Seats by political group - 1989-1994 Portugal - Constitutive session

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Total seats

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • S - Socialist Group
  • PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
  • LDR - Liberal and Democratic Reformist Group
  • ED - European Democratic Group
  • V - The Green Group in the European Parliament
  • GUE - Group for the European United Left
  • RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
  • DR - Technical Group of the European Right
  • CG - Left Unity
  • ARC - Rainbow Group in the European Parliament
  • NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Seats by political group
Political groups in the European Parliament Number of seats
CG 3
S 8
V 1
PPE 3
LDR 9

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • S - Socialist Group
  • PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
  • LDR - Liberal and Democratic Reformist Group
  • ED - European Democratic Group
  • V - The Green Group in the European Parliament
  • GUE - Group for the European United Left
  • RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
  • DR - Technical Group of the European Right
  • CG - Left Unity
  • ARC - Rainbow Group in the European Parliament
  • NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Source: European Parliament

Breakdown of national parties and political groups - 1989-1994 Portugal - Constitutive session

Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties
National Parties
S
PPE
LDR
ED
V
GUE
RDE
DR
CG
ARC
NI
Seats
PSD 9
PS 8
CDS 3
CDU-PCP 3
Verdes 1
Other parties 0
8 3 9 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 24

National Parties

  • PSD - Partido Social Democrata
  • PS - Partido Socialista 
  • CDS - Centro Democrático e Social
  • CDU-PCP - Coligação Democrática Unitária-Partido Comunista Português
  • Verdes - Partido Ecologista
  • Other parties - Other parties

Political groups in the European Parliament

  • S - Socialist Group
  • PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)
  • LDR - Liberal and Democratic Reformist Group
  • ED - European Democratic Group
  • V - The Green Group in the European Parliament
  • GUE - Group for the European United Left
  • RDE - Group of the European Democratic Alliance
  • DR - Technical Group of the European Right
  • CG - Left Unity
  • ARC - Rainbow Group in the European Parliament
  • NI - Non-attached Members

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Composition of national seats in the European Parliament, divided into Political Groups and National parties
Political groups in the European Parliament Number of seats
LDR - Liberal and Democratic Reformist Group 9
National parties which are members of this Political Group
PSD Partido Social Democrata 9
S - Socialist Group 8
National parties which are members of this Political Group
PS Partido Socialista  8
PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group) 3
National parties which are members of this Political Group
CDS Centro Democrático e Social 3
CG - Left Unity 3
National parties which are members of this Political Group
CDU-PCP Coligação Democrática Unitária-Partido Comunista Português 3
V - The Green Group in the European Parliament 1
National parties which are members of this Political Group
Verdes Partido Ecologista 1

According to Parliament's rules of procedure, a political group shall consist of at least 23 Members elected in at least seven Member States.

Source: European Parliament

MEPs' gender balance by year Portugal - Constitutive session

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National and European gender balance of MEPs by year
Portugal European Union EU
Year Women Men Women Men
1989 13% 87% 19% 81%
1994 8% 92% 26% 74%
1999 20% 80% 30% 70%
2004 25% 75% 31% 69%
2009 36% 64% 35% 65%
2014 38% 62% 37% 63%
2019 43% 57% 41% 59%

Source: European Parliament

Turnout by year Portugal - Final results

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National and European turnout by year, in percentage points
Year PT- Portugal EU - European Union
1987 72.42%
1989 51.10% 58.41%
1994 35.54% 56.67%
1999 39.93% 49.51%
2004 38.60% 45.47%
2009 36.77% 42.97%
2014 33.67% 42.61%
2019 30.75% 50.66%

Source: European Parliament