1979 Portuguese Legislative Election

2 December 1979 · The Carnation Revolution · 250 seats, 126 for a majority

Socialist Party finished first with 74 of 250 seats on 27.3% of the vote. Turnout 82.9%.

Prime Minister before

Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo

Independent

Prime Minister (continued)

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Largest force

Socialist Party

74 of 250 seats

Turnout

82.9%

The result

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Democratic Alliance

+2554458 seats

seats

Social Democratic Party

2.4% of votes

seats

Democratic and Social Centre

0.4% of votes

seats

Socialist Party

27.3% of votes · -8 seats

seats

United People Alliance

18.8% of votes · +4 seats

seats

Popular Democratic Union

2.2% of votes · +1 seats

seats

Christian Democratic Party

1.2% of votes · +1 seats

seats

Portuguese Workers' Communist Party

0.9% of votes · 0 seats

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Left-wing Union for the Socialist Democracy

0.7% of votes

seats

Revolutionary Socialist Party

0.6% of votes · 0 seats

seats

Workers' Party of Socialist Unity

0.2% of votes

seats

Portuguese Marxist–Leninist Communist Organization

0.1% of votes

seats


Democratic Alliance	—	42	+2554458	—	—	—
Social Democratic Party	—	7	—	141 227	2.4%	—
Democratic and Social Centre	—	0	—	23 523	0.4%	—
Socialist Party	—	74	-8	1 642 136	27.3%	—
United People Alliance	—	47	+4	1 129 322	18.8%	—
Popular Democratic Union	—	1	+1	130 842	2.2%	—
Christian Democratic Party	—	0	+1	72 514	1.2%	—
Portuguese Workers' Communist Party	—	0	0	53 268	0.9%	—
Left-wing Union for the Socialist Democracy	—	0	—	43 325	0.7%	—
Revolutionary Socialist Party	—	0	0	36 978	0.6%	—
Workers' Party of Socialist Unity	—	0	—	12 713	0.2%	—
Portuguese Marxist–Leninist Communist Organization	—	0	—	3433	0.1%	—

79 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.