The Portuguese local elections of 2009 took place on 11 October. The elections consisted of three separate elections in the 308
Portuguese municipalities, the election for the
Municipal Chambers, whose winner is elected president, another election for the
Municipal Assembly and a last one for the lower-level
Parish Assembly, whose winner is elected parish president. This last was held separately in the more than 4,000 parishes around the country. The elections took place just two weeks after the
2009 legislative election.
The elections resulted almost in a tie between the
Socialist Party
Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of t ...
and the
Social Democratic Party
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Active parties
Fo ...
, in which the Social Democrats lost almost 20 municipalities and also lost a considerable number of councilors. The Socialists, despite losing in number of municipal chambers, were the party that most councilors elected, a situation that has not happened since 1993 when in these elections the PSD elected more councilors than the PS but the PS elected more mayors than the PSD. The Socialists won also a decisive victory in
Lisbon where the incumbent mayor,
António Costa, defeated the former mayor and
Prime Minister
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Pedro Santana Lopes
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by a considerable margin, 44% to 39%.
The
Social Democratic Party
The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology.
Active parties
Fo ...
lost some municipalities to the Socialists, but they did hold on municipalities like
Porto
Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropol ...
,
Vila Nova de Gaia
Vila Nova de Gaia (; cel-x-proto, Cale), or simply Gaia, is a city and a municipality in Porto District in Norte Region, Portugal. It is located south of the city of Porto on the other side of the Douro River. The city proper had a population ...
,
Sintra
Sintra (, ) is a town and municipality in the Greater Lisbon region of Portugal, located on the Portuguese Riviera. The population of the municipality in 2011 was 377,835, in an area of . Sintra is one of the most urbanized and densely populat ...
and
Coimbra
Coimbra (, also , , or ) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population of the municipality at the 2011 census was 143,397, in an area of .
The fourth-largest urban area in Portugal after Lisbon, Porto, and Braga, it is the largest cit ...
. The
People's Party won only one municipality,
Ponte de Lima
Ponte de Lima () is the oldest ''vila'' (chartered town, head of a municipality) in Portugal. It is part of the district of Viana do Castelo. The population in 2011 was 43,498, in an area of 320.25 km2. The town proper has about 2,800 inhabi ...
, continuing its decline in comparison, for example, with the 36 mayors achieved in 1976.
On the left, the
Democratic Unitarian Coalition, led by the
Communist Party
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, obtained their worst result in history, winning less than 10% of the vote and losing 4 municipalities including
Beja and
Évora
Évora ( , ) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. It has 53,591 inhabitants (2021), in an area of 1307.08 km2. It is the historic capital of the Alentejo and serves as the seat of the Évora District.
Due to its well-preserved old ...
. The
Left Bloc kept the presidency of its single municipality,
Salvaterra de Magos
Salvaterra de Magos () is a municipality in the district of Santarém in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 22,159, in an area of 243.93 km².
The present Mayor is Hélder Manuel Ramalho de Sousa Esménio of the PS. The previous mayor Ana ...
.
The election was again marked by several victories of independent candidates, most of them former Socialist, Social Democratic candidates who were expelled or given no confidence by their respective parties and, even so, became mayors. The best known were
Valentim Loureiro
Valentim dos Santos de Loureiro ComM (born 24 December 1938 in Calde, Viseu) is a Portuguese politician, and former football chairman of Boavista F.C. and Portuguese League for Professional Football. He has the rank of Major of the Portuguese A ...
in
Gondomar and Isaltino Morais in
Oeiras.
Fátima Felgueiras, independent candidate in
Felgueiras, suffered a surprised defeat by the Social Democratic candidate after winning the election in 2005 with more than 47% of the vote.
Turnout in these election was the lowest in local election, as only 59% of the electorate cast a ballot, although the number of ballots cast in the election was the highest ever in local elections.
Parties
The main political forces involved in the election were:
*
Left Bloc (BE)
*
People's Party (CDS–PP) (only in some municipalities)
1
*
Democratic Unity Coalition
The Unitary Democratic Coalition ( pt, CDU – Coligação Democrática Unitária, PCP–PEV) is an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party ( pt, Partido Comunista Português or PCP) and the Ecologist Party "The Gr ...
(CDU)
*
Socialist Party
Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of t ...
(PS)
*
Social Democratic Party
The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology.
Active parties
Fo ...
(PSD) (only in some municipalities)
1
1 The PSD and the CDS–PP also formed coalitions in several municipalities with the
Earth Party (MPT) and the
People's Monarchist Party (PPM).
Opinion polling
Voter turnout
The table below shows voter turnout throughout election day.
Results
Municipal Councils
National summary of votes and seats
, -
! rowspan="2" colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left,
Parties
A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature ...
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=Votes
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=%
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=±
pp swing
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=Candidacies
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center", Councillors
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center", Mayors
, - style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center", Total
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center", ±
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center", Total
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center", ±
, -
,
, 2,087,831, , 37.72, , 1.8, , , , 921, , 29, , 132, , 23
, -
,
, 1,271,410, , 22.97, , 5.3, , , , 666, , 76, , 117, , 21
, -
, style="width: 10px" bgcolor=#FF9900 align="center" ,
, align=left,
Social Democratic /
People's
, 540,053, , 9.76, , 1.2, , , , 157, , 21, , 19, , 1
, -
,
, 537,329, , 9.71, , 1.2, , , , 174, , 29, , 28, , 4
, -
, style="width: 8px" bgcolor=gray align="center" ,
, align=left, Independents
, 222,494, , 4.02, , 1.6, , , , 67, , 31, , 7, , 0
, -
,
, 170,772, , 3.09, , 0.0, , , , 31, , 1, , 1, , 0
, -
,
, 164,396, , 2.97, , 0.0, , , , 9, , 2, , 1, , 0
, -
, style="width: 9px" bgcolor=#FF9900 align="center" ,
, align=left,
PSD PSD may refer to:
Educational bodies
* Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, a Pre-K to 12th grade school for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Philippine School Doha, a Filipino scho ...
/
CDS–PP /
MPT /
PPM
, 163,966, , 2.96, , —, , , , 22, , —, , 1, , —
, -
, style="width: 9px" bgcolor=#FF9900 align="center" ,
, align=left,
PSD PSD may refer to:
Educational bodies
* Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, a Pre-K to 12th grade school for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Philippine School Doha, a Filipino scho ...
/
CDS–PP /
PPM
, 99,811, , 1.80, , 0.1, , , , 17, , 2, , 1, , 0
, -
, style="width: 9px" bgcolor=#FF9900 align="center" ,
, align=left,
PSD PSD may refer to:
Educational bodies
* Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, a Pre-K to 12th grade school for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Philippine School Doha, a Filipino scho ...
/
CDS–PP /
PPM /
MPT
, 69,638, , 1.26, , 0.1, , , , 9, , 2, , 1, , 0
, -
,
, 14,242, , 0.26, , 0.0, , , , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0
, -
,
, 11,196, , 0.20, , 0.2, , , , 2, , 2, , 0, , 0
, -
,
, 6,882, , 0.12, , 0.1, , , , 1, , 0.1, , 0, , 0
, -
,
, 1,953, , 0.04, , —, , , , 0, , —, , 0, , —
, -
, style="width: 9px" bgcolor=#FF9900 align="center" ,
, align=left,
PSD PSD may refer to:
Educational bodies
* Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, a Pre-K to 12th grade school for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Philippine School Doha, a Filipino scho ...
/
CDS–PP /
MPT
, 1,709, , 0.03, , 0.0, , , , 2, , 0, , 0, , 0
, -
,
, 1,466, , 0.03, , 0.0, , , , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0
, -
,
, 1,437, , 0.03, , —, , , , 0, , —, , 0, , —
, -
,
, 1,204, , 0.02, , 0.0, , , , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0
, -
, style="width: 10px" bgcolor=#CC0033 align="center" ,
, align=left,
Labour
, 758, , 0.01, , —, , , , 0, , —, , 0, , —
, -
, style="width: 8px" bgcolor=#0093DD align="center" ,
, align=left,
People's /
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. While large volumes of water can be found throughout the Solar System, only Earth sustains liquid surface water. About 71% of Earth's surfa ...
, 165, , 0.00, , —, , , , 0, , —, , 0, , —
, -
, style="width: 8px" bgcolor=#0093DD align="center" ,
, align=left,
People's /
People's Monarchist
, 156, , 0.00, , —, , , , 0, , —, , 0, , —
, -
, colspan=2 align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9", Total valid
, width="65" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 5,371,842
, width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 97.05
, width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 1.3
, width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", —
, width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 2,078
, width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 32
, width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 308
, width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 0
, -
, colspan=2, Blank ballots
, 94,862, , 1.71, , 0.9, , colspan=6 rowspan=4,
, -
, colspan=2, Invalid ballots
, 68,400, , 1.24, , 0.5
, -
, colspan=2 align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9", Total
, width="65" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 5,535,104
, width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 100.00
, width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9",
, -
, colspan=2, Registered voters/turnout
, , 9,376,707, , 59.03, , 1.9
, -
, colspan=11 align=left , Source
Comissão Nacional de EleiçõesAutárquicas 2009 Resultados Oficiais
Municipality map
City control
The following table lists party control in all district capitals, as well as in municipalities above 100,000 inhabitants. Population estimates from the 2001 Census.
Municipal Assemblies
National summary of votes and seats
, -
! rowspan="2" colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left,
Parties
A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature ...
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=Votes
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=%
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=±
pp swing
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=Candidacies
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center", Mandates
, - style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center", Total
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center", ±
, -
,
, align=2,031,783
, align=36.70
, align=1.0
, align=
, align=2,855
, align=61
, -
,
, align=1,226,358
, align=22.15
, align=4.8
, align=
, align=2,124
, align=292
, -
,
, align=586,118
, align=10.59
, align=1.1
, align=
, align=651
, align=71
, -
, style="width: 10px" bgcolor=#FF9900 align="center" ,
, align=left,
Social Democratic /
People's
, align=518,198
, align=9.61
, align=1.1
, align=
, align=522
, align=115
, -
,
, align=229,414
, align=4.14
, align=0.2
, align=
, align=139
, align=25
, -
, style="width: 8px" bgcolor=gray align="center" ,
, align=left, Independents
, align= 215,794
, align= 3.90
, align= 1.8
, align=
, align= 224
, align=103
, -
,
, align=195,823
, align=3.54
, align=0.2
, align=
, align=253
, align=63
, -
, style="width: 9px" bgcolor=#FF9900 align="center" ,
, align=left,
PSD PSD may refer to:
Educational bodies
* Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, a Pre-K to 12th grade school for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Philippine School Doha, a Filipino scho ...
/
CDS–PP /
MPT /
PPM
, align=162,092
, align=2.93
, align=—
, align=
, align=65
, align=—
, -
, style="width: 9px" bgcolor=#FF9900 align="center" ,
, align=left,
PSD PSD may refer to:
Educational bodies
* Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, a Pre-K to 12th grade school for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Philippine School Doha, a Filipino scho ...
/
CDS–PP /
PPM
, align= 98,349
, align= 1.78
, align= 0.1
, align=
, align= 60
, align=13
, -
, style="width: 9px" bgcolor=#FF9900 align="center" ,
, align=left,
PSD PSD may refer to:
Educational bodies
* Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, a Pre-K to 12th grade school for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Philippine School Doha, a Filipino scho ...
/
CDS–PP /
PPM /
MPT
, align= 63,584
, align=1.15
, align=0.1
, align=
, align=22
, align=5
, -
,
, align=7,432
, align=0.13
, align=0.1
, align=
, align=0
, align=1
, -
,
, align= 7,347
, align= 0.13
, align= 0.1
, align=
, align= 5
, align= 4
, -
,
, align= 4,906
, align= 0.09
, align=—
, align=
, align=0
, align=—
, -
,
, align= 1,741
, align= 0.03
, align=—
, align=
, align=0
, align=—
, -
, style="width: 9px" bgcolor=#FF9900 align="center" ,
, align=left,
PSD PSD may refer to:
Educational bodies
* Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, a Pre-K to 12th grade school for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Philippine School Doha, a Filipino scho ...
/
CDS–PP /
MPT
, align= 1,627
, align= 0.03
, align= 0.0
, align=
, align= 6
, align= 0
, -
,
, align= 1,591
, align= 0.03
, align=—
, align=
, align=0
, align=—
, -
,
, align= 1,300
, align= 0.02
, align= 0.0
, align=
, align= 5
, align= 0
, -
, style="width: 10px" bgcolor=#CC0033 align="center" ,
, align=left,
Labour
, align= 828
, align= 0.01
, align=—
, align=
, align=0
, align=—
, -
, style="width: 8px" bgcolor=#0093DD align="center" ,
, align=left,
People's /
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. While large volumes of water can be found throughout the Solar System, only Earth sustains liquid surface water. About 71% of Earth's surfa ...
, align= 257
, align= 0.00
, align=—
, align=
, align=0
, align=—
, -
, style="width: 8px" bgcolor=#0093DD align="center" ,
, align=left,
People's /
People's Monarchist
, align= 205
, align= 0.00
, align=—
, align=
, align=1
, align=—
, -
, colspan=2 align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9", Total valid
, width="65" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 5,354,747
, width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 96.73
, width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 1.3
, width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", —
, width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 6,946
, width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 60
, -
, colspan=2, Blank ballots
, 110,888, , 2.00, , 0.9, , colspan=6 rowspan=4,
, -
, colspan=2, Invalid ballots
, 70,047, , 1.27, , 0.4
, -
, colspan=2 align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9", Total
, width="65" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 5,535,682
, width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 100.00
, width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9",
, -
, colspan=2, Registered voters/turnout
, , 9,376,438, , 59.04, , 1.9
, -
, colspan=11 align=left , Source
Comissão Nacional de EleiçõesAutárquicas 2009 Resultados Oficiais
Parish Assemblies
National summary of votes and seats
, -
! rowspan="2" colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left, Parties
A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature ...
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=Votes
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=%
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=± pp swing
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=Candidacies
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center", Mandates
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center", Presidents
, - style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center", Total
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center", ±
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center", Total
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center", ±
, -
,
, align= 2,003,533
, align= 36.27
, align= 0.8
, align=
, align= 13,736
, align= 253
, align= 1,577
, align= 59
, -
,
, align= 1,238,620
, align= 22.43
, align= 4.2
, align=
, align= 11,113
, align=1,338
, align= 1,530
, align= 193
, -
,
, align= 606,136
, align= 10.97
, align= 1.1
, align=
, align= 2,266
, align= 289
, align= 213
, align= 31
, -
, style="width: 10px" bgcolor=#FF9900 align="center" ,
, align=left, Social Democratic / People's
, align= 508,043
, align= 9.20
, align= 1.6
, align=
, align= 2,911
, align= 847
, align= 312
, align= 93
, -
, style="width: 8px" bgcolor=gray align="center" ,
, align=left, Independents
, align= 338,003
, align= 6.12
, align= 1.6
, align=
, align= 2,673
, align= 473
, align= 332
, align= 40
, -
,
, align= 163,423
, align= 2.96
, align= 0.3
, align=
, align= 235
, align= 6
, align= 4
, align= 1
, -
, style="width: 9px" bgcolor=#FF9900 align="center" ,
, align=left, PSD PSD may refer to:
Educational bodies
* Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, a Pre-K to 12th grade school for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Philippine School Doha, a Filipino scho ...
/ CDS–PP / MPT / PPM
, align=161,398
, align=2.92
, align= —
, align=
, align= 384
, align= —
, align= 31
, align= —
, -
,
, align= 128,443
, align= 2.33
, align= 0.4
, align=
, align= 693
, align= 129
, align= 53
, align= 12
, -
, style="width: 9px" bgcolor=#FF9900 align="center" ,
, align=left, PSD PSD may refer to:
Educational bodies
* Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, a Pre-K to 12th grade school for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Philippine School Doha, a Filipino scho ...
/ CDS–PP / PPM
, align= 96,936
, align= 1.76
, align= 0.2
, align=
, align= 405
, align= 0
, align= 36
, align= 2
, -
, style="width: 9px" bgcolor=#FF9900 align="center" ,
, align=left, PSD PSD may refer to:
Educational bodies
* Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, a Pre-K to 12th grade school for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Philippine School Doha, a Filipino scho ...
/ CDS–PP / PPM / MPT
, align= 62,228
, align= 1.13
, align= 0.7
, align=
, align= 168
, align= 48
, align= 15
, align= 4
, -
,
, align=8,400
, align=0.15
, align=0.1
, align=
, align=47
, align=24
, align=2
, align=1
, -
,
, align= 3,368
, align= 0.06
, align= 0.0
, align=
, align= 0
, align= 0
, align= 0
, align=0
, -
,
, align= 1,803
, align= 0.03
, align= —
, align=
, align= 0
, align= —
, align= 0
, align= —
, -
,
, align= 1,658
, align=0.03
, align=0.1
, align=
, align=3
, align=3
, align=0
, align=0
, -
, style="width: 9px" bgcolor=#FF9900 align="center" ,
, align=left, PSD PSD may refer to:
Educational bodies
* Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, a Pre-K to 12th grade school for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Philippine School Doha, a Filipino scho ...
/ CDS–PP / MPT
, align= 1,532
, align= 0.03
, align= 0.0
, align=
, align= 29
, align= 3
, align= 2
, align= 0
, -
,
, align= 716
, align= 0.01
, align= 0.1
, align=
, align= 3
, align= 3
, align= 0
, align= 0
, -
, style="width: 8px" bgcolor=#0093DD align="center" ,
, align=left, People's / Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. While large volumes of water can be found throughout the Solar System, only Earth sustains liquid surface water. About 71% of Earth's surfa ...
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, align=left, People's / People's Monarchist
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, colspan=2 align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9", Total valid
, width="65" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 5,325,550
, width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 96.41
, width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 1.1
, width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", —
, width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 34,672
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, width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 4,107
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, 116,243, , 2.10, , 0.7, , colspan=6 rowspan=4,
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, colspan=2, Invalid ballots
, 81,523, , 1.48, , 0.4
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, colspan=2 align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9", Total
, width="65" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 5,523,316
, width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 100.00
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, , 9,360,875, , 59.00, , 1.9
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, colspan=11 align=left , Source
Comissão Nacional de EleiçõesAutárquicas 2009 Resultados Oficiais
See also
* Politics of Portugal
Politics in Portugal operates as a unitary multi-party semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Portugal is the head of government, and the President of Portugal is the non-executive head of state wit ...
* List of political parties in Portugal
This article lists political parties in Portugal.
The Portuguese political scene has been dominated by the Socialist Party and the Social Democratic Party since the 1974 Carnation Revolution, although the CDS – People's Party has been present i ...
* Elections in Portugal
Elections in Portugal are free, fair, and regularly held, in accordance with election law.
Only the elections since the Carnation Revolution of 1974 are listed here. During the period encompassing the Constitutional Monarchy and the First Repub ...
References
Notes
External links
Official site Autárquicas 2009
Official results site, Portuguese Justice Ministry
Portuguese Electoral Commission
{{Portuguese elections
2009 elections in Portugal
2009
October 2009 events in Europe