2011 Madeiran regional election

2011 Madeiran regional election
47 seats to the Legislative Assembly of Madeira; 24 seats needed for a majority
	The most voted party in each municipality.
President before election; Alberto João Jardim; PSD	President-designate ; Alberto João Jardim; PSD

A regional election was held in Madeira on 9 October 2011, to determine the composition of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of Madeira. In the election, the Social Democratic Party, led by Alberto João Jardim, who has been in power since 1978, archived, once again, an absolute majority.^[1]

The campaign for the regional legislative election in Madeira ran from 25 September to 7 October 2011.

The election was marked by the discovery of a "financial hole" in the accounts of the Regional Government, which may have influenced the election results.^[2] In fact, the PSD obtained its worst result ever in a regional election (48.56%),^[3] resulting in the loss of eight deputies in relation to the regional elections of 2007. The CDS–PP grew from 5% to 17.6% and from 4th most voted party to second most voted party, a result that was considered historical by party leader Paulo Portas.

The CDS–PP and PS-Madeira claimed that there were irregularities in the election,^[4] specifically because of the transportation of voters to the polls with vehicles of various public bodies which led to the formalization of a complaint to the National Elections Commission (CNE).^[5]^[6]

Electoral system

The 47 members of the Madeiran regional parliament are elected in a single constituency by proportional representation under the D'Hondt method, coinciding with the territory of the Region.^[7]

Parties

The parties that partook in the election, and their leaders, were:^[8]

Left Bloc (BE), Roberto Carlos de Almada
Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU), Edgar Silva
Earth Party (MPT), João Gonçalves
Party for Animals and Nature (PAN), Rui Almeida
New Democracy Party (PND), Hélder Spínola de Freitas
Socialist Party (PS), Maximiano Martins
Social Democratic Party (PPD/PSD), Alberto João Jardim
People's Party (CDS–PP), José Manuel Rodrigues
Portuguese Labour Party (PTP), José Manuel Coelho

Opinion polling

Date(s) Conducted	Polling Firm	PSD	PS	CDS-PP	CDU	BE	PTP	MPT	PND	PAN	Others	Lead
Date(s) Conducted	Polling Firm										Others	Lead
2–4 October 2011	Eurosondagem	50.5	17.0	10.5	5.5	3.5	2.7	3.3	2.0	2.5	2.5	33.5
1–2 October 2011	Universidade Católica	48.0	14.0	16.0	5.0	2.0	5.0	2.0	4.0	2.0	2.0	32.0
30 September–3 October 2011	INTERCAMPUS	53.5	16.9	11.8	3.9	2.5	-	-	2.8	-	8.6	36.6
25–27 July 2011	Eurosondagem	56.6	15.9	10.2	3.9	2.8	2.3	2.1	2.1	2.3	1.8	40.7
30–31 May 2011	Eurosondagem	50.5	17.2	15.0	4.5	3.8	-	-	-	-	9.0	33.3
6 May 2007	Election Results	64.2 33 seats	15.4 7 seats	5.3 2 seats	5.4 2 seats	3.0 1 seats	-	2.3 1 seats	2.1 1 seats	-	2.3 0 seats	48.8

Summary of votes and seats

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF9900;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic Party (Portugal)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0093DD;" data-sort-value="CDS – People's Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF66FF;" data-sort-value="Socialist Party (Portugal)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC0033;" data-sort-value="Portuguese Labour Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF0000;" data-sort-value="Unitary Democratic Coalition" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1F468B;" data-sort-value="New Democracy Party (Portugal)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #013220;" data-sort-value="Earth Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #8B0000;" data-sort-value="Left Bloc" |

e • d Summary of the 9 October 2011 Legislative Assembly of Madeira elections results
Parties		Votes	%	±pp swing	MPs					MPs %/ votes %
Parties		Votes	%	±pp swing	2007	2011	±	%	±	MPs %/ votes %
Social Democratic	71,561	48.57	15.7	33	25	8	53.19	17.0	1.10
People's	25,975	17.63	12.3	2	9	7	19.15	14.8	1.09
Socialist	16,942	11.50	3.9	7	6	1	12.77	2.1	1.11
Labour	10,115	6.87	—	—	3	—	6.38	—	0.93
Unitary Democratic Coalition	5,546	3.76	3.8	2	1	1	2.13	2.1	0.57
New Democracy	4,825	3.27	1.2	1	1	0	2.13	0.0	0.65
	Party for Animals and Nature	3,134	2.13	—	—	1	—	2.13	—	1.00
Earth	2,839	1.93	0.3	1	1	0	2.13	0.0	1.10
Left Bloc	2,512	1.70	1.3	1	0	1	0.00	2.1	0.0
Total valid		143,449	97.36	0.4	47	47	0	100.00	0.0	—
Blank ballots		1,088	0.74	0.1
Invalid ballots		2,800	1.90	0.5
Total		147,337	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		256,755	57.38	3.4
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições

Vote share

PSD			48.57%
CDS-PP			17.63%
PS			11.50%
PTP			6.87%
CDU			3.76%
PND			3.27%
PAN			2.13%
MPT			1.93%
BE			1.70%
Blank/Invalid			2.64%

Parliamentary seats

PSD			53.19%
CDS-PP			19.15%
PS			12.77%
PTP			6.38%
CDU			2.13%
PND			2.13%
PAN			2.13%
MPT			2.13%

References

^ "Madeira. Jardim vence com maioria absoluta mas perde votos", i, 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
^ Jardim diz que notícias sobre 'buraco financeiro' devem-se à proximidade de eleições Archived 2011-10-18 at the Wayback Machine, Diário de Notícias, 31 August 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
^ Madeira: PSD conquista nova maioria absoluta (gráfico animado) , Expresso, 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
^ Eleições na Madeira, com alegação de irregularidades , RTP Informação, 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
^ Denúncia de irregularidades motiva ataque de Jardim à CNE, Sol, 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
^ Viaturas da Eletricidade da Madeira transportam eleitores, Expresso, 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
^ Comissão Nacional de Eleições - Eleição para a Assembleia Legislativa da Região Autónoma da Madeira 2007
^ Regionais 2011 - Candidatos

External links

[1] "Madeira. Jardim vence com maioria absoluta mas perde votos", i, 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.

[2] Jardim diz que notícias sobre 'buraco financeiro' devem-se à proximidade de eleições Archived 2011-10-18 at the Wayback Machine, Diário de Notícias, 31 August 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.

[3] Madeira: PSD conquista nova maioria absoluta (gráfico animado) , Expresso, 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.

[4] Eleições na Madeira, com alegação de irregularidades , RTP Informação, 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.

[5] Denúncia de irregularidades motiva ataque de Jardim à CNE, Sol, 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.

[6] Viaturas da Eletricidade da Madeira transportam eleitores, Expresso, 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.

[7] Comissão Nacional de Eleições - Eleição para a Assembleia Legislativa da Região Autónoma da Madeira 2007

[8] Regionais 2011 - Candidatos

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