10 5 51 10 92 3 13 6 5 09 12 Apr Aximage 613 33 2 40 9 4 9 10 8 10 2 7 725 29 Mar Pitagorica 12 506 33 4 37 3 6 4 9 8 13 1 3 913 19 Mar EurosondagemSeat projection 1 525 32 18 36 99 6 61 11 93 12 5 4 88 13 Mar AximageSeat projection 755 37 49 39 99 6 61 8 22 7 9 2 524 Feb 1 Mar Pitagorica 13 506 35 4 32 2 7 3 11 5 13 6 3 220 24 Jan Pitagorica 14 506 34 2 30 4 9 0 10 8 15 6 3 87 10 Jan Aximage 601 37 1 35 5 6 9 9 2 11 3 1 620147 June 2009 Election Results 3 568 943 40 1110 seats 26 57 seats 10 73 seats 10 62 seats 0 70 seats 11 40 seats 13 61 Sum of votes and seats of the Social Democratic Party PSD and of the People s Party CDS PP Voter turnout EditThe table below shows voter turnout throughout election day including voters from Overseas Turnout Time12 00 16 00 19 002009 2014 2009 2014 2009 2014 Total 11 86 12 14 nbsp 0 28 pp 26 82 26 31 nbsp 0 51 pp 36 78 33 67 nbsp 3 11 ppSources 15 16 National summary of votes and seats EditSummary of the results of Portugal s 25 May 2014 election to the European Parliament National party Europeanparty Main candidate Votes Seats Socialist Party PS PES Francisco Assis 1 034 249 31 49 4 96 nbsp 8 1 nbsp Portugal Alliance AP Social Democratic Party PSD People s Party CDS PP EPP Paulo Rangel 910 647 27 73 17 761 2 nbsp 1 nbsp Unitary Democratic Coalition CDU Communist Party PCP Ecologist Party PEV EGP PEL Joao Ferreira 416 925 12 69 2 05 nbsp 330 1 nbsp 0 nbsp Earth Party MPT ALDE Marinho e Pinto 234 788 7 15 6 48 nbsp 2 2 nbsp Left Bloc B E PEL EACL Marisa Matias 149 764 4 56 6 16 nbsp 1 2 nbsp LIVRE L Rui Tavares 71 495 2 18 new 0 newParty for Animals and Nature PAN EUL NGL Orlando Figueiredo 56 431 1 72 new 0 newWorkers Communist Party PCTP MRPP None Leopoldo Mesquita 54 708 1 67 0 47 nbsp 0 0 nbsp New Democracy Party PND EUD Eduardo Welsh 23 082 0 70 new 0 newPortuguese Labour Party PTP None Jose Manuel Coelho 22 542 0 69 new 0 newPeople s Monarchist Party PPM None Nuno Correia da Silva 17 785 0 54 0 14 nbsp 0 0 nbsp National Renovator Party P N R None Humberto Oliveira 14 887 0 45 0 08 nbsp 0 0 nbsp Socialist Alternative Movement MAS None Gil Garcia 12 497 0 38 new 0 newPortugal Pro Life PPV None Acacio Valente 12 008 0 37 new 0 newDemocratic Party of the Atlantic PDA None Paulo Casaca 5 298 0 16 new 0 newWorkers Party of Socialist Unity POUS None Carmelinda Pereira 3 666 0 11 0 04 nbsp 0 0 nbsp Valid votes 3 040 771 92 58Blank and invalid votes 243 681 7 42Totals 3 284 452 100 00 21 1 nbsp Electorate eligible voters and voter turnout 9 753 568 33 67 3 11 nbsp Source Comissao Nacional de EleicoesVote sharePS 31 49 AP 27 73 CDU 12 69 MPT 7 15 BE 4 56 L 2 18 PAN 1 72 PCTP MRPP 1 67 PND 0 70 PTP 0 69 PPM 0 54 Others 1 46 Blank Invalid 7 42 SeatsPS 38 10 AP 33 33 CDU 14 29 MPT 9 52 BE 4 76 Distribution by European group Edit Summary of political group distribution in the 8th European Parliament 2014 2019 18 Groups Parties Seats Total Party of European Socialists PES Socialist Party PS 8 8 38 10European People s Party EPP Social Democratic Party PSD People s Party CDS PP 61 7 33 33European United Left Nordic Green Left GUE NGL Portuguese Communist Party PCP Left Bloc BE 31 4 19 05Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe ALDE Earth Party MPT 2 2 9 52Total 21 21 100 00Maps Edit nbsp Most voted political force by district nbsp Strongest party by municipality Pink PS Darkblue PSD CDS Red CDUSee also Edit2014 European Parliament election Politics of Portugal List of political parties in PortugalReferences Edit PSD 31 7 8 seats CDS PP 8 4 2 seats PSD 6 CDS PP 1 PSD nbsp 2 CDS PP nbsp 1 Coligacao alargada as europeias Expresso 5 July 2013 Retrieved 26 January 2014 ELEICOES PARA O PARLAMENTO EUROPEU DE 2014 ALIANCA PORTUGAL PSD CDS Ephemera in Portuguese 26 May 2014 Retrieved 26 March 2023 Europeias PS adopta estetica selfie em cartaz Meios amp Publicidade in Portuguese 13 May 2014 Retrieved 26 March 2023 ELEICOES PARA O PARLAMENTO EUROPEU DE 2014 BE Ephemera in Portuguese 25 May 2014 Retrieved 26 March 2023 Campanha das Europeias Nada de novo Meios amp Publicidade in Portuguese 19 May 2014 Retrieved 26 March 2023 ELEICOES PARA O PARLAMENTO EUROPEU DE 2014 MPT Ephemera in Portuguese 17 May 2014 Retrieved 26 March 2023 ELEICOES PARA O PARLAMENTO EUROPEU DE 2014 LIVRE Ephemera in Portuguese 2 July 2014 Retrieved 26 March 2023 Debates Europeias 2014 RTP in Portuguese 22 May 2014 Retrieved 26 March 2023 Results presented here exclude undecideds 42 6 With their inclusion results are PSD CDS PP 19 2 PS 21 4 BE 3 7 CDU 5 6 Others 7 5 Results presented here exclude undecideds 36 7 With their inclusion results are PSD CDS PP 22 4 PS 20 4 BE 4 6 CDU 7 3 Others 8 6 Results presented here exclude undecideds 38 8 With their inclusion results are PSD CDS PP 20 9 PS 18 6 BE 4 7 CDU 6 6 Others 9 6 Europeias 2014 Afluencia eleicoes mai gov pt europeias2014 index html in Portuguese Ministry of Internal Administration Retrieved 11 June 2023 Europeias 2009 Afluencia eleicoes mai gov pt europeias2009 index html in Portuguese Ministry of Internal Administration Retrieved 11 June 2023 The Social Democratic Party PSD and the People s Party CDS PP contested separately the 2009 election Elecciones al Parlamento Europeo Resultados por paises 1979 2014 historiaelectoral com in Spanish Retrieved 28 November 2017 External links EditOfficial results site Portuguese Justice Ministry Portuguese Electoral Commission ERC Official publication of polls Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2014 European Parliament election in Portugal amp oldid 1172663987, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
