Regional elections in Madeira 2015

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Regional elections in Madeira 2015
(in %)
 %
50
40
30th
20th
10
0
44.33
13.69
11.41
10.34
5.54
3.79
2.05
4.56
4.27
JPP
Otherwise.
L / U i
Gains and losses
compared to 2011
 % p
 12
 10
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
  -8th
-10
-12
-4.24
-3.94
-11.01
+10.34
+1.78
+2.09
-1.22
+0.93
+1.63
JPP
Otherwise.
L / U i
Template: election chart / maintenance / notes
Remarks:
c At this PS, PTP, PAN and MPT competed together. This is compared with the total result of the four parties in the 2011 election.
i Blank or invalid ballot papers

The 2015 Madeira regional elections were the eleventh Madeira regional elections since the re-establishment of democracy in Portugal in 1974 and took place on March 29th. There were 47 seats for the regional parliament of the Autonomous Region of Madeira . President Alberto João Jardim did not stand for election after 36 years in government. His successor as the top candidate of the Social Democratic Party was the former mayor of Funchal , Miguel Albuquerque . With around 45%, he achieved the worst election result of his party to date, but still holds just under the absolute majority with 24 seats. Regional elections take place every four years in Madeira, the last election took place on October 9, 2011. The voter turnout reached an all-time low of 49.72%.

Parties

see also: List of political parties in Portugal

  • PPD / PSD - Social Democratic Party (Conservative)
  • CDS-PP - CDS - Portuguese People's Party
  • Electoral alliance Mudança (change) from PS - Socialist Party, PAN - Party for Animals and Nature, PTP - Portuguese Workers' Party and MPT - Partido da Terra (Party of the Earth) 1
  • Coligação Democrática Unitária - CDU - electoral community of the Communist Party of Portugal (PCP) and the Greens (PEV)
  • PND - Nova Democracia
  • BE - Bloco de Esquerda (left block)
  • JPP - Juntos pelo Povo (Together for the people)
  • MAS - Socialist Alternative Movement
  • PNR - Party of National Renewal
  • PCTP / MRPP - Communist Party of the Portuguese Working People

1 PS, PAN, PTP and MPT competed separately in the 2011 election .

Election results

2
2
6th
5
24
7th
1
2 2 6th 5 24 7th 1 
A total of 47 seats
  • BE : 2
  • CDU : 2nd
  • PS : 6
  • JPP : 5th
  • PSD : 24
  • PP : 7
  • PND : 1
Political party be right Seats
number % +/- number +/-
  Partido Social Democrata 56,690 44.33 −4.23 24 −1
  Partido Popular 17,514 13.69 −3.93 7th −2
  Partido Socialista + PTP + PAN + MPT 14,593 11.41 −11.01 1 6th −5 1
  Juntos pelo povo 13,228 10.34 - 5 +5
  Coligação Democrática Unitária 2 7,082 5.54 +1.78 2 +1
  Bloco de Esquerda 4,859 3.80 +2.09 2 +2
  Partido da Nova Democracia 2,628 2.05 −1.22 1 -
  Others 5,833 4.56 +0.93 - -
  Blank ballot papers 1,113 0.87 −0.13
  Invalid ballot 4,353 3.40 +1.50
  total 127,893 100.0 47
Eligible voters 257.232
voter turnout 49.72%
Source:

1 Loss based on the added up individual results of the parties involved in the election
2 The Coligação Democrática Unitaria is a list of the PCP and the Greens (PEV).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b regionais2015.mai.gov.pt Official election result
  2. ↑ Alberto João Jardim declares his resignation. January 15, 2015 (Portuguese)