1982 Portuguese local elections
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Local elections were held in Portugal on 12 December 1982. They were the third local elections in Portugal since the democratic revolution of 1974 introduced the concept of democratic local power.
The elections consisted of three separate elections in the 305 Portuguese municipalities that existed at the time, the election for the Municipal Chambers, whose winner is automatically elected mayor, similar to first-past-the-post (FPTP), another election for the Municipal Assembly and a last one for the lower-level Parish Assembly, whose winner is elected parish president, this last was held separately in the more than 4,000 parishes around the country.
The Socialist Party finished once more on the top of the results table, increasing its share by 4 points, however that was because the coalition between the two major right-wing parties, the Democratic and Social Center and the Social Democratic Party, the Democratic Alliance, did not participate in all Municipalities and Parishes, being the parties which composed it, separated in many Municipalities. This right wing coalition did, however, lose some voting in relation to the previous election.
The left-wing United People Alliance dominated the election in the municipalities of the South of the country, gathering more than 60 percent of the votes and achieving its best result ever with 20.7 percent and 55 mayors.
Despite the victory of the Democratic Alliance, the then PSD leader and Prime Minister Francisco Pinto Balsemão considered the results a disappointment, citing divisions with his own party and the alliance, and resigned from both posts.[1] This decision led to a snap general election in April 1983.
Parties
The main political forces involved in the election were:
- Democratic Alliance (AD) (only in some municipalities)
- Democratic and Social Center (CDS) (only in some municipalities)
- Socialist Party (PS)
- Social Democratic Party (PSD) (only in some municipalities)
- United People Alliance (APU)
Results
Municipal Councils
National summary of votes and seats
| Parties | Votes | % | ±pp swing | Candidacies | Councillors | Mayors | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | ± | Total | ± | |||||||
|
1,547,664 | 31.18 | Increase2.9 | 619 | Increase103 | 83 | Increase23 | |||
|
1,038,033 | 20.91 | Increase1.0 | 316 | Steady0 | 55 | Increase5 | |||
| Democratic Alliance | 988,347 | 19.91 | Decrease3.6 | 322 | Decrease104 | 49 | Decrease24 | |||
|
745,048 | 15.01 | Decrease1.3 | 439 | Decrease36 | 88 | Decrease13 | |||
|
369,263 | 7.44 | Decrease0.1 | 185 | Increase29 | 27 | Increase7 | |||
| style="width: 10px" bgcolor=Template:Party color align="center" | | People's Democratic Union | 31,567 | 0.64 | Decrease0.6 | 3 | Steady0 | 0 | Steady0 | ||
| Socialist / UEDS | 31,251 | 0.63 | — | 11 | — | 1 | — | |||
|
15,315 | 0.31 | Decrease0.1 | 0 | Steady0 | 0 | Steady0 | |||
|
11,149 | 0.22 | Increase0.1 | 5 | Decrease1 | 1 | Steady0 | |||
|
5,684 | 0.11 | Increase0.1 | 0 | Steady0 | 0 | Steady0 | |||
|
4,236 | 0.09 | — | 7 | — | 1 | — | |||
|
3,840 | 0.08 | — | 2 | — | 0 | — | |||
|
1,388 | 0.03 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | |||
|
855 | 0.02 | Decrease0.2 | 0 | Steady0 | 0 | Steady0 | |||
| Total valid | 4,785,586 | 96.40 | Decrease1.2 | — | 1,909 | Increase9 | 305 | Steady0 | ||
| Blank ballots | 87,381 | 1.76 | Increase0.8 | |||||||
| Invalid ballots | 91,403 | 1.84 | Increase0.4 | |||||||
| Total | 4,964,370 | 100.00 | ||||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,987,106 | 71.05 | Decrease0.7 | |||||||
Municipality map
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Municipalities won by:
■ - PS: 84
■ - APU: 55
■ - AD: 49
■ - PSD: 88
■ - CDS: 27
■ - PPM: 1
■ - ASDI: 1
City control
The following table lists party control in all district capitals, highlighted in bold, as well as in municipalities above 100,000 inhabitants. Population estimates from the 1981 Census.[2]
| Municipality | Population | Previous control | New control | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almada | 147,690 | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | United People Alliance (APU) | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | United People Alliance (APU) |
| Amadora | 163,878 | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | United People Alliance (APU) | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | United People Alliance (APU) |
| Aveiro | 60,284 | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) |
| Barcelos | 103,773 | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Social Democratic Party (PSD) | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Social Democratic Party (PSD) |
| Beja | 38,246 | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | United People Alliance (APU) | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | United People Alliance (APU) |
| Braga | 125,472 | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Socialist Party (PS) | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Socialist Party (PS) |
| Bragança | 35,380 | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Social Democratic Party (PSD) | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) |
| Cascais | 141,498 | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Social Democratic Party (PSD) |
| Castelo Branco | 54,908 | Democratic Alliance (AD) | Democratic Alliance (AD) | ||
| Coimbra | 138,930 | Democratic Alliance (AD) | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Socialist Party (PS) | |
| Évora | 51,572 | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | United People Alliance (APU) | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | United People Alliance (APU) |
| Faro | 45,109 | Democratic Alliance (AD) | Democratic Alliance (AD) | ||
| Funchal | 112,746 | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Social Democratic Party (PSD) | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Social Democratic Party (PSD) |
| Gondomar | 130,751 | Democratic Alliance (AD) | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Socialist Party (PS) | |
| Guarda | 40,360 | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Socialist Party (PS) | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Socialist Party (PS) |
| Guimarães | 146,959 | Democratic Alliance (AD) | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Socialist Party (PS) | |
| Leiria | 96,517 | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Social Democratic Party (PSD) | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) |
| Lisbon | 807,937 | Democratic Alliance (AD) | Democratic Alliance (AD) | ||
| Loures | 276,467 | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | United People Alliance (APU) | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | United People Alliance (APU) |
| Matosinhos | 136,498 | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Socialist Party (PS) | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Socialist Party (PS) |
| Oeiras | 149,328 | Democratic Alliance (AD) | Democratic Alliance (AD) | ||
| Ponta Delgada | 63,804 | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Social Democratic Party (PSD) | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Social Democratic Party (PSD) |
| Portalegre | 27,313 | Democratic Alliance (AD) | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Socialist Party (PS) | |
| Porto | 327,368 | Democratic Alliance (AD) | Democratic Alliance (AD) | ||
| Santarém | 62,896 | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Socialist Party (PS) | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Socialist Party (PS) |
| Santa Maria da Feira | 109,531 | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Social Democratic Party (PSD) | Democratic Alliance (AD) | |
| Setúbal | 98,366 | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | United People Alliance (APU) | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | United People Alliance (APU) |
| Sintra | 226,428 | Democratic Alliance (AD) | Democratic Alliance (AD) | ||
| Viana do Castelo | 81,009 | Democratic Alliance (AD) | Democratic Alliance (AD) | ||
| Vila Nova de Famalicão | 106,508 | Democratic Alliance (AD) | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Socialist Party (PS) | |
| Vila Nova de Gaia | 226,331 | Democratic Alliance (AD) | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Socialist Party (PS) | |
| Vila Real | 47,020 | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Social Democratic Party (PSD) | Democratic Alliance (AD) | |
| Viseu | 83,261 | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | width="1" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color"| | Social Democratic Party (PSD) |
Municipal Assemblies
National summary of votes and seats
| Parties | Votes | % | ±pp swing | Candidacies | Mandates | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | ± | |||||||||
|
1,583,804 | 31.23 | Increase3.3 | 3,182 | Increase496 | |||||
|
1,070,247 | 21.10 | Increase0.6 | 1,763 | Increase17 | |||||
| Democratic Alliance | 990,315 | 19.53 | Decrease4.1 | 1,625 | Decrease497 | |||||
|
717,131 | 14.14 | Decrease2.6 | 2,148 | Decrease82 | |||||
|
379,833 | 7.49 | Increase0.6 | 1,003 | Increase171 | |||||
| style="width: 10px" bgcolor=Template:Party color align="center" | | People's Democratic Union | 35,128 | 0.70 | Decrease0.6 | 21 | Decrease37 | ||||
| Socialist / UEDS | 31,481 | 0.63 | Increase0.6 | 52 | — | |||||
|
30,707 | 0.61 | — | 40 | — | |||||
|
10,314 | 0.21 | Increase0.1 | 28 | Increase2 | |||||
|
7,120 | 0.14 | Increase0.1 | 1 | Increase1 | |||||
|
3,858 | 0.08 | — | 32 | — | |||||
|
2,499 | 0.05 | — | 0 | — | |||||
|
847 | 0.02 | Increase0.0 | 2 | Increase2 | |||||
|
526 | 0.01 | — | 0 | — | |||||
| Total valid | 4,865,027 | 95.93 | Decrease1.4 | — | 9,897 | Increase194 | ||||
| Blank ballots | 115,352 | 2.27 | Increase1.0 | |||||||
| Invalid ballots | 91,128 | 1.80 | Increase0.4 | |||||||
| Total | 5,071,507 | 100.00 | ||||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,114,983 | 71.28 | Decrease0.6 | |||||||
Parish Assemblies
National summary of votes and seats
| Parties | Votes | % | ±pp swing | Candidacies | Mandates | Presidents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | ± | Total | ± | |||||||
|
1,527,322 | 31.03 | Increase3.2 | 12,803 | Increase2,190 | |||||
|
1,071,831 | 21.76 | Increase1.3 | 4,997 | Increase265 | |||||
| Democratic Alliance | 905,696 | 18.40 | Decrease4.4 | 7,684 | Decrease2,101 | |||||
|
760,847 | 15.46 | Decrease1.3 | 9,499 | Increase52 | |||||
|
381,150 | 7.74 | Increase0.7 | 4,837 | Increase176 | |||||
| Independents | 65,865 | 1.34 | Increase0.2 | 1,038 | Increase331 | |||||
|
29,284 | 0.59 | — | 342 | — | — | ||||
| Socialist / UEDS | 25,265 | 0.51 | — | 258 | — | — | ||||
| style="width: 10px" bgcolor=Template:Party color align="center" | | People's Democratic Union | 24,799 | 0.50 | Decrease0.4 | 30 | Decrease25 | ||||
|
6,261 | 0.13 | Increase0.0 | 99 | Increase21 | |||||
|
5,023 | 0.10 | Decrease0.0 | 0 | Decrease3 | |||||
|
2,768 | 0.06 | — | 49 | — | — | ||||
|
856 | 0.02 | Steady0.0 | 0 | Decrease1 | |||||
|
482 | 0.00 | Decrease0.1 | 0 | Decrease26 | |||||
|
444 | 0.00 | — | 0 | — | — | ||||
| Total valid | 4,738,913 | 96.28 | Decrease0.9 | — | 41,636 | — | — | |||
| Blank ballots | 87,935 | 1.79 | Increase0.5 | |||||||
| Invalid ballots | 95,380 | 1.94 | Increase0.4 | |||||||
| Total | 4,922,228 | 100.00 | ||||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,073,336 | 69.59 | Decrease1.1 | |||||||
Maps
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The first and the second most voted parties in Municipal Councils in each district. (Azores and Madeira are not shown)
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The first and the second most voted parties in Municipal Assemblies in each district. (Azores and Madeira are not shown)
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The first and the second most voted parties in Parish Assemblies in each district. (Azores and Madeira are not shown)
Notes
- The source of the voting data is the Portuguese Electoral Commission Template:Webarchive
Further Notes:
- Democratic Alliance (AD) was composed by the Democratic Social Center (CDS), the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the People's Monarchist Party (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.
- The Democratic Union (UD) was composed only by the Democratic Social Center (CDS) and the Social Democratic Party (PSD)
- United People Alliance (APU) was composed by the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) and the Portuguese Democratic Movement (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.
See also
References
External links
Template:Portuguese local elections
- ↑ "Demissão Pinto Balsemão", RTP-Antena1, 8 September 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".