The Portuguese Labour Party (, PTP) is a Portuguese centre-left political party currently led by Amândio Madaleno. It was recognized by the Portuguese Constitutional Court on 1 July 2009."Partidos registados e suas denominações, siglas e símbolos" Tribunal Constitucional .
It had 3 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Madeira from 2011 to 2015. In the 2015 Madeiran regional election, the party ran on an electoral list with the Socialist Party, the People–Animals–Nature and the Earth Party, in an alliance named Mudança (Change), which elected one PTP deputy.
On 29 May 2025, Raquel Coelho, leader of PTP Madeira and former member of the Madeiran legislative assembly, became the new leader of the PTP. Despite it being a centre-left party, in the 2025 local elections the party's former leader Amândio Madaleno was a candidate for mayor of Pampilhosa da Serra as a Chega candidate.
Election results
Assembly of the Republic ElectionLeaderVotes %Seats+/-Government2009Amândio Madaleno4,9740.1 (#14)201116,8950.3 (#11)02015Joana Amaral DiasAGIR!02019Amândio Madaleno8,2990.2 (#20)020224,3880.1 (#21)02024José Manuel Coelho2,4430.0 (#18)02025Edgar Silva4250.0 (#20)0
European Parliament ElectionLeader Votes % Seats +/– EP Group 2014José Manuel Coelho 22,542 0.7 (#10) – 2019Gonçalo Madaleno 8,640 0.3 (#16) 0 2024José Manuel Coelho 4,307 0.1 (#16) 0
Regional Assemblies
Madeira Regional Parliament ElectionLeaderVotes %Seats+/-Government2011José Manuel Coelho10,1156.9 (#4)2015Change22019Raquel Coelho1,4261.0 (#10)12023Quintino Costa1,3691.0 (#9)02024Raquel Coelho1,2220.9 (#10)02025Forward Madeira0
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