Government of PortugalAssembly of the Republic: MPs and attendance · XIV Legislature
- PCP: 10
- PEV: 2
- BE: 19
- PS: 108
- PAN: 3
- PSD: 79
- IL: 1
- CDS-PP: 5
- CH: 1
- Ninsc: 2
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Who represents me?
The MPs for each of the 22 constituencies
Who was absent at the last plenary sitting?
26 November 2021: 7 justified absences, no unjustified, none not yet classified
219of 230 MPs present in the chamber
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· 7
- Jerónimo de Sousa PCP · reason: Trabalho Político
- Paulo Pisco PS · reason: Trabalho Político
- Cristóvão Norte PSD · reason: Doença
- Eduardo Teixeira PSD · reason: Trabalho Político
- Emília Cerqueira PSD · reason: Força Maior
- José Cesário PSD · reason: Doença
- José Silvano PSD · reason: Motivo considerado relevante
Outside the chamber on Assembly business (not an absence) · 4
At the of 26 November 2021, 219 of the 230 MPs were present in the chamber. Away from the chamber on Assembly business (not an absence): 4 . Absences: 7 and none . (source)
How many MPs were absent, by party?
11 groups, all on the same scale
Across the 197 of read so far, the Assembly made 45,310 records (one per MP per sitting). Absences: 2,678 and 10 ; 11 . (source)
- Present
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See the counts by group
| Group | MPs | Seat-sittings | Present | Other work | Mission | Justified | Unjustified | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCP | 12 | 1970 | 1863 | 2 | 11 | 94 | 0 | 0 |
| PEV | 2 | 394 | 386 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| BE | 22 | 3743 | 3557 | 2 | 11 | 172 | 0 | 1 |
| L | 1 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PS | 128 | 21276 | 19561 | 17 | 125 | 1566 | 6 | 1 |
| PAN | 5 | 657 | 585 | 1 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 1 |
| PSD | 85 | 15563 | 14721 | 9 | 114 | 708 | 3 | 8 |
| IL | 1 | 197 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CDS-PP | 8 | 985 | 935 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 1 | 0 |
| CH | 2 | 197 | 174 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Ninsc | 2 | 306 | 297 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 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?
266 names in 10 groups
Partido Comunista Português (PCP · 12)
Partido Ecologista «Os Verdes» (PEV · 2)
Bloco de Esquerda (BE · 22)
- Alexandra Vieira
- Beatriz Gomes Dias
- Catarina Martins
- Diana Santos
- Fabian Figueiredo
- Fabíola Cardoso
- Isabel Pires
- Joana Mortágua
- João Vasconcelos
- Jorge Costa
- José Manuel Pureza
- José Maria Cardoso
- José Moura Soeiro
- Luís Monteiro
- Manuel Azenha
- Maria Manuel Rola
- Mariana Mortágua
- Moisés Ferreira
- Nelson Peralta
- Pedro Filipe Soares
- Ricardo Vicente
- Sandra Cunha
Partido Socialista (PS · 128)
- Alexandra Tavares de Moura
- Alexandre Quintanilha
- Ana Catarina Mendonça Mendes
- Ana Isabel Santos
- Ana Maria Silva
- Ana Passos
- Ana Paula Vitorino
- Anabela Rodrigues
- André Pinotes Batista
- António Gameiro
- António Sales
- Ascenso Simões
- Bacelar de Vasconcelos
- Bruno Aragão
- Carla Sousa
- Carlos Brás
- Carlos Pereira
- Catarina Marcelino
- Cátia Silva
- Célia Paz
- Clarisse Campos
- Cláudia Santos
- Constança Urbano de Sousa
- Cristina Jesus
- Cristina Mendes da Silva
- Cristina Sousa
- Diogo Leão
- Dora Brandão
- Edite Estrela
- Eduardo Barroco de Melo
- Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues
- Elza Pais
- Eurídice Pereira
- Fernando Anastácio
- Fernando José
- Fernando Paulo Ferreira
- Filipe Neto Brandão
- Filipe Pacheco
- Francisco Pereira Oliveira
- Francisco Rocha
- Hortense Martins
- Hugo Carvalho
- Hugo Costa
- Hugo Oliveira
- Hugo Pires
- Isabel Alves Moreira
- Isabel Oneto
- Isabel Rodrigues
- Ivan Gonçalves
- Jamila Madeira
- Joana Bento
- Joana Lima
- Joana Sá Pereira
- João Ataíde
- João Azevedo
- João Azevedo Castro
- João Gouveia
- João Miguel Nicolau
- João Paulo Correia
- João Paulo Pedrosa
- Joaquim Barreto
- Joël Bouça Gomes
- Jorge Botelho
- Jorge Gabriel Martins
- Jorge Gomes
- Jorge Lacão
- José Apolinário
- José Carlos Barbosa
- José Luís Carneiro
- José Magalhães
- José Manuel Carpinteira
- José Mendes
- José Rui Cruz
- Lara Martinho
- Lúcia Araújo Silva
- Luís Capoulas Santos
- Luís Graça
- Luís Miguel Reis
- Luís Moreira Testa
- Luís Soares
- Manuel dos Santos Afonso
- Mara Coelho
- Marcos Perestrello
- Maria Antónia de Almeida Santos
- Maria Begonha
- Maria da Graça Reis
- Maria da Luz Rosinha
- Maria Joaquina Matos
- Marina Gonçalves
- Marta Freitas
- Martina Jesus
- Miguel Matos
- Norberto Patinho
- Nuno Fazenda
- Nuno Miguel Coelho
- Nuno Sá
- Olavo Câmara
- Palmira Maciel
- Paulo Marques
- Paulo Pisco
- Paulo Porto
- Pedro Cegonho
- Pedro Coimbra
- Pedro Delgado Alves
- Pedro do Carmo
- Pedro Sousa
- Pompeu Martins
- Porfírio Silva
- Raquel Ferreira
- Raul Miguel Castro
- Ricardo Leão
- Ricardo Pinheiro
- Rita Borges Madeira
- Romualda Fernandes
- Rosário Gambôa
- Santinho Pacheco
- Sara Velez
- Sérgio Sousa Pinto
- Sílvia Torres
- Sofia Andrade
- Sofia Araújo
- Sónia Fertuzinhos
- Susana Amador
- Susana Correia
- Telma Guerreiro
- Tiago Barbosa Ribeiro
- Tiago Estevão Martins
- Vera Braz
Pessoas–Animais–Natureza (PAN · 4)
Partido Social Democrata (PSD · 85)
- Adão Silva
- Afonso Oliveira
- Alberto Fonseca
- Alberto Machado
- Alexandre Poço
- Álvaro Almeida
- Ana Miguel dos Santos
- André Coelho Lima
- André Neves
- António Cunha
- António Lima Costa
- António Maló de Abreu
- António Topa
- António Ventura
- Artur Soveral Andrade
- Bruno Coimbra
- Carla Barros
- Carla Borges
- Carla Madureira
- Carlos Alberto Gonçalves
- Carlos Eduardo Reis
- Carlos Peixoto
- Carlos Silva
- Catarina Rocha Ferreira
- Clara Marques Mendes
- Cláudia André
- Cláudia Bento
- Cristóvão Norte
- Duarte Marques
- Duarte Pacheco
- Eduardo Teixeira
- Emídio Guerreiro
- Emília Cerqueira
- Eugénia Duarte
- Fernanda Velez
- Fernando Negrão
- Fernando Ruas
- Filipa Roseta
- Firmino Marques
- Helga Correia
- Hugo Carneiro
- Hugo Martins de Carvalho
- Hugo Patrício Oliveira
- Ilídia Quadrado
- Isabel Lopes
- Isabel Meireles
- Isaura Morais
- Joana Barata Lopes
- João Gomes Marques
- João Moura
- Jorge Paulo Oliveira
- Jorge Salgueiro Mendes
- José Cancela Moura
- José Cesário
- José Silvano
- Lina Lopes
- Luís Leite Ramos
- Luís Marques Guedes
- Márcia Passos
- Margarida Balseiro Lopes
- Maria Gabriela Fonseca
- Maria Germana Rocha
- Mónica Quintela
- Nuno Miguel Carvalho
- Ofélia Ramos
- Olga Silvestre
- Paulo Leitão
- Paulo Moniz
- Paulo Neves
- Paulo Rios de Oliveira
- Pedro Alves
- Pedro Pinto
- Pedro Rodrigues
- Pedro Roque
- Ricardo Baptista Leite
- Rui Cristina
- Rui Cruz
- Rui Rio
- Rui Silva
- Sandra Pereira
- Sara Madruga da Costa
- Sérgio Marques
- Sofia Matos
- Sónia Ferreira
- Telmo Antunes
Iniciativa Liberal (IL · 1)
CDS – Partido Popular (CDS-PP · 8)
Chega (CH · 2)
Ninsc (Ninsc · 2)
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: 2 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.