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Assembly of the Republic: MPs and attendance

PCP: 3
BE: 1
L: 6
PS: 58
PAN: 1
JPP: 1
PSD: 89
IL: 9
CDS-PP: 2
CH: 60

Plenary sitting of 28 October 2026 · official page of the sitting · raw data · group seats: official Assembly map (each MP within the group in alphabetical order)

Each seat in the is an MP, with the and attendance recorded by the Assembly of the Republic at the chosen sitting. Hover over (or tap) a seat to see who it is; click (or tap again) to open the MP’s page.

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Who represents me?

The MPs for each of the 22 constituencies

Choose your to see the MPs it elected. The number in each square is the number of MPs in office elected for that constituency. Each MP represents the whole country, not just their constituency.

Who was absent at the last plenary sitting?

28 October 2026: 2 justified absences, no unjustified, 1 not yet classified

222of 230 MPs present in the chamber

0Unjustified absences
1Not yet classified
2Justified absences
5On Assembly business

· 0

Nobody.

· 1

The Assembly recorded an absence from the but does not say whether it was justified.

Hugo Oliveira PS

· 2

Alfredo Maia PCP · reason: Assistência à família
Frederico Francisco PS · reason: Trabalho Político

Outside the chamber on Assembly business (not an absence) · 5

At the of 28 October 2026, 222 of the 230 MPs were present in the chamber. Away from the chamber on Assembly business (not an absence): 5 . Absences: 2 and none ; 1 . (source)

At the of 28 October 2026, as recorded by the Assembly. The three lists are always kept apart: an absence is not an unjustified absence. official page of the sitting

How many MPs were absent, by party?

10 groups, all on the same scale

Across the 128 of read so far, the Assembly made 29,440 records (one per MP per sitting). Absences: 1,455 and 9 ; 36 . (source)

All of the read so far. For each group, the share of each category in the total seat-sittings (one MP at one sitting), on the same 0–100% scale. Groups follow the political spectrum, not the numbers.

Present

PCP
BE
L
PS
PAN
JPP
PSD
IL
CDS-PP
CH

See the counts by group

Group	MPs	Seat-sittings	Present	Other work	Mission	Justified	Unjustified	Not classified
PCP	3	384	352	3	7	19	3	0
BE	3	128	124	0	0	4	0	0
L	7	768	703	7	12	46	0	0
PS	64	7424	6761	45	305	297	3	13
PAN	1	128	126	0	0	2	0	0
JPP	1	128	127	0	0	1	0	0
PSD	99	11392	10419	64	359	531	3	16
IL	11	1152	1042	12	25	67	0	6
CDS-PP	2	256	232	0	9	15	0	0
CH	63	7680	6994	41	171	473	0	1

How did each party vote?

2339 votes in this legislature

In the XVII Legislature, the Assembly recorded 2339 plenary votes up to 28 October 2026: 1406 passed and 931 rejected, 2 lapsed.

The Assembly publishes each parliamentary group’s vote. An MP only appears by name when they voted differently from their group and the Assembly records it that way. No vote in this legislature was a roll-call vote (with each of the 230 votes).

The most recent final votes

28 October 2026 · Votação final global Passed

Pela redução dos sobrecustos da insularidade no custo de vida nas Regiões Autónomas

Projeto de Resolução n.º 1248 · Tabled by: JPP

Texto final, apresentado pela Comissão de Infraestruturas, Mobilidade e Habitação, relativo ao Projeto de Resolução n.º 1248/XVII/2.ª (JPP)

PCP For
BE For
L For
PS For
PAN For
JPP For
PSD Abstained
IL Abstained
CDS-PP Abstained
CH For

28 October 2026 · Votação final global Passed

Regula a contenção e treino de animais de companhia, vedando a comercialização e utilização de “coleiras de choque” e de “coleiras estranguladoras'', procedendo à décima alteração ao Decreto-Lei n.º 276/2001, de 17 de outubro

Projeto de Lei n.º 528 · Tabled by: PAN

Texto de substituição, apresentado pela Comissão de Agricultura e Pescas, relativo ao Projeto de Lei n.º 528/XVII/1.ª (PAN)

PCP Abstained
BE For
L For
PS For
PAN For
JPP For
PSD Against
IL Against
CDS-PP Against
CH For

28 October 2026 · Votação final global Passed

Regula o acorrentamento e o alojamento permanente em varandas e espaços afins, e prevê a implementação do Plano Nacional de Desacorrentamento

Projeto de Lei n.º 581 · Tabled by: PAN

Texto de substituição, apresentado pela Comissão de Agricultura e Pescas, relativo ao Projeto de Lei n.º 581/XVII/1.ª (PAN)

PCP Abstained
BE For
L For
PS For
PAN For
JPP For
PSD Against
IL Abstained
CDS-PP Against
CH For

28 October 2026 · Votação final global Passed

Aprova a Lei das Grandes Opções para 2026-2029

Proposta de Lei n.º 70 · Tabled by: Governo

Texto final, apresentado pela Comissão de Orçamento, Finanças e Administração Pública, relativo à Proposta de Lei n.º 70/XVII/1.ª (GOV)

PCP Against
BE Against
L Against
PS Abstained
PAN Abstained
JPP Abstained
PSD For
IL Abstained
CDS-PP For
CH Against

28 October 2026 · Votação final global Passed

Reforça o Complemento Garantia para a Infância, assegurando a aplicação das majorações previstas nas deduções por dependentes em sede de IRS

Projeto de Lei n.º 674 · Tabled by: PS

Texto final, apresentado pela Comissão de Orçamento, Finanças e Administração Pública, relativo ao Projeto de Lei n.º 674/XVII/1.ª (PS)

PCP For
BE For
L For
PS For
PAN For
JPP For
PSD Against
IL For
CDS-PP Against
CH For

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Source: open data of the Assembly of the Republic (Initiatives, XVII Legislature), read on 9 November 2026. parlamento.pt

Debates with the prime minister

9 in this legislature

Every two weeks, the prime minister comes to the to answer MPs’ questions. The two formats alternate: in one, the prime minister opens with a statement on general policy; in the other, there are only questions. Rules of Procedure of the Assembly, art. 224-A

In this legislature, Veramundi has found 9 debates in the Diário da Assembleia read so far: 5 with an opening statement on general policy and 4 with questions only. raw data

The debates across the legislature

with a statement on general policy (point a) questions only (point b)

See every debate, with the Diário and the official sitting

The under Article 224-A of the Rules of Procedure, found in the Diário da Assembleia da República (series I), with that day’s sitting.

Date	Type	Diário	Present
24 September 2025	general policy	no. 20	209 / 230	official page of the sitting
5 December 2025	questions	no. 38	207 / 230	official page of the sitting
8 January 2026	general policy	no. 46	196 / 230	official page of the sitting
21 January 2026	questions	no. 48	210 / 230	official page of the sitting
19 February 2026	general policy	no. 57	223 / 230	official page of the sitting
4 March 2026	questions	no. 62	188 / 230	official page of the sitting
18 March 2026	general policy	no. 68	215 / 230	official page of the sitting
15 April 2026	questions	no. 78	202 / 230	official page of the sitting
29 April 2026	general policy	no. 85	211 / 230	official page of the sitting

Who are the MPs of each party?

254 names in 10 groups

By group (the most recent one) and by name. There are more names than the 230 seats because of .

Glossary

15 terms explained, with the official rule

The parliamentary terms used on this page, explained, with the official rule behind each one.

Chamber: The half-moon room where MPs meet. The Assembly of the Republic has 230 seats. Here each dot is an MP, and the groups run from left to right in the order of the political spectrum. Source: Electoral Law of the Assembly, art. 13.º; Constitution, art. 148.º
Legislature: The term of an elected Parliament: four legislative sessions (about four years), or less when the Assembly is dissolved and there is an early election. Each has a Roman numeral; the current one is the XVII. Source: Constitution, art. 171.º
Legislative session: One year of parliamentary work. It starts on 15 September. Source: Constitution, art. 174.º
Constituency: The area the MP was elected for. There are 22: the 18 mainland districts, the Azores, Madeira and two for Portuguese voters abroad (Europe and Outside Europe). Every MP represents the whole country, not only their constituency. Source: Electoral Law of the Assembly, art. 12.º; Constitution, art. 152.º, n.º 2
Parliamentary group: The MPs elected for the same party or coalition, who work together in Parliament. Source: Constitution, art. 180.º; Rules of Procedure of the Assembly, art. 6.º
Plenary sitting: The meeting of all MPs in the chamber, where laws are debated and voted on. The Assembly publishes who attended and who was absent at each one, with the justification when there is one. Source: Rules of Procedure of the Assembly, art. 56.º
Present at other parliamentary work: The MP was not in the chamber because they were doing other Assembly work, for example in a committee or a group meeting. It does not count as an absence. Source: Rules of Procedure of the Assembly, art. 53.º
Parliamentary mission: The MP was representing the Assembly elsewhere, for example in a delegation abroad. The Assembly records it separately, as an absence on mission, not as a missed sitting. Source: Rules of Procedure of the Assembly, art. 56.º, n.º 3
Justified absence: The MP was absent for a reason the law accepts: illness, marriage, maternity or paternity, bereavement, force majeure, parliamentary mission or work, or political or party work. The President of the Assembly decides whether the justification is accepted. Source: Statute of MPs, art. 8.º, n.º 2; Rules of Procedure of the Assembly, art. 18.º, n.º 1, al. a)
Unjustified absence: The MP was absent without an accepted reason. Each one is deducted from the salary (1/20 for the first three, 1/10 after that), and missing four plenary sittings in a legislative session without a justified reason leads to the loss of the seat. Source: Statute of MPs, art. 23.º, n.º 1; Rules of Procedure of the Assembly, art. 3.º, n.º 1, al. b)
Not yet classified: The Assembly recorded the absence with a code that does not say whether it is justified, for example «QV» (absent at the voting quorum) while the justification is pending. Veramundi does not count it as an unjustified absence. Source: Statute of MPs, art. 24.º; Veramundi, how we read the Assembly data
Absent at the voting quorum: When there are not enough MPs in the chamber to vote, the President of the Assembly calls them in and records who is missing. The Assembly marks it «QV» and, once justified, «QVJ». Source: Statute of MPs, art. 24.º
Assembly code: The abbreviation the Assembly puts on each record. PR: present. PNO: present at another body. ME and MP: parliamentary mission. FJ, QVJ and FAJ: justified absence. FI: unjustified absence. QV and FA: not yet classified. Source: Rules of Procedure of the Assembly, art. 56.º; Veramundi, how we read the Assembly data
Debate with the prime minister: Every two weeks the prime minister comes to the plenary to answer MPs’ questions. The formats alternate: with an opening statement by the prime minister (point a, «general policy») or questions only (point b). Source: Rules of Procedure of the Assembly, art. 224.º-A
Replacement: When an MP leaves or suspends their seat (for example, to join the Government), the seat goes to the next candidate on the same list. That is why a legislature has more names than its 230 seats. Source: Electoral Law of the Assembly, art. 18.º; Statute of MPs, art. 4.º

How to read this

The rules and the source of the figures

The figures are those the Assembly of the Republic publishes as open data, with no corrections of ours.
Justified and unjustified absences are always shown apart. A code the Assembly has not classified yet (for example «», awaiting a decision) stays «», never an unjustified absence.
«» and «» are absences from the plenary on Assembly business, as the Assembly records them.
The Assembly does not publish committee attendance: MP pages show committee membership only.
There are no lists of who misses the most or the least, and no adjectives.

Source

Assembly of the Republic, open data (free reuse with attribution). Last read: 11 November 2026. parlamento.pt

First time here? Parliament in 5 steps

What the Assembly of the Republic is. It is Portugal’s Parliament. It makes laws, approves the State Budget and scrutinises what the Government does. It represents all Portuguese citizens. Source: Constitution, art. 147.º; Constitution, art. 161.º; Constitution, art. 162.º
Who sits there. There are 230 MPs, elected on party lists in 22 . Each election opens a new , of four years at most. When an MP leaves, the next person on the same list takes the seat (). Source: Electoral Law of the Assembly, art. 13.º; Electoral Law of the Assembly, art. 12.º; Constitution, art. 171.º
How they are organised. The MPs elected for the same party form a . In the on this page, each colour is a group, from left to right. Source: Constitution, art. 180.º
Where they work. All together at the , where laws are debated and voted on, and in committees, smaller groups that study each subject before it goes to a vote. Every two weeks the prime minister comes to the plenary to answer MPs (). Source: Rules of Procedure of the Assembly, art. 35.º; Rules of Procedure of the Assembly, art. 224.º-A
How to read attendance. At each plenary sitting the Assembly records every MP: present in the chamber, on Assembly business elsewhere ( or , which are not absences), , or a code . Veramundi shows these records as the Assembly publishes them, without ranking who is absent more or less. Source: Rules of Procedure of the Assembly, art. 56.º; Statute of MPs, art. 8.º