1999 European Parliament election in Portugal

1999 European Parliament election in Portugal
← 1994 13 June 1999 2004 →
25 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout39.9% Increase 4.4 pp
  First party Second party
 
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Leader Mário Soares Pacheco Pereira
Party PS PSD
Alliance PES EPP
Last election 10 seats 9 seats
Seats won 12 9
Seat change Increase 2 Steady 0
Popular vote 1,493,146 1,078,528
Percentage 43.1% 31.1%
Swing Increase 8.2 pp Decrease 3.3 pp
  Third party Fourth party
 
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Leader Ilda Figueiredo Paulo Portas
Party CDU CDS–PP
Alliance GUE/NGL UFE
Last election 3 seats 3 seats
Seats won 2 2
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 357,671 283,067
Percentage 10.3% 8.2%
Swing Decrease 0.9 pp Decrease 4.3 pp

The 1999 European Parliament election in Portugal was the election of MEP representing Portugal constituency for the 1999–2004 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 1999 European election. In Portugal the election was held on 13 June.

In the runner up for the 1999 general elections, the Socialist Party (PS) won the EU elections by a landslide. The party, headed by its founder and former PR and PM Mário Soares, scored a convincing victory over the Social Democrats. The PS increased its share of vote more than 8% and won 2 more seats compared with 1994. The Social Democratic Party (PSD) had a bad performance, but was able to hold on to its 9 seats, but, at the same time, the party saw their share of vote drop to 31%, around 3% lower than in 1994.

The Democratic Unity Coalition (CDU) performed quite well, although it dropped compared with 1994. The Communist/Green alliance won more than 10% of the votes, a drop of around 1%, and lost one seat but was able to reclaim the title of 3rd largest party. The People's Party (CDS–PP), was the party that suffered the most. The People's Party dropped to fourth place and had the biggest fall in terms of share of the vote, winning just 8% of the vote, a fall of more than 4%. They also lost one seat compared to 1994.

Turnout increased compared with 1994, with 39.9% of voters casting a ballot.

Electoral system

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 1999 EU elections, Portugal had 25 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:[1]

National summary of votes and seats

Summary of the results of Portugal's 13 June 1999 election to the European Parliament
National party European
party 		Main candidate Votes % +/– Seats +/–
Socialist Party (PS) PES Mário Soares 1,493,146 43.07 8.20 Increase 12 2 Increase
Social Democratic Party (PSD) EPP José Pacheco Pereira 1,078,528 31.11 3.28 Decrease 9 0 Steady
Democratic Unitarian Coalition (CDU)
• Communist Party (PCP)
• Ecologist Party (PEV) 		GUE/NGL Ilda Figueiredo 357,671 10.32 0.87 Decrease 2
2
0
1 Decrease
0 Steady
People's Party (CDS–PP) UFE Paulo Portas 283,067 8.16 4.29 Decrease 2 1 Decrease
Left Bloc (BE) None Miguel Portas 61,920 1.79 new 0 new
Workers' Communist Party (PCTP/MRPP) None António Garcia Pereira 30,446 0.88 0.09 Increase 0 0 Steady
People's Monarchist Party (PPM) None - 16,182 0.45 0.20 Increase 0 0 Steady
Earth Party (MPT) ELDR Paulo Trancoso 13,924 0.40 0.03 Decrease 0 0 Steady
National Solidarity Party (PSN) None - 8,413 0.24 0.13 Decrease 0 0 Steady
Workers Party of Socialist Unity (POUS) None Carmelinda Pereira 5,565 0.16 0.06 Increase 0 0 Steady
Democratic Party of the Atlantic (PDA) None - 5,089 0.15 0.08 Decrease 0 0 Steady
Valid votes 3,353,951 96.74
Blank and invalid votes 113,134 3.26
Totals 3,467,085 100.00 — 25 0 Steady
Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout 8,681,854 39.93 4.39 Increase
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições Archived 2005-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
Vote share
PS
 
 43.07%
PSD
 
 31.11%
CDU
 
 10.32%
CDS-PP
 
 8.16%
BE
 
 1.79%
PCTP/MRPP
 
 0.88%
Others
 
 1.43%
Blank/Invalid
 
 3.27%
Seats
PS
 
 48.00%
PSD
 
 36.00%
CDU
 
 8.00%
CDS-PP
 
 8.00%

Distribution by European group

Summary of political group distribution in the 5th European Parliament (1999–2004) [2]
Groups Parties Seats Total %
Party of European Socialists (PES)
  • Socialist Party (PS)
 12 12 48.00
European People's Party–European Democrats (EPP–ED)
  • Social Democratic Party (PSD)
 9 9 36.00
European United Left–Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) 2 2 8.00
Union for Europe (UFE)
2 2 8.00
Total 25 25 100.00

Maps

References

  1. ^ Comissão Nacional de Eleições - Deputados
  2. ^ "Elecciones al Parlamento Europeo: Resultados por países 1979 - 2014". historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 November 2017.

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