2011 Madeiran regional election

2011 Madeiran regional election
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47 seats to the Legislative Assembly of Madeira
24 seats needed for a majority
Turnout57.4% Decrease 3.4 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
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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 Decrease 8 Increase 7 Decrease 1
Popular vote 71,561 25,975 16,942
Percentage 48.6% 17.6% 11.5%
Swing Decrease 15.7 pp Increase 12.3 pp Decrease 3.9 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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Leader José Manuel Coelho Edgar Silva Hélder Spínola de Freitas
Party PTP CDU PND
Last election Did not contest 2 seats, 5.4% 1 seat, 2.1%
Seats won 3 1 1
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 1 Steady 0
Popular vote 10,115 5,546 4,825
Percentage 6.9% 3.8% 3.3%
Swing New party Decrease 1.6 pp Increase 1.2 pp
  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
Leader Rui Almeida João Gonçalves Roberto Almada
Party PAN MPT BE
Last election Did not contest 1 seat, 2.3% 1 seat, 3.0%
Seats won 1 1 0
Seat change Increase 1 Steady 0 Decrease 1
Popular vote 3,134 2,839 2,512
Percentage 2.1% 1.9% 1.7%
Swing New party Decrease 0.3 pp Decrease 1.3 pp
The most voted party in each municipality.
President before election

Alberto João Jardim
PSD

Elected President

Alberto João Jardim
PSD

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]

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 percent),[3] resulting in the loss of eight deputies in relation to the regional elections of 2007. The CDS–PP grew from 5 percent to 17.6 percent and from 4th most voted party to second most voted party, a result that was considered historical by national 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]

  1. ^ "Madeira. Jardim vence com maioria absoluta mas perde votos" Archived 2011-10-10 at the Wayback Machine, i, 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  2. ^ Jardim diz que notícias sobre 'buraco financeiro' devem-se à proximidade de eleições Archived 2011-10-18 at the Wayback Machine, Diário de Notícias, 31 August 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  3. ^ Madeira: PSD conquista nova maioria absoluta (gráfico animado) Archived 2011-10-11 at the Wayback Machine, Expresso, 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  4. ^ Eleições na Madeira, com alegação de irregularidades , RTP Informação, 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  5. ^ Denúncia de irregularidades motiva ataque de Jardim à CNE, Sol, 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  6. ^ Viaturas da Eletricidade da Madeira transportam eleitores Archived 2011-10-11 at the Wayback Machine, Expresso, 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.