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."Madeira. Jardim vence com maioria absoluta mas perde votos" , i, 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
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.Jardim diz que notícias sobre 'buraco financeiro' devem-se à proximidade de eleições , Diário de Notícias, 31 August 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011. In fact, the PSD obtained its worst result ever in a regional election (48.56 percent),Madeira: PSD conquista nova maioria absoluta (gráfico animado) , Expresso, 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011. 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,Eleições na Madeira, com alegação de irregularidades , RTP Informação, 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011. 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).Denúncia de irregularidades motiva ataque de Jardim à CNE, Sol, 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.Viaturas da Eletricidade da Madeira transportam eleitores , Expresso, 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
Electoral system The 47 members of the Madeiran regional parliament are elected in a single constituency by proportional representation under the D'Hondt method, coinciding with the territory of the Region.Comissão Nacional de Eleições - Eleição para a Assembleia Legislativa da Região Autónoma da Madeira 2007
Parties The parties that partook in the election, and their leaders, were:Regionais 2011 - Candidatos
Left Bloc (BE), Roberto Almada Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU), Edgar Silva Earth Party (MPT), João Gonçalves Party for Animals and Nature (PAN), Rui Almeida New Democracy Party (PND), Hélder Spínola de Freitas Socialist Party (PS), Maximiano Martins Social Democratic Party (PPD/PSD), Alberto João Jardim People's Party (CDS–PP), José Manuel Rodrigues Portuguese Labour Party (PTP), José Manuel Coelho
Opinion polling Polling firm/Link Fieldwork date Lead 2011 regional election 9 Oct 201148.6 11.5 3.8 17.6 1.7 1.9 3.3 6.9 2.1 2.6 31.0 Eurosondagem 2–4 Oct 201150.5 17.0 5.5 10.5 3.5 3.3 2.0 2.7 2.5 2.5 33.5 UCP–CESOP 1–2 Oct 201148 14 5 16 2 2 4 5 2 2 32 Intercampus 30 Sep–3 Oct 201153.5 16.9 3.9 11.8 2.5 2.8 8.6 36.6 Eurosondagem 25–27 Jul 201156.6 15.9 3.9 10.2 2.8 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.3 1.8 40.7 Eurosondagem 30–31 May 201150.5 17.2 4.5 15.0 3.8 9.0 33.3 2007 regional election 6 May 200764.2 15.4 5.4 5.3 3.0 2.3 2.1 2.3 48.8
Voter turnout The table below shows voter turnout throughout election day.
Turnout Time 12:00 16:00 19:00 2007 2011 ± 2007 2011 ± 2007 2011 ± Total 24.02% 23.47% 0.55 pp 44.65% 43.46% 1.19 pp 60.75% 57.38% 3.37 pp Sources
Summary of votes and seats
| colspan="10"| |- ! rowspan="2" colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left|Parties ! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes ! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|% ! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|±pp swing ! colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center"|MPs |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align=center|2007 ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align=center|2011 ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|± ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|% ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|±
|71,561||48.57||15.7||33||25||8||53.19||17.0
|25,975||17.63||12.3||2||9||7||19.15||14.8
|16,942||11.50||3.9||7||6||1||12.77||2.1 |- |style="width: 10px" bgcolor=#CC0033 align="center" | |align=left|Labour |10,115||6.87||||||3||||6.38||
|5,546||3.76||3.8||2||1||1||2.13||2.1
|4,825||3.27||1.2||1||1||0||2.13||0.0 |- |style="width: 10px" bgcolor=teal align="center" | |align=left|Party for Animals and Nature |3,134||2.13||||||1||||2.13||
|2,839||1.93||0.3||1||1||0||2.13||0.0
|2,512||1.70||1.3||1||0||1||0.00||2.1 |- |colspan=2 align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total valid |width="50" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|143,449 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|97.36 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|0.4 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|47 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|47 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|0 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|100.00 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|0.0 |- |colspan=2|Blank ballots |1,088||0.74||0.1||colspan=5 rowspan=4| |- |colspan=2|Invalid ballots |2,800||1.90||0.5 |- |colspan=2 align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total |width="50" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|147,337 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|100.00 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"| |- |colspan=2|Registered voters/turnout ||256,755||57.38||3.4 |- | colspan=10 align=left | Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições
Maps
See also Madeira
References
External links Election results Comissão Nacional de Eleições