2019 Andorinhean legislative election

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2019 Andorinhean legislative election

September 2, 2019 (2019-09-02)
All 76 seats in the National Assembly of the Andorinhões 39 seats needed for a majority
Registered	872,042
Turnout	62.37%
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Alícia da Praia Leo Sautor Tomé Avilar Party NA CC AD Leader's seat FE FL OR Last election 5 42 17 Seats won 39 13 10 Seat change 34 29 7 Popular vote 173,537 67,125 64,910 Percentage 32.74% 12.67% 12.25% Swing 23.16% 27.38% 8.98%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Isabel Pecuarista Albano Peres Meritxell Capela Party TC RNI NOS Leader's seat EP EÇ-TR-FÉ EÇ-TR-FÉ Last election 5 0 Seats won 5 3 3 Seat change 0 3 3 Popular vote 49,405 39,367 33,856 Percentage 9.32% 7.42% 6.39% Swing 1.36% 2.72% 2.88%   Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party   Leader Fausto Dourado Adriano Prateiro Anair Cereais Party PTN GRR FC Leader's seat JO-MI AM-RO-AN AM-RO-AN Last election 5 1 1 Seats won 2 1 0 Seat change 3 0 1 Popular vote 32,788 26,956 14,745 Percentage 6.09% 5.09% 2.78% Swing 4.45% 0.36% 1.35%
Results by electoral constituency.
Leader of the majority before election Leo Sautor Conservative Coalition Elected Leader of the majority Alícia da Praia We Andorinheans Party

The 2019 Andorinhean legislative election was held on 2 September 2019, members of the National Assembly were elected to the 8th Andorinhean legislature. The election was held as mandated by the electoral law of the Andorinhões with the end of the four year mandate of the deputies.

With 32.74% of the vote the We Andorinheans Party won 39 seats, attaining a slim majority and forming the majority party for the first time since its formation. It is the lowest share of the popular vote to give a majority in the history of the Andorinhões.

Of the 13 registered political parties, 8 were able to win at least one seat. Of these, only 4 are considered Parliamentary Groups since a political parties needs to have five or more deputies in the National Assembly to be considered as such. The Federation of Credidists lost its only seat, while the RNI and the NOS won their first seats.

Background

The 2015 elections resulted in the return of the Conservative Coalition as the majority party with the Democratic Alternative becoming the leading minority party. The National Assembly of Independents ran in its first elections.

Omer Sargento leader of the Democratic Alternative and outgoing Leader of the majority resigned on election night after failing to win another majority mandate. The leader of the National Assembly of Independents resigned one month after the election and Albano Peres became leader on 22 February 2016 following a leadership campaign. Tristão Prova leader of the New Socialist Option announced that he would not be running in the 2019 election and was replaced by Meritxell Capela on 16 April 2017. Balbina Palmeira of the League of Progressive Forces was challenged from her leadership position and was replaced by Elianne Arciveiro on 23 June 2019.

The political party Unity of the Cross was formed on 6 August 2017 with Éric Laranjeiras as its leader.

The electoral calendar is fixed by law and the electoral campaign was set to begin on 5 August 2019 lasting 29 days with the vote taking place on 2 September 2019.

Parties and standings

The table below lists parties represented in the National Assembly after the 2015 Andorinhean election, and the standings at dissolution.

Name		Leader	2015 result
			Votes (%)	Seats
	Conservative Coalition	Leo Sautor	40.04%	41 / 76
	Democratic Alternative	Omer Sargento	22.37%	17 / 76
	Constitutionalist Tradition	Isabel Pecuarista	10.68%	5 / 76
	National Labour Party	Fausto Dourado	10.54%	5 / 76
	We Andorinheans	Alícia da Praia	10.68%	5 / 76
	Republican Reformists Group	Adriano Prateiro	4.73%	1 / 76
	Federation of Creditists	Anair Cereais	4.13%	1 / 76

Campaign

Announcements for President and Speaker

The announcements of the candidates for the positions of President and Speaker is an integral and important part of legislative elections in the Andorinhões. Even though the President is nominated by the Governor, it is done upon the recommendation of the National Assembly and thus, the majority party has an important role in that nomination. The works of the National Assembly are also headed by the Speaker and its role is also important.

Announcements by political parties

Political party	Announcement date	Presidential nominee	Speaker nominee
Conservative Coalition	May 6, 2019 (2019-05-06)	Fabrício Vermelho	Rafaelo Sousa
Democratic Alliance	June 12, 2019 (2019-06-12)	Almiro Cervejeiro	Tristão Campo
Constitutionalist Tradition	June 3, 2019 (2019-06-03)	Bernardina Grãos	Tadeu Pedreira
National Labour Party	July 18, 2019 (2019-07-18)	Ines Cunha	Júlia Flores
We Andorinheans	July 29, 2019 (2019-07-29)	João Paulo Rodrigues	Pamela Ovelhas
Republican Reformists Group	August 7, 2019 (2019-08-07)	Proposes to keep Fabrício Vermelho to the position	Adriano Prateiro
Federation of Creditists	August 2, 2019 (2019-08-02)	Marcela Cardoso	Anair Cereais
National Assembly of Independents	July 8, 2019 (2019-07-08)	Elisabete Esteves	Proposes a free vote for the position
New Socialist Option	July 15, 2019 (2019-07-15)	Amaro Barris	Benjamin Pinheiro
League of Progressive Forces	August 15, 2019 (2019-08-15)	Gastão Azenha	Elianne Arciveiro
Patriotic Alliance	August 12, 2019 (2019-08-12)	João Vega	Jerônimo Muniz
People's Front of Communal Revolution	August 6, 2019 (2019-08-06)	Proposes the abolition of the position	Lucianno Parreira
Unity of the Cross	August 1, 2019 (2019-08-01)	Romão Laranjeiras	Éric Laranjeiras

Results

Summary of the 2 September 2019 legislative elections results

Political parties		Votes	%
	We Andorinheans	173,537	32.74
	Conservative Coalition	67,125	12.67
	Democratic Alternative	64,910	12.25
	Constitutionalist Tradition	49,405	9.33
	National Assembly of Independents	39,367	7.43
	New Socialist Option	33,856	6.39
	National Labour Party	32,788	6.09
	Republican Reformists Group	26,956	5.09
	Federation of Creditists	14,745	2.78
	League of Progressive Forces	10,174	1.92
	Patriotic Alliance	7,546	1.42
	People's Front of Communal Revolution	6,702	1.26
	Unity of the Cross	3,383	0.64
Total valid		529,495	97.45
Blank ballots		6,034	1.11
Invalid ballots		7,824	1.44
Total		543,353	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		872,042	62.37

Distribution by constituency

Constituency	Votes	S	Votes	S	Votes	S	Votes	S	Votes	S	Votes	S	Votes	S	Votes	S	Votes	S	Votes	S	Votes	S	Votes	S	Votes	S	Total S
	NA		CC		AD		TC		RNI		NOS		PTN		GRR		FC		LFP		AP		FPRC		UdC
Céu–Sagrada Família–São Domingos	9,080	2	8,102	1	3,680	-	5,402	1	2,603	-	447	-	780	-	4,461	-	1,369	-	164	-	755	-	77	-	275	-	4
Esperança–Trindade–Santa Fé	16,663	3	5,705	1	6,323	1	4,337	-	5,571	1	4,240	-	2,700	-	1,855	-	1,552	-	934	-	371	-	586	-	159	-	6
Espírito	2,692	1	2,792	1	1,974	-	2,109	-	1,036	-	550	-	1,561	-	249	-	217	-	158	-	154	-	144	-	51	-	2
Flores de Lírio	7,427	1	8,359	2	2,816	-	5,446	1	2,163	-	1,183	-	1,408	-	3,385	-	1,163	-	286	-	511	-	184	-	273	-	4
Glória de Ele	13,089	3	4,384	1	4,942	1	3,336	-	2,995	-	1,933	-	1,420	-	920	-	765	-	373	-	150	-	126	-	115	-	5
Ordem	15,266	3	5,397	1	4,641	1	3,287	-	4,228	-	2,587	-	2,130	-	1,498	-	976	-	519	-	354	-	414	-	109	-	5
Santa Maria–São Vicente	12,537	3	5,182	1	6,138	1	3,886	1	4,347	1	3,719	-	2,750	-	1,702	-	1,415	-	963	-	332	-	540	-	150	-	7
Santo Ambrosio–Santa Rosa–Santa Ana	32,482	7	8,721	1	11,922	2	11,085	2	5,048	-	6,724	1	6,929	1	7,216	1	3,245	-	2,983	-	2,556	-	1,762	-	1,101	-	15
São Afonso	20,799	6	6,089	1	6,358	1	2,762	-	3,492	-	4,029	1	3,017	-	1,301	-	961	-	1,063	-	744	-	731	-	351	-	8
São Fernando	16,967	5	3,155	1	4,834	1	2,091	-	2,396	-	2,882	1	2,818	-	896	-	1,039	-	896	-	527	-	571	-	249	-	9
São João–São Miguel	25,014	5	6,760	1	8,473	1	3,814	-	4,487	1	3,729	-	5,164	1	3,067	-	1,849	-	1,680	-	950	-	1,456	-	493	-	9
Mundo	1,520	-	2,479	1	2,809	1	1,853	-	1,001	-	1,833	-	1,610	-	406	-	194	-	155	-	143	-	112	-	58	-	2
Total	173,537	39	67,125	13	64,910	10	49,405	5	39,367	3	33,856	3	32,288	2	26,956	1	14,745	-	10,174	-	7,546	-	6,702	-	3,383	-	76

See also

• List of political parties in the Andorinhões
• Politics of the Andorinhões