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| 12th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic | |
| Body: | Assembly of the Republic |
| Meeting Place: | Palace of Saint Benedict |
| Election: | 5 June 2011 |
| Government: | XIX Constitutional Government |
| Before: | 11th Legislature |
| After: | 13th Legislature |
| Chamber1: | Deputies |
| Chamber1 Image: | Composition of the Portuguese Republic Assembly 2011.png |
| Membership1: | 230 |
| Chamber1 Leader1 Type: | President |
| Chamber1 Leader1: | Assunção Esteves (PPD/PSD) |
| Chamber1 Leader2 Type: | First Vice-President |
| Chamber1 Leader2: | Guilherme Silva (PPD/PSD) |
| Chamber1 Leader3 Type: | Second Vice-President |
| Chamber1 Leader3: | Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues (PS) |
| Chamber1 Leader4 Type: | Third Vice-President |
| Chamber1 Leader4: | Teresa Caeiro (CDS–PP) |
| Chamber1 Leader5 Type: | Fourth Vice-President |
| Chamber1 Leader5: | António Filipe (PCP) |
| Chamber1 Leader6 Type: | First Secretary |
| Chamber2 Leader1 Type: | Second Secretary |
| Chamber2 Leader2 Type: | Third Secretary |
| Chamber2 Leader3 Type: | Fourth Secretary |
The 12th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic (pt|XII Legislatura da Terceira República Portuguesa) ran from 20 October 2011 to 22 October 2015. The composition of the Assembly of the Republic, the legislative body of Portugal, was determined by the results of the 2011 legislative election, held on 5 June 2011.
The 13th Portuguese legislative election was held on 5 June 2011. In the election, the Social Democratic Party (PPD/PSD) became the largest party but fell short of a majority, rellying on the CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP) to form a majority coalition government.[1]
| Party | Assembly of the Republic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | +/− | |||
| PPD/PSD | 2,159,181 | 38.66 | 108 | +27 | ||
| PS | 1,566,347 | 28.05 | 74 | –23 | ||
| CDS–PP | 653,888 | 11.71 | 24 | +3 | ||
| CDU | 441,147 | 7.90 | 16 | +1 | ||
| BE | 288,923 | 5.17 | 8 | –8 | ||
| Others/blanks/invalids | 475,143 | 8.49 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Total | 5,585,054 | 100.00 | 230 | ±0 | ||
| Party | Parliamentary group leader | Elected | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | % | ||||
| Luís Montenegro (Aveiro) | 108 | 47.0 | |||
| Maria de Belém Roseira (Lisbon) (2011) Carlos Zorrinho (Évora) (2011–2013) Alberto Martins (Porto) (2013–2014) Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues (Lisbon) (2014–2015) | 74 | 32.2 | |||
| Nuno Magalhães (Setúbal) | 24 | 10.4 | |||
| (Lisbon) (2011–2013) João Oliveira (Évora) (2013–2015) | 14 | 6.1 | |||
| Luís Fazenda (Lisbon) (2011–2012) Pedro Filipe Soares (Aveiro) (2012–2015) | 8 | 3.5 | |||
| PEV | Heloísa Apolónia (Setúbal) | 2 | 0.9 | ||
| Total | 230 | 100.0 | |||
To be elected, a candidate needs to reach a minimum of 116 votes. The Social Democratic Party (PSD) proposed Fernando Nobre as their candidate for president. The CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP) announced that they would abstain from voting for Fernando Nobre, citing concerns that the party didn't consider Nobre to be worthy of being the second most important state figure. The first ballot occurred on 20 June 2011, where Fernando Nobre failed to be elected:[2]
| Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic | ||||
| Ballot → | 20 June 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Required majority → | 116 out of 230 | |||
| Fernando Nobre (PPD/PSD) | ||||
| Blank ballots | ||||
| Invalid ballots | ||||
| Absentees | ||||
| Sources: [3] | ||||
| Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic | ||||
| Ballot → | 20 June 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Required majority → | 116 out of 230 | |||
| Fernando Nobre (PPD/PSD) | ||||
| Blank ballots | ||||
| Invalid ballots | ||||
| Absentees | ||||
| Sources: | ||||
| Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic | ||||
| Ballot → | 21 June 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Required majority → | 116 out of 230 | |||
| Assunção Esteves (PPD/PSD) | ||||
| Blank ballots | ||||
| Invalid ballots | ||||
| Absentees | ||||
| Sources: | ||||