Portugal 1994 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 1994 European Parliament election in Portugal?
Socialist Party won 10 of 25 seats with 36.0% of the vote. 35.5% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Portugal- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Socialist Party won 10 of 25 seats with 36.0% of the vote; 35.5% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 15.6 points on 1989.
- Socialist Party 10 +2 seats 36.0% +6.5 points
- Social Democratic Party 9 0 seats 35.5% +1.7 points
- CDS – People's Party 3 0 seats 12.8% −1.8 points
- Unitary Democratic Coalition 3 +3 seats 11.6% −3.3 points
- Portuguese Workers' Communist Party 0 0.8%
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the Portugal 1989 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
36.0%
Share of the vote won by Socialist Party
It led Social Democratic Party by 0.5 points of the vote.
+2 seats
Seats gained by Socialist Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 1989.
35.5%
Voter turnout
Down 15.6 points on 1989.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Party | 10 | +2 | 36.0 | +6.5 | 1,061,560 |
| Social Democratic Party | 9 | 0 | 35.5 | +1.7 | 1,046,918 |
| CDS – People's Party | 3 | 0 | 12.8 | −1.8 | 379,044 |
| Unitary Democratic Coalitionwith Democratic Intervention, Ecology Party -- Greens and Portuguese Communist Party | 3 | +3 | 11.6 | −3.3 | 340,725 |
| Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | 0 | 0.8 | 24,022 |
± is the change against the Portugal 1989 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Socialist Party 1,061,560
- Social Democratic Party 1,046,918
- CDS – People's Party 379,044
- Unitary Democratic Coalition 340,725
- Portuguese Workers' Communist Party 24,022
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.
ParlGov counts an alliance's votes and seats under its first party: such a row names the allies it counts.
How many people voted?
35.5% of the 8,565,822 registered voters cast a ballot (3,044,001 ballots), down 15.6 points on 1989. 2,949,765 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Socialist Party36.0% of votes40.0% of seats
- Social Democratic Party35.5% of votes36.0% of seats
- CDS – People's Party12.8% of votes12.0% of seats
- Unitary Democratic Coalition11.6% of votes12.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.0 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.5 by votes and 3.1 by seats; Socialist Party led Social Democratic Party by 0.5 points of the vote.
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