European Parliament election, 2004 (Portugal)

Portugal European Parliament election, 2004
Portugal
13 June 2004
24 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout 38.6%

The European Parliament election of 2004 in Portugal was the election of MEP representing Portugal constituency for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 2004 European election. In Portugal the election was held on 13 June.

Parties and candidates

The major parties that partook in the election, and their EP list leaders, were:[1]

National summary of votes and seats

The first most voted party in each district (Azores and Madeira are not shown)
 Summary of the results of Portugal's 13 June 2004 election to the European Parliament
← 1999 • 2004 • 2009 →
National party European party Main candidate Votes % +/– Seats +/–
Socialist Party (PS) PES António Costa 1,516,001 44.52 1.45 Increase 12 0 Steady
Forward Portugal (FP)
• Social Democratic Party (PSD)
• People's Party (CDS–PP)		 EPP João de Deus Pinheiro 1,132,769 33.27 [3] 9
7
2
2 Decrease
0 Steady
Democratic Unitarian Coalition (CDU)
• Communist Party (PCP)
• Ecologist Party (PEV)		 GUE/NGL Ilda Figueiredo 309,401 9.09 1.23 Decrease 2
2
0
0 Steady
0 Steady
Left Bloc (BE) EACL Miguel Portas 167,313 4.91 3.12 Increase 1 1 Increase
Workers' Communist Party (PCTP/MRPP) None António Garcia Pereira 36,294 1.07 0.19 Increase 0 0 Steady
Others (parties or candidates that won less than 1% of the vote and no seats) 108,338 3.18 — 0 —
Valid votes 3,270,116 96.04
Blank and invalid votes 134,666 3.96
Totals 3,404,782 100.00 — 24 1 Decrease
Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout 8,821,456 38.60 1.33 Decrease
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições
Vote share
PS
  
 44.52%
FP
  
 33.27%
CDU
  
 9.09%
BE
  
 4.91%
PCTP/MRPP
  
 1.07%
PND
  
 0.99%
Others
  
 2.19%
Blank/Invalides
  
 3.96%

References

  1. ↑ Comissão Nacional de Eleições - Deputados, Mapa Oficial nº 1/2004
  2. ↑ Candidate chosen to lead the Socialist list after the unexpected death of the former head of the list António Sousa Franco.
  3. ↑ The Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the People's Party (CDS–PP) contested separately the 1999 election.

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See also

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