Portuguese local election, 1979 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Portuguese local election of 1979 took place on December 16. This was the second local election in Portugal since the democratic revolution of 1974

Carnation Revolution

The Carnation Revolution , also referred to as the 25 de Abril , was a military coup started on 25 April 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal, coupled with an unanticipated and extensive campaign of civil resistance...

introduced the concept of democratic local power.

The election consisted of three separate elections in the 305 Portuguese municipalities

Municipalities of Portugal

In Portugal, municipality or concelho is the most stable subdivision of Portugal since the foundation of the country.Portugal has an entirely separate system of cities and towns. Cities and towns are located in municipalities, but often do not have the same boundaries, even if built-up is continuous...

, the election for the Municipal Chambers

Municipal Chambers

Municipal Chambers can refer to:* City and town halls* Câmara Municipal, executive body of a municipality in Portugal and former colonies...

, whose winner is elected mayor, another election for the Municipal Assembly

Municipal assembly

Municipal assembly may refer to:* Assembleia Municipal in Portugal* Municipal assembly * People's Municipal Assembly in Algeria* Town meeting in the United States...

and a last one for the lower-level Parish Assembly

Parish Assembly

Parish Assembly may refer to:* Parish Assembly , the assembly of local government in Jersey* Freguesia, a secondary local administrative unit in Portugal...

, whose winner is elected parish president, this last was held separately in the more than 4,000 parishes around the country.

The Socialist Party

Socialist Party (Portugal)

The Socialist Party , abbreviated to PS, is a social-democratic political party in Portugal. It was founded on 19 April 1973 in the German city of Bad Münstereifel, by militants from Portuguese Socialist Action ....

finished on the top of the results table, however that was because the coalition between the two major right-wing parties, the Democratic Social Center and the Social Democratic Party

Social Democratic Party (Portugal)

The Social Democratic Party , is a centre-right liberal conservative political party in Portugal. It is commonly known by its initials, PSD; on ballot papers, its initials appear as PPD/PSD, with the first three letters coming from the party's original name, Democratic People's Party...

, the Democratic Alliance, did not participated in all Municipalities and Parishes, being the parties which composed it, separated in many Municipalities.ng

The left-wing United People Alliance

United People Alliance

The United People Alliance , was an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party and the Portuguese Democratic Movement...

dominated the election in the municipalities of the South of the country, gathering more than 60% of the voting.

The main political forces involved in the election were:

Democratic Alliance (AD) (only in some municipalities)
Democratic Social Center (CDS) (only in some municipalities)
Socialist Party
Socialist Party (Portugal)
The Socialist Party , abbreviated to PS, is a social-democratic political party in Portugal. It was founded on 19 April 1973 in the German city of Bad Münstereifel, by militants from Portuguese Socialist Action ....

(PS)
Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party (Portugal)
The Social Democratic Party , is a centre-right liberal conservative political party in Portugal. It is commonly known by its initials, PSD; on ballot papers, its initials appear as PPD/PSD, with the first three letters coming from the party's original name, Democratic People's Party...

(PSD) (only in some municipalities)
United People Alliance
United People Alliance
The United People Alliance , was an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party and the Portuguese Democratic Movement...

(APU)

Municipal Councils

Socialist Party (Portugal)

| 1,258,966
| 28.74
| 297
| 516
| 60
|-
|style="width: 9px" bgcolor=#00FFFF align="center" |
| AD
| 1,044,642
| 23.85
| 138
| 426
| 73
|-
|style="width: 9px" bgcolor=red align="center" |
| APU

United People Alliance

The United People Alliance , was an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party and the Portuguese Democratic Movement...

| 885,899
| 20.22
| 295
| 316
| 50
|-
|style="width: 9px" bgcolor=#FF9900 align="center" |
| PSD

Social Democratic Party (Portugal)

| 723,953
| 16.53
| 156
| 475
| 101
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=#0093DD align="center" |
| CDS
| 334,258
| 7.63
| 102
| 156
| 20
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=#E2062C align="center" |
| UDP
| 53,076
| 1.21
| 95
| 3
| 0
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=#CC0000 align="center" |
| PCTP/MRPP
| 19,508
| 0.45
| 63
| 0
| 0
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=yellow align="center" |
| PDC
| 6,631
| 0.15
| 9
| 2
| 0
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=#005FAD align="center" |
| PPM
| 6,219
| 0.14
| 3
| 6
| 1
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=pink align="center" |
| UEDS
| 1,882
| 0.04
| 7
| 0
| 0
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=red align="center" |
| POUS

Pous

The pous was a unit of length used through much of the Iron Age in Europe and the Ancient Near East.A pous is a Greek foot. One stadion is always 600 podes,...

| 273
| 0.01
| 2
| 0
| 0
|-
| colspan=2| Blank Ballots
| 44,693
| 1.02
| -
| -
| -
|-
| colspan=2| Invalid Ballots
| 63,679
| 1.45
| -
| -
| -
|-
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
|colspan=2| Total (turnout 71.74%)
| 4,380,269
| 100.00
| -
| 1,900
| 305
|-
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
| colspan=2| Registered Voters
| align="center" | 6,105,651
|
|
|
|
|}

Municipal Assemblies

Socialist Party (Portugal)

| 1,245,306
| 28.38
|
| 2,686
|-
|style="width: 9px" bgcolor=#00FFFF align="center" |
| AD
| 1,056,656
| 24.08
|
| 2,122
|-
|style="width: 9px" bgcolor=red align="center" |
| APU

United People Alliance

The United People Alliance , was an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party and the Portuguese Democratic Movement...

| 916,990
| 20.90
|
| 1,746
|-
|style="width: 9px" bgcolor=#FF9900 align="center" |
| PSD

Social Democratic Party (Portugal)

| 747,911
| 17.05
|
| 2,230
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=#0093DD align="center" |
| CDS
| 308,721
| 7.04
|
| 832
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=#E2062C align="center" |
| UDP
| 55,794
| 1.27
|
| 58
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=#CC0000 align="center" |
| PCTP/MRPP
| 10,783
| 0.25
|
| 0
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=#005FAD align="center" |
| PPM
| 5,578
| 0.13
|
| 26
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=pink align="center" |
| UEDS
| 596
| 0.01
|
| 3
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=yellow align="center" |
| PDC
| 417
| 0.00
|
| 0
|-
| colspan=2| Blank Ballots
| 59,564
| 1.36
| -
| -
|-
| colspan=2| Invalid Ballots
| 62,241
| 1.42
| -
| -
|-
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
|colspan=2| Total (turnout 71.86%)
| 4,387,818
| 100.00
| -
| 9,703
|-
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
| colspan=2| Registered Voters
| align="center" | 6,105,647
|
|
|
|}

Parish Assemblies

Socialist Party (Portugal)

| 1,219,298
| 28.59
|
| 10,613
|
|-
|style="width: 9px" bgcolor=#00FFFF align="center" |
| AD
| 1,000,702
| 23.46
|
| 9,785
|
|-
|style="width: 9px" bgcolor=red align="center" |
| APU

United People Alliance

The United People Alliance , was an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party and the Portuguese Democratic Movement...

| 898,670
| 21.07
|
| 4,732
|
|-
|style="width: 9px" bgcolor=#FF9900 align="center" |
| PSD

Social Democratic Party (Portugal)

| 736,954
| 17.28
|
| 9,447
|
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=#0093DD align="center" |
| CDS
| 306,332
| 7.18
|
| 4,661
|
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=gray align="center" |
| Independents
| 49,207
| 1.15
|
| 707
|
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=#E2062C align="center" |
| UDP
| 41,414
| 0.97
|
| 55
|
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=#CC0000 align="center" |
| PCTP/MRPP
| 6,010
| 0.14
|
| 3
|
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=#005FAD align="center" |
| PPM
| 5,006
| 0.12
|
| 78
|
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=yellow align="center" |
| PDC
| 2,594
| 0.06
|
| 26
|
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=red align="center" |
| POUS

Pous

The pous was a unit of length used through much of the Iron Age in Europe and the Ancient Near East.A pous is a Greek foot. One stadion is always 600 podes,...

| 695
| 0.02
|
| 1
|
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=pink align="center" |
| UEDS
| 600
| 0.01
|
| 2
|
|-
| colspan=2| Blank Ballots
| 54,704
| 1.28
| -
| -
| -
|-
| colspan=2| Invalid Ballots
| 68,502
| 1.61
| -
| -
| -
|-
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
|colspan=2| Total (turnout 70.72%)
| 4,265,187
| 100.00
| -
| 40,110
| -
|-
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
| colspan=2| Registered Voters
| align="center" | 6,031,266
|
|
|
|
|}

End notes

The source of the voting data is the Portuguese Electoral Commission

Further Notes:

AD was composed by the CDS, the PSD
Social Democratic Party (Portugal)
The Social Democratic Party , is a centre-right liberal conservative political party in Portugal. It is commonly known by its initials, PSD; on ballot papers, its initials appear as PPD/PSD, with the first three letters coming from the party's original name, Democratic People's Party...

and the PPM.

Although the PSD, the CDS and the PPM were united in the Democratic Alliance, they appear in the scorecard because they ran separated in several municipalities.

APU was composed by the PCP
Portuguese Communist Party
The Portuguese Communist Party is a major left-wing political party in Portugal. It is a Marxist-Leninist party, and its organization is based upon democratic centralism. The party also considers itself to be patriotic and internationalist....

and the MDP/CDE.
The number of candidacies expresses the number of municipalities or parishes in which the party or coalition presented lists.
The number of mandates expresses the number of municipal deputies in the Municipal Assembly election and the number of parish deputies in the Parish Assembly election.
The turnout varies because one may choose not to vote for all the organs.

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