7th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic
| 7th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic | |||||
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| Legislative body | Assembly of the Republic | ||||
| Meeting place | Palace of Saint Benedict | ||||
| Term | 27 October 1995 – 24 October 1999 | ||||
| Election | 1 October 1995 | ||||
| Government | XIII Constitutional Government | ||||
| Website | parlamento | ||||
| Deputies | |||||
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| Members | 230 | ||||
| President | António de Almeida Santos (PS) | ||||
| First Vice-President | Manuel Alegre (PS) | ||||
| Second Vice-President | João Bosco Mota Amaral (PPD/PSD) | ||||
| Third Vice-President | Vacant (1995–1998) Nuno Krus Abecasis (CDS–PP) (1998–1999) Pedro Feist (CDS–PP) (1999) | ||||
| Fourth Vice-President | João Amaral (PCP) | ||||
The 7th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: VII Legislatura da Terceira República Portuguesa) ran from 27 October 1995 to 24 October 1999. The composition of the Assembly of the Republic, the legislative body of Portugal, was determined by the results of the 1995 legislative election, held on 1 October 1995.
Election
[edit]The 8th Portuguese legislative election was held on 1 October 1995. In the election, the Socialist Party (PS) won the election, despite not winning a majority.[1]
| Party | Assembly of the Republic | ||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | +/− | ||
| PS | 2,583,755 | 43.76 | 112 | +40 | |
| PPD/PSD | 2,014,589 | 34.12 | 88 | –47 | |
| CDS–PP | 534,470 | 9.05 | 15 | +10 | |
| CDU | 506,157 | 8.57 | 15 | –2 | |
| Other/blank/invalid | 265,883 | 4.50 | 0 | –1 | |
| Total | 5,904,854 | 100.00 | 230 | ±0 | |
Composition (1995–1999)
[edit]| Party | Parliamentary group leader | Elected | ||
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| Seats | % | |||
| PS | Jorge Lacão (Santarém) (1995–1997) Francisco Assis (Porto) (1997–1999) |
112 | 48.7 | |
| PPD/PSD | Luís Marques Mendes (Braga) (1995–1996) Fernando Nogueira (Porto) (1996–1999) |
88 | 38.3 | |
| CDS–PP | Maria José Nogueira Pinto (Lisbon) (1995–1996) Jorge Ferreira (Lisbon) (1996–1998) Luís Queiró (Lisbon) (1998–1999) |
15 | 6.5 | |
| PCP | Octávio Teixeira (Setúbal) (1999–2001) | 13 | 5.6 | |
| PEV | Isabel Castro (Lisbon) | 2 | 0.9 | |
| Total | 230 | 100.0 | ||
Election for President of the Assembly of the Republic
[edit]To be elected, a candidate needs to reach a minimum of 116 votes. António de Almeida Santos, from the Socialist Party, was easily elected:
| Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic | |||
| Ballot → | 31 October 1995 | ||
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| Required majority → | 116 out of 230 | ||
| António de Almeida Santos (PS) | 164 / 230
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| Blank ballots | 53 / 230
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| Invalid ballots | 3 / 230
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| Absentees | 10 / 230
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| Sources:[2] | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Official Results — National Election Commission
- ^ "ELEIÇÕES DOS PRESIDENTES DA ASSEMBLEIA DA REPÚBLICA (1976-2024)". participacao.parlamento.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 January 2025.