1989 Lisbon local election

Main article: 1989 Portuguese local elections
1989 Lisbon local elections
17 December 1989
All 17 Councillors in the Lisbon City Council
9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout54.8% 4.0 pp
  First party Second party
 
Leader Jorge Sampaio Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Party PS PSD
Alliance For Lisbon[a] Live Better in Lisbon[b]
Last election 8 seats, 45.5%[c] 9 seats, 49.8%[d]
Seats won 9 8
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 180,635 154,888
Percentage 49.1% 42.1%
Swing 3.6 pp 7.7 pp
Mayor before election

Nuno Krus Abecasis
PSD

Elected Mayor

Jorge Sampaio
PS

The 1989 Lisbon local election was held on 17 December 1989 to elect the members of the Lisbon City Council.

Former minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, announced his candidacy for Mayor of Lisbon, with a coalition between the Social Democrats, the Centrists and the Monarchists. Meanwhile, Jorge Sampaio, the secretary-general of the Socialist Party, unnexpectedly announced that he would be the party's candidate for Mayor of Lisbon, forming a coalition with the Communist Party and it's allies (PEV and MDP/CDE). Hermínio Martinho, the former leader of the Democratic Renewal Party, was also a candidate.[1]

Sampaio won with 49% of the votes and 9 seats, beating Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa who got 42% of the votes and elected 8 seats.

Background

In the 1985 election, incumbent Mayor Nuno Krus Abecasis ran as the Social Democratic candidate, winning with 44.8% of the votes and electing 8 seats, one short of a majority. The United People Alliance finished second, with 27.5% of the votes and 5 seats, well ahead of the Socialist Party, led by Helena Torres Marques, with 18.0% of the votes and 3 seats. The People's Monarchist Party ended up getting one seat, after getting 5.1% of the votes.

Electoral system

Each party or coalition must present a list of candidates. The lists are closed and the seats in each municipality are apportioned according to the D'Hondt method.[2]

Parties and candidates

Party/Coalition Political
position 		Candidate 1985 result Ref.
Votes (%) Seats
VML Live Better in Lisbon
Viver Melhor em Lisboa PSD, CDS, PPM 		Centre-right
to right-wing 		Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa 49.8%[d]
9 / 17
 [1]
PL For Lisbon
Por Lisboa PS, PCP, PEV, MDP/CDE 		Centre-left
to left-wing 		Jorge Sampaio 45.5%[c]
8 / 17
 [1]
PCTP Portuguese Workers' Communist Party
Partido Comunista dos Trabalhadores Portugueses 		Far-left António Garcia Pereira 0.4%
0 / 17
 [3]
PRD Democratic Renewal Party
Partido Renovador Democrático 		Centre
to centre-left 		Hermínio Martinho —
0 / 17
 [4]
FER Revolutionary Left Front
Frente da Esquerda Revolucionária 		Far-left Gil Garcia —
0 / 17
 [5]

Results

Municipal Council

Summary of the 17 December 1989 Lisbon City Council election results
Parties Votes % ±pp swing Councillors
Total ±
PS / PCP / PEV / MDP/CDE 180,635 49.07 3.6 9 1
PSD / CDS / PPM 154,888 42.07 7.7 8 1
Democratic Renewal 11,453 3.11 — 0 —
Portuguese Workers' Communist 6,390 1.74 1.3 0 0
Revolutionary Left Front 1,326 0.36 — 0 —
Total valid 342,132 96.59 0.1 17 0
Blank ballots 7,492 1.87 0.2
Invalid ballots 5,659 1.54 0.1
Total 367,610 100.00
Registered voters/turnout 670,447 54.83 1.3
Source: Lisbon 1989 election results

Municipal Assembly

Summary of the 17 December 1989 Lisbon City Council election results
Parties Votes % ±pp swing Seats
Total ±
PS / PCP / PEV / MDP/CDE 182,237 49.57 0.7 28 1
PSD / CDS / PPM 154,744 42.09 2.3 24 1
Democratic Renewal 12,685 3.45 — 2 —
Portuguese Workers' Communist 6,390 1.42 0.7 0 —
Total valid 354,425 96.52 0.4 54 0
Blank ballots 7,502 1.92 0.0
Invalid ballots 5,717 1.56 0.4
Total 367,644 100.00
Registered voters/turnout 670,447 54.84 3.9
Source: Lisbon 1989 election results[6][7]

Parish Assemblies

Results of the 17 December 1989 Lisbon Parish Assembly elections
Parish % S % S % S Total
S
PS/CDU/
MDP/CDE 		PSD/CDS/
PPM 		PRD
Ajuda 61.2 13 30.2 6 3.5 - 19
Alcântara 58.8 12 34.8 7 2.7 - 19
Alto do Pina 39.8 5 53.8 8 13
Alvalade 34.7 5 59.9 8 2.4 - 13
Ameixoeira 57.6 8 34.2 5 2.9 - 13
Anjos 42.3 6 49.9 7 3.4 - 13
Beato 56.5 8 32.7 5 4.1 - 13
Benfica 50.9 12 41.3 9 2.6 - 21
Campo Grande 46.9 6 48.0 7 13
Campolide 52.8 11 37.4 8 4.4 - 19
Carnide 62.5 9 30.9 4 13
Castelo 64.1 5 29.4 2 7
Charneca 53.3 8 35.1 5 13
Coração de Jesus 40.5 6 52.4 7 3.7 - 13
Encarnação 50.7 7 41.2 6 5.2 - 13
Graça 54.7 8 39.8 5 13
Lapa 39.5 5 56.3 8 13
Lumiar 47.8 10 44.1 9 2.9 - 19
Madalena 50.7 4 42.8 3 7
Mártires 40.7 3 55.8 4 7
Marvila 64.1 14 21.8 5 5.4 1 20
Mercês 52.8 7 41.9 6 13
Nossa Senhora de Fátima 39.6 8 54.4 11 1.8 - 19
Pena 46.9 7 43.8 6 5.1 - 13
Penha de França 50.6 7 41.2 6 3.4 - 13
Prazeres 55.4 8 38.5 5 13
Sacramento 51.9 5 44.8 4 9
Santa Catarina 51.3 7 38.7 6 4.6 - 13
Santa Engrácia 52.9 7 41.8 6 13
Santa Isabel 42.7 6 47.9 7 3.7 - 13
Santa Justa 48.7 5 44.7 4 9
Santa Maria de Belém 50.0 7 43.6 6 3.1 - 13
Santa Maria dos Olivais 54.5 14 35.6 9 3.9 - 23
Santiago 63.6 6 33.2 3 9
Santo Condestável 51.3 11 40.6 8 2.9 - 19
Santo Estêvão 68.4 7 27.0 2 9
Santos-o-Velho 54.5 8 40.3 5 13
São Cristóvão e São Lourenço 49.4 5 45.9 4 9
São Domingos de Benfica 46.7 9 48.1 10 2.7 - 19
São Francisco Xavier 35.2 5 62.1 8 13
São João 52.8 11 39.1 8 3.3 - 19
São João de Brito 36.2 5 59.2 8 2.1 - 13
São João de Deus 36.5 5 60.6 8 13
São Jorge de Arroios 43.4 9 50.0 10 2.5 - 19
São José 52.5 7 43.1 6 13
São Mamede 42.7 6 53.8 7 13
São Miguel 71.2 7 22.3 2 9
São Nicolau 50.3 5 45.1 4 9
São Paulo 57.2 8 37.5 5 13
São Sebastião da Pedreira 34.0 4 62.9 9 13
Santo Vicente de Fora 62.6 9 33.4 4 13
Sé 48.7 5 46.3 4 9
Socorro 47.6 7 41.5 6 5.2 - 13
Total 49.7 392 42.7 325 2.4 1 718
Source: Election Results[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sampaio e Marcelo: a história de um debate decisivo na vida de ambos". Expresso (in Portuguese). 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  2. ^ "::: Lei n.º 169/99, de 18 de Setembro". www.pgdlisboa.pt. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  3. ^ "Garcia Pereira candidato à Câmara de Lisboa" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  4. ^ "Entrevista a Hermínio Martinho" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  5. ^ "Campanha da FER para as autárquicas de Lisboa" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  6. ^ a b "Diário da República Suplemento Sumário Comissão Nacional de Eleições Mapa oficial: Resultado das eleições para os orgãos das autarquias locais" (PDF). Comissão Nacional de Eleições (in Portuguese). 30 August 1990. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Autarquias Locais - 1976 a 2009". SGMAI (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 June 2025.

Notes

  1. ^ Coalition with PS, PCP, PEV and MDP/CDE.
  2. ^ Coalition with PSD, CDS and PPM.
  3. ^ a b Sum of votes and seats of the APU and the PS in the 1985 election. APU: 27.5%, 5 seats; PS: 18.0%, 3 seats.
  4. ^ a b Sum of votes and seats of the PSD and the PPM in the 1985 election. PSD: 44.8%, 8 seats; PPM: 5.1%, 1 seat.
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