Government of PortugalAssembly of the Republic: MPs and attendance · XIII Legislature
- PCP: 15
- PEV: 2
- BE: 19
- PS: 85
- PAN: 1
- PSD: 89
- CDS-PP: 18
- Ninsc: 1
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Who represents me?
The MPs for each of the 22 constituencies
Who was absent at the last plenary sitting?
19 July 2019: 14 justified absences, 1 unjustified, 5 not yet classified
210of 230 MPs present in the chamber
· 1
- Telmo Correia CDS-PP
· 5
· 14
- Carlos César PS · reason: Luto
- José Rui Cruz PS · reason: Trabalho Político
- Lúcia Araújo Silva PS · reason: Força Maior
- Cristóvão Simão Ribeiro PSD · reason: Doença
- Feliciano Barreiras Duarte PSD · reason: Assistência à família
- Leonel Costa PSD · reason: Luto
- Luís Leite Ramos PSD · reason: Doença
- Luís Pedro Pimentel PSD · reason: Trabalho Político
- Manuel Frexes PSD · reason: Trabalho Parlamentar
- Miguel Santos PSD · reason: Doença
- Paulo Neves PSD · reason: Trabalho Político
- Pedro Alves PSD · reason: Doença
- Sérgio Azevedo PSD · reason: Assistência à família
- Teresa Caeiro CDS-PP · reason: Doença
At the of 19 July 2019, 210 of the 230 MPs were present in the chamber. Absences: 14 and 1 ; 5 . (source)
How many MPs were absent, by party?
8 groups, all on the same scale
Across the 413 of read so far, the Assembly made 94,990 records (one per MP per sitting). Absences: 3,857 and 100 ; 40 . (source)
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See the counts by group
| Group | MPs | Seat-sittings | Present | Other work | Mission | Justified | Unjustified | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCP | 20 | 6195 | 5943 | 3 | 74 | 174 | 1 | 0 |
| PEV | 2 | 826 | 819 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| BE | 23 | 7847 | 7657 | 1 | 50 | 135 | 4 | 0 |
| PS | 128 | 35435 | 33013 | 22 | 882 | 1485 | 16 | 17 |
| PAN | 1 | 413 | 392 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| PSD | 110 | 36757 | 33954 | 27 | 1076 | 1631 | 50 | 19 |
| CDS-PP | 25 | 7434 | 6871 | 5 | 113 | 413 | 29 | 3 |
| Ninsc | 1 | 83 | 81 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Debates with the prime minister
none read yet
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
No debate read for this legislature yet. The Diário is read a little at a time (10 issues a day).
Who are the MPs of each party?
309 names in 8 groups
Partido Ecologista «Os Verdes» (PEV · 2)
Bloco de Esquerda (BE · 23)
- Carlos Matias
- Catarina Martins
- Domicilia Costa
- Ernesto Ferraz
- Fernando Manuel Barbosa
- Heitor de Sousa
- Isabel Pires
- Joana Mortágua
- João Vasconcelos
- Jorge Campos
- Jorge Costa
- Jorge Falcato Simões
- José Manuel Pureza
- José Moura Soeiro
- Luís Monteiro
- Maria Luísa Cabral
- Maria Manuel Rola
- Mariana Mortágua
- Moisés Ferreira
- Paulino Ascenção
- Pedro Filipe Soares
- Pedro Soares
- Sandra Cunha
Partido Socialista (PS · 127)
- Alberto Martins
- Alexandre Quintanilha
- Ana Catarina Mendonça Mendes
- Ana Passos
- Ana Paula Vitorino
- André Pinotes Batista
- António Borges
- António Cardoso
- António Costa
- António Eusébio
- António Gameiro
- António Sales
- Ascenso Simões
- Bacelar de Vasconcelos
- Capoulas Santos
- Carla Sousa
- Carla Tavares
- Carlos César
- Carlos Pereira
- Catarina Marcelino
- Constança Urbano de Sousa
- Cristina Jesus
- Diogo Leão
- Domingos Pereira
- Edite Estrela
- Eduardo Cabrita
- Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues
- Elza Pais
- Eurico Brilhante Dias
- Eurídice Pereira
- Fernando Anastácio
- Fernando Jesus
- Fernando Rocha Andrade
- Filipe Neto Brandão
- Francisca Parreira
- Francisco Rocha
- Gabriela Canavilhas
- Graça Fonseca
- Helena Freitas
- Helena Roseta
- Hortense Martins
- Hugo Carvalho
- Hugo Costa
- Hugo Pires
- Idália Salvador Serrão
- Inês de Medeiros
- Inês Lamego
- Isabel Alves Moreira
- Isabel Cruz
- Isabel Oneto
- Isabel Santos
- Ivan Gonçalves
- Jamila Madeira
- Joana Lima
- João Azevedo Castro
- João Fonseca
- João Galamba
- João Gouveia
- João Marques
- João Paulo Correia
- João Paulo Pedrosa
- João Paulo Rebelo
- João Rodrigues
- João Soares
- João Torres
- Joaquim Barreto
- Joaquim Raposo
- Jorge Gomes
- Jorge Lacão
- José Apolinário
- José Luís Carneiro
- José Magalhães
- José Manuel Carpinteira
- José Miguel Medeiros
- José Rui Cruz
- Júlia Rodrigues
- Lara Martinho
- Lúcia Araújo Silva
- Lucinda Fonseca
- Luís Graça
- Luís Moreira Testa
- Luís Soares
- Luís Vilhena
- Luísa Salgueiro
- Manuel Caldeira Cabral
- Marcos Perestrello
- Margarida Marques
- Maria Adelaide Ribeiro
- Maria Antónia de Almeida Santos
- Maria Augusta Santos
- Maria Conceição Loureiro
- Maria da Luz Rosinha
- Maria Lopes
- Maria Manuel Leitão Marques
- Mário Centeno
- Marisabel Moutela
- Miguel Coelho
- Miranda Calha
- Norberto Patinho
- Nuno Sá
- Odete João
- Palmira Maciel
- Paulo Duarte Marques
- Paulo Pisco
- Pedro Coimbra
- Pedro Delgado Alves
- Pedro do Carmo
- Pedro Murcela
- Pedro Nuno Santos
- Porfírio Silva
- Renato Sampaio
- Ricardo Bexiga
- Ricardo Leão
- Ricardo Mourinho
- Rosa Maria Bastos Albernaz
- Rui Riso
- Sandra Pontedeira
- Santinho Pacheco
- Sérgio Sousa Pinto
- Sofia Araújo
- Sónia Fertuzinhos
- Susana Amador
- Tiago Barbosa Ribeiro
- Tiago Brandão Rodrigues
- Vieira da Silva
- Vitalino Canas
- Wanda Guimarães
Pessoas–Animais–Natureza (PAN · 1)
Partido Social Democrata (PSD · 110)
- Adão Silva
- Álvaro Batista
- Amadeu Soares Albergaria
- Ana Oliveira
- Ana Sofia Bettencourt
- Andreia Neto
- Ângela Guerra
- António Costa Silva
- António Leitão Amaro
- António Lima Costa
- António Rodrigues
- António Topa
- António Ventura
- Armando Soares
- Berta Cabral
- Bruno Coimbra
- Bruno Vitorino
- Carla Barros
- Carlos Abreu Amorim
- Carlos Alberto Gonçalves
- Carlos Costa Neves
- Carlos Páscoa Gonçalves
- Carlos Peixoto
- Carlos Silva
- Clara Marques Mendes
- Conceição Bessa Ruão
- Cristóvão Crespo
- Cristóvão Norte
- Cristóvão Simão Ribeiro
- Duarte Marques
- Duarte Pacheco
- Emídio Guerreiro
- Emília Cerqueira
- Emília Santos
- Eugénia Duarte
- Fátima Ramos
- Feliciano Barreiras Duarte
- Fernando Negrão
- Fernando Virgílio Macedo
- Firmino Pereira
- Helga Correia
- Hugo Lopes Soares
- Inês Domingos
- Isaura Pedro
- Joana Barata Lopes
- João Moura
- Joel Sá
- Jorge Moreira da Silva
- Jorge Paulo Oliveira
- José António Silva
- José Carlos Barros
- José Cesário
- José de Matos Correia
- José de Matos Rosa
- José Pedro Aguiar Branco
- José Silvano
- Laura Monteiro Magalhães
- Leonel Costa
- Liliana Silva
- Luís Campos Ferreira
- Luís Leite Ramos
- Luís Marques Guedes
- Luís Montenegro
- Luís Pedro Pimentel
- Luís Vales
- Manuel Frexes
- Manuel Rodrigues
- Marco António Costa
- Margarida Balseiro Lopes
- Margarida Mano
- Maria Celeste Cardoso
- Maria Conceição Pereira
- Maria das Mercês Borges
- Maria Germana Rocha
- Maria João Ávila
- Maria Luís Albuquerque
- Maria Manuela Tender
- Maurício Marques
- Miguel Morgado
- Miguel Peixoto
- Miguel Santos
- Nilza de Sena
- Nuno Encarnação
- Nuno Serra
- Odete Silva
- Paula Teixeira da Cruz
- Paulo Neves
- Paulo Rios de Oliveira
- Paulo Simões Ribeiro
- Pedro Alves
- Pedro do Ó Ramos
- Pedro Passos Coelho
- Pedro Pimpão
- Pedro Pinto
- Pedro Roque
- Regina Bastos
- Ricardo Baptista Leite
- Rosa Dart
- Rubina Berardo
- Rui Cruz
- Rui Silva
- Sandra Pereira
- Sara Madruga da Costa
- Sérgio Azevedo
- Sonia dos Reis
- Susana Lamas
- Teresa Candeias
- Teresa Leal Coelho
- Teresa Morais
- Ulisses Pereira
CDS – Partido Popular (CDS-PP · 25)
- Abel Baptista
- Álvaro Castello-branco
- Ana Rita Bessa
- António Carlos Monteiro
- Assunção Cristas
- Cecília Meireles
- Filipe Anacoreta Correia
- Filipe Lobo D' Ávila
- Francisco Mendes da Silva
- Helder Amaral
- Ilda Araújo Novo
- Isabel Galriça Neto
- João Gonçalves Pereira
- João Pinho de Almeida
- João Rebelo
- Lília Ana Águas
- Manuel Isaac
- Nuno Magalhães
- Otília Ferreira Gomes
- Patrícia Fonseca
- Paulo Portas
- Pedro Mota Soares
- Telmo Correia
- Teresa Caeiro
- Vânia Dias da Silva
Ninsc (Ninsc · 1)
Glossary
15 terms explained, with the official rule
- 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: 3 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
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.
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.
Legislative session
One year of parliamentary work. It starts on 15 September.
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.
Parliamentary group
The MPs elected for the same party or coalition, who work together in Parliament.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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».
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.
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).
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.