Is voting compulsory in Portugal?
Compulsory (not enforced)
Compulsory voting was introduced in 1933 but not enforced.
Portugal is one of 8 countries classified “Compulsory (not enforced)” for compulsory voting — 5% of the 176 with data. (Also searched as mandatory voting.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Compulsory voting
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Spain
- Compulsory (not enforced) Compulsory voting was in place 1907–1923 but not enforced.
- Morocco
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- France
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- Algeria
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- Ireland
- Voluntary Voting is voluntary.
- Switzerland
- Compulsory (not enforced) Voting is compulsory in law but not enforced in practice in Switzerland.
Other laws in Portugal
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