1989 European Parliament election in Portugal

1989 European Parliament election in Portugal
18 June 1989
24 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout51.1% 21.3 pp
  First party Second party
 
Leader António Capucho João Cravinho
Party PSD PS
Alliance ALDE PES
Last election 10 seats, 37.9% 6 seats, 22.5%
Seats won 9 8
Seat change 1 2
Popular vote 1,358,958 1,184,380
Percentage 32.8% 28.5%
Swing 4.7 pp 6.3 pp
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Carlos Carvalhas Francisco Lucas Pires
Party CDU CDS
Alliance COM EPP
Last election 3 seats, 11.5% 4 seats, 15.4%
Seats won 4 3
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 597,759 587,497
Percentage 14.4% 14.2%
Swing 2.9 pp 1.3 pp

An election of MEP representing Portugal constituency for the 1989-1994 term of the European Parliament was held on 18 June 1989. It was part of the wider 1989 European election.

The Social Democratic Party (PSD) won the elections with almost 33 percent of the votes, but lost much ground compared with 1987. Although the country was experiencing a significant economic growth at that time, the PSD saw the gap between them and the Socialists narrow to around 4 percentage points. On the other hand, the Socialist Party (PS), although failing to topple the PSD as the largest party, performed quite well gaining more than 6% of the votes and polling above 28 percent, compared with the 22 percent in 1987. They also gained 2 MEP, while the PSD lost one.

The Democratic Unity Coalition (CDU), also performed very well, winning 14 percent and becoming the third political force. The Communist/Green alliance was also able to win one more MEP than in 1987. The CDS saw its share of vote drop a bit, to also 14 percent and was surpassed by CDU, as it fell to fourth place.

Turnout fell dramatically in these election, with just 51 percent of voters casting a ballot.

Electoral System

The voting method used, for the election of European members of parliament, is by proportional representation using the d'Hondt method, which is known to benefit leading parties. In the 1989 EU elections, Portugal had 24 seats to be filled. Deputies are elected in a single constituency, corresponding to the entire national territory.

Parties and candidates

The major parties that partook in the election, and their EP list leaders, were:[1]

Campaign period

Party slogans

Party or alliance Original slogan English translation Refs
PSD « Ganhar 92 » "Win 92" [2]
PS « Vamos mudar Portugal para Portugal ganhar » "Let's change Portugal for Portugal to win" [2]
CDS « Com Lucas Pires, no coração da Europa » "With Lucas Pires, at the heart of Europe!" [2]
CDU « CDU: é melhor para Portugal » "CDU: it's better for Portugal" [2]

Candidates' debates

1989 European Parliament election in Portugal debates
Date Organisers Moderator(s)     P  Present    A  Absent invitee  N  Non-invitee 
PSD
Capucho 		PS
Cravinho 		CDS
Pires 		CDU
Carvalhas 		Refs
22 May RTP1 António Amaral Pais P P P P [3][4]

Results

Party and European Parliament groupVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Social Democratic PartyLDR1,358,95832.75–4.709–1
Socialist Party[a]SOC1,184,38028.54+6.268+2
Unitary Democratic CoalitionEUL597,75914.40+2.9030
G1+1
Democratic and Social CentreEPP587,49714.16–1.343–1
People's Monarchist PartyNI84,2722.03–0.7400
Portuguese Democratic MovementNI56,9001.37+0.8800
Popular Democratic UnionNI45,0171.08+0.1400
Revolutionary Socialist PartyNI31,7750.77+0.2600
Christian Democratic PartyNI29,7450.720.0000
Portuguese Workers' Communist PartyNI26,6820.64+0.2900
Workers' Party of Socialist UnityNI11,1820.27New0New
Left Revolutionary FrontNI7,8330.19New0New
Total4,022,000100.00–240
Valid votes4,022,00096.92–0.55
Invalid votes61,6821.49+0.17
Blank votes66,0741.59+0.38
Total votes4,149,756100.00–
Registered voters/turnout8,121,56451.10–21.32
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições
Vote share
PSD
 
 32.75%
PS
 
 28.54%
CDU
 
 14.41%
CDS
 
 14.16%
PPM
 
 2.03%
MDP/CDE
 
 1.37%
UDP
 
 1.09%
PSR
 
 0.77%
PDC
 
 0.72%
PCTP/MRPP
 
 0.64%
Others
 
 0.46%
Blank/Invalid
 
 3.08%
Vote share
PSD
 
 37.50%
PS
 
 33.33%
CDU
 
 16.67%
CDS
 
 12.50%

Distribution by European group

Summary of political group distribution in the 3rd European Parliament (1989–1994)[5]
Groups Parties Seats Total %
Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (LDR) 9 9 37.50
Socialist Group (SOC) 8 8 33.33
European United Left (EUL) 3 3 12.50
European People's Party (EPP) 3 3 12.50
The Green Group in the European Parliament (G) 1 1 4.17
Total 24 24 100.00

Maps

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Socialist Party list included 1 MP elected by the Democratic Renewal Party.

References

  1. ^ Comissão Nacional de Eleições - Deputados
  2. ^ a b c d "Campanha eleitoral para o Parlamento Europeu". RTP (in Portuguese). 15 May 1989. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Eleições Europeias – Parte I". RTP (in Portuguese). 23 May 1989. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Eleições Europeias – Parte II". RTP (in Portuguese). 23 May 1989. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Elecciones al Parlamento Europeo: Resultados por países 1979 - 2014". historiaelectoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 November 2017.
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