9th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic

The 9th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: IX Legislatura da Terceira República Portuguesa) ran from 5 April 2002 to 9 March 2005. The composition of the Assembly of the Republic, the legislative body of Portugal, was determined by the results of the 2002 legislative election, held on 17 March 2002.

9th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic
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Overview
Legislative body	Assembly of the Republic
Meeting place	Palace of Saint Benedict
Term	5 April 2002 (2002-04-05) – 9 March 2005 (2005-03-09)
Election	17 March 2002
Government	XV Constitutional Government XVI Constitutional Government
Website	parlamento.pt
Deputies
Members	230
President	João Bosco Mota Amaral (PPD/PSD)
First Vice-President	Leonor Beleza (PPD/PSD)
Second Vice-President	Manuel Alegre (PS)
Third Vice-President	Narana Coissoró (CDS–PP)
Fourth Vice-President	António Filipe (PCP)

Election

The 10th Portuguese legislative election was held on 17 March 2002. In the election, the Social Democratic Party (PPD/PSD) won without a majority, governing with the CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP).^[1]

Party		Assembly of the Republic
		Votes	%	Seats	+/−
	PPD/PSD	2,200,765	40.21	105	+24
	PS	2,068,584	37.79	96	–19
	CDS–PP	477,350	8.72	14	–1
	CDU	379,870	6.94	12	–5
	BE	153,877	2.81	3	+1
	Other/blank/invalid	192,405	3.52	0	±0
Total		5,473,655	100.00	230	±0

Composition (2002–2005)

Party		Parliamentary group leader	Elected
			Seats	%
	PPD/PSD	Guilherme Silva [pt] (Madeira)	105	45.7
	PS	António Costa (Leiria) (2002–2004) António José Seguro (Lisbon) (2004–2005)	96	41.7
	CDS–PP	Telmo Correia [pt] (Lisbon) (2002–2004) Nuno Melo (Braga) (2004–2005)	14	6.1
	PCP	Bernardino Soares [pt] (Lisbon)	10	4.3
	BE	Luís Fazenda (Lisbon)	3	1.3
	PEV	Isabel Castro (Lisbon) (2002–2004) Heloísa Apolónia (Setúbal) (2004–2005)	2	0.9
Total			230	100.0

Election for President of the Assembly of the Republic

To be elected, a candidate needs to reach a minimum of 116 votes. João Bosco Mota Amaral, from the Social Democratic Party, was easily elected:

Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic
Ballot →		9 April 2002
Required majority →		116 out of 230
	João Bosco Mota Amaral (PPD/PSD)	163 / 230	Y
	Blank ballots	55 / 230
	Invalid ballots	9 / 230
	Absentees	3 / 230
Sources:[2]

References

1. Official Results — National Election Commission
2. "ELEIÇÕES DOS PRESIDENTES DA ASSEMBLEIA DA REPÚBLICA (1976-2024)". participacao.parlamento.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 January 2025.