11th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic
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| Legislative body | Assembly of the Republic | ||||
| Meeting place | Palace of Saint Benedict | ||||
| Term | 15 October 2009 – 31 March 2011 | ||||
| Election | 27 September 2009 | ||||
| Government | XVIII Constitutional Government | ||||
| Website | parlamento | ||||
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| Members | 230 | ||||
| President | Jaime Gama (PS) | ||||
| First Vice-President | José Vera Jardim (PS) | ||||
| Second Vice-President | Guilherme Silva (PPD/PSD) | ||||
| Third Vice-President | Teresa Caeiro (CDS–PP) | ||||
| Fourth Vice-President | Luís Fazenda (BE) | ||||
The 11th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: XI Legislatura da Terceira República Portuguesa) ran from 15 October 2009 to 31 March 2011. The composition of the Assembly of the Republic, the legislative body of Portugal, was determined by the results of the 2009 legislative election, held on 27 September 2009.
After the Fourth Stability and Growth Program, presented by the Socialist Party Government, failed to achieve a majority in Parliament, Prime Minister José Sócrates resigned and President Aníbal Cavaco Silva dissolved the Assembly of the Republic, calling a snap election in June 2011.[1]
Election
[edit]The 12th Portuguese legislative election was held on 27 September 2009. In the election, the Socialist Party (PS) remained the largest party but lost its majority.[2]
| Party | Assembly of the Republic | ||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | +/− | ||
| PS | 2,077,238 | 36.56 | 97 | –24 | |
| PPD/PSD | 1,653,665 | 29.11 | 81 | +6 | |
| CDS–PP | 592,778 | 10.43 | 21 | +9 | |
| BE | 557,306 | 9.81 | 16 | +8 | |
| CDU | 446,279 | 7.86 | 15 | +1 | |
| Others/blanks/invalids | 353,992 | 6.23 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Total | 5,681,258 | 100.00 | 230 | ±0 | |
Composition (2009–2011)
[edit]| Party | Parliamentary group leader | Elected | ||
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| Seats | % | |||
| PS | Francisco Assis (Guarda) | 97 | 42.2 | |
| PPD/PSD | José Pedro Aguiar-Branco (Porto) (2009–2010) Miguel Macedo (Braga) (2010–2011) |
81 | 35.2 | |
| CDS–PP | Pedro Mota Soares (Lisbon) | 21 | 9.1 | |
| BE | José Manuel Pureza (Coimbra) | 16 | 7.0 | |
| PCP | Bernardino Soares (Lisbon) | 13 | 5.7 | |
| PEV | Heloísa Apolónia (Setúbal) | 2 | 0.9 | |
| Total | 230 | 100.0 | ||
Election for President of the Assembly of the Republic
[edit]To be elected, a candidate needs to reach a minimum of 116 votes. Then incumbent President of the Assembly Jaime Gama, since 2005, ran for a second term and was easily re-elected:[3]
| Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic | |||
| Ballot → | 15 October 2009 | ||
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| Required majority → | 116 out of 230 | ||
| Jaime Gama (PS) | 204 / 230
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| Blank ballots | 24 / 230
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| Invalid ballots | 0 / 230
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| Absentees | 2 / 230
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| Sources: [3] | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Guerra, Rita Brandão (1 April 2011). "Chumbo do PEC e demissão de Sócrates penalizaram mais Passos Coelho". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ Official Results — National Election Commission
- ^ a b "Jaime Gama reeleito presidente da Assembleia da República". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 August 2024.