2011 Madeiran regional election

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.[1]

2011 Madeiran regional election
9 October 2011
47 seats to the Legislative Assembly of Madeira
24 seats needed for a majority
Turnout57.4% Decrease 3.4 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Alberto João Jardim (cropped).jpg
CDS
PS
Leader Alberto João Jardim José Manuel Rodrigues Maximiano Martins
Party PSD CDS–PP PS
Last election 33 seats, 64.2% 2 seats, 5.3% 7 seats, 15.4%
Seats won 25 9 6
Seat change Decrease 8 Increase 7 Decrease 1
Popular vote 71,561 25,975 16,942
Percentage 48.6% 17.6% 11.5%
Swing Decrease 15.7 pp Increase 12.3 pp Decrease 3.9 pp
The most voted party in each municipality.
President before election

Alberto João Jardim
PSD

 President-designate

Alberto João Jardim
PSD

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.[2] In fact, the PSD obtained its worst result ever in a regional election (48.56%),[3] resulting in the loss of eight deputies in relation to the regional elections of 2007. The CDS–PP grew from 5% to 17.6% and from 4th most voted party to second most voted party, a result that was considered historical by party leader Paulo Portas.

The CDS–PP and PS-Madeira claimed that there were irregularities in the election,[4] 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).[5][6]

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.[7]

Parties

The parties that partook in the election, and their leaders, were:[8]

Opinion polling
Date(s) Conducted Polling Firm PSD PS CDS-PP CDU BE PTP MPT PND PAN Others Lead
2–4 October 2011 Eurosondagem 50.5 17.0 10.5 5.5 3.5 2.7 3.3 2.0 2.5 2.5 33.5
1–2 October 2011 Universidade Católica 48.0 14.0 16.0 5.0 2.0 5.0 2.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 32.0
30 September–3 October 2011 INTERCAMPUS 53.5 16.9 11.8 3.9 2.5 - - 2.8 - 8.6 36.6
25–27 July 2011 Eurosondagem 56.6 15.9 10.2 3.9 2.8 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.3 1.8 40.7
30–31 May 2011 Eurosondagem 50.5 17.2 15.0 4.5 3.8 - - - - 9.0 33.3
6 May 2007 Election Results 64.2
33 seats		 15.4
7 seats		 5.3
2 seats		 5.4
2 seats		 3.0
1 seats		 - 2.3
1 seats		 2.1
1 seats		 - 2.3
0 seats		 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% Decrease 0.55 pp 44.65% 43.46% Decrease 1.19 pp 60.75% 57.38% Decrease 3.37 pp
Sources[9][10]

Summary of votes and seats
Summary of the 9 October 2011 Legislative Assembly of Madeira elections results
Parties Votes % ±pp swing MPs MPs %/
votes %
2007 2011 ± % ±
Social Democratic 71,56148.57Decrease15.73325Decrease853.19Decrease17.01.10
People's 25,97517.63Increase12.329Increase719.15Increase14.81.09
Socialist 16,94211.50Decrease3.976Decrease112.77Decrease2.11.11
Labour 10,1156.87——3—6.38—0.93
Unitary Democratic Coalition 5,5463.76Decrease3.821Decrease12.13Decrease2.10.57
New Democracy 4,8253.27Increase1.211Steady02.13Steady0.00.65
Party for Animals and Nature 3,1342.13——1—2.13—1.00
Earth 2,8391.93Decrease0.311Steady02.13Steady0.01.10
Left Bloc 2,5121.70Decrease1.310Decrease10.00Decrease2.10.0
Total valid 143,449 97.36 Decrease0.4 47 47 Steady0 100.00 Steady0.0 —
Blank ballots 1,0880.74Decrease0.1
Invalid ballots 2,8001.90Increase0.5
Total 147,337 100.00
Registered voters/turnout 256,75557.38Decrease3.4
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições
Vote share
PSD
 
 48.57%
CDS-PP
 
 17.63%
PS
 
 11.50%
PTP
 
 6.87%
CDU
 
 3.76%
PND
 
 3.27%
PAN
 
 2.13%
MPT
 
 1.93%
BE
 
 1.70%
Blank/Invalid
 
 2.64%
Parliamentary seats
PSD
 
 53.19%
CDS-PP
 
 19.15%
PS
 
 12.77%
PTP
 
 6.38%
CDU
 
 2.13%
PND
 
 2.13%
PAN
 
 2.13%
MPT
 
 2.13%

Maps
  • Most voted political force by municipality.
    Most voted political force by municipality.

See also

References
  1. "Madeira. Jardim vence com maioria absoluta mas perde votos" Archived 2011-10-10 at the Wayback Machine, i, 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  2. Jardim diz que notícias sobre 'buraco financeiro' devem-se à proximidade de eleições Archived 2011-10-18 at the Wayback Machine, Diário de Notícias, 31 August 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  3. Madeira: PSD conquista nova maioria absoluta (gráfico animado) Archived 2011-10-11 at the Wayback Machine, Expresso, 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  4. Eleições na Madeira, com alegação de irregularidades , RTP Informação, 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  5. Denúncia de irregularidades motiva ataque de Jardim à CNE, Sol, 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  6. Viaturas da Eletricidade da Madeira transportam eleitores Archived 2011-10-11 at the Wayback Machine, Expresso, 9 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  7. Comissão Nacional de Eleições - Eleição para a Assembleia Legislativa da Região Autónoma da Madeira 2007
  8. Regionais 2011 - Candidatos
  9. "Regionais 2011 - Afluência". eleicoes.mai.gov.pt/regionais2011/index.html (in Portuguese). Ministry of Internal Administration. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  10. "Regionais 2007 - Afluência". eleicoes.mai.gov.pt/regionais2007/Index.html (in Portuguese). Ministry of Internal Administration. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
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