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2004 European Parliament election in Portugal
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 2004 European Parliament election in Portugal | |
| country | Portugal | |
| type | Parliamentary | |
| previous_election | 1999 European Parliament election in Portugal | |
| previous_year | 1999 | |
| next_election | 2009 European Parliament election in Portugal | |
| next_year | 2009 | |
| seats_for_election | 24 seats to the European Parliament | |
| election_date | 13 June 2004 | |
| turnout | 38.6% 1.3 pp | |
| <!-- Socialist Party --> | image1 | |
| leader1 | António Costa | |
| party1 | Socialist Party (Portugal) | |
| alliance1 | Party of European Socialists | |
| last_election1 | 12 seats, 43.1% | |
| seats1 | 12 | |
| seat_change1 | 0 | |
| popular_vote1 | 1,516,001 | |
| percentage1 | 44.5% | |
| swing1 | 1.5 pp | |
| <!-- Social Democratic Party / Democratic and Social Centre - People's Party --> | image2 | |
| leader2 | João de Deus Pinheiro | |
| color2 | 00aaaa | |
| party2 | FP | |
| alliance2 | European People's Party | |
| last_election2 | 11 seats, 39.3% | |
| seats2 | 9 | |
| seat_change2 | 2 | |
| popular_vote2 | 1,132,769 | |
| percentage2 | 33.3% | |
| swing2 | 6.0 pp | |
| <!-- Democratic Unitarian Coalition --> | image4 | |
| leader4 | Ilda Figueiredo | |
| party4 | CDU | |
| color4 | DA251E | |
| alliance4 | European United Left–Nordic Green Left | |
| last_election4 | 2 seats, 10.3% | |
| seats4 | 2 | |
| seat_change4 | 0 | |
| popular_vote4 | 309,401 | |
| percentage4 | 9.1% | |
| swing4 | 1.2 pp | |
| <!-- Left Bloc --> | image5 | |
| leader5 | Miguel Portas | |
| party5 | Left Bloc (Portugal) | |
| alliance5 | EACL | |
| last_election5 | 0 seats, 1.8% | |
| seats5 | 1 | |
| seat_change5 | 1 | |
| popular_vote5 | 167,313 | |
| percentage5 | 4.9% | |
| swing5 | 3.1 pp | |
| map_size | 200px |
An election of MEPs representing Portugal for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament was held on 13 June 2004. It was part of the wider 2004 European election.
The Socialist Party (PS) was the big winner of the elections, achieving their best result in a European election ever. The party won 44.5 percent of the votes, an increase of 1.5 percentage points, and held on to the 12 seats won in 1999. However the Socialist victory, and the campaign overall, was overshadowed by the sudden death of the PS top candidate, António Sousa Franco. Sousa Franco died of a heart attack while campaigning in Matosinhos, just four days before election day. António Costa, number 2 on the list, became the Socialists' top candidate after Sousa Franco's death.
The Social Democrats (PSD) and the People's Party (CDS–PP) contested the election in a coalition called "Forward Portugal" (FP). The coalition had a very weak performance, winning just 33 percent of the votes, a big drop compared with the combined total of 39 percent the PSD+CDS had in 1999. The PSD lost two seats, while CDS–PP held on to their two seats.
The Democratic Unity Coalition (CDU) dropped one point and fell below 10 percent of the votes for the first time. CDU was still able to hold on to the two seats they had won in 1999. The Left Bloc (BE) gained a seat for the EU parliament for the first time, and saw its share of vote increase to almost 5 percent, an increase of more than 3 percentage points compared with 1999.
Turnout dropped compared with 1999, with 38.6 percent of voters casting a ballot.
Electoral system
The voting method used for the election of European members of parliament, is proportional representation using the d'Hondt method, which is known to benefit the largest parties slightly. In the 2004 EU elections, Portugal had 24 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:
- Left Bloc (BE), Miguel Portas
- Democratic Unity Coalition (CDU), Ilda Figueiredo
- Socialist Party (PS), António Costa
- Social Democratic Party (PSD)/People's Party (CDS–PP) Força Portugal, João de Deus Pinheiro
Campaign period
Party slogans
| Party or alliance | Original slogan | English translation | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Party (Portugal)}}" | PS | « Queremos um Portugal melhor » | "We want a better Portugal" | |
| Portugal Ahead}}" | FP | « Força Portugal! » | "Forward Portugal!" | |
| Unitary Democratic Coalition}}" | CDU | « Outro caminho para a Europa e para Portugal » | "Another path for Europe and Portugal" | |
| Left Bloc (Portugal)}}" | BE | « Estás farto? » | "Had enough?" |
Candidates' debates
One last debate between the four main candidates was expected to be held on RTP on 10 June, but it was cancelled after the sudden death of the PS lead candidate António Sousa Franco on 9 June. Parties also cut short their campaigns.
| 2004 European Parliament election in Portugal debates | Date | Organisers | Moderator(s) | Present Absent invitee Non-invitee | PS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Franco | FP | ||||||||||||
| Pinheiro | CDU | ||||||||||||
| Figueiredo | BE | ||||||||||||
| Portas | Refs | Socialist Party (Portugal)}};" | Portugal Ahead}};" | Unitary Democratic Coalition}};" | Left Bloc (Portugal)}};" | ||||||||
| 1 June | SIC Notícias | Clara de Sousa | P | P | P | P | |||||||
| 8 June | SIC Notícias | Clara de Sousa | P | P | N | N |
Opinion polling
| Polling firm/Link | Date Released | [[File:PS Logo (Text version).png | 35px | link=Socialist Party (Portugal) | PS]] | [[File:PSD-CDS.png | 41px | link=Força Portugal | FP]] | [[File:Logo of the Unitary Democratic Coalition.svg | 31px | link=Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU]] | [[File:LeftBloc.svg | 25px | link=Left Bloc (Portugal) | BE]] | O | Lead | [[File:PSD (1999-2008).png | 33px | link=Social Democratic Party (Portugal) | PSD]] | [[File:CDS-PP (1991-2009).png | 25px | link=CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP]] | Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}};" | CDS – People's Party}};" | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 EP election | 13 June 2004 | 44.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCP | 13 June 2004 | 43–47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32–36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8–10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4–6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eurosondagem | 13 June 2004 | 44.1–47.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29.7–33.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10.1–11.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5.1–6.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intercampus | 13 June 2004 | 42.3–47.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30.5–35.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7.3–10.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.7–6.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aximage | 11 June 2004 | 40.3 | 39.8 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCP | 11 June 2004 | 44 | 37 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eurosondagem | 11 June 2004 | 43.3 | 37.8 | 7.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intercampus | 11 June 2004 | 42.4 | 27.5 | 12.6 | 6.7 | 10.9 | 14.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marktest | 9 June 2004 | 49.2 | 37.4 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 11.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aximage | 5 June 2004 | 39.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aximage | 25 May 2004 | 39.5 | 33.6 | 8.3 | 4.0 | 14.6 | 5.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TNS Euroteste | 20 May 2004 | 34 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 25 | Tie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marktest | 19 May 2004 | 49.2 | 34.8 | 8.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 14.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCP | 14 May 2004 | 44.3 | 40.7 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aximage | 7 May 2004 | 40.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marktest | 29 March 2004 | 54.7 | 34.5 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 20.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eurosondagem | 19 March 2004 | 37.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 37.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aximage | 7 March 2004 | 39.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 39.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **1999 EP election** | 13 June 1999 | 43.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12.0 |
National summary of votes and seats
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| party |
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| - style="text-align:right;" |
| 1,516,001 |
| 44.52 |
| 1.45 |
| ! 12 |
| 0 |
| - style="text-align:right;" |
| • Social Democratic Party (PSD) |
| • People's Party (CDS–PP) |
| ! 9 |
| 7 |
| 2 |
| 2 0 |- style="text-align:right;" • Communist Party (PCP) • Ecologist Party (PEV) ! 2 2 0 | 0 0 |- style="text-align:right;" | 167,313 | 4.91 | 3.12 ! 1 | 1 |- align="right" | 36,294 | 1.07 | 0.19 ! 0 | 0 |- align="right" | 33,833 | 0.99 | new ! 0 | new |- align="right" | 15,454 | 0.45 | 0.02 ! 0 | 0 |- align="right" | 13,840 | 0.41 | new ! 0 | new |- style="text-align:right;" | 13,671 | 0.40 | 0.00 ! 0 | 0 |- align="right" | 13,272 | 0.39 | new ! 0 | new |- align="right" | 8,405 | 0.25 | new ! 0 | new |- align="right" | 5,588 | 0.16 | 0.01 ! 0 | 0 |- align="right" | 4,275 | 0.13 | 0.03 ! 0 | 0 |- align="right" |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | 3,270,116 | 96.04 |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | 134,666 | 3.96 |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | 3,404,782 | 100.00 | — ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|24 | **1 ** |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | 8,821,456 | 38.60
| 1.33 |
|---|
| - |
| } |
Distribution by European group
| Groups | Parties | Seats | Total | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party of European Socialists}}" | Party of European Socialists (PES) | {{smalldiv | 12 | 12 | ||
| European People's Party}}" | European People's Party–European Democrats (EPP–ED) | {{smalldiv | 7 | |||
| 2 | 9 | |||||
| European United Left–Nordic Green Left}}" | European United Left–Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) | {{smalldiv | 2 | |||
| 1 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 24 | 24 | 100.00 |
Maps
File:Pt euelection 2005.PNG|Most voted political force by district. (Azores and Madeira not shown) Europeias 2004.png|Strongest party by municipality. Pink: PS; Darkblue: PSD-CDS; Red: CDU
Notes
| Results presented here exclude undecideds (34.7%) and abstainers (14.0%). With their inclusion results are: PS: 26.2%; PSD/CDS-PP: 18.5%; CDU: 4.3%; BE: 2,2%; Blank: 2.0%.
References
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070318111744/http://www.cne.pt/dl/ce_pe2004.pdf Comissão Nacional de Eleições - Deputados, Mapa Oficial nº 1/2004]
- Candidate chosen to lead the Socialist list after the unexpected death of the former head of the list [[António Sousa Franco]].
- (13 June 2024). "António Costa dedica "resultado histórico do PS" a Matilde Sousa Franco". Público.
- (3 May 2004). "Apresentação da lista “Força Portugal” ao Parlamento Europeu". RTP.
- "CDU - Outro caminho para a Europa e para Portugal". [[Portuguese Communist Party]].
- (28 February 2019). "Os dias e as fotografias que marcaram as lutas do Bloco". Público.
- (10 June 2004). "Homenagens a Sousa Franco decorrem hoje na Basílica da Estrela". Público.
- (1 June 2004). "Europeias: cabeças de lista realizam hoje primeiro debate na televisão". Público.
- (21 May 2004). "RTP e SIC-Notícias com debates "a quatro" na campanha eleitoral". Público.
- The Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the People's Party (CDS–PP) contested separately the 1999 election.
- . (). ["Elecciones al Parlamento Europeo: Resultados por países 1979 - 2014"](http://www.historiaelectoral.com/europa3.html).
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