1995 Portuguese legislative election

none 1995 Portuguese legislative election Portugal parliamentary no 1991 Portuguese legislative election 1991 1999 Portuguese legislative election 1999 All 230 seats in the Assembly of the Republic 116 8,906,608 5.3% 5,904,854 (66.3%) 1.5 pp 1 October 1995 Guterres EP 2000 (cropped).jpg 130 110 150 0 10 António Guterres Socialist Party (Portugal) 23 February 1992 Castelo Branco 72 seats, 29.1% 112 40 2,583,755 43.8% 14.7 pp Picture of Fernando Nogueira.jpg 140 110 150 5 17 Fernando Nogueira Social Democratic Party (Portugal) 19 February 1995 Porto 135 seats, 50.6% 88 47 2,014,589 34.1% 16.5 pp Manuel Monteiro 1994.jpg 110 110 150 0 0 Manuel Monteiro CDS – People's Party 22 March 1992 Braga 5 seats, 4.4% 15 10 534,470 9.1% 4.7 pp EP President meets with the Secretary General of the Portuguese Communist Party (cropped).jpg 130 110 150 5 10 FF0000 Carlos Carvalhas PCP CDU 5 December 1992 Lisbon 17 seats, 8.8% 15 2 506,157 8.6% 0.2 pp Prime Minister Prime Minister after election Aníbal Cavaco Silva Social Democratic Party (Portugal) António Guterres Socialist Party (Portugal) 230px Vote winner strength by district 272px Results by constituency outgoing members elected members The 1995 Portuguese legislative election took place on 1 October. The election renewed all 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic. The incumbent prime minister, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, decided not to run for a fourth consecutive term,"Cavaco Silva não se recandidata ao PSD", RTP Arquivo, 23 January 1995. Retrieved 6 September 2020. and the Social Democratic Party choose Fernando Nogueira, one of Cavaco Silva's deputies, as leader and candidate for prime minister at a highly contested and bitter party congress in February 1995.""Big Show PSD": Drama, comédia, suspense - há de tudo em 37 anos de congressos, TSF, 16 February 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2020. But the PSD was weakened by the end of the 10-year cycle of governments led by Cavaco Silva, although during the campaign there was strong speculation that Cavaco Silva would run for the 1996 presidential election, which he ultimately did"Conferência de imprensa de Cavaco Silva", RTP Arquivo, 7 February 1995. Retrieved 6 September 2020. and lost."Cavaco Silva assume a derrota", RTP Arquivo, 15 January 1996. Retrieved 10 March 2026. The PS easily won the election with 44 percent of the votes, against the 34 percent of the PSD, achieving their first general election victory since 1983 and after a decade in opposition, but missed the absolute majority by just 4 MPs. António Guterres, elected as PS leader three years before, became prime minister. The Social Democratic Party suffered a heavy defeat, losing almost 50 seats and 17 percentage points. This election marked the growing bi-polarization of the Portuguese political map. The two minor parties, the People's Party (CDS–PP) and the Democratic Unity Coalition (CDU) achieved only 15 MPs each, and for the first time ever the CDU failed to win a single district, and saw CDS–PP surpassing them in votes for the first time since 1976. Although turnout, in percentage points, was lower than the previous election in 1991, almost 6 million voters cast a ballot on election day, the highest figure since 1980. Voter turnout stood at 66.3 percent, the lowest until then. Background During his third term, Cavaco Silva's government continued the political and economic reforms, as well as infrastructure modernization, that characterized his previous two terms."A "década de betão" do cavaquismo", RTP, 7 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2025. However, during 1993, the economy entered a recession, with a sharp increase in unemployment,1994-12-19 Aumento do desemprego https://arquivos.rtp.pt/conteudos/aumento-do-desemprego-3/ 2026-08-30 RTP pt forcing the government to implement financial restraint measures to control inflation and spending, as well as to prepare the country for the European Single Currency,2023-06-03 O ‘oásis’ que não salvou Portugal na recessão de 93 https://expresso.pt/economia/2023-06-03-O-oasis-que-nao-salvou-Portugal-na-recessao-de-93-4118ad23 2026-08-08 Expresso pt1992-1993: A crise que veio de fora https://ffms.pt/pt-pt/estudos/1992-1993-crise-que-veio-de-fora 2026-08-08 Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos pt although growth resumed by early 1995. Recurring scandals involving government members, from accusations of nepotism and gaffes to corruption, as well as news implicating the Prime Minister himself, further eroded the government's position.2016-03-08 Os dias quentes do primeiro-ministro Cavaco Silva https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/politica/os-dias-quentes-do-primeiro-ministro-cavaco-silva_es901117 2026-08-08 RTP pt2019-04-05 Relações familiares nos governos de Cavaco Silva https://arquivos.rtp.pt/conteudos/relacoes-familiares-nos-governos-de-cavaco-silva/ 2026-08-08 RTP pt The relationship between Cavaco Silva and President Mário Soares also suffered a significant deterioration.2005-10-20 Os anos de co-habitação pouco pacífica de Soares e Cavaco https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/pais/os-anos-de-co-habitacao-pouco-pacifica-de-soares-e-cavaco_n19157 2026-08-08 RTP pt1993-06-10 Tensão entre Mário Soares e Cavaco Silva https://arquivos.rtp.pt/conteudos/tensao-entre-mario-soares-e-cavaco-silva/ 2026-08-08 RTP pt During this period, and despite having recovered some ground, the PSD was defeated in both the 1993 local elections and the 1994 European elections.1994-06-14 Reações aos resultados eleitorais para o Parlamento Europeu https://arquivos.rtp.pt/conteudos/reacoes-aos-resultados-eleitorais-para-o-parlamento-europeu/ 2026-08-08 RTP pt1993-12-13 Autárquicas 93 https://arquivos.rtp.pt/conteudos/autarquicas-93/ 2026-08-24 RTP pt Furthermore, just a few days after the 1994 European elections, the government's image was tarnished by the violent clashes and repression against the increase in tolls on the 25th of April Bridge."Bloqueio da ponte. O princípio do fim do cavaquismo foi há 25 anos", Diário de Notícias, 22 July 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2020. Leadership changes and challenges The four main parties all changed their leaders during the 1991–1995 legislature. Socialist Party The 1991 general election Socialist defeat, and the scale of it, surprised the party, with António Guterres actually saying "he was in shock"."10 momentos que marcaram a vida do novo secretário-geral da ONU", Jornal Sol, 7 October 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2022. Then PS leader, Jorge Sampaio, faced a lot of criticisms regarding his strategy, but announced he was running for reelection as party leader. He would face António Guterres and Álvaro Beleza."O ano em que (o muito jovem) Álvaro Beleza quis liderar o PS", Observador, 5 October 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2022. A party leadership congress was called for February 1992, however, during the days prior to the start of the congress, Sampaio withdrew from the race and Guterres was easily elected as party leader:"Perdeu PS para Guterres e Beleza ficou com votos do líder no congresso", Jornal de Notícias, 10 September 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2022. The results were the following: Ballot: 21 February 1992 |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! align="center" colspan=2 style="width: 60px"|Candidate ! align="center" style="width: 50px"|Votes ! align="center" style="width: 50px"|% |- |Socialist Party (Portugal) | align=left | António Guterres | align=right | 1,122 | align=right | 67.3 |- |Socialist Party (Portugal) | align=left | Álvaro Beleza | align=right | 190 | align=right | 11.4 |- |Socialist Party (Portugal) | align=left | Jorge Sampaio | colspan="2" align=center | withdrew |- | colspan=2 align=left | Blank/Invalid ballots | align=right | 354 | align=right | 21.2 |- |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Turnout | align=right |1,666 | align=center | |- | colspan="4" align=left|Source: Acção Socialista1992-02-27 http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=04385.088 X Congresso Nacional Acção Socialista 4 |} CDS – People's Party Then CDS leader, Diogo Freitas do Amaral, resigned from the leadership following the party's poor results in the 1991 general election."Demissão de Freitas do Amaral", RTP, 7 October 1991. Retrieved 6 June 2022. A party congress to elect a new leader was called for late March 1992 and 3 candidates were on the ballot: Manuel Monteiro, Basílio Horta, the party's candidate for the 1991 Presidential election and António Lobo Xavier."X Congresso do CDS", RTP, 21 March 1992. Retrieved 6 June 2022. Manuel Monteiro was easily elected as leader:"Manuel Monteiro eleito líder do CDS", RTP, 22 March 1992. Retrieved 6 June 2022. Ballot: 21 March 1992 |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! align="center" colspan=2 style="width: 60px"|Candidate ! align="center" style="width: 50px"|Votes ! align="center" style="width: 50px"|% |- |CDS – People's Party | align=left | Manuel Monteiro | align=center | WIN | align=right | |- |CDS – People's Party | align=left | Basílio Horta | align=right | | align=right | |- |CDS – People's Party | align=left | António Lobo Xavier | align=right | | align=right | |- |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Turnout | align=right | | align=center | |- | colspan="4" align=left|Source: |} Following Monteiro's election as leader, the name "People's Party (PP)" was added to the party's name in 1993,"ACÓRDÃO Nº 282/93", Constitutional Court, 30 March 1995. Retrieved 9 November 2025. and officially approved by party delegates in a party congress two years later, in February 1995."13º Congresso do CDS-PP", RTP Arquivos, 12 February 1995. Retrieved 9 November 2025. Manuel Monteiro's more right-wing and eurosceptic positions, led party founder and former leader Freitas do Amaral to announce his departure from the party in 1992."Morreu Freitas do Amaral - O político do “Percurso singular”", Expresso, 3 October 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2026. Portuguese Communist Party The historic Portuguese Communist Party leader, Álvaro Cunhal, announced he would step down from the leadership of the party in late 1992."A despedida de um líder que nunca deixou de o ser", Diário de Notícias, 14 June 2005. Retrieved 6 June 2022. Carlos Carvalhas, the party's deputy leader was chosen as Cunhal's successor and was unanimously elected, but Cunhal remained a powerful figure within the party as a new body, the National Council, was created so that Cunhal could lead it."Entrevista a Carlos Carvalhas", RTP, 6 December 1991. Retrieved 6 June 2022. Ballot: 5 December 1992 |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! align="center" colspan=2 style="width: 60px"|Candidate ! align="center" style="width: 50px"|Votes ! align="center" style="width: 50px"|% |- |bgcolor=red| | align=left | Carlos Carvalhas | align=center | | align=right | 100.0 |- |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Turnout | align=right | | align=center | |- | colspan="4" align=left|Source: |} Social Democratic Party After serving nearly 10 years as prime minister, there were doubts if Cavaco Silva would run for another term, thus creating a big "taboo" in Portuguese politics."O grande tabu quebrou-se há 20 anos ", Expresso, 16 February 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2022. Cavaco promised a decision during the spring of 1995, but in January 1995, he announced he would not run for another term as prime minister and PSD leader."Cavaco Silva não se recandidata ao PSD", RTP, 23 January 1995. Retrieved 6 June 2022. This led the PSD to call a congress to elect a new leader. The congress become iconic for how tense and stormy it was, with strong accusations between several party members."OS SEGREDOS E OS NOMES DE UMA NOITE DE TEMPESTADE NO COLISEU", Correio da Manhã, 3 October 2003. Retrieved 6 June 2022. Three candidates announced a run for the leadership: Former defense minister Fernando Nogueira, foreign affairs minister José Manuel Durão Barroso, and former culture secretary Pedro Santana Lopes."Candidatos do PSD em ações de campanha", RTP, 16 February 1995. Retrieved 6 June 2022. Santana Lopes withdrew before the ballot, and Fernando Nogueira narrowly defeated Durão Barroso by just 33 votes. The results were the following: Ballot: 19 February 1995 |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! align="center" colspan=2 style="width: 60px"|Candidate ! align="center" style="width: 50px"|Votes ! align="center" style="width: 50px"|% |- |bgcolor=orange| | align=left | Fernando Nogueira | align=right | 532 | align=right | 51.6 |- |bgcolor=orange| | align=left | José Manuel Durão Barroso | align=right | 499 | align=right | 48.4 |- |bgcolor=orange| | align=left | Pedro Santana Lopes | colspan="2" align=center| withdrew |- |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Turnout | align=right | 1,031 | align=center | |- | colspan="4" align=left|Source:"XVII Congresso do PSD", RTP, 19 February 1995. Retrieved 6 June 2022."Os congressos quentes do PSD no poder ", Público, 23 March 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022. |} Electoral system The Assembly of the Republic has 230 members elected to four-year terms. Governments do not require absolute majority support of the Assembly to hold office, as even if the number of opposers of government is larger than that of the supporters, the number of opposers still needs to be equal or greater than 116 (absolute majority) for both the Government's Programme to be rejected or for a motion of no confidence to be approved. http://www.en.parlamento.pt/Legislation/CRP/Constitution7th.pdf Constitution of the Portuguese Republic 2019-12-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222446/http://www.en.parlamento.pt/Legislation/CRP/Constitution7th.pdf 2016-03-03 dead The number of seats assigned to each district depends on the district magnitude.http://www.tcd.ie/Political_Science/staff/michael_gallagher/ElSystems/Docts/effthresh.php Effective threshold in electoral systems Trinity College, Dublin 2015-10-21 The use of the d'Hondt method makes for a higher effective threshold than certain other allocation methods such as the Hare quota or Sainte-Laguë method, which are more generous to small parties.Gallaher, Michael (1992). "Comparing Proportional Representation Electoral Systems: Quotas, Thresholds, Paradoxes and Majorities" For these elections, and compared with the 1991 elections, the MPs distributed by districts were the following:http://www.cne.pt/sites/default/files/dl/md_ar1995.html Eleição da Assembleia da República de 1 de Outubro de 1995 CNE - Comissão Nacional de Eleições - Eleição da Assembleia da República de 1 de Outubro de 1995 3 December 2020 District Number of MPs Map Lisbon 50 Portuguese legislative election - Blank map.svg 220 0.64 0.21 180 140% 16 0.62 0.09 180 140% 6 0.64 0.33 180 140% 37 0.85 0.23 180 140% 5 0.98 0.22 190 140% 4 0.58 0.50 180 140% 14 0.77 0.50 180 140% 9 0.97 0.50 180 140% 4 0.62 0.69 180 140% 10 0.89 0.77 180 140% 5 0.48 0.85 180 140% 10 0.59 0.97 180 140% 10 0.25 0.652 300 140% 50 0.85 0.999 180 140% 3 0.48 0.737 300 140% 4 0.29 0.732 300 140% 17 0.48 0.887 300 140% 4 0.41 0.870 350 140% 8 0.03 0.60 350 140% 5 0.03 0.75 350 140% 5 0.11 0.85 350 140% 2 0.07 0.89 350 140% 2 Porto 37 Setúbalgreen (+1) 17 Braga 16 Aveiro 14 Leiria, Santarém and Coimbra 10 Viseu 9 Faro 8 Viana do Castelo 6 Azores, Castelo Branco, Madeira and Vila Realred (–1) 5 Beja, Bragança, Évora and Guarda 4 Portalegre 3 Europe and Outside Europe 2 Parties The table below lists the parties represented in the Assembly of the Republic during the 6th legislature (1991–1995) and that also partook in the election: Name Ideology Political position Leader 1991 result Seats atdissolution % Seats PPD/PSD Social Democratic PartyPartido Social DemocrataLiberal conservatismClassical liberalism Centre-right Fernando Nogueira 50.6% 135 230 Social Democratic Party (Portugal) 135 230 Social Democratic Party (Portugal) PS Socialist PartyPartido SocialistaSocial democracyThird Way Centre-left António Guterres 29.1% 72 230 Socialist Party (Portugal) 72 230 Socialist Party (Portugal) PCP Portuguese Communist PartyPartido Comunista Português CommunismMarxism–Leninism Far-left Carlos Carvalhas8.8%Unitary Democratic Coalition 15 230 #FF0000 15 230 #FF0000 PEV Ecologist Party "The Greens"Partido Ecologista "Os Verdes" Eco-socialismGreen politics Left-wing Isabel Castro 2 230 Ecologist Party "The Greens" 2 230 Ecologist Party "The Greens" CDS–PP CDS – People's PartyCentro Democrático e Social – Partido Popular Christian democracyNational conservatism Centre-rightto right-wing Manuel Monteiro 4.4% 5 230 CDS – People's Party 4 230 CDS – People's Party PSN National Solidarity PartyPartido da Solidariedade Nacional HumanismPensioners' rights Centre Carlos Bastos 1.7% 1 230 #000080 1 230 #000080 Ind. IndependentIndependenteDiogo Freitas do Amaral (left the CDS – People's Party caucus)Deputado Freitas do Amaral https://www.parlamento.pt/DeputadoGP/Paginas/Biografia.aspx?BID=588 11 February 2025 www.parlamento.pt pt-PT1 230 Independent Seat changes On 9 December 1992, former party leader, founder and MP Diogo Freitas do Amaral, elected in the CDS list for Lisbon, left the party and became an Independent member following deep disagreements regarding the ideological and political direction of the party led by Manuel Monteiro, elected just a few months earlier."Diogo Freitas do Amaral", RTP Arquivo, Retrieved 12 February 2025. Campaign period Issues By the start of the campaign, the Social Democratic Party (PSD), under the leadership of Fernando Nogueira, was behind the PS in the polls but slowly catching up.2015-09-28 Quando Cavaco tramou Nogueira: “Perguntem-lhe a ele!” https://expresso.pt/legislativas2015/2015-09-28-Quando-Cavaco-tramou-Nogueira-Perguntem-lhe-a-ele-1 2026-07-14 Expresso pt The almost certainty of Cavaco Silva running for the presidency of the republic, in January 1996, generated hopes of electoral success for the Social Democrats in the legislative election, and Nogueira publicly campaigned on this. However, Cavaco Silva himself thwarted this strategy by stating that he had not yet decided whether to run for president, and the PSD campaign never fully recovered from this blow by Cavaco Silva.Cavaco Silva would announce his presidential run a few days after the legislative election.1995-10-10 Anúncio de candidatura presidencial de Cavaco Silva https://arquivos.rtp.pt/conteudos/anuncio-de-candidatura-presidencial-de-cavaco-silva/ 2026-08-30 RTP pt On the other hand, the Socialist Party (PS) had strong hopes of returning to power after a decade in opposition.2019-10-01 1995/99: O fim do "cavaquismo" e as "novas maiorias" do PS https://sicnoticias.pt/arquivo/legislativas-2019/2019-10-01-1995-99-O-fim-do-cavaquismo-e-as-novas-maiorias-do-PS 2026-07-14 SIC Notícias pt For the campaign, the party presented itself with moderate policies, aligning with Third Way positions,1994-10-11 Pré-campanha do PS para as legislativas 1995 https://arquivos.rtp.pt/conteudos/pre-campanha-do-ps-para-as-legislativas-1995/ 2026-07-14 RTP ptCosta Lobo Marina Magalhães Pedro C. 2001 The Portuguese Socialists and the Third Way https://ecpr.eu/Filestore/PaperProposal/aff5acde-4dbc-4182-b92a-3365cafb1802.pdf 14 July 2026 European Consortium for Political Research showing a new and modern image, adding a rose to its logo, and slogans pointing to a more dialogical way of governing under Guterres, in contrast to the more authoritarian style that was associated with Cavaco Silva.2015-08-16 A estratégia da cabeça e do coração no Pontal https://www.publico.pt/2015/08/16/politica/editorial/a-estrategia-da-cabeca-e-do-coracao-no-pontal-1705154 2026-07-14 Público pt The PS campaign was also marked by the use of the song 1492: Conquest of Paradise by Vangelis.2005-01-24 Hinos, campanhas e conquistadores https://www.publico.pt/2005/01/24/jornal/hinos-campanhas-e-conquistadores-1950 2026-07-14 Público pt The communist CDU alliance contested the first election without its historic leader, Álvaro Cunhal, on the lists,1995-10-01 Eleições Legislativas 1995 – Parte I https://arquivos.rtp.pt/conteudos/eleicoes-legislativas-1995-parte-i/ 2026-07-14 RTP pt while the People's Party (CDS–PP) ran under a conservative platform, with strong opposition to the PSD and Cavaco Silva, and trying to win over their discontented supporters.2024-06-23 Manuel Monteiro: um conservador no deserto https://www.dn.pt/cultura/manuel-monteiro-um-conservador-no-deserto 2026-07-14 Diário de Notícias pt Party slogans Party or alliance Original slogan English translation Refs PSD « Mais e melhor para Portugal » "More and better for Portugal" https://ephemerajpp.com/2018/09/17/eleicoes-legislativas-de-1995-psd// ELEIÇÕES LEGISLATIVAS DE 1995 – PSD pt EPHEMERA 11 May 2020 PS « A nova maioria » "The new majority." https://ephemerajpp.com/2015/12/19/eleicoes-legislativas-de-1995-ps/ ELEIÇÕES LEGISLATIVAS DE 1995 – PS pt EPHEMERA 11 May 2020 5 June 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200605111338/https://ephemerajpp.com/2015/12/19/eleicoes-legislativas-de-1995-ps/ dead CDU « Vamos dar a volta a isto » "Let's turn this around" https://ephemerajpp.com/2019/08/05/pcp-1995/ PCP – 1995 pt EPHEMERA 11 May 2020 CDS–PP « Vamos dar lugar a Portugal » "Let's make way for Portugal" https://ephemerajpp.com/2017/03/29/eleicoes-legislativas-de-1995-cds-pp/ ELEIÇÕES LEGISLATIVAS DE 1995 – CDS-PP pt EPHEMERA 11 May 2020 Candidates' debates The 1995 debates, between PSD and PS leaders, Fernando Nogueira and António Guterres, respectively, were the first election debates between party leaders since the 1985 election. This was also the first legislative election covered by private broadcasters SIC and TVI, following the opening of television to private initiative and the end of RTP's state monopoly.2015-09-22 Pontal vs. Pontinha: este, sim, foi o derby dos comícios https://expresso.pt/legislativas2015/2015-09-22-Pontal-vs.-Pontinha-este-sim-foi-o-derby-dos-comicios 2026-08-24 Expresso ptTelevisão Privada em Portugal https://arquivos.rtp.pt/colecoes/televisao-privada-em-portugal/ 2026-08-24 RTP pt 1995 Portuguese legislative election debates Date Organisers Moderator(s)    black #D0FFD0  P  Present   black #ffffdd  A  Absent invitee black #FFD0D0  N  Non-invitee  PSDNogueira PSGuterres Refs 6 Sep RTP1 José Eduardo MonizMaria Elisa DominguesPP 4 September 2009 https://www.cmjornal.pt/tv-media/detalhe/o-que-mudam-os-debates-na-tv O que mudam os debates na TV pt Correio da Manhã 11 May 2020 13 Sep SIC Miguel Sousa TavaresMargarida MarantePP Opinion polling Exit poll Opinion poll The following table shows the opinion polls of voting intention of the Portuguese voters before the election. Included is also the result of the Portuguese general elections in 1991 and 1995 for reference. Note, until 2000, the publication of opinion polls in the last week of the campaign was forbidden.5 February 2000 https://www.publico.pt/2000/02/05/jornal/sondagens-ate-as-urnas-139622 Sondagens até às urnas pt Público 16 August 2026 #FFEAEA Poll conducted after legal ban on opinion polls 1px solid #AAAAAA#EAFFEA Exit poll 1px solid #AAAAAA Polling firm/Link Date Released35px|link=Social Democratic Party (Portugal)|PSD36px|link=Socialist Party (Portugal)|PS31px|link=Unitary Democratic Coalition|CDU25px|link=CDS – People's Party|CDS–PP O Others Lead 1995 legislative election 1 Oct 1995 34.175% Verdana 88 43.875% Verdana 112 8.675% Verdana 15 9.175% Verdana 15 4.475% Verdana 0 9.7 Euroteste 1 Oct 1995 35–3975% Verdana 93 40–4575% Verdana 107 7–975% Verdana 16 7–975% Verdana 14 — 5–6 Metris 1 Oct 1995 34.575% Verdana 89/95 42.275% Verdana 105/111 9.075% Verdana 14/18 9.275% Verdana 12/16 5.175% Verdana 0 7.7 UCP 1 Oct 1995 35.5 41 8 10 5.5 5.5 Norma 29 Sep 1995 40.3 35.2 9.7 9.3 5.5 5.1 Metris 23 Sep 1995 32 42 10 8 8 10 Euroteste 23 Sep 1995 35 39 9 10 7 4 Euroexpansão 23 Sep 1995 32.775% Verdana 85/89 44.575% Verdana 110/115 11.575% Verdana 20/23 6.975% Verdana 9 4.4 11.8 UCP 23 Sep 1995 35 40 9 10 6 5 DN/TSF 23 Sep 1995 33.6 49.7 16.7 16.1 IPSOS 22 Sep 1995 35 41 9 9 6 6 Marktest 21 Sep 1995 33 42 10 9 6 9 DN/TSF 18 Sep 1995 35 38 27 3 Compta 16 Sep 1995 39 40 12 8 1 1 Euroexpansão 16 Sep 1995 33.775% Verdana 90/93 41.875% Verdana 106/110 8.875% Verdana 15/16 9.175% Verdana 15 6.6 8.1 UCP 14 Sep 1995 34 42 24 8 Semanário 14 Sep 1995 38.5 40 21.5 1.5 DN/TSF 11 Sep 1995 42 42 17 Tie Euroexpansão 9 Sep 1995 31.875% Verdana 85/89 41.575% Verdana 104/109 11.575% Verdana 22/23 8.775% Verdana 13/15 6.5 9.7Euroexpansão1995-08-26 Sondagem: Debates na TV com Monteiro e Carvalhas Expresso 526 Aug 199531.536.66.610.814.55.1Euroexpansão1995-07-29 Sondagem: Efeito de Verão beneficia PSD Expresso 229 Jul 199535.035.95.69.414.10.9 Compta RH 28 Jul 1995 35.8 43.6 11.7 7.0 1.8 7.8 Compta RH 14 Jul 1995 36.8 44.4 9.9 6.5 2.4 7.6Euroexpansão1995-07-01 Sondagem: PS a descer, Monteiro e PP a subir Expresso 51 Jul 199530.437.68.610.213.27.2 Compta RH 30 Jun 1995 34.8 45.4 8.6 8.1 3.1 10.6 TVI/Público/RenascençaRicardo Loureiro TVI - TVI Jornal - 20-06-1995 INC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUFxsgP7ME0 youtube.com Ricardo Loureiro pt video January 11, 2026 July 27, 2026 20 Jun 1995 35.6 40.9 7.4 7.0 9.1 5.3 Compta RH 9 Jun 1995 31.2 45.6 9.7 8.6 4.9 14.4Euroexpansão1995-06-03 Sondagem: PS mantém avanço mas Guterres desce Expresso 73 Jun 199529.639.25.98.317.09.6 Euroteste 1 May 1995 40.5 42.5 17 2 TVI/Público/Renascença May 1995 32.8 44.1 23.1 11.3 1994 EP elections 12 Jun 1994 34.4 34.9 11.2 12.5 7.0 0.5 1993 local elections 12 Dec 1993 33.7 40.2 12.8 8.4 4.9 6.5 Euroteste 24 Sep 1993 44.5 34.8 10.0 8.7 2.0 9.7 Euroexpansão 29 May 1993 33.8 34.6 31.6 0.8 Euroteste 29 May 1993 45.5 34.3 20.2 11.2 Euroexpansão May 1993 32.8 37.0 5.8 5.2 19.2 4.2 1991 legislative election 6 Oct 1991 50.675% Verdana 135 29.175% Verdana 72 8.875% Verdana 17 4.475% Verdana 5 7.175% Verdana 1 21.5 Results National summary File:Portugal Parliament 1995.svg Socialist Party 2583755 +14.63 112 +40 Social Democratic Party 2014589 –16.48 88 –47 CDS – People's PartyCDS 534470 +4.62 15 +10 Unitary Democratic CoalitionCDU 506157 –0.23 15 –2 Portuguese Workers' Communist Party 41137 –0.15 0 0 Revolutionary Socialist Party 37638 –0.48 0 0 Popular Democratic Union 33876 +0.46 0 0 National Solidarity Party 12613 –1.47 0 –1 Party of the Folk (Portugal) pt Partido da Gente Party of the Folk 8279 New 0 New #1981CD Earth Party 8235 New 0 New Ecology and Future Coalition (PPM–MPT) 5932 –0.34 0 0 Unity Movement for Workers 2544 New 0 New Democratic Party of the Atlantic 2536 –0.15 0 0 5904854 +0.01 45793 –0.05 67300 +0.04 0 8906608 –1.48 Comissão Nacional de Eleições Vote share #ddd 550px 500px PS Socialist Party (Portugal) 43.76 PSD Social Democratic Party (Portugal) 34.12 CDS-PP CDS – People's Party 9.05 CDU Portuguese Communist Party 8.57 PCTP/MRPP Communist Party of the Portuguese Workers / Reorganizative Movement of the Party of the Proletariat 0.70 PSR red 0.64 UDP Left Bloc (Portugal) 0.57 Others #777777 0.67 Blank/Invalid #DDDDDD 1.92 Parliamentary seats #ddd 550px 500px PS Socialist Party (Portugal) 48.70 PSD Social Democratic Party (Portugal) 38.26 CDS-PP CDS – People's Party 6.52 CDU Portuguese Communist Party 6.52 Distribution by constituency Results of the 1995 election of the Portuguese Assembly of theRepublic by constituency yes |- class="unsortable" !rowspan=2|Constituency!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S !rowspan=2|TotalS |- class="unsortable" style="text-align:center;" !colspan=2 | PS !colspan=2 | PSD !colspan=2 | CDS–PP !colspan=2 | CDU |- | style="text-align:left;" | Azores | 37.6 | 2 | style="background:Social Democratic Party (Portugal); color:white;"|47.8 | 3 | 9.4 | - | 1.8 | - | 5 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Aveiro | 40.2 | 6 | style="background:Social Democratic Party (Portugal); color:white;"|41.2 | 6 | 12.6 | 2 | 2.7 | - | 14 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Beja | style="background:Socialist Party (Portugal); color:white;"|45.8 | 2 | 15.7 | 1 | 3.6 | - | 29.2 | 1 | 4 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Braga | style="background:Socialist Party (Portugal); color:white;"|42.9 | 8 | 38.2 | 7 | 10.7 | 1 | 4.5 | - | 16 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Bragança | 40.3 | 2 | style="background:Social Democratic Party (Portugal); color:white;"|44.8 | 2 | 9.4 | - | 1.9 | - | 4 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Castelo Branco | style="background:Socialist Party (Portugal); color:white;"|53.2 | 3 | 32.1 | 2 | 7.2 | - | 5.3 | - | 5 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Coimbra | style="background:Socialist Party (Portugal); color:white;"|49.1 | 6 | 34.5 | 4 | 7.1 | - | 5.1 | - | 10 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Evora Évora | style="background:Socialist Party (Portugal); color:white;"|42.6 | 2 | 20.2 | 1 | 5.2 | - | 26.9 | 1 | 4 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Faro | style="background:Socialist Party (Portugal); color:white;"|49.6 | 5 | 29.2 | 3 | 8.3 | - | 7.8 | - | 8 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Guarda | style="background:Socialist Party (Portugal); color:white;"|43.7 | 2 | 39.9 | 2 | 9.9 | - | 2.3 | - | 4 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Leiria | 36.7 | 4 | style="background:Social Democratic Party (Portugal); color:white;"|43.3 | 5 | 11.4 | 1 | 4.5 | - | 10 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Lisbon | style="background:Socialist Party (Portugal); color:white;"|44.3 | 24 | 29.0 | 15 | 9.4 | 5 | 12.0 | 6 | 50 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Madeira | 32.0 | 2 | style="background:Social Democratic Party (Portugal); color:white;"|46.1 | 3 | 12.9 | - | 1.3 | - | 5 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Portalegre | style="background:Socialist Party (Portugal); color:white;"|50.5 | 2 | 23.4 | 1 | 6.3 | - | 14.0 | - | 3 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Porto | style="background:Socialist Party (Portugal); color:white;"|46.7 | 18 | 36.4 | 14 | 7.8 | 3 | 6.0 | 2 | 37 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Santarém | style="background:Socialist Party (Portugal); color:white;"|45.8 | 5 | 31.0 | 3 | 8.7 | 1 | 9.5 | 1 | 10 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Setúbal | style="background:Socialist Party (Portugal); color:white;"|44.9 | 9 | 18.4 | 3 | 7.2 | 1 | 23.8 | 4 | 17 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Viana do Castelo | 38.8 | 3 | style="background:Social Democratic Party (Portugal); color:white;"|42.1 | 3 | 11.3 | - | 4.6 | - | 6 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Vila Real | 40.0 | 2 | style="background:Social Democratic Party (Portugal); color:white;"|46.0 | 3 | 7.8 | - | 1.9 | - | 5 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Viseu | 38.4 | 4 | style="background:Social Democratic Party (Portugal); color:white;"|44.3 | 4 | 11.5 | 1 | 1.8 | - | 9 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Europe | style="background:Socialist Party (Portugal); color:white;"|35.1 | 1 | 33.8 | 1 | 4.4 | - | 6.4 | - | 2 |- | style="text-align:left;" | Outside Europe | 12.8 | - | style="background:Social Democratic Party (Portugal); color:white;"|69.3 | 2 | 3.8 | - | 1.2 | - | 2 |- |- class="unsortable" style="background:#E9E9E9" | style="text-align:left;" | Total | style="background:Socialist Party (Portugal); color:white;"|43.8 | 112 | 34.1 | 88 | 9.1 | 15 | 8.6 | 15 | 230 |- | colspan=10 style="text-align:left;" | Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições |} Maps See also Politics of Portugal List of political parties in Portugal Elections in Portugal Notes Unitary Democratic Coalition The Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) and the Ecologist Party "The Greens" (PEV) contested the 1999 election in a coalition called Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU) and won a combined 8.8% of the vote and elected 17 MPs to parliament. CDS In 1993, the Democratic Social Center added "People's Party (PP)" to the party's name, being officially approved in early 1995. CDU Portuguese Communist Party (13 MPs) and "The Greens" (2 MPs) ran in coalition. References External links Comissão Nacional de Eleições Centro de Estudos do Pensamento Político Category:Legislative elections in Portugal Legislative Portugal Category:António Guterres