19851991

1987 Portuguese Legislative Election

19 July 1987 · Cavaco and the two-party years · 250 seats, 126 for a majority

Social Democratic Party finished first with 148 of 250 seats on 50.2% of the vote. Turnout 71.6%.

Prime Minister before

Aníbal Cavaco Silva

PSD

Prime Minister (continued)

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Largest force

Social Democratic Party

148 of 250 seats

Turnout

71.6%

The result

Social Democratic Party
50.2% of votes · +20 seats
148
seats
Socialist Party
22.2% of votes · +1 seats
60
seats
Unitary Democratic Coalition
12.1% of votes · -3 seats
31
seats
Democratic Renewal Party
4.9% of votes · -13 seats
7
seats
Democratic and Social Centre
4.4% of votes · -6 seats
4
seats
Popular Democratic Union
0.9% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
Revolutionary Socialist Party
0.6% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
Portuguese Democratic Movement
0.6% of votes
0
seats
Christian Democratic Party
0.6% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
People's Monarchist Party
0.4% of votes
0
seats
Portuguese Workers' Communist Party
0.4% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
Communist Party (Reconstructed)
0.3% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats