2023 Portogalan parliamentary election

2023 Portogalan parliamentary election

All 150 seats in the Portogalan Parliament 76 seats needed for a majority
Registered	6,147,900
Leader Diana de Oliveira Salazar Enringo Balear Salvador Leon Party Portogala United Democratic Opposition The Centre Last election 60 seats, 35.63% 22 seats, 13.63% New Current seats 60 22 20 Seats needed 16 54 56   Leader Santiago Schulz Augustin Diaz Fernandes Pereira Party People's Party Worker's Union National Movement Last election 19 seats, 13.04% 14 seats, 9.78% 8 seats, 8.11% Current seats 19 14 8 Seats needed 57 62 68   Leader Madalena Morais Faira Gustavo Mendes de Coicojote Sofia Raposa Party Liberal Party Christian Democrats Green Party Last election 25 seats, 14.56% 2 seats, 5.25% New Current seats 5 2 0 Seats needed 71 74 76

Early parliamentary elections will be held in Portogala to elect members of the 3rd Portogalan Parliament. The snap election was called after the fall of the Salazar Government, a three-party coalition, on 24th February 2023. The collapse was caused by the split of the Liberal Party and the creation of a new party - The Centre. This is the third parliamentary election in Portogala since September 2022.

Electoral system

The Portogalan Parliament is made up of 150 seats, and all are elected through open list, proportional representation on multi-member party lists. Of the 150 seats, 135 are elected within the 6 constituencies. The remainder are apportioned nationally as levelling seats to ensure a proportional result.

Each of the 6 constituencies has a set number of parliamentarians that is divided through constituency results to ensure regional representation. The other members of parliament (MPs) are then elected through a proportional balancing, to ensure that the numbers of elected MPs for the various parties accurately represent the votes of the electorate. A minimum of 4% of the national vote, or alternatively 12% or more within a constituency, is required for a party to enter the Parliament. Were the latter to occur, the party only gains representation within that constituency's seat share.

Opinion polls

Polling firm (date)										Undecided	Lead
Politimania (6th March 2023)	21.7	7.5	13.4	11.1	5.9	6	7.7	4.5	15.4	6.8	6.3
Politimania (6th March 2023)	21.7	7.9	12.8	11.5	6.1	6.5	7.5	4.8	14.2	7	7.5
Politimania (2nd March 2023)	27.1	8.2	12.1	12.4	6.2	5.7	6.4	5.5	9.7	6.7	14.7
Politimania (27th February 2023)	28.3	9.7	11.8	12.2	6.8	5.9	6.2	5.8	6.8	6.5	16.1
Politimania (22th February 2023)	30.4	13.3	11.1	12.7	6.5	6.4	5.8	6.1	--	7.4	17.4
Politimania (8th February 2023)	31.9	12.9	11.4	12.4	6.8	6.7	5.1	5.7	--	7.1	19
Politimania (25th January 2023)	32.1	13.4	11.9	12.8	7.2	7.1	4.7	4.1	--	6.7	18.7
Politimania (11th January 2023)	33.4	13	12.8	12.1	8.5	7.4	4.3	--	--	8.5	20.4
Politimania (28th December 2022)	32.9	13.7	13.1	12.8	8.3	7.5	3.9	--	--	7.8	19.2
Politimania (14th December 2022)	33.4	13.5	12.8	13.5	8.5	7.9	3.4	--	--	7	19.9