1983 Portuguese Legislative Election
25 April 1983 · The Carnation Revolution · 250 seats, 126 for a majority
Socialist Party finished first with 101 of 250 seats on 36.1% of the vote. Turnout 77.8%.
Prime Minister before
Francisco Pinto Balsemão
PSD
Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Socialist Party
101 of 250 seats
Turnout
77.8%
The result
Socialist Party
36.1% of votes · +8 seats
101
seats
Social Democratic Party
27.2% of votes
75
seats
United People Alliance
18.1% of votes · +1 seats
44
seats
Democratic and Social Centre
12.6% of votes
30
seats
Christian Democratic Party
0.7% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
People's Monarchist Party
0.5% of votes
0
seats
Popular Democratic Union
0.5% of votes · -1 seats
0
seats
Popular Democratic Union–Revolutionary Socialist Party
0.4% of votes
0
seats
Portuguese Workers' Communist Party
0.4% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
Workers' Party of Socialist Unity
0.3% of votes · -1 seats
0
seats
Revolutionary Socialist Party
0.2% of votes · -1 seats
0
seats
Socialist Workers League
0.2% of votes
0
seats