2019 European Parliament election in Portugal

2019 European Parliament election in Portugal

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All 21 Portuguese seats to the European Parliament
Turnout30.7% Decrease 3.1 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Leader Pedro Marques Paulo Rangel Marisa Matias
Party PS PSD BE
Alliance S&D EPP GUE/NGL
Last election 8 seats, 31.5% 6 seats 1 seats, 4.6%
Seats won 9 6 2
Seat change Increase 1 Steady 0 Increase 1
Popular vote 1,106,345 727,207 325,534
Percentage 33.4% 21.9% 9.8%
Swing Increase 1.9 pp Increase 5.3 pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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Leader João Ferreira Nuno Melo Francisco Guerreiro
Party CDU CDS–PP PAN
Alliance GUE/NGL EPP Green
Last election 3 seats, 12.7% 1 seat 0 seats, 1.7%
Seats won 2 1 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady 0 Increase 1
Popular vote 228,157 205,111 168,501
Percentage 6.9% 6.2% 5.1%
Swing Decrease 5.8 pp Increase 3.4 pp

The 2019 European Parliament election in Portugal elected the Portuguese delegation to the European Parliament from 2019 to 2024. This was the eighth European Parliament election held in Portugal. The election was held on Sunday, 26 May 2019.

The Socialist Party (PS) was the winner of the election, scoring 33.4% of the vote. The party increased their share of the votes by 2% from the 2014 election, and won an additional seat. It was one of the only three times in Portuguese history where the government party won a European election.

The Social Democratic Party (PSD) achieved its worst results ever as a standalone party, with 21.9% of the vote, distancing more than eleven points from the winner. The People's Party (CDS), which ran alongside the PSD in the previous election, as part of the Portugal Alliance, also fell below expectations at 6.2% of the vote, only being able to elect their top candidate Nuno Melo.

The Democratic Unity Coalition (CDU) scored their worst result as well, narrowly electing two European Parliament members compared with their former three. On the other hand, the Left Bloc (BE) rebounded to previous support levels, more than doubling its vote share to 9.8% and electing a new member.

The big surprise of the elections was the result of People-Animals-Nature (PAN). Headed by civil engineer André Silva, PAN won 5.1% of the votes and was able to elect its first ever European Parliament member, over-performing the polls.

Turnout, again, fell to the lowest level ever, with only 30.7% of voters casting a ballot. Abstention reached an unprecedented level of 99.04% for Portuguese citizens living abroad.

Electoral system

The voting method used, for the election of European members of parliament, is by proportional representation using the D'Hondt method. For the 2019 European Union elections, Portugal had 21 seats to fill. Deputies are elected in a single constituency, corresponding to the entire national territory.

This election was also the first in which the changes to the electoral law approved in 2018 were put into practice. The main changes were the automatic registration of all Portuguese citizens, at home and abroad, above 17 year's old, prompting the number of registered voters to increase from 9.7 million to almost 10.8 million, the introduction of early voting to all voters without filling an excuse, in previous elections voters could only vote early if they were unable to attend a polling station on election day, and the end of the "voting card", as voters would only need their identification card to cast a ballot. To vote early, 19,584 voters, 0.2% of all registered voters, requested an early ballot. According to the government, 14,909 voters cast an early ballot.

Parties and candidates

The major parties that participated in the election and their European Parliament list leaders, ranked by percentage of the vote received, were:

Campaign period

Party slogans

Party or alliance Original slogan English translation Refs
PS « #Somos Europa » "#We are Europe"
PSD « Marcar a diferença em Portugal e na Europa » "Making a difference in Portugal and in Europe"
CDU « Defender o povo e o País » "Defending the people and the country"
CDS–PP « Portugal, a Europa é aqui » "Portugal, Europe is here"
BE « Lado a Lado, pelo que é de todos » "Side by side, by what is everyone's"
PDR « A voz em Português que faz a diferença no Parlamento Europeu » "The Portuguese voice that makes the difference in the European Parliament"
PAN « A Europa começa em ti » "Europe starts with you"
A « Para ganhar uma Europa nova » "To win a new Europe"
LIVRE « Faz a tua Europa » / «Todos votam. Todos contam » "Make your Europe" / «Everyone votes. Everyone counts. »
PNR « Portugal português numa Europa europeia » "Portuguese Portugal in a European Europe"
B « Basta! » "Enough! "

Candidates' debates

With parties represented in the European Parliament

2019 European Parliament election in Portugal debates
Date Organisers Moderator(s)     P  Present    A  Absent invitee  N  Non-invitee 
PS PSD CDU CDS–PP BE PDR Refs
1 May SIC Bento
Rodrigues
P
Marques
P
Rangel
P
Ferreira
P
Melo
P
Matias
P
Pinto
2 May RTP3 Cristina
Esteves
N
N
N
P
Melo
P
Matias
N
3 May RTP3 Cristina
Esteves
N
P
Rangel
P
Ferreira
N
N
N
4 May RTP3 Cristina
Esteves
P
Marques
N
N
P
Melo
N
N
5 May RTP3 Cristina
Esteves
N
P
Rangel
N
N
P
Matias
N
6 May RTP3 Cristina
Esteves
P
Marques
N
P
Ferreira
N
N
N
7 May RTP3 Cristina
Esteves
N
P
Rangel
N
P
Melo
N
N
8 May TVI José Alberto
Carvalho
P
Marques
P
Rangel
P
Ferreira
P
Melo
P
Matias
P
Pinto
8 May RTP3 Cristina
Esteves
N
N
P
Ferreira
N
P
Matias
N
9 May RTP3 Cristina
Esteves
P
Marques
N
N
N
P
Matias
N
10 May RTP3 Cristina
Esteves
N
N
P
Ferreira
P
Melo
N
N
11 May RTP1 Cristina
Esteves
P
Marques
P
Rangel
N
N
N
N
20 May RTP1 Maria Flor
Pedroso
P
Marques
P
Rangel
P
Ferreira
P
Melo
P
Matias
N

With parties not represented in the European Parliament

2019 European Parliament election in Portugal debates
Date Organisers Moderator(s)     P  Present    A  Absent invitee  N  Non-invitee 
PDR PAN L NC B PCTP A IL PNR PTP PURP MAS Refs
7 May SIC Bento
Rodrigues
N
P
Guerreiro
P
Tavares
P
Morais
P
Ventura
P
Júdice
P
Sande
P
Arroja
N
N
N
N
13 May RTP1 Maria Flor
Pedroso
A
Pinto
P
Guerreiro
P
Tavares
P
Morais
A
Ventura
P
Júdice
P
Sande
P
Arroja
P
Patrocínio
P
Madaleno
P
Loureiro
P
Santos

Opinion polls

Graphical summary

Polling

 Exit poll

Polling firm/Link Fieldwork date Sample
size
TO PS PSD CDS–PP CDU BE PAN PDR A BASTA! O Lead
2019 EP election 26 May 2019 30.7 33.4
9
21.9
6
6.2
1
6.9
2
9.8
2
5.1
1
0.4
0
1.9
0
1.5
0
12.9
0
11.5
CESOP–UCP 26 May 2019 12,227 32.5 30–34
8/9
20–24
5/6
5–7
1/2
7–9
1/2
9–12
2/3
4–6
1/2
10
GfK/Metris 26 May 2019 7,169 31.5 30.9–
34.9

8/9
21.8–
25.8
6/7
4.7–
7.3
1/2
5.3–
8.3
2
8.5–
11.5
2/3
4.7–
7.3
1/2
13.1–
16.1
0
9.1
Aximage 16–23 May 2019 766 34.9 32.4
8/9
25.1
6/7
7.1
1
8.3
2
11.1
3
1.8
0
2.5
0
11.7
0
7.3
Eurosondagem 15–22 May 2019 2,025 ? 35.5
8/10
25.5
7
7.0
1/2
7.6
2
6.9
1/2
2.5
0/1
2.5
0/1
12.5
0
10.0
Aximage 16–20 May 2019 622 34.2 32.5
8/9
25.4
6/7
6.8
1/2
9.3
2
11.4
3
1.4
0
2.5
0
10.7
0
7.1
Pitagórica 10–19 May 2019 605 ? 32.4
7/8
24.8
6/7
6.7
1/2
7.1
1/2
12.9
2/3
3.3
1
2.1
0/1
1.2
0
1.0
0
8.5
0
7.6
CESOP–UCP 16–19 May 2019 1,882 ? 33
8/9
23
5/6
8
2
8
2
9
2
3
0/1
3
0/1
13
0
10
GfK/Metris 7–12 May 2019 803 ? 36
8/9
28
6/7
8
1/2
8
1/2
9
2
2
0
9
0
8
GfK/Metris 22 Apr–3 May 2019 802 ? 34
8
28
7
9
2
9
2
8
2
3
0
9
0
6
Eurosondagem 28 Apr–2 May 2019 2,010 ? 34.0
9/10
27.1
7/8
7.1
1/2
8.1
2
7.1
1/2
3.3
0/1
3.3
0/1
10.0
0
6.9
Aximage 13–16 Apr 2019 612 40.6 31.7
8/9
29.0
7/8
7.7
1/2
8.4
2
8.3
2
1.3
0
1.3
0
1.8
0
10.5
0
2.7
Pitagórica 3–13 Apr 2019 605 ? 30.3
7/8
28.0
7/8
7.6
2
6.5
1
11.3
2/3
1.7
0
14.6
0
2.3
Aximage 30 Mar–1 Apr 2019 602 43.8 33.6
8
31.1
8
6.8
1
9.4
2
8.0
2
1.3
0
1.3
0
8.5
0
2.5
Aximage 9–13 Mar 2019 600 44.5 34.1
8/9
29.1
7/8
7.3
1/2
9.2
2
7.6
2
1.9
0
2.0
0
8.8
0
5.0
Aximage 5–10 Feb 2019 602 38.2 36.0
9
26.2
6
8.6
2
8.8
2
9.7
2
1.5
0
1.9
0
7.3
0
9.8
Aximage 4–7 Jan 2019 608 36.0 38.5
8/10
23.4
5/7
9.9
2/3
13.4
2/3
7.4
2/3
2.4
0
1.4
0
3.5
0
15.1
2014 EP election 25 May 2014 33.7 31.5
8
27.7
6+1
12.7
3
4.6
1
1.7
0
* 0.9
0
20.9
2
3.8

Voter turnout

The table below shows voter turnout throughout election day including voters from Overseas.

Turnout Time
12:00 16:00 19:00
2014 2019 ± 2014 2019 ± 2014 2019 ±
Total 12.14% 11.56% Decrease 0.58 pp 26.31% 23.37% Decrease 2.94 pp 33.67% 30.73% Decrease 2.94 pp
Sources

Results

Summary of the results of Portugal's 26 May 2019 election to the European Parliament
National party European
party
Main candidate Votes % +/– Seats +/–
Socialist Party (PS) PES Pedro Marques 1,106,328 33.38 1.90Increase 9 1Increase
Social Democratic Party (PSD) EPP Paulo Rangel 727,224 21.94 6 0Steady
Left Bloc (BE) PEL / EACL Marisa Matias 325,533 9.82 5.26Increase 2 1Increase
Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU)
Communist Party (PCP)
Ecologist Party (PEV)
PEL / EGP João Ferreira 228,156 6.88 5.81Decrease 2
2
0

1Decrease
0Steady
CDS - People's Party (CDS-PP) EPP Nuno Melo 205,106 6.19 1 0Steady
People–Animals–Nature (PAN) APEU / EGP Francisco Guerreiro 168,501 5.08 3.36Increase 1 1Increase
Alliance (A) ALDE Paulo Sande 61,753 1.86 new 0 new
LIVRE (L) DiEM25 / EGP Rui Tavares 60,575 1.83 0.35Decrease 0 0Steady
Basta! (B)
Enough (CH)
People's Monarchist Party (PPM)
Citizenship and Christian Democracy (PPV/CDC)
ECPM André Ventura 49,496 1.49 0.58Increase
0
0
0
0

new
0Steady
0Steady
We, the Citizens! (NC) ALDE Paulo de Morais 34,672 1.05 new 0 1Decrease
Liberal Initiative (IL) ALDE Ricardo Arroja 29,120 0.88 new 0 new
Workers' Communist Party (PCTP/MRPP) None Luís Júdice 27,223 0.82 0.85Decrease 0 0Steady
National Renovator Party (PNR) AENM João Patrocínio 16,165 0.49 0.04Increase 0 0Steady
Democratic Republican Party (PDR) ALDE Marinho e Pinto 15,790 0.48 new 0 1Decrease
United Party of Retirees and Pensioners (PURP) None Fernando Loureiro 13,582 0.41 new 0 new
Portuguese Labour Party (PTP) None Gonçalo Madaleno 8,640 0.26 0.43Decrease 0 0Steady
Socialist Alternative Movement (MAS) None Vasco Santos 6,641 0.20 0.18Decrease 0 0Steady
Valid votes 3,084,505 93.06
Blank and invalid votes 229,909 6.93
Totals 3,314,414 100.00 21 0 Steady
Eligible voters / turnout 10,786,068 30.73 2.94Decrease
Source: Europeias 2019, Comissão Nacional de Eleições
Vote share
PS
33.38%
PSD
21.94%
BE
9.82%
CDU
6.88%
CDS-PP
6.19%
PAN
5.08%
Alliance
1.86%
L
1.83%
Basta!
1.49%
NC
1.05%
IL
0.88%
PCTP/MRPP
0.82%
Others
1.84%
Blank/Invalid
6.93%
Seats
PS
42.86%
PSD
28.57%
BE
9.52%
CDU
9.52%
CDS-PP
4.76%
PAN
4.76%

Distribution by European group

Summary of political group distribution in the 9th European Parliament (2019–2024)
Groups Parties Seats Total %
Party of European Socialists (PES) 9 9 42.86
European People's Party (EPP) 6
1
7 33.33
European United Left–Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) 2
2
4 19.05
Greens–European Free Alliance (G/EFA) 1 1 4.76
Total 21 21 100.00

Maps

Electorate

Demographic Size PS PSD BE CDU CDS–PP PAN Others
Total vote 100% 33.4% 21.9% 9.7% 6.9% 6.2% 5.1% 16.8%
Sex
Men 47% 33.1% 22.2% 8.1% 8.1% 6.0% 4.0% 18.5%
Women 53% 33.6% 21.6% 11.3% 5.8% 6.4% 6.1% 15.2%
Age
18–24 years old 8% 22.2% 17.2% 9.9% 4.6% 6.6% 13.9% 25.5%
25–34 years old 10% 18.9% 17.9% 13.7% 5.5% 7.0% 11.2% 25.9%
35–44 years old 17% 26.0% 20.9% 12.1% 7.0% 6.7% 7.3% 20.0%
44–54 years old 21% 25.1% 24.6% 10.8% 7.7% 8.5% 4.4% 18.9%
55–64 years old 18% 38.0% 22.1% 11.3% 5.9% 5.9% 2.4% 14.3%
65 and older 26% 50.2% 23.4% 5.1% 8.0% 3.8% 1.1% 8.4%
Education
No High-school 14% 54.8% 17.9% 6.6% 6.7% 2.8% 2.1% 9.0%
High-school 34% 37.4% 20.2% 8.5% 8.2% 4.5% 4.9% 16.3%
College graduate 52% 24.9% 24.2% 11.6% 6.0% 8.3% 6.0% 19.1%
Source: CESOP–UCP exit poll

See also


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