European Parliament election, 2004 (Portugal)

Portugal European Parliament election, 2004

13 June 2004
24 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout	38.6%

The European Parliament election of 2004 in Portugal was the election of MEP representing Portugal constituency for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 2004 European election. In Portugal the election was held on 13 June.

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

National summary of votes and seats

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The first most voted party in each district (Azores and Madeira are not shown)

 Summary of the results of Portugal's 13 June 2004 election to the European Parliament

← 1999 • 2004 • 2009 →
National party		European party	Main candidate	Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Socialist Party (PS)	PES	António Costa	1,516,001	44.52	1.45	12	0
	Forward Portugal (FP) • Social Democratic Party (PSD) • People's Party (CDS–PP)	EPP	João de Deus Pinheiro	1,132,769	33.27	*	9 7 2	2 0
	Democratic Unitarian Coalition (CDU) • Communist Party (PCP) • Ecologist Party (PEV)	GUE/NGL	Ilda Figueiredo	309,401	9.09	1.23	2 2 0	0 0
	Left Bloc (BE)	EACL	Miguel Portas	167,313	4.91	3.12	1	1
	Workers' Communist Party (PCTP/MRPP)	None	António Garcia Pereira	36,294	1.07	0.19	0	0
	Others (parties or candidates that won less than 1% of the vote and no seats)			108,338	3.18	—	0	—
Valid votes				3,270,116	96.04
Blank and invalid votes				134,666	3.96
Totals				3,404,782	100.00	—	24	1
Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout				8,821,456	38.60	1.33
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições

Vote share
PS			44.52%
FP			33.27%
CDU			9.09%
BE			4.91%
PCTP/MRPP			1.07%
PND			0.99%
Others			2.19%
Blank/Invalides			3.96%

External links

• Results according to the Portuguese Electoral Commission of the 13 June 2004 election of the 24 delegates from Portugal to the European Parliament

See also

• Politics of Portugal
• List of political parties in Portugal
• Elections in Portugal
• European Parliament