2011 Madeiran regional election

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]

2011 Madeiran regional election

9 October 2011

47 seats to the Legislative Assembly of Madeira
24 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Alberto João Jardim José Manuel Rodrigues Maximiano Martins
Party PSD CDS–PP PS
Last election 33 seats, 64.2% 2 seats, 5.3% 7 seats, 15.4%
Seats won 25 9 6
Seat change 8 7 1
Popular vote 71,561 25,975 16,942
Percentage 48.6% 17.6% 11.5%
Swing 15.7 pp 12.3 pp 3.9 pp

The most voted party in each municipality.

President before election

Alberto João Jardim
PSD

President-designate

Alberto João Jardim
PSD

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]

Opinion polling

Date(s) Conducted Polling Firm PSD PS CDS-PP CDU BE PTP MPT PND PAN 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

 Summary of the 9 October 2011 Legislative Assembly of Madeira elections results
Parties Votes % ±pp swing MPs MPs %/
votes %
2007 2011 ± % ±
Social Democratic 71,56148.5715.73325853.1917.01.10
People's 25,97517.6312.329719.1514.81.09
Socialist 16,94211.503.976112.772.11.11
Labour 10,1156.87N/AN/A3N/A6.38N/A0.93
Unitary Democratic Coalition 5,5463.763.82112.132.10.57
New Democracy 4,8253.271.21102.130.00.65
Party for Animals and Nature 3,1342.13N/AN/A1N/A2.13N/A1.00
Earth 2,8391.930.31102.130.01.10
Left Bloc 2,5121.701.31010.002.10.0
Total valid 143,449 97.36 0.4 47 47 0 100.00 0.0
Blank ballots 1,0880.740.1
Invalid ballots 2,8001.900.5
Total 147,337 100.00
Registered voters/turnout 256,75557.383.4
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%

See also

References

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