A regional election was held in

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on 9 October 2011, to determine the composition of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of Madeira. In the election, the Social Democratic Party, led by

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, who has been in power since 1978, archived, once again, an

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. The campaign for the regional legislative election in Madeira ran from 25 September to 7 October 2011. The election was marked by the discovery of a "financial hole" in the accounts of the Regional Government, which may have influenced the election results. In fact, the PSD obtained its worst result ever in a regional election (48.56 percent), resulting in the loss of eight deputies in relation to the regional elections of 2007. The CDS–PP grew from 5 percent to 17.6 percent and from 4th most voted party to second most voted party, a result that was considered historical by national party leader

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. The CDS–PP and PS-Madeira claimed that there were irregularities in the election, specifically because of the transportation of voters to the polls with vehicles of various public bodies which led to the formalization of a complaint to the National Elections Commission (CNE).

Electoral system

The 47 members of the Madeiran regional parliament are elected in a single constituency by

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under the

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, coinciding with the territory of the Region.

Parties

The parties that partook in the election, and their leaders, were:Regionais 2011 - Candidatos
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(CDU), Edgar Silva *

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(MPT), João Gonçalves * Party for Animals and Nature (PAN),

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* New Democracy Party (PND), Hélder Spínola de Freitas *

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(PS),

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(PPD/PSD),

* People's Party (CDS–PP), José Manuel Rodrigues *

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(PTP),

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Opinion polling

Voter turnout

The table below shows voter turnout throughout election day.

Summary of votes and seats

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Comissão Nacional de Eleições

Maps

File:Eleições Legislativas Regionais na Madeira de 2011.svg, Most voted political force by municipality.

References

External links

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