1996 Madeiran regional election

The Madeira Regional Election (1996) (Portuguese: Eleições Regionais da Madeira, 1996) was an election held on 13 October 1996 for the legislative assembly and government of the Portuguese autonomous region of the Madeira

1996 Madeiran regional election

13 October 1996
59 seats to the Legislative Assembly of Madeira 30 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Alberto João Jardim Emanuel Fernandes Party PSD PS Leader's seat Funchal Funchal Last election 39 seats, 56.9% 12 seats, 22.5% Seats won 41 13 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 77,365 33,790 Percentage 56.9% 24.8% Swing 0.0 pp 2.3 pp
The most voted party in each municipality.
President before election Alberto João Jardim PSD President-designate Alberto João Jardim PSD

The winner of the election in Madeira was, once more, the Social Democratic Party, and Alberto João Jardim was elected president of the Regional Government with an absolute majority for the 6th consecutive time. The percentage gathered by the social democrats was virtually the same of the previous election, however, due to the populational growth of the region, the number of MPs was increased from 57 to 59, and so, the social democrats gained 2 MPs, achieving a total of 41.

The People's Party lost some of its voters, but still managed to keep the 2 MPs, unlike the National Solidarity Party that lost its single MP.

On the left, the Socialist Party increased the voting by 1% and received one more MP. The Unitarian Democratic Coalition, led by the Portuguese Communist Party, increased the voting and the number of MPs, stealing one MP from the People's Democratic Union that elected only 1 MP.

Voter turnout was slightly lower, compared with 1992, with 65.3% of the electorate casting their ballot on election day.