All 230 seats in the Assembly of the Republic 116 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered
10,813,246 0.3%
Turnout
5,564,539 (51.5%) 2.9 pp
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
António Costa
Rui Rio
André Ventura
Party
PS
PSD
CH
Leader since
28 September 2014
18 February 2018
9 April 2019
Leader's seat
Lisbon
Porto
Lisbon
Last election
108 seats, 36.3%
79 seats, 27.8%
1 seat, 1.3%
Seats won
120
77
12
Seat change
12
2
11
Popular vote
2,302,601
1,618,381[b]
399,659
Percentage
41.4%
29.1%
7.2%
Swing
5.1 pp
1.3 pp
5.9 pp
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Leader
João Cotrim de Figueiredo
Jerónimo de Sousa
Catarina Martins
Party
IL
PCP
BE
Alliance
CDU
Leader since
8 December 2019
27 November 2004
30 November 2014
Leader's seat
Lisbon
Lisbon
Porto
Last election
1 seat, 1.3%
12 seats, 6.3%[c]
19 seats, 9.5%
Seats won
8
6
5
Seat change
7
6
14
Popular vote
273,687
238,920
244,603
Percentage
4.9%
4.3%
4.4%
Swing
3.6 pp
1.9 pp
5.1 pp
Seventh party
Eighth party
Ninth party
Leader
Inês Sousa Real
Collective leadership[d]
Francisco Rodrigues dos Santos
Party
PAN
LIVRE
CDS–PP
Leader since
6 June 2021
11 August 2019
26 January 2020
Leader's seat
Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon (lost)
Last election
4 seats, 3.3%
1 seat, 1.1%[e]
5 seats, 4.2%
Seats won
1
1
0
Seat change
3
5
Popular vote
88,152
71,232
89,181
Percentage
1.6%
1.3%
1.6%
Swing
1.7 pp
0.2 pp
2.6 pp
Vote winner strength by district
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election
António Costa
PS
Prime Minister after election
António Costa
PS
Early legislative elections were held on 30 January 2022 in Portugal to elect members of the Assembly of the Republic to the 15th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic.[1] All 230 seats to the Assembly of the Republic were up for election.[2]
On 27 October 2021, the budget proposed by the Socialist minority government was rejected by the Assembly of the Republic. The Left Bloc (BE) and the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), both of whom had previously supported the government, joined the centre-right to right-wing opposition parties and rejected the budget.[3] On 4 November 2021, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the President of Portugal, announced a snap election to be held on 30 January 2022.[4] This election was the third national election held in Portugal during the COVID-19 pandemic - as the country held a presidential election (January) and local elections (September) in 2021[5][6] - and the fourth overall, as there was a regional election in the Azores in October 2020. The ruling national government led the local elections but suffered losses, especially in Lisbon.[7]
The Socialist Party (PS) of incumbent Prime Minister António Costa won an unexpected majority government in the Assembly of the Republic, the second in the party's history.[8] The PS received 41.4% of the vote and 120 seats, four seats above the minimum required for a majority.[9] The PS won the most votes in all districts in mainland Portugal, only failing to win the Autonomous Region of Madeira.[10] Political analysts considered the PS to have benefited from voters of the BE and the Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU) casting their votes for the PS instead.[11]
The Social Democratic Party (PSD) remained stable but underperformed opinion polls that had predicted a close race with the PS. The PSD won 29.1% of the vote, a slightly higher share than in 2019, and received 77 seats, two seats less than the previous election. The PSD was surpassed by the PS in districts like Leiria and Viseu, and lost Bragança by only 15 votes to the PS. In the aftermath of the election, party leader Rui Rio announced he would resign from the leadership.[12]
CHEGA finished in third place, winning 12 seats and 7.2% of the vote.[13] The Liberal Initiative (IL) finished in fourth place, winning 8 seats and 4.9% of the vote.[14] Both parties experienced a surge of voters and made gains this election, though CHEGA received 100,000 fewer votes than its leader had received in the previous year's presidential election, an election in which turnout was lower.[15]
The BE and CDU both suffered significant losses, being surpassed by the IL and CHEGA. Their rejection of the 2022 budget was considered to be a factor in losing votes and seats, along with tactical voting.[16] The BE won 5 seats and 4.4% of the vote.[17] CDU won 6 seats and 4.3% of the vote, while losing seats in Évora and Santarém districts.[18] The Ecologist Party "The Greens" (PEV) lost all their seats for the first time.[19][20]
The CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP) lost all their seats for the first time, receiving 1.6% of the vote.[19] Party leader Francisco Rodrigues dos Santos announced his resignation.[21] People Animals Nature (PAN) suffered losses as well, winning 1 seat and 1.6% of the vote, 3 fewer seats than in the previous election.[22] LIVRE won 1 seat and received 1.3% of the vote, holding on to the single seat they won in the previous election, with party leader Rui Tavares being elected in Lisbon.[23]
The voter turnout grew, compared with the previous election, with 51.5% of registered voters casting a ballot, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.[24]
After controversies and accusations because of the counting of overseas ballots, the Constitutional Court forced the repetition of the election in the Europe constituency, which elects two MPs.[25] Therefore, the swearing in of the new Parliament and Government was delayed by a month and a half.[26] The rerun of the election in the overseas constituency of Europe occurred, for in person voting, on 12 and 13 March 2022, and postal ballots were received until 23 March 2022.[27] The final, certified results of the election were published in the official journal, Diário da República, on 26 March 2022.[28]
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^Ferreira, Ricardo Simões; Henriques, Susete (4 November 2021). "Marcelo marca eleições para 30 de janeiro". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^"Portugal holds presidential election as COVID-19 cases spiral". Reuters. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^"Rui Rio quer autárquicas entre 22 de Novembro e 14 de Dezembro". Público (in Portuguese). 12 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^"Portugal's ruling Socialists lead in local elections but lose Lisbon". Reuters. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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^"Os eleitores deram ao PS a maioria absoluta que Costa pediu". Público (in Portuguese). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^"Distrito a distrito, quem ganhou e quem perdeu". Público (in Portuguese). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^"Maioria absoluta de Costa foi à custa de 344.861 votos da esquerda. Veja como quebrou quatro dogmas eleitorais". Expresso (in Portuguese). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^Dinis, Rito (31 January 2022). ""Auf Wiedersehen": como o voto útil em Costa acabou com a "utilidade" de Rio". Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^"André Ventura: "A partir de agora, vai haver a oposição que faltou ao PS"". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^"País acorda "hoje mais liberal" com oito deputados". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^"Portugal's ruling Socialists win re-election with outright majority". France 24. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^Cite error: The named reference Europe Elects 2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"De 19 para cinco. Foi assim que o BE saiu das legislativas". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^"CDU perde metade dos mandatos mas "aluta continua"". Observador (in Portuguese). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^ abLopes, Hugo Ferrinho (2022). "An unexpected Socialist majority: the 2022 Portuguese general elections". West European Politics. 46 (2): 437–450. doi:10.1080/01402382.2022.2070983. ISSN 0140-2382. S2CID 249301731.
^""Verdes" perdem representação parlamentar". Jornal de Negócios (in Portuguese). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^"Diogo Feio apela a reflexão sobre "tudo" no CDS. Incluindo a extinção". Expresso (in Portuguese). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^"PAN elege no último minuto, mas sai destas eleições como um dos grandes derrotados". Público (in Portuguese). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^"O Livre faz oito anos, Rui Tavares vai ser deputado e Ana vai pintar o cabelo de verde. Cantam todos juntos por "uma terra sem amos"". CNN Portugal (in Portuguese). 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^"Portugal election: Key takeaways as Socialists cement power". Euronews. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^"TC declara nula eleição no círculo da Europa que terá de ser repetida". Sapo (in Portuguese). 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
^"Decisão do TC adia tomada de posse do novo Governo". SIC Notícias (in Portuguese). 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
^"Votação dos emigrantes vai repetir-se a 12 e 13 março". Expresso (in Portuguese). 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
^"Diário da República n.º 60-A/2022, Série I de 2022-03-26". dre.pt. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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