Socialist Party (Portugal) - Election Results

Election Results

Year Party Leader Votes % of votes Seats in the Assembly of the Republic Position in government
1976
Mário Soares
1,912,921
34.89%
107
Government
1979
Mário Soares
1,642,136
27.33%
74
Main opposition party
1980
Mário Soares
N/A
N/A
66
Main opposition party
1983
Mário Soares
2,061,309
36.11%
101
Coalition with the Social Democratic Party
1985
Almeida Santos
1,204,321
20.77%
57
Main opposition party
1987
Vítor Constâncio
1,262,506
22.24%
60
Main opposition party
1991
Jorge Sampaio
1,670,758
29.13%
72
Main opposition party
1995
António Guterres
2,583,755
43.76%
112
Government
1999
António Guterres
2,385,922
44.06%
115
Government
2002
Ferro Rodrigues
2,068,584
37.79%
96
Main opposition party
2005
José Sócrates
2,588,312
45.03%
121
Government
2009
José Sócrates
2,077,238
36.56%
97
Government
2011
José Sócrates
1,566,347
28.05%
74
Main opposition party

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