Portuguese local election, 1985 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Portuguese local election of 1985 took place on December 15. This was the fourth 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...

that existed at the time, 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. This election was the first to grant a 4-years term, instead of the former 3 years. The number of members of the Municipal Assemblies and Parish Assemblies was greatly reduced in comparison with the former election.

For the first time, 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...

achieved the majority of the voting by itself, since the coalition with the Democratic and Social Center

Democratic and Social Center / People's Party

The Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party , abbreviated to CDS–PP, is a Portuguese political party, with an ideological foundation of Conservatism, Christian democracy and classical liberalism. In voting ballots its name appears only as People's Party, with the acronym CDS–PP unchanged.It...

, the Democratic Alliance

Democratic Alliance (Portugal)

The Democratic Alliance was a coalition in Portugal between the Social Democratic Party , the Democratic Social Center and the People's Monarchist Party , including also a group of...

, that achieved good results in 1979 and 1982 had been disbanded. Despite finishing second and losing almost 4% of the voting, 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 ....

lost only 4 of the former 83 mayors plus the presidency achieved in coalition with the Leftwing Union for the Socialist Democracy

Leftwing Union for the Socialist Democracy

The Leftwing Union for the Socialist Democracy was a Portuguese leftwing party founded in January of 1978. The party has its origins in the Socialist Culture Association - Worker Brotherhood, a socialist organization and in groups of independent people linked to the Socialist Party.The party...

.

The Democratic and Social Center, this time participating alone in every election, after the end of the Democratic Alliance, continued its electoral decline, gathering only 10% of the voting. Despite keeping the same number of mayors achieved in 1982, in the municipalities where it ran alone, 27, the party lost 49 presidencies achieved in coalition with the Social Democrats.

The Portuguese Communist Party

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 Portuguese Democratic Movement

Portuguese Democratic Movement

The Portuguese Democratic Movement / Democratic Electoral Commissions was one of the most important organizations of the democratic opposition to the Portuguese fascist regime...

, united in the 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...

, lost 1% of the voting in comparison with the election of 1982 and lost 8 mayors, gathering only 47 presidencies. However, despite losing only 1% of the voting in the elections to Municipal Assemblies, the coalition lost almost 700 assembly members, decreasing its representation to 1062 members due to the overall reduction of mandates.

The newly founded Democratic Renovator Party

Democratic Renovator Party

The Democratic Renewal Party was a Portuguese political party, founded in 1985 with the political support of the until-then-independent President of the Republic, Ramalho Eanes. At the time of its foundation, it was meant to "moralize Portuguese political life" and the party positioned itself in...

, achieved almost 5% of the voting and the presidency of 3 municipalities. In the elections to Municipal Assemblies it gathered almost 6% of the voting and 270 Assembly members, being the great surprise of the election.

The main political forces involved in the election were:

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)
Democratic Social Center (CDS)
Democratic Renovator Party
Democratic Renovator Party
The Democratic Renewal Party was a Portuguese political party, founded in 1985 with the political support of the until-then-independent President of the Republic, Ramalho Eanes. At the time of its foundation, it was meant to "moralize Portuguese political life" and the party positioned itself in...

(PRD)
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)

Municipal Councils

Social Democratic Party (Portugal)

| 1,649,338
| 33.99
|
| 822
| 149
|-
|style="width: 9px" bgcolor=#FF66FF align="center" |
| PS

Socialist Party (Portugal)

| 1,330,029
| 27.41
|
| 571
| 79
|-
|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...

| 942,147
| 19.42
|
| 305
| 47
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=#0093DD align="center" |
| CDS
| 471,591
| 9.72
|
| 224
| 27
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=green align="center" |
| PRD

Democratic Renovator Party

| 230,125
| 4.74
|
| 51
| 3
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=#E2062C align="center" |
| UDP
| 28,701
| 0.59
|
| 3
| 0
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=#005FAD align="center" |
| PPM
| 23,897
| 0.49
|
| 3
| 0
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=#CC0000 align="center" |
| PCTP/MRPP
| 11,275
| 0.23
|
| 0
| 0
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=yellow align="center" |
| PDC
| 7,863
| 0.16
|
| 2
| 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,...

| 2,311
| 00.5
|
| 0
| 0
|-
| colspan=2| Blank Ballots
| 76,593
| 1.58
| -
| -
| -
|-
| colspan=2| Invalid Ballots
| 78,693
| 1.62
| -
| -
| -
|-
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
|colspan=2| Total (turnout 63.90%)
| 4,852,563
| 100.00
| -
| 1,981
| 305
|-
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
| colspan=2| Registered Voters
| align="center" | 7,593,968
|
|
|
|
|}

Municipal Assemblies

Social Democratic Party (Portugal)

| 1,438,521
| 29.64
|
| 2,540
|-
|style="width: 9px" bgcolor=#FF66FF align="center" |
| PS

Socialist Party (Portugal)

| 1,170,482
| 24.12
|
| 1,817
|-
|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...

| 968,090
| 19.95
|
| 1,062
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=#0093DD align="center" |
| CDS
| 782,021
| 16.12
|
| 1,018
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=green align="center" |
| PRD

Democratic Renovator Party

| 260,908
| 5.38
|
| 270
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=#E2062C align="center" |
| UDP
| 33,447
| 0.69
|
| 14
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=#005FAD align="center" |
| PPM
| 15,927
| 0.33
|
| 7
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=#CC0000 align="center" |
| PCTP/MRPP
| 6,494
| 0.13
|
| 0
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=yellow align="center" |
| PDC
| 4,026
| 0.08
|
| 2
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=red align="center" |
| LST
| 784
| 0.02
|
| 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,...

| 250
| 00.0
|
| 0
|-
| colspan=2| Blank Ballots
| 94,046
| 1.94
| -
| -
|-
| colspan=2| Invalid Ballots
| 77,561
| 1.60
| -
| -
|-
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
|colspan=2| Total (turnout 63.90%)
| 4,852,557
| 100.00
| -
| 6,730
|-
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
| colspan=2| Registered Voters
| align="center" | 7,593,968
|
|
|
|}

Parish Assemblies

Social Democratic Party (Portugal)

| 1,584,427
| 32.85
|
| 13,118
|
|-
|style="width: 9px" bgcolor=#FF66FF align="center" |
| PS

Portuguese Socialist Party

The Portuguese Socialist Party was a political party in Portugal.The party was founded in 1875. During its initial phase the party was heavily influenced by Proudhonism, and rejected revolutionary Marxism. The party suffered constant factional struggles...

| 1,303,425
| 27.02
|
| 9,039
|
|-
|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...

| 993,767
| 20.60
|
| 3,676
|
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=#0093DD align="center" |
| CDS
| 507,499
| 10.52
|
| 4,531
|
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=green align="center" |
| PRD

Democratic Renovator Party

| 164,345
| 3.41
|
| 726
|
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=gray align="center" |
| Independents
| 67,601
| 1.40
|
| 797
|
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=#E2062C align="center" |
| UDP
| 28,572
| 0.59
|
| 26
|
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=#CC0000 align="center" |
| PCTP/MRPP
| 4,153
| 0.09
|
| 0
|
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=#005FAD align="center" |
| PPM
| 2,585
| 0.05
|
| 24
|
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=yellow align="center" |
| PDC
| 1,021
| 0.02
|
| 4
|
|-
|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,...

| 792
| 0.02
|
| 0
|
|-
| colspan=2| Blank Ballots
| 84,797
| 1.77
| -
| -
| -
|-
| colspan=2| Invalid Ballots
| 80,766
| 1.67
| -
| -
| -
|-
|-
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
|colspan=2| Total (turnout 63.52%)
| 4,823,750
| 100.00
| -
| 31,941
| -
|-
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
| colspan=2| Registered Voters
| align="center" | 7,593,968
|
|
|
|
|}

End notes

The source of the voting data is the STAPE

Further Notes:

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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