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1987 European Parliament election in Portugal

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1987 European Parliament election in Portugal

| country = Portugal

| flag_year =

| type = Parliamentary

| next_election = 1989 European Parliament election in Portugal

| next_year = 1989

| seats_for_election = 24 seats to the European Parliament

| election_date = 19 July 1987

| turnout = 72.4%

| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image =1657544241568 NP0798 Pedro Miguel de SANTANA LOPES 002 MOBILE.jpg|bSize = 140|cWidth = 105|cHeight = 125|oTop = 0|oLeft = 15}}

| leader1 = Pedro Santana Lopes

| party1 = Social Democratic Party (Portugal)

| alliance1 = Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party

| seats1 = 10

| popular_vote1 = 2,111,828

| percentage1 = 37.5%

| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image =Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo (1986) (cropped).jpg|bSize = 107|cWidth = 105|cHeight = 125|oTop = 0|oLeft = 2}}

| leader2 = Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo

| party2 = Socialist Party (Portugal)

| alliance2 = Party of European Socialists

| seats2 = 6

| popular_vote2 = 1,267,672

| percentage2 = 22.5%

| image3 =

85px

| leader3 = Francisco Lucas Pires

| party3 = CDS

| color3 = 0093DD

| alliance3 = European People's Party

| seats3 = 4

| popular_vote3 = 868,718

| percentage3 = 15.4%

| image4 =

85px

| leader4 = Ângelo Veloso

| party4 = CDU

| color4 = DA251E

| alliance4 = COM

| seats4 = 3

| popular_vote4 = 648,700

| percentage4 = 11.5%

| image5 = {{CSS image crop|Image =José Medeiros Ferreira, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherland 01.jpg|bSize = 107|cWidth = 105|cHeight = 125|oTop = 25|oLeft = 0}}

| leader5 = José Medeiros Ferreira

| party5 = PRD

| color5 = 008000

| alliance5 = European Democratic Alliance

| seats5 = 1

| popular_vote5 = 250,158

| percentage5 = 4.4%

| map_image =

| map_size = 200px

| map_caption =

| image6 =

85px

| leader6 = Miguel Esteves Cardoso

| party6 = PPM

| alliance6 = None

| seats6 = 0

| popular_vote6 = 155,990

| percentage6 = 2.8%

}}

A European Parliament election was held in Portugal on 19 July 1987.{{cite web|title = Results of the 19 July 1987 election of the 24 delegates from Portugal to the European Parliament|publisher=Portuguese Electoral Commission|url=http://eleicoes.cne.pt/cne2005/raster/index.cfm?dia=19&mes=07&ano=1987&eleicao=pe|access-date =30 November 2008|language=pt}} It was the election of all 24 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.

The Social Democrats (PSD) won the 1st European election by a landslide over the Socialists. The PSD won more than 37 percent of the votes, 15 points ahead of the PS. Note that a large chunk of the PSD vote in the 1987 legislative elections, held simultaneously with the European election, was from CDS voters that voted PSD in the general election and CDS in the EU elections. Nonetheless, the CDS won 15 percent of the votes, compared with the 4 percent in the general election ballot. Together, the center-right parties won 53 percent of the votes.

The Socialists, headed by former PM Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo, suffered a huge defeat, polling just 22 percent, matching their general election score. The Communist/Green alliance, Democratic Unity Coalition, polled 4th place and won 11.5 percent of the votes. Finally, the Democratic Renewal Party (PRD), also suffered a very heavy defeat, winning just 4 percent of the votes and electing a sole member for the EU Parliament.

Turnout in these elections was quite high, with 72.4 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 1987 EU election, 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:[https://web.archive.org/web/20070610111044/http://www.cne.pt/dl/ce_pe1987.pdf Comissão Nacional de Eleições - Deputados]

Campaign period

=Party slogans=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%; text-align:left;"
style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"| Party or alliance

! Original slogan

! English translation

! Refs

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}"|

| PSD

| « Juntos vamos ganhar »

| "Together we will win"

| {{Cite web |title=Cavaco Silva condicionou a campanha de 1987, acusa Santana Lopes |url=https://www.publico.pt/2019/05/01/politica/noticia/entrevista-europeias-cavaco-silva-condicionou-campanha-1987-santana-lopes-cvideo-audio-repeticao-1871098 |date=1 May 2019 |access-date=2 November 2024 |work= Público|language=pt}}

width="1" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Socialist Party (Portugal)}}"|

| PS

| « Portugal para todos »

| "Portugal for all"

| {{Cite web |title=Campanha do PS |url=https://arquivos.rtp.pt/conteudos/campanha-do-ps-3/ |date=9 July 1987 |access-date=2 November 2024 |work= RTP |language=pt}}

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|CDS – People's Party}}"|

| CDS

| « Na hora Europeia »

| "In European time"

| {{Cite web |title=Pires, Francisco Lucas |url=https://ephemerajpp.com/category/bio/pires-lucas/ |access-date=2 November 2024 |work= Ephemera |language=pt}}

style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Unitary Democratic Coalition}}"|

| CDU

| « Para defender Portugal »

| "To defend Portugal"

| {{Cite web |title=Eleições 87 – Parte III |url=https://arquivos.rtp.pt/conteudos/eleicoes-87-parte-iii/ |date=19 July 1987 |access-date=2 November 2024 |work= RTP |language=pt}}

style="color:inherit;background:green"|

| PRD

| « Mais Portugal »

| "More Portugal"

| {{Cite web |title=Campanha do PRD |url=https://arquivos.rtp.pt/conteudos/campanha-do-prd-3/ |date=11 July 1987 |access-date=2 November 2024 |work= RTP |language=pt}}

National summary of votes and seats

{{election table|title=Summary of the results of Portugal's 19 July 1987 election to the European Parliament}}

|-

| colspan=10| center

|-

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;" colspan=2 |National party

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;" |European
party

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;" |Main candidate

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Votes

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |%

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Seats

|- style="text-align:right;"

| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}" width=5px|

| style="text-align:left;" | Social Democratic Party (PSD)

| style="text-align:left;" | LDR

| style="text-align:left;" | Pedro Santana Lopes

| 2,111,828

| 37.45

! 10

|- style="text-align:right;"

| style="background-color: {{party color|Socialist Party (Portugal)}}" width=5px|

| style="text-align:left;" | Socialist Party (PS)

| style="text-align:left;" | PES

| style="text-align:left;" | Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo

| 1,267,672

| 22.48

! 6

|- style="text-align:right;"

| style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party}}" width=5px|

| style="text-align:left;" | Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)

| style="text-align:left;" | EPP

| style="text-align:left;" | Francisco Lucas Pires

| 868,718

| 15.40

! 4

|- style="text-align:right;"

| style="background-color: {{party color|Democratic Unity Coalition}}" width=5px|

| style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" | Democratic Unitarian Coalition (CDU)
• Communist Party (PCP)
• Ecologist Party (PEV)

| style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" | COM

| style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" | Ângelo Veloso

| style="vertical-align:top;" | 648,700

| style="vertical-align:top;" | 11.50

! 3
3
0

|- style="text-align:right;"

| style="background-color: green" width=5px|

| style="text-align:left;" | Democratic Renewal Party (PRD)

| style="text-align:left;" | EDA{{cite web|url=http://www.europe-politique.eu/elections-europeennes-portugal.htm|title=Élections européennes Portugal|access-date=9 April 2014|last=Boissieu |first=Laurent de|work=Europe Politique|language=fr}}

| style="text-align:left;" | José Medeiros Ferreira

| 250,158

| 4.44

! 1

|- style="text-align:right;"

| style="background-color: {{party color|People's Monarchist Party (Portugal)}}" width=5px|

| style="text-align:left;" | People's Monarchist Party (PPM)

| style="text-align:left;" | None

| style="text-align:left;" | Miguel Esteves Cardoso

| 155,990

| 2.77

! 0

|- style="text-align:right;"

| style="background-color:{{party color|Left Bloc (Portugal)}}" width=5px|

| style="text-align:left;" | People's Democratic Union (UDP)

| style="text-align:left;" | None

| style="text-align:left;" |

| 52,835

| 0.94

! 0

|- align="right"

| style="background-color:darkolivegreen" width=5px|

| style="text-align:left;" | Christian Democratic Party (PDC)

| style="text-align:left;" | None

| style="text-align:left;" |

| 40,812

| 0.72

! 0

|- align="right"

| style="background-color:red" width=5px|

| style="text-align:left;" | Revolutionary Socialist Party (PSR)

| style="text-align:left;" | None

| style="text-align:left;" |

| 29,009

| 0.51

! 0

|- align="right"

| style="background-color:darkred" width=5px|

| style="text-align:left;" | Portuguese Democratic Movement (MDP/CDE)

| style="text-align:left;" | None

| style="text-align:left;" |

| 27,678

| 0.49

! 0

|- align="right"

| style="background-color:red" width=5px|

| style="text-align:left;" | Communist Party (Reconstructed) (PC(R))

| style="text-align:left;" | None

| style="text-align:left;" |

| 24,060

| 0.43

! 0

|- align="right"

| style="background-color: {{party color|Portuguese Workers' Communist Party}}" width=5px|

| style="text-align:left;" | Workers' Communist Party (PCTP/MRPP)

| style="text-align:left;" | None

| style="text-align:left;" |

| 19,475

| 0.35

! 0

|- align="right"

|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"

| style="text-align:right;" colspan="4" | Valid votes

| 5,496,935

| 97.45

| rowspan="2" |

|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"

| style="text-align:right;" colspan="4" | Blank and invalid votes

| 142,715

| 2.53

|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"

| style="text-align:right;" colspan="4" | Totals

| 5,639,650

| 100.00

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|24

|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"

| colspan="4" | Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout

| 7,787,603

| 72.42

| colspan="2"|

|-

| style="text-align:left;" colspan="11" | Source: [http://eleicoes.cne.pt/cne2005/raster/index.cfm?dia=19&mes=07&ano=1987&eleicao=pe Comissão Nacional de Eleições]

|}

{{bar box

|title=Vote share

|titlebar=#ddd

|width=550px

|barwidth=500px

|bars=

{{bar percent|PSD|{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}|37.45}}

{{bar percent|PS|{{party color|Socialist Party (Portugal)}}|22.48}}

{{bar percent|CDS|{{party color|Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party}}|15.40}}

{{bar percent|CDU|{{party color|Portuguese Communist Party}}|11.50}}

{{bar percent|PRD|green|4.44}}

{{bar percent|PPM|{{party color|People's Monarchist Party (Portugal)}}|2.77}}

{{bar percent|UDP|{{party color|Left Bloc (Portugal)}}|0.92}}

{{bar percent|PDC|darkolivegreen|0.72}}

{{bar percent|PSR|red|0.51}}

{{bar percent|Others|#777777|1.29}}

{{bar percent|Blank/Invalid|#DDDDDD|2.53}}

}}

{{bar box

|title=Seats

|titlebar=#ddd

|width=550px

|barwidth=500px

|bars=

{{bar percent|PSD|{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}|41.67}}

{{bar percent|PS|{{party color|Socialist Party (Portugal)}}|25.00}}

{{bar percent|CDS|{{party color|Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party}}|16.67}}

{{bar percent|CDU|{{party color|Portuguese Communist Party}}|12.50}}

{{bar percent|PRD|green|4.17}}

}}

=Distribution by European group=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size:95%; margin-bottom:0"

|+ Summary of political group distribution in the 2nd European Parliament (1984–1989){{cite web |url=http://www.historiaelectoral.com/europa3.html |title= Elecciones al Parlamento Europeo: Resultados por países 1979 - 2014 |author= |date= |website=historiaelectoral.com |language=es |access-date=28 November 2017}}

style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" width="375"| Groups

! style="text-align:left;" width="350"| Parties

! width="35"| Seats

! width="35"| Total

! width="45"| %

style="background:#FFFBDF;"

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party}}"|

| align="left"| Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (LDR)

| align="left"| {{smalldiv|

}}

| 10

| 10

| 41.67

style="background:#FFDFE3;"

| width="1" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Socialist Group}}"|

| align="left"| Socialist Group (SOC)

| align="left"| {{smalldiv|

}}

| 6

| 6

| 25.00

style="background:#DFEFFF;"

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|European People's Party}}"|

| align="left"| European People's Party (EPP)

| align="left"| {{smalldiv|

}}

| 4

| 4

| 16.67

style="background:#FFE3DF;"

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Communists and Allies}}"|

| align="left"| Communists and Allies (COM)

| align="left"| {{smalldiv|

}}

| 3

| 3

| 12.50

style="background:#EAEDF4;"

| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|European Democratic Alliance}}"|

| align="left"| European Democratic Alliance (EDA)

| align="left"| {{smalldiv|

}}

| 1

| 1

| 4.17

colspan="6"|
style="background:#E4E4E4; font-weight:bold;"

| align="left" colspan="3"| Total

| 24

| 24

| 100.00

= Maps =

File:1987 Partido Mais Votado.png|Most voted political force by district. (Azores and Madeira not shown)

File:Eleições europeias de 1987 (Portugal).png|Most voted political force by municipality.

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References

{{reflist|2}}

External links

  • [http://eleicoes.cne.pt/cne2005/raster/index.cfm?dia=19&mes=07&ano=1987&eleicao=pe Results according to the Portuguese Electoral Commission of the 19 July 1987 election of the 24 delegates from Portugal to the European Parliament]

See also

{{European Parliament elections}}

{{Portuguese elections}}

Portugal

Category:European Parliament elections in Portugal

Category:1987 elections in Portugal

Category:July 1987 in Europe