The 6th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: VI Legislatura da Terceira República Portuguesa) ran from 4 November 1991 to 26 October 1995. This legislature saw a reduction in the total number of elected MPs, from 250 to 230, following a constitutional review in 1989. The composition of the Assembly of the Republic, the legislative body of Portugal, was determined by the results of the 1991 legislative election, held on 6 October 1991.
Election
The 7th Portuguese legislative election was held on 6 October 1991. In the election, the Social Democratic Party (PPD/PSD) won for the third consecutive time and renewed the absolute majority achieved four years earlier.
Composition (1991–1995)
Changes
- Mário Tomé, Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) → Independent: A member of the Popular Democratic Union (UDP), he left the PCP caucus at the beginning of the legislature.
- Diogo Freitas do Amaral, Democratic Social Center (CDS) → Independent: Left the CDS parliamentary group, and the party itself, following deep disagreements with the new leader, Manuel Monteiro, elected in 1992.
Election for President of the Assembly of the Republic
To be elected, a candidate needs to reach a minimum of 116 votes. Two ballots were needed to elected a new President. António Barbosa de Melo, from the Social Democratic Party, faced MP Alberto Oliveira e Silva, from the Socialist Party, in both rounds. On the second round, Barbosa de Melo was elected by a narrow majority:
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