The Portuguese local elections of 1982 took place on 12 December. 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 elected mayor, 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
Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of th ...
finished once more on the top of the results table, increasing its share by 4%, however that was because the coalition between the two major right-wing parties, the Democratic and Social Center and the
Social Democratic Party
The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology.
Active parties
For ...
, 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
The United People Alliance (Portuguese: Aliança Povo Unido or APU) was an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) and the Portuguese Democratic Movement (MDP-CDE). After 1983, the Ecologist Party "The Greens ...
dominated the election in the municipalities of the South of the country, gathering more than 60% of the voting and achieving its best result ever with 20.7% and 55 mayors.
Despite the victory of the Democratic Alliance, the then PSD leader and
Prime Minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...
Francisco Pinto Balsemão
Francisco José Pereira Pinto Balsemão (; born 1 September 1937) is a Portuguese businessman, former journalist and retired politician, who served as Prime Minister of Portugal, from 1981 to 1983.
Background
He is the son of Henrique Patrício ...
considered the results a disappointment, citting divisions with his own party and the alliance, and resigned from both posts. 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)
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Democratic and Social Center (CDS) (only in some municipalities)
*
Socialist Party
Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of th ...
(PS)
*
Social Democratic Party
The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology.
Active parties
For ...
(PSD) (only in some municipalities)
*
United People Alliance
The United People Alliance (Portuguese: Aliança Povo Unido or APU) was an electoral and political coalition between the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) and the Portuguese Democratic Movement (MDP-CDE). After 1983, the Ecologist Party "The Greens ...
(APU)
Results
Municipal Councils
National summary of votes and seats
, -
! rowspan="2" colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left, Parties
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=Votes
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=%
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=Candidacies
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center", Councillors
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center", Mayors
, - style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center", Total
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center", ±
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center", Total
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center", ±
, -
,
, align= 1,547,664
, align= 31.18
, align=
, align= 619
, align=103
, align= 83
, align=23
, -
,
, align= 1,038,033
, align= 20.91
, align=
, align= 316
, align= 0
, align= 55
, align=5
, -
, style="width: 10px" bgcolor=#2A52BE align="center" ,
, align=left,
Democratic Alliance
, align= 988,347
, align= 19.91
, align=
, align= 322
, align=104
, align= 49
, align=24
, -
,
, align= 745,048
, align= 15.01
, align=
, align= 439
, align=36
, align= 88
, align=13
, -
,
, align= 369,263
, align= 7.44
, align=
, align= 185
, align=29
, align= 27
, align=7
, -
, style="width: 10px" bgcolor=#E2062C align="center" ,
, align=left,
People's Democratic Union
, align= 31,567
, align= 0.64
, align=
, align= 3
, align=0
, align= 0
, align=0
, -
, style="width: 10px" bgcolor=#FF66FF align="center" ,
, align=left,
Socialist
Socialism is a left-wing economic philosophy and movement encompassing a range of economic systems characterized by the dominance of social ownership of the means of production as opposed to private ownership. As a term, it describes the e ...
/
UEDS
, align= 31,251
, align= 0.63
, align=
, align= 11
, align=—
, align= 1
, align=—
, -
,
, align= 15,315
, align= 0.31
, align=
, align= 0
, align=0
, align= 0
, align=0
, -
,
, align= 11,149
, align= 0.22
, align=
, align= 5
, align=1
, align= 1
, align=0
, -
,
, align= 5,684
, align= 0.11
, align=
, align= 0
, align=0
, align= 0
, align=0
, -
,
, align= 4,236
, align= 0.09
, align=
, align= 7
, align= —
, align= 1
, align=—
, -
,
, align= 3,840
, align= 0.08
, align=
, align= 2
, align=—
, align= 0
, align=—
, -
,
, align= 1,388
, align= 0.03
, align=
, align= 0
, align=—
, align= 0
, align=—
, -
,
, align= 855
, align= 0.02
, align=
, align= 0
, align=0
, align= 0
, align=0
, -
, colspan=2 align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9", Total valid
, width="65" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 4,785,586
, width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 96.40
, width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", —
, width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 1,909
, width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 9
, width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 305
, width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 0
, -
, colspan=2, Blank ballots
, 87,381, , 1.76, , colspan=6 rowspan=4,
, -
, colspan=2, Invalid ballots
, 91,403, , 1.84
, -
, colspan=2 align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9", Total
, width="65" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 4,964,370
, width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 100.00
, -
, colspan=2, Registered voters/turnout
, , 6,987,106, , 71.05
Municipality map
City control
The following table lists party control in all district capitals, as well as in municipalities above 100,000 inhabitants. Population estimates from the 1981 Census.
Municipal Assemblies
National summary of votes and seats
, -
! rowspan="2" colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left, Parties
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=Votes
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=%
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=Candidacies
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center", Mandates
, - style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center", Total
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center", ±
, -
,
, align= 1,583,804
, align= 31.23
, align=
, align= 3,182
, align=496
, -
,
, align= 1,070,247
, align= 21.10
, align=
, align= 1,763
, align=17
, -
, style="width: 10px" bgcolor=#2A52BE align="center" ,
, align=left,
Democratic Alliance
, align= 990,315
, align= 19.53
, align=
, align= 1,625
, align=497
, -
,
, align= 717,131
, align= 14.14
, align=
, align= 2,148
, align=82
, -
,
, align= 379,833
, align= 7.49
, align=
, align= 1,003
, align=171
, -
, style="width: 10px" bgcolor=#E2062C align="center" ,
, align=left,
People's Democratic Union
, align= 35,128
, align= 0.70
, align=
, align= 21
, align=37
, -
, style="width: 10px" bgcolor=#FF66FF align="center" ,
, align=left,
Socialist
Socialism is a left-wing economic philosophy and movement encompassing a range of economic systems characterized by the dominance of social ownership of the means of production as opposed to private ownership. As a term, it describes the e ...
/
UEDS
, align= 31,481
, align= 0.63
, align=
, align= 52
, align=—
, -
,
, align= 30,707
, align= 0.61
, align=
, align= 40
, align=—
, -
,
, align= 10,314
, align= 0.21
, align=
, align= 28
, align=2
, -
,
, align= 7,120
, align= 0.14
, align=
, align= 1
, align=1
, -
,
, align= 3,858
, align= 0.08
, align=
, align= 32
, align=—
, -
,
, align= 2,499
, align= 0.05
, align=
, align= 0
, align=—
, -
,
, align= 847
, align=0.02
, align=
, align= 2
, align=2
, -
,
, align= 526
, align= 0.01
, align=
, align=0
, align=—
, -
, colspan=2 align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9", Total valid
, width="65" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 4,865,027
, width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 95.93
, width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", —
, width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 9,897
, width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 194
, -
, colspan=2, Blank ballots
, 115,352, , 2.27, , colspan=6 rowspan=4,
, -
, colspan=2, Invalid ballots
, 91,128, , 1.80
, -
, colspan=2 align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9", Total
, width="65" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 5,071,507
, width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 100.00
, -
, colspan=2, Registered voters/turnout
, , 7,114,983, , 71.28
Parish Assemblies
National summary of votes and seats
, -
! rowspan="2" colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left, Parties
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=Votes
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=%
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=Candidacies
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center", Mandates
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center", Presidents
, - style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center", Total
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center", ±
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center", Total
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center", ±
, -
,
, align= 1,527,322
, align= 31.03
, align=
, align= 12,803
, align= 2,190
, align=
, align=
, -
,
, align= 1,071,831
, align= 21.76
, align=
, align= 4,997
, align=265
, align=
, align=
, -
, style="width: 10px" bgcolor=#2A52BE align="center" ,
, align=left,
Democratic Alliance
, align= 905,696
, align= 18.40
, align=
, align= 7,684
, align= 2,101
, align=
, align=
, -
,
, align= 760,847
, align= 15.46
, align=
, align= 9,499
, align=52
, align=
, align=
, -
,
, align= 381,150
, align= 7.74
, align=
, align= 4,837
, align=176
, align=
, align=
, -
, style="width: 10px" bgcolor=gray align="center" ,
, align=left, Independents
, align= 65,865
, align= 1.34
, align=
, align= 1,038
, align=331
, align=
, align=
, -
,
, align= 29,284
, align= 0.59
, align=
, align= 342
, align=—
, align=
, align= —
, -
, style="width: 9px" bgcolor=#FF66FF align="center" ,
, align=left,
Socialist
Socialism is a left-wing economic philosophy and movement encompassing a range of economic systems characterized by the dominance of social ownership of the means of production as opposed to private ownership. As a term, it describes the e ...
/
UEDS
, align= 25,265
, align= 0.51
, align=
, align= 258
, align=—
, align=
, align= —
, -
, style="width: 10px" bgcolor=#E2062C align="center" ,
, align=left,
People's Democratic Union
, align= 24,799
, align= 0.50
, align=
, align= 30
, align=25
, align=
, align=
, -
,
, align= 6,261
, align= 0.13
, align=
, align= 99
, align=21
, align=
, align=
, -
,
, align= 5,023
, align= 0.10
, align=
, align= 0
, align=3
, align=
, align=
, -
,
, align= 2,768
, align= 0.06
, align=
, align= 49
, align= —
, align=
, align= —
, -
,
, align= 856
, align= 0.02
, align=
, align= 0
, align=1
, align=
, align=
, -
,
, align= 482
, align= 0.00
, align=
, align= 0
, align= 26
, align=
, align=
, -
,
, align= 444
, align= 0.00
, align=
, align= 0
, align= —
, align=
, align= —
, -
, colspan=2 align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9", Total valid
, width="65" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 4,738,913
, width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 96.28
, width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", —
, width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 41,636
, width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", —
, width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9",
, width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", —
, -
, colspan=2, Blank ballots
, 87,935, , 1.79, , colspan=6 rowspan=4,
, -
, colspan=2, Invalid ballots
, 95,380, , 1.94
, -
, colspan=2 align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9", Total
, width="65" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 4,922,228
, width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9", 100.00
, -
, colspan=2, Registered voters/turnout
, , 7,073,336, , 69.59
Maps
File:Pt ploelection tc1982.PNG, The first and the second most voted parties in Municipal Councils in each district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
. (Azores and Madeira are not shown)
File:Pt ploelection tc1982.PNG, The first and the second most voted parties in Municipal Assemblies in each district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
. (Azores and Madeira are not shown)
File:Pt ploelection pa1982.PNG, The first and the second most voted parties in Parish Assemblies in each district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
. (Azores and Madeira are not shown)
Notes
* The source of the voting data is th
Portuguese Electoral Commission
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.''
* ''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
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Politics of Portugal
Politics in Portugal operates as a unitary multi-party semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Portugal is the head of government, and the President of Portugal is the non-executive head of state with ...
*
List of political parties in Portugal
This article lists political parties in Portugal.
The Portuguese political scene has been dominated by the Socialist Party and the Social Democratic Party since the 1974 Carnation Revolution, although the CDS – People's Party has been present i ...
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Elections in Portugal
Elections in Portugal are free, fair, and regularly held, in accordance with election law.
Only the elections since the Carnation Revolution of 1974 are listed here. During the period encompassing the Constitutional Monarchy and the First Repub ...
References
External links
Portuguese Electoral Commission
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