| 10th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic | |||||
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| Legislative body | Assembly of the Republic | ||||
| Meeting place | Palace of Saint Benedict | ||||
| Term | 10 March 2005 (2005-03-10) – 14 October 2009 (2009-10-14) | ||||
| Election | 20 February 2005 | ||||
| Government | XVII Constitutional Government | ||||
| Website | parlamento | ||||
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| Members | 230 | ||||
| President | Jaime Gama (PS) | ||||
| First Vice-President | Manuel Alegre (PS) | ||||
| Second Vice-President | Guilherme Silva (PPD/PSD) | ||||
| Third Vice-President | António Filipe (PCP) | ||||
| Fourth Vice-President | Nuno Melo (CDS–PP) | ||||
The 10th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: X Legislatura da Terceira República Portuguesa) ran from 10 March 2005 to 14 October 2009. The composition of the Assembly of the Republic, the legislative body of Portugal, was determined by the results of the 2005 legislative election, held on 20 February 2005.
Election
The 11th Portuguese legislative election was held on 20 February 2005. In the election, the Socialist Party (PS) won it's first absolute majority.
| Party | Assembly of the Republic | ||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | +/− | ||
| PS | 2,588,312 | 45.03 | 121 | +25 | |
| PPD/PSD | 1,653,425 | 28.77 | 75 | –30 | |
| CDU | 433,369 | 7.54 | 14 | +2 | |
| CDS–PP | 416,415 | 7.25 | 12 | –2 | |
| BE | 364,971 | 6.35 | 8 | +5 | |
| Others/blanks/invalids | 291,179 | 5.07 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Total | 5,747,834 | 100.00 | 230 | ±0 | |
Composition (2005–2009)
| Party | Parliamentary group leader | Elected | ||
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| Seats | % | |||
| PS | Alberto Martins (Porto) | 121 | 52.6 | |
| PPD/PSD | Luís Marques Guedes (Porto) (2005–2007) Pedro Santana Lopes (Lisbon) (2007–2008) Paulo Rangel (Porto) (2008–2009) António Montalvão Machado (Porto) (2009) |
75 | 32.6 | |
| PCP | Bernardino Soares [pt] (Lisbon) | 12 | 5.2 | |
| CDS–PP | Nuno Melo (Braga) (2005–2007) Telmo Correia [pt] (Lisbon) (2007–2009) |
12 | 5.2 | |
| BE | Luís Fazenda (Lisbon) | 8 | 3.5 | |
| PEV | Heloísa Apolónia (Setúbal) | 2 | 0.9 | |
| Total | 230 | 100.0 | ||
Election for President of the Assembly of the Republic
To be elected, a candidate needs to reach a minimum of 116 votes. Jaime Gama, from the Socialist Party, was easily elected:
| Election of the President of the Assembly of the Republic | |||
| Ballot → | 16 March 2005 | ||
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| Required majority → | 116 out of 230 | ||
| Jaime Gama (PS) | 197 / 230 |  Y
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| Blank ballots | 32 / 230 | ||
| Invalid ballots | 0 / 230 | ||
| Absentees | 1 / 230 | ||
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References
- Official Results — National Election Commission
- "Jaime Gama é o novo presidente da Assembleia da República". TVI Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- participacao.parlamento.pt https://participacao.parlamento.pt/app-eleicao-par/data/X.php. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
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