Election Results 1975-2011
| Parties | 1975* | 1976 | 1979 | 1980 | 1983 | 1985 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2002 | 2005 | 2009 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) | 12.5 | 14.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Portuguese Democratic Movement (MDP) | 4.1 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Socialist Party (PS) | 37.9 | 34.9 | 27.3 | 1.1 | 36.1 | 20.8 | 22.2 | 29.1 | 43.8 | 44.1 | 37.8 | 45.0 | 36.6 | 28.1 |
| Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 26.4 | 24.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 27.2 | 29.9 | 50.2 | 50.6 | 34.1 | 32.3 | 40.2 | 28.8 | 29.1 | 38.7 |
| People´s Party (CDS–PP) | 7.6 | 16.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 12.6 | 10.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 7.2 | 10.4 | 11.7 |
| People's Democratic Union (UDP) | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| United People Alliance (APU) | - | - | 18.8 | 16.8 | 18.1 | 15.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Democratic Alliance (AD) | - | - | 42.5 | 44.9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Republican and Socialist Front (FRS) | - | - | - | 26.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Democratic Renewal Party (PRD) | - | - | - | - | - | 17.9 | 4.9 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Democratic Unity Coalition (CDU) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.1 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
| National Solidarity Party (PSN) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - |
| Left Bloc (BE) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.4 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 9.9 | 5.2 |
| Other parties; Invalid votes | 10.7 | 8.6 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 8.5 |
| Turnout | 91.7 | 83.5 | 82.9 | 83.9 | 77.8 | 74.2 | 71.6 | 67.8 | 66.3 | 61.1 | 61.5 | 64.3 | 59.7 | 58.0 |
| *The 1975 election was for the Constituent Assembly. | ||||||||||||||
| Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições | ||||||||||||||
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