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
| Share of the Assembly of the Republic | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.