European Parliament election, 2014 (Portugal)

European Parliament election in Portugal, 2014
Portugal
25 May 2014

All 21 Portuguese seats to the European Parliament
Turnout 33.67%[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Francisco Assis Paulo Rangel João Ferreira
Party PS PSD / CDS-PP CDU
Alliance S&D EPP EUL–NGL
Last election 7 seats, 26.6% 10 seats, 40.1%[2] 2 seats, 10.6%
Seats won 8 7 [3] 3
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 3 [4] Increase 1
Popular vote 1,034,249 910,647 416,925
Percentage 31.5% 27.7% 12.7%
Swing Increase 4.9% Decrease 12.4% Increase 2.0%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Marinho e Pinto Marisa Matias Rui Tavares
Party Earth Party BE LIVRE
Alliance ALDE EUL–NGL Green
Last election 0 seats, 0.7% 3 seats, 10.7% new
Seats won 2 1 0
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2 new
Popular vote 234,788 149,764 71,495
Percentage 7.2% 4.6% 2.2%
Swing Increase 6.5% Decrease 6.2% new

The European Parliament election of 2014 in Portugal elected the Portuguese delegation to the European Parliament from 2014 to 2019. This was the sixth such election being held in Portugal. The elections were held on Sunday, 25 May 2014.

Parties and candidates

The major parties that partaked in the election, and their EP list leaders, are:

The Social Democratic Party and the People's Party have contested this election in a coalition.[5]

Opinion polling

Date Polling Firm Sample size PSD / CDS–PP PS BE CDU MPT LIVRE Others Lead
25 May Election result 3,284,452 27.7
7 seats
31.5
8 seats
4.6
1 seat
12.7
3 seats
7.2
2 seat
2.2
0 seats
14.1
0 seats
3.8
25 May (20:00) Exit Poll - RTP1
Universidade Católica
25.0 – 29.0
6 – 8 seats
30.0 – 34.0
7 – 9 seats
5.0 – 7.0
1 – 2 seats
12.0 – 15.0
3 – 4 seats
7.0 – 8.0
1 – 2 seats
5.0
25 May (20:00) Exit Poll - SIC
Eurosondagem
25.0 – 29.2
7 – 8 seats
32.1 – 36.3
8 – 9 seats
4.2 – 6.0
1 seat
11.4 – 13.9
3 seats
6.6 – 8.8
1 – 2 seats
7.1
Exit polls
14–22 May Aximage 1,507 30.1 (7/9) 36.4 (9/10) 5.8 (1) 11.4 (2/3) 3.4 (–) 0.6 (–) 12.3 (–) 6.3
14–20 May Eurosondagem 2,014 29.7 (7/8) 36.9 (9/10) 5.7 (1) 12.5 (3)
15.2 (–) 7.2
17–19 May Universidade Católica 2,085 30.0 (7/9) 34.0 (8/10) 5.0 (1) 12.0 (2/4) 3.0 (0/1) 2.0 (–) 14.0 (–) 4.0
14–18 May Pitagórica 505 29.1 36.6 5.5 9.4 5.6
13.8 7.5
7–14 May Aximage 1,027 30.2 (7/8) 37.8 (9/11) 6.3 (1/2) 8.8 (1/3) 4.3 (0/1) 0.8 (–) 11.8 (–) 7.6
14–22 Apr Eurosondagem 1,533 32.5 (8) 37.5 (9/10) 5.5 (1) 10.9 (2/3)
13.6 (–) 5.0
9–12 Apr Aximage 613 33.2 40.9 4.9 10.8
10.2 7.7
25–29 Mar Pitagórica[6] 506 33.4 37.3 6.4 9.8
13.1 3.9
13–19 Mar Eurosondagem 1,525 32.1 (8) 36.9 (9) 6.6 (1) 11.9 (3)
12.5 (–) 4.8
8–13 Mar Aximage 755 37.4 (9) 39.9 (9) 6.6 (1) 8.2 (2)
7.9 (–) 2.5
Feb 24–1 Mar Pitagórica[7] 506 35.4 32.2 7.3 11.5
13.6 3.2
20–24 Jan Pitagórica[8] 506 34.2 30.4 9.0 10.8
15.6 3.8
7–10 Jan Aximage 601 37.1 35.5 6.9 9.2
11.3 1.6
2014
7 June 2009 Election Results 3,568,943 40.11
10 seats
26.5
7 seats
10.7
3 seats
10.6
2 seats
0.7
0 seats
11.4
0 seats
13.6
1 Sum of votes and seats of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and of the People's Party (CDS–PP).

National summary of votes and seats

The first most voted party in each district (Azores and Madeira included)
 Summary of the results of Portugal's 25 May 2014 election to the European Parliament
← 2009 • 2014 • 2019 →
National party European party Main candidate Votes % +/– Seats +/–
Socialist Party (PS) PES Francisco Assis 1,034,249 31.49 4.96 Increase 8 1 Increase
Portugal Alliance (AP)
Social Democratic Party (PSD)
People's Party (CDS–PP)
EPP Paulo Rangel 910,647 27.73 [9] 7
6
1

2 Decrease
1 Decrease
Democratic Unitarian Coalition (CDU)
Communist Party (PCP)
Ecologist Party (PEV)
EGP / PEL João Ferreira 416,925 12.69 2.05 Increase 3
3
0

1 Increase
0 Steady
Earth Party (MPT) ALDE Marinho e Pinto 234,788 7.15 6.48 Increase 2 2 Increase
Left Bloc (B.E.) PEL / EACL Marisa Matias 149,764 4.56 6.16 Decrease 1 2 Decrease
LIVRE (L) Rui Tavares 71,495 2.18 new 0 new
Party for Animals and Nature (PAN) EUL-NGL Orlando Figueiredo 56,431 1.72 new 0 new
Workers' Communist Party (PCTP/MRPP) None Leopoldo Mesquita 54,708 1.67 0.47 Increase 0 0 Steady
New Democracy Party (PND) EUD 23,082 0.70 new 0 new
Portuguese Labour Party (PTP) None 22,542 0.69 new 0 new
People's Monarchist Party (PPM) None 17,785 0.54 0.14 Increase 0 0 Steady
National Renovator Party (P.N.R.) None 14,887 0.45 0.08 Increase 0 0 Steady
Socialist Alternative Movement (MAS) None 12,497 0.38 new 0 new
Portugal Pro-Life (PPV) None 12,008 0.37 new 0 new
Democratic Party of the Atlantic (PDA) None 5,298 0.16 new 0 new
Workers Party of Socialist Unity (POUS) None 3,666 0.11 0.04 Decrease 0 0 Steady
Valid votes 3,040,771 92.58
Blank and invalid votes 243,681 7.42
Totals 3,284,452 100.00 21 1 Decrease
Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout 9,753,568 33.67 3.11 Decrease
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições
Vote share
PS
 
31.49%
AP
 
27.73%
CDU
 
12.69%
MPT
 
7.15%
BE
 
4.56%
L
 
2.18%
PAN
 
1.72%
PCTP/MRPP
 
1.67%
Others
 
3.39%
Blank/Invalides
 
7.42%

See also

References

  1. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/elections2014-results/en/country-results-pt-2014.html
  2. PSD: 31.7%, 8 seats; CDS-PP: 8.4%, 2 seats.
  3. PSD: 6; CDS-PP: 1
  4. PSD: Decrease 2; CDS-PP: Decrease 1
  5. Coligação alargada às europeias, Expresso, 5 July 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  6. 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%.
  7. 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%.
  8. 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%.
  9. The Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the People's Party (CDS–PP) contested separately the 2009 election.

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