Government of PortugalAssembly of the Republic: MPs and attendance · XV Legislature
- PCP: 6
- BE: 5
- L: 1
- PS: 120
- PAN: 1
- PSD: 76
- IL: 8
- CH: 12
- 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?
11 January 2024: 11 justified absences, no unjustified, none not yet classified
219of 230 MPs present in the chamber
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- Anabela Real PS · reason: Trabalho Político
- Fernando José PS · reason: Assistência à família
- João Azevedo PS · reason: Trabalho Político
- Paulo Pisco PS · reason: Trabalho Político
- Pedro Anastácio PS · reason: Trabalho Político
- Pedro Cegonho PS · reason: Motivo justificado
- Sérgio Sousa Pinto PS · reason: Força Maior
- Paula Cardoso PSD · reason: Assistência à família
- Rita Matias CH · reason: Trabalho Político
- Rui Paulo Sousa CH · reason: Trabalho Político
- António Maló de Abreu Ninsc · reason: Dificuldades de transportes
At the of 11 January 2024, 219 of the 230 MPs were present in the chamber. Absences: 11 and none . (source)
How many MPs were absent, by party?
9 groups, all on the same scale
Across the 192 of read so far, the Assembly made 44,160 records (one per MP per sitting). Absences: 2,209 and 21 ; 6 . (source)
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See the counts by group
| Group | MPs | Seat-sittings | Present | Other work | Mission | Justified | Unjustified | Not classified |
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| PCP | 9 | 1152 | 1084 | 5 | 17 | 39 | 7 | 0 |
| BE | 6 | 960 | 924 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| L | 1 | 192 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PS | 147 | 23040 | 21479 | 21 | 448 | 1086 | 3 | 3 |
| PAN | 1 | 192 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| PSD | 86 | 14783 | 13455 | 14 | 440 | 860 | 11 | 3 |
| IL | 8 | 1536 | 1415 | 11 | 25 | 85 | 0 | 0 |
| CH | 12 | 2304 | 2171 | 4 | 23 | 106 | 0 | 0 |
| Ninsc | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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?
270 names in 9 groups
Partido Comunista Português (PCP · 9)
Bloco de Esquerda (BE · 6)
LIVRE (L · 1)
Partido Socialista (PS · 147)
- Agostinho Santa
- Alexandra Leitão
- Alexandra Tavares de Moura
- Alexandre Quintanilha
- Ana Bernardo
- Ana Catarina Mendonça Mendes
- Ana Isabel Santos
- Anabela Real
- Anabela Rodrigues
- André Pinotes Batista
- António Caracol
- António Monteirinho
- António Pedro Faria
- António Sales
- Augusto Santos Silva
- Bárbara Dias
- Berta Nunes
- Bruno Aragão
- Carla Sousa
- Carlos Brás
- Carlos Martins
- Carlos Pereira
- Catarina Lobo
- Catarina Pinto
- Clarisse Campos
- Cláudia Avelar Santos
- Cláudia Santos
- Cristina Mendes da Silva
- Cristina Sousa
- Diogo Cunha
- Diogo Leão
- Dora Brandão
- Edite Estrela
- Eduardo Alves
- Eduardo Oliveira
- Elisabete Matos
- Eunice Pratas
- Eurico Brilhante Dias
- Eurídice Pereira
- Fátima Correia Pinto
- Fernanda Asseiceira
- Fernando José
- Fernando Medina
- Filipe Neto Brandão
- Francisco César
- Francisco Dinis
- Francisco Pereira de Oliveira
- Francisco Rocha
- Gil Costa
- Gilberto Anjos
- Hugo Carvalho
- Hugo Costa
- Hugo Oliveira
- Hugo Pires
- Irene Costa
- Isabel Alves Moreira
- Isabel Guerreiro
- Isabel Oneto
- Isabel Rodrigues
- Ivan Gonçalves
- Jamila Madeira
- Joana Lima
- Joana Sá Pereira
- João Azevedo
- João Azevedo Castro
- João Galamba
- João Miguel Nicolau
- João Paulo Correia
- João Paulo Rebelo
- João Pedro Matos Fernandes
- João Torres
- Joaquim Barreto
- Jorge Botelho
- Jorge Gabriel Martins
- Jorge Gomes
- Jorge Seguro Sanches
- José Carlos Alexandrino
- José Carlos Barbosa
- José Costa
- José Luís Carneiro
- José Pedro Ferreira
- José Rui Cruz
- Lúcia Araújo da Silva
- Luís Capoulas Santos
- Luís Graça
- Luís Soares
- Manuel dos Santos Afonso
- Mara Lagriminha Coelho
- Marcos Perestrello
- Maria Antónia de Almeida Santos
- Maria Begonha
- Maria da Graça Reis
- Maria da Luz Rosinha
- Maria de Fátima Fonseca
- Maria João Castro
- Marlene Teixeira
- Marta Freitas
- Marta Temido
- Martina Jesus
- Miguel Cabrita
- Miguel dos Santos Rodrigues
- Miguel Iglésias
- Miguel Matos
- Nathalie Oliveira
- Nelson Brito
- Norberto Patinho
- Nuno Fazenda
- Palmira Maciel
- Patrícia Faro
- Paula Reis
- Paulo Araújo Correia
- Paulo Marques
- Paulo Pisco
- Pedro Anastácio
- Pedro Cegonho
- Pedro Coimbra
- Pedro Delgado Alves
- Pedro do Carmo
- Pedro Nuno Santos
- Pompeu Martins
- Porfírio Silva
- Raquel Ferreira
- Ricardo Lima
- Ricardo Lino
- Ricardo Pinheiro
- Rita Borges Madeira
- Romualda Nunes Fernandes
- Rosa Isabel Cruz
- Rosa Venâncio
- Rosário Gambôa
- Rui Lage
- Salvador Formiga
- Sara Velez
- Sérgio Ávila
- Sérgio Monte
- Sérgio Sousa Pinto
- Sobrinho Teixeira
- Sofia Andrade
- Susana Amador
- Susana Barroso
- Susana Correia
- Tatiana Homem de Gouveia
- Tiago Barbosa Ribeiro
- Tiago Brandão Rodrigues
- Tiago Estevão Martins
- Tiago Soares Monteiro
- Vera Braz
Pessoas–Animais–Natureza (PAN · 1)
Partido Social Democrata (PSD · 84)
- Adão Silva
- Afonso Oliveira
- Alexandre Poço
- Alexandre Simões
- André Coelho Lima
- André Marques
- Andreia Neto
- António Cunha
- António Prôa
- António Topa Gomes
- Artur Soveral Andrade
- Bruno Coimbra
- Carla Madureira
- Carlos Cação
- Carlos Eduardo Reis
- Catarina Rocha Ferreira
- César Vasconcelos
- Clara Marques Mendes
- Cláudia André
- Cláudia Bento
- Cristiana Ferreira
- Dinis Faísca
- Dinis Ramos
- Duarte Pacheco
- Emília Cerqueira
- Fátima Ramos
- Fernanda Velez
- Fernando Negrão
- Firmino Marques
- Firmino Pereira
- Francisco Pimentel
- Gabriela Fonseca
- Germana Rocha
- Guilherme Almeida
- Gustavo Duarte
- Helga Correia
- Hugo Carneiro
- Hugo Maravilha
- Hugo Martins de Carvalho
- Hugo Patrício Oliveira
- Inês Barroso
- Isabel Meireles
- Isaura Morais
- Joana Barata Lopes
- João Barbosa de Melo
- João Barreiras Duarte
- João Dias Coelho
- João Marques
- João Montenegro
- João Moura
- João Prata
- Joaquim Miranda Sarmento
- Joaquim Pinto Moreira
- Jorge Paulo Oliveira
- Jorge Salgueiro Mendes
- José Silvano
- Lina Lopes
- Luís Gomes
- Márcia Passos
- Maria Emília Apolinário
- Miguel Santos
- Mónica Quintela
- Nuno Carvalho
- Ofélia Ramos
- Olga Silvestre
- Patrícia Dantas
- Paula Cardoso
- Paulo Moniz
- Paulo Mota Pinto
- Paulo Ramalho
- Paulo Rios de Oliveira
- Pedro Melo Lopes
- Pedro Roque
- Ricardo Baptista Leite
- Ricardo Sousa
- Rosina Ribeiro Pereira
- Rui Cruz
- Rui Rio
- Rui Vilar
- Sara Madruga da Costa
- Sérgio Marques
- Sofia Matos
- Sónia Ramos
- Tiago Moreira de Sá
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: 1 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.