Portugal Legislative election 2019 — Results

Election day: October 6, 2019

Figures from official electoral authorities · last checked 2 Nov 2026, 20:04 UTC
  • Socialist Party (PS): 36.35%, 108 seats
  • Social Democratic Party (PSD): 27.77%, 79 seats
  • Left Bloc (BE): 9.52%, 19 seats
  • Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU): 6.34%, 12 seats
  • CDS–People's Party: 4.22%, 5 seats
  • People–Animals–Nature (PAN): 3.32%, 4 seats
  • Chega (CH): 1.29%, 1 seats
  • Liberal Initiative (IL): 1.29%, 1 seats

Turnout: 48.60%

About this election

The political system

Portugal's 230-seat Assembly of the Republic is elected every four years by proportional representation under the D'Hondt method in 22 constituencies (the 18 districts, the Azores, Madeira and two for emigrants). Governments require the confidence of the Assembly rather than a formal majority, which is why minority cabinets are common. The President, elected separately, formally appoints the prime minister on the basis of the election result. In 2019 the incumbent President was Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, a centre-right figure who had nonetheless worked smoothly with Costa's government.

Compiled and reviewed from official results by ElectioMap. See our data methodology.

In numbers

  • 8.58 points separated Socialist Party (PS) from Social Democratic Party (PSD) — 449,404 votes.
  • Socialist Party (PS) converted 36.35% of the vote into 108 of 230 seats (46.96%), 10.61 points more than its vote share.
  • The top two shared 64.12% of the vote between them, and 4 lists cleared 5%.
  • Socialist Party (PS) moved +4.03 points against the 2015 legislative election (32.32% → 36.35%).
  • Turnout of 48.60% is the lowest of the 5 legislative elections covered here since 2015.

Calculated from the official figures on this page and from the other elections of this type in our archive.

Understanding this election

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