| 9th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Assembly of the Republic | ||||
| Meeting place | Palace of Saint Benedict | ||||
| Term | 5 April 2002 – 9 March 2005 | ||||
| Election | 17 March 2002 | ||||
| Government | XV Constitutional Government XVI Constitutional Government | ||||
| Website | parlamento | ||||
| Deputies | |||||
| Members | 230 | ||||
| President | João Bosco Mota Amaral (PPD/PSD) | ||||
| First Vice-President | Leonor Beleza (PPD/PSD) | ||||
| Second Vice-President | Manuel Alegre (PS) | ||||
| Third Vice-President | Narana Coissoró (CDS–PP) | ||||
| Fourth Vice-President | António Filipe (PCP) | ||||
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The 9th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: IX Legislatura da Terceira República Portuguesa) ran from 5 April 2002 to 9 March 2005. The composition of the Assembly of the Republic, the legislative body of Portugal, was determined by the results of the 2002 legislative election, held on 17 March 2002.
Election
The 10th Portuguese legislative election was held on 17 March 2002. In the election, the Social Democratic Party (PPD/PSD) won without a majority, governing with the CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP).
| Party | Assembly of the Republic | ||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | +/− | ||
| PPD/PSD | 2,200,765 | 40.21 | 105 | +24 | |
| PS | 2,068,584 | 37.79 | 96 | –19 | |
| CDS–PP | 477,350 | 8.72 | 14 | –1 | |
| CDU | 379,870 | 6.94 | 12 | –5 | |
| BE | 153,877 | 2.81 | 3 | +1 | |
| Other/blank/invalid | 192,405 | 3.52 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Total | 5,473,655 | 100.00 | 230 | ±0 | |
Composition (2002–2005)
| Party | Parliamentary group leader | Elected | ||
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| Seats | % | |||
| PPD/PSD | Guilherme Silva (Madeira) | 105 | 45.7 | |
| PS | António Costa (Leiria) (2002–2004) António José Seguro (Lisbon) (2004–2005) |
96 | 41.7 | |
| CDS–PP | Telmo Correia (Lisbon) (2002–2004) Nuno Melo (Braga) (2004–2005) |
14 | 6.1 | |
| PCP | Bernardino Soares (Lisbon) | 10 | 4.3 | |
| BE | Luís Fazenda (Lisbon) | 3 | 1.3 | |
| PEV | Isabel Castro (Lisbon) (2002–2004) Heloísa Apolónia (Setúbal) (2004–2005) |
2 | 0.9 | |
| Total | 230 | 100.0 | ||
Election for President of the Assembly of the Republic
To be elected, a candidate needs to reach a minimum of 116 votes. João Bosco Mota Amaral, from the Social Democratic Party, was easily elected:
| Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic | |||
| Ballot → | 9 April 2002 | ||
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| Required majority → | 116 out of 230 | ||
| João Bosco Mota Amaral (PPD/PSD) | 163 / 230
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| Blank ballots | 55 / 230
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| Invalid ballots | 9 / 230
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| Absentees | 3 / 230
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| Sources: | |||
References
- ^ Official Results — National Election Commission
- ^ "ELEIÇÕES DOS PRESIDENTES DA ASSEMBLEIA DA REPÚBLICA (1976-2024)". participacao.parlamento.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 January 2025.