2004 Madeiran regional election

A regional election was held in Madeira on 17 October 2004, to determine the composition of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of Madeira. All 68 members of the regional parliament were up for an election, an increase of 6 compared with 2000.

2004 Madeiran regional election

17 October 2004
68 seats to the Legislative Assembly of Madeira 34 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Alberto João Jardim Jacinto Serrão de Freitas Party PSD PS Last election 41 seats, 56.0% 13 seats, 21.0% Seats won 44 19 Seat change 3 6 Popular vote 73,973 37,751 Percentage 53.7% 27.4% Swing 2.2 pp 6.4 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 an 8th consecutive time. The percentage gathered by the Social Democrats decreased by 2%, however, due to the increase of the overall number of MPs, the party gained 3 seats and achieved 44 seats. The People's Party decreased its voting share and its number of MPs, gathering just 2 seats, one of their worst performances.

On the left, the Socialist Party achieved one of their best result until this date, only surpassed by the results in the 2019 elections, by winning more than 27% of the votes and election 19 members to the regional parliament.[1] The Unitarian Democratic Coalition, led by the Portuguese Communist Party, was able to hold on to their 2000 voting share and the 2 MPs of the previous election. The Left Bloc elected one MPs in their first run for the Madeira regional parliament and gathered 3.7% of the votes.

Voter turnout was lower, compared with 2000, with 60.5% of the electorate casting their ballot on election day.