Seats by political group - 2004-2009 Portugal - Constitutive session

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Total seats

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
  • PSE - Socialist Group in the European Parliament
  • ALDE - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
  • Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
  • GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left
  • IND/DEM - Independence/Democracy Group
  • UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group
  • NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Seats by political group
Political groups in the European Parliament Number of seats
EPP-ED 9
PSE 12
GUE/NGL 3

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
  • PSE - Socialist Group in the European Parliament
  • ALDE - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
  • Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
  • GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left
  • IND/DEM - Independence/Democracy Group
  • UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group
  • NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Source: European Parliament

Breakdown of national parties and political groups - 2004-2009 Portugal - Constitutive session

Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties
National Parties
EPP-ED
PSE
ALDE
Verts/ALE
GUE/NGL
IND/DEM
UEN
NI
Seats
PS 12
PPD-PSD 7
CDS-PP 2
PCP 2
BE 1
Other parties 0
9 12 0 0 3 0 0 0 24

National Parties

  • PS - Partido Socialista 
  • PPD-PSD - Partido Social Democrata
  • CDS-PP - Centro Democrático e Social - Partido Popular
  • PCP - Partido Comunista Português
  • BE - Bloco de Esquerda
  • Other parties - Other parties

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
  • PSE - Socialist Group in the European Parliament
  • ALDE - Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
  • Verts/ALE - Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
  • GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left
  • IND/DEM - Independence/Democracy Group
  • UEN - Union for Europe of the Nations Group
  • NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties
Political groups in the European Parliament Number of seats
PSE - Socialist Group in the European Parliament 12
National parties which are members of this Political Group
PS Partido Socialista  12
EPP-ED - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats 9
National parties which are members of this Political Group
PPD-PSD Partido Social Democrata 7
CDS-PP Centro Democrático e Social - Partido Popular 2
GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left 3
National parties which are members of this Political Group
PCP Partido Comunista Português 2
BE Bloco de Esquerda 1

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Source: European Parliament

MEPs' gender balance by year Portugal - Constitutive session

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National and European gender balance of MEPs by year
Portugal European Union EU
Year Women Men Other Women Men Other
1989 13% 87% - 19% 81% -
1994 8% 92% - 26% 74% -
1999 20% 80% - 30% 70% -
2004 25% 75% - 31% 69% -
2009 36% 64% - 35% 65% -
2014 38% 62% - 37% 63% -
2019 43% 57% - 40% 60% -

Source: European Parliament

Turnout by year Portugal - Final results

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National and European turnout by year, in percentage points
Year PT- Portugal EU - European Union
1987 72.42%
1989 51.10% 58.41%
1994 35.54% 56.67%
1999 39.93% 49.51%
2004 38.60% 45.47%
2009 36.77% 42.97%
2014 33.67% 42.61%
2019 30.75% 50.66%

Source: European Parliament