Social Democratic Party (Portugal) - Election Results

Election Results

Year Party Leader Votes % of votes Seats in the Assembly of the Republic Position in government
1976
Francisco Sá Carneiro
1,335,381
24.35%
73
Main opposition party
1979
Francisco Sá Carneiro
N/A
N/A
80
Democratic Alliance coalition
1980
Francisco Sá Carneiro
N/A
N/A
82
Democratic Alliance coalition
1983
Carlos Mota Pinto
1,554,804
27.24%
75
Coalition with the Socialist Party
1985
Aníbal Cavaco Silva
1,732,288
29.87%
88
Government
1987
Aníbal Cavaco Silva
2,850,784
50.22%
148
Government
1991
Aníbal Cavaco Silva
2,902,351
50.60%
135
Government
1995
Fernando Nogueira
2,014,589
34.12%
88
Main opposition party
1999
Durão Barroso
1,750,158
32.32%
81
Main opposition party
2002
Durão Barroso
2,200,765
40.21%
105
Coalition with the People's Party
2005
Pedro Santana Lopes
1,653,425
28.77%
75
Main opposition party
2009
Manuela Ferreira Leite
1,653,665
29.11%
81
Main opposition party
2011
Pedro Passos Coelho
2,159,181
38.66%
108
Coalition with the People's Party

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