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The European Parliament election of 1987 in Portugal took place on 19 July 1987.[1] It was the election of all 24[1] MEPs representing the Portugal constituency for the remainder of the 1984-1989 term of the European Parliament. Portugal had acceded to the European Community on 1 January 1986 and had been represented in the European Parliament by 24 appointed delegates until elections could be held. These elections took place on the same day of the legislative elections of 1987.
Parties and candidates
The major parties that partook in the election, and their EP list leaders, were:[2]
- Democratic Unity Coalition (CDU), Ângelo Veloso
- Socialist Party (PS), Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo
- Democratic Renewal Party (PRD), José Medeiros Ferreira
- Social Democratic Party (PSD), Pedro Santana Lopes
- Democratic and Social Centre (CDS), Francisco Lucas Pires
National summary of votes and seats
| 1987 • 1989 → | ||||||||||
| National party | European party | Main candidate | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party (PSD) | LDR | Pedro Santana Lopes | 2,111,828 | 37.45 | — | 10 | — | |||
| Socialist Party (PS) | PES | Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo | 1,267,672 | 22.48 | — | 6 | — | |||
| Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) | EPP | Francisco Lucas Pires | 868,718 | 15.40 | — | 4 | — | |||
| Democratic Unitarian Coalition (CDU) • Communist Party (PCP) • Ecologist Party (PEV) |
COM | Ângelo Veloso | 648,700 | 11.50 | — | 3 3 0 |
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| Democratic Renewal Party (PRD) | EDA[3] | José Medeiros Ferreira | 250,158 | 4.44 | — | 1 | — | |||
| People's Monarchist Party (PPM) | None | 155,990 | 2.77 | — | 0 | — | ||||
| Others (parties and candidates that won less than 1% of the vote and no seats) | 193,869 | 3.44 | — | 0 | — | |||||
| Valid votes | 5,496,935 | 97.45 | ||||||||
| Blank and invalid votes | 142,985 | 2.54 | ||||||||
| Totals | 5,639,650 | 100.00 | — | 24 | — | |||||
| Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout | 7,787,603 | 72.42 | ||||||||
| Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições | ||||||||||
References
- 1 2 "Results of the 19 July 1987 election of the 24 delegates from Portugal to the European Parliament" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Electoral Commission. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
- ↑ Comissão Nacional de Eleições - Deputados
- ↑ Boissieu, Laurent de. "Élections européennes Portugal". Europe Politique (in French). Retrieved 9 April 2014.
External links
See also
- Politics of Portugal
- List of political parties in Portugal
- Elections in Portugal
- European Parliament
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