6th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Assembly of the Republic | ||||
| Meeting place | Palace of Saint Benedict | ||||
| Term | 4 November 1991 – 26 October 1995 | ||||
| Election | 6 October 1991 | ||||
| Government | XII Constitutional Government | ||||
| Website | parlamento | ||||
| Deputies | |||||
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| Members | 230 | ||||
| President | António Barbosa de Melo (PPD/PSD) | ||||
| First Vice-President | Leonor Beleza (PPD/PSD) (1991–1994) Fernando Correia Afonso (PPD/PSD) (1994–1995)[1] | ||||
| Second Vice-President | Ferraz de Abreu (PS) | ||||
| Third Vice-President | José Manuel Maia (PCP) | ||||
| Fourth Vice-President | Adriano Moreira (CDS) | ||||
The 6th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: VI Legislatura da Terceira República Portuguesa) ran from 4 November 1991 to 26 October 1995. This legislature saw a reduction in the total number of elected MPs, from 250 to 230, following a constitutional review in 1989.[2] The composition of the Assembly of the Republic, the legislative body of Portugal, was determined by the results of the 1991 legislative election, held on 6 October 1991.
Election
The 7th Portuguese legislative election was held on 6 October 1991. In the election, the Social Democratic Party (PPD/PSD) won for the third consecutive time and renewed the absolute majority achieved four years earlier.[3]
| Party | Assembly of the Republic | ||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | +/− | ||
| PPD/PSD | 2,902,351 | 50.60 | 135 | –13 | |
| PS | 1,670,758 | 29.13 | 72 | +12 | |
| CDU | 504,583 | 8.80 | 17 | –14 | |
| CDS | 254,317 | 4.43 | 5 | +1 | |
| PSN | 96,096 | 1.68 | 1 | +1 | |
| Other/blank/invalid | 307,326 | 5.36 | 0 | –1 | |
| Total | 5,735,431 | 100.00 | 230 | –20 | |
Composition (1991–1995)
| Party | Parliamentary group leader | Elected | Dissolution | |||
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| Seats | % | Seats | % | |||
| PPD/PSD | Montalvão Machado (Lisbon) (1991–1992) Duarte Lima (Bragança) (1992–1995) José Pacheco Pereira (Porto) (1995) |
135 | 58.7 | 135 | 58.7 | |
| PS | Jaime Gama (Lisbon) (1991–1992) António de Almeida Santos (Porto) (1992–1993) Jaime Gama (Lisbon) (1993–1995) |
72 | 31.3 | 72 | 31.3 | |
| PCP | Carlos Carvalhas (Lisbon) (1991–1992) Octávio Teixeira (Setúbal) (1992–1995)[4] |
15 | 6.5 | 14 | 6.1 | |
| CDS | António Lobo Xavier (Porto)[4] | 5 | 2.2 | 4 | 1.7 | |
| PEV | Isabel Castro (Lisbon) | 2 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.9 | |
| PSN | Manuel Sérgio (Lisbon) | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Independent | Mário Tomé (Lisbon) Diogo Freitas do Amaral (Lisbon) |
0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.8 | |
| Total | 230 | 100.0 | 230 | 100.0 | ||
Changes
- Mário Tomé, Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) → Independent: A member of the Popular Democratic Union (UDP), he left the PCP caucus at the beginning of the legislature.[5]
- Diogo Freitas do Amaral, Democratic Social Center (CDS) → Independent: Left the CDS parliamentary group, and the party itself, following deep disagreements with the new leader, Manuel Monteiro, elected in 1992.[6][4]
Election for President of the Assembly of the Republic
To be elected, a candidate needs to reach a minimum of 116 votes. Two ballots were needed to elected a new President. António Barbosa de Melo, from the Social Democratic Party, faced MP Alberto Oliveira e Silva, from the Socialist Party, in both rounds. On the second round, Barbosa de Melo was elected by a narrow majority:
| Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic | |||
| 1st Ballot → | 7 November 1991 | ||
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| Required majority → | 116 out of 230 | ||
| António Barbosa de Melo (PPD/PSD) | 109 / 230
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| Alberto Oliveira e Silva (PS) | 71 / 230
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| Blank ballots | 25 / 230
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| Invalid ballots | 14 / 230
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| Absentees | 11 / 230
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| Sources:[7] | |||
| Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic | |||
| 2nd Ballot → | 7 November 1991 | ||
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| Required majority → | 116 out of 230 | ||
| António Barbosa de Melo (PPD/PSD) | 117 / 230
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| Alberto Oliveira e Silva (PS) | 62 / 230
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| Blank ballots | 31 / 230
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| Invalid ballots | 0 / 230
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| Absentees | 20 / 230
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| Sources:[7] | |||
References
- ^ "Mesa". parlamento.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "As legislaturas da Assembleia da República". parlamento.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ Official Results — National Election Commission
- ^ a b c "Estado da Nação: debate "nasceu" em 1993 com Cavaco em queda e discurso de 43 páginas". www.publico.pt. Público. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Biografia". www.parlamento.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "Deputado Freitas do Amaral". www.parlamento.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ a b "ELEIÇÕES DOS PRESIDENTES DA ASSEMBLEIA DA REPÚBLICA (1976-2024)". participacao.parlamento.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 February 2025.