1985 Portuguese Legislative Election

6 October 1985 · The Carnation Revolution · 250 seats, 126 for a majority

Social Democratic Party finished first with 88 of 250 seats on 29.9% of the vote. Turnout 74.2%.

Prime Minister before

Mário Soares

Prime Minister (continued)

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Largest force

Social Democratic Party

88 of 250 seats

Turnout

74.2%

The result

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Social Democratic Party

29.9% of votes · +3 seats

seats

Socialist Party

20.8% of votes · -15 seats

seats

Democratic Renewal Party

17.9% of votes

seats

United People Alliance

15.5% of votes · -3 seats

seats

Democratic and Social Centre

10.0% of votes · -3 seats

seats

Popular Democratic Union

1.3% of votes · +1 seats

seats

Christian Democratic Party

0.7% of votes · 0 seats

seats

Revolutionary Socialist Party

0.6% of votes · 0 seats

seats

Portuguese Workers' Communist Party

0.3% of votes · 0 seats

seats

Workers' Party of Socialist Unity

0.3% of votes · 0 seats

seats

Communist Party (Reconstructed)

0.2% of votes · 0 seats

seats


Social Democratic Party	—	88	+3	1 732 288	29.9%	—
Socialist Party	—	57	-15	1 204 321	20.8%	—
Democratic Renewal Party	—	45	—	1 038 893	17.9%	—
United People Alliance	—	38	-3	898 281	15.5%	—
Democratic and Social Centre	—	22	-3	577 580	10.0%	—
Popular Democratic Union	—	0	+1	73 401	1.3%	—
Christian Democratic Party	—	0	0	41 831	0.7%	—
Revolutionary Socialist Party	—	0	0	35 238	0.6%	—
Portuguese Workers' Communist Party	—	0	0	19 943	0.3%	—
Workers' Party of Socialist Unity	—	0	0	19 085	0.3%	—
Communist Party (Reconstructed)	—	0	0	12 749	0.2%	—