1982 Portuguese local elections

none 1982 Portuguese local elections Portugal parliamentary 1979 Portuguese local elections 1979 1985 Portuguese local elections 1985 All 305 Portuguese municipalities and 4,260 Portuguese ParishesAll 1,949 local government councils 12 December 1982 71.4% 2.3 pp Mayors Mayors +/– Councillors Councillors +/– Dries van Agt en Francisco José Pereira Pinto Balsemão (1982) (cropped).jpg 175 110 150 0 32 2A52BE Francisco Pinto Balsemão PSD AD 195 mayors, 47.2% 2,183,122Sum of PSD, CDS, PPM, AD and UD votes. 42.5% 4.7 pp 165Sum of PSD, AD, CDS and PPM elected mayors. 30 973Sum of PSD, CDS, PPM, AD and UD elected councillors. 114 Mário Soares 1975b (cropped).jpg 120 110 150 0 5 Mário Soares Socialist Party (Portugal) 60 mayors, 27.7% 1,632,825Sum of PS and PS/UEDS votes. 31.8% 4.1 pp 84Sum of PS and PS/UEDS elected mayors. 24 642Sum of PS and PS/UEDS elected councillors. 119 Alvaro Cunhal 1980 (cropped).jpg 114 110 150 5 0 ff0000 Álvaro Cunhal PCP APU 50 mayors, 19.9% 1,061,492 20.7% 0.2 pp 55 5 325 3 Local elections were held in Portugal on 12 December 1982. They were the third local elections in Portugal since the 1976 Constitution introduced the concept of democratic local power.Decreto-Lei n.º 701-B/76, de 29 de setembro https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/decreto-lei/701-b-1976-223433 10 May 2026 29 September 1976 Diário da República pt The elections consisted of three separate elections in the 305 Portuguese municipalities that existed at the time, the election for the Municipal Chambers, another election for the Municipal Assembly and a last one for the lower-level Parish Assembly, whose winner is elected parish president, this last was held separately in the more than 4,000 parishes around the country. Once again, the Socialist Party finished on the top of the results table, increasing its share by 4 points, however, the total aggregate of the Democratic Alliance (AD), between the Democratic and Social Center, the Social Democratic Party and the People's Monarchist Party, stood at 42 percent of the votes and elected 165 mayors. The Alliance, however, lost some ground compared with the previous election, with the then PSD leader and Prime Minister Francisco Pinto Balsemão considering the results a disappointment, citing divisions within both his own party and the alliance, and resigning from both posts."Demissão Pinto Balsemão", RTP-Antena1, 8 September 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2022. This decision led to a snap general election in April 1983. The left-wing United People Alliance dominated the election in the municipalities of the South of the country, gathering more than 60 percent of the votes and achieving its best result ever with 20.7 percent and 55 mayors. These would be the last elections in which local members would be elected for a 3-year term. Background Electoral system All 305 municipalities are allocated a certain number of councilors to elect corresponding to the number of registered voters in a given municipality. Each party or coalition must present a list of candidates. The winner of the most voted list for the municipal council is automatically elected mayor, similar to first-past-the-post (FPTP). The lists are closed and the seats in each municipality are apportioned according to the D'Hondt method.Eleição dos titulares dos órgãos das autarquias locais. Diário da República (in Portuguese.) Retrieved 17 July 2025. By-elections (1979–1982) During the normal three-year term of local governments, nine municipal council by-elections were held: In the municipality of Corvo on 18 May 1980; In the municipality of Vila do Porto on 20 July 1980; In the municipality of Aguiar da Beira on 27 July 1980; In the municipality of Mealhada on 23 November 1980; In the municipality of Murça on 31 May 1981; In the municipality of Nazaré on 14 June 1981; In the municipality of Valpaços on 13 September 1981; In the municipality of Loures on 11 October 1981; In the municipality of Praia da Vitória on 14 February 1982, adding to this, ninety-seven parishes also held a by-election for parish assemblies.Comissão Nacional de Eleições Eleições / Referendos https://www.cne.pt/content/eleicoes-referendos 10 March 2026 pt +City control in by-elections (1979–1982)Date Municipality Population Previous control New control18 May 1980Corvo470Social Democratic Party (PSD)Socialist Party (PS)20 July 1980Vila do Porto9,765Social Democratic Party (PSD)Socialist Party (PS)27 July 1980Aguiar da Beira8,464Democratic Alliance (AD)Democratic and Social Center (CDS)23 November 1980Mealhada16,669Democratic Alliance (AD)Socialist Party (PS)31 May 1981Murça8,518Social Democratic Party (PSD)Democratic and Social Center (CDS)14 June 1981Nazaré15,436Socialist Party (PS)Socialist Party (PS)13 September 1981Valpaços26,066Democratic Alliance (AD)Social Democratic Party (PSD)11 October 1981Loures276,467United People Alliance (APU)United People Alliance (APU)14 February 1982Praia da Vitória20,762Social Democratic Party (PSD)Social Democratic Party (PSD) Parties The main political forces involved in the election were: Democratic Alliance (AD) (only in some municipalities) Democratic and Social Center (CDS) (only in some municipalities) Socialist Party (PS) Social Democratic Party (PSD) (only in some municipalities) United People Alliance (APU) Results Municipal Councils National summary of votes and seats Summary of the 12 December 1982 Municipal Councils elections results |- ! rowspan="2" colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left|Parties ! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes ! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|% ! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|±pp swing ! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Candidacies ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center"|Councillors ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center"|Mayors |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center"|Total ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center"|± ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center"|Total ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center"|± |- | Socialist Party (Portugal) Socialist |align=right| 1,595,723 |align=right| 31.10 |align=right|3.4 |align=right| 294 |align=right| 628 |align=right|105 |align=right| 83 |align=right|23 |- | United People Alliance red United People Alliance |align=right| 1,061,492 |align=right| 20.69 |align=right|0.2 |align=right| 300 |align=right| 325 |align=right| 3 |align=right| 55 |align=right|5 |- |style="width: 10px" bgcolor=#2A52BE align="center" | |align=left|Democratic Alliance |align=right| 1,004,065 |align=right| 19.57 |align=right|5.9 |align=right| 124 |align=right| 329 |align=right|107 |align=right| 49 |align=right|24 |- | Social Democratic Party (Portugal) Social Democratic |align=right| 750,296 |align=right| 14.62 |align=right|0.1 |align=right| 170 |align=right| 442 |align=right|38 |align=right| 88 |align=right|13 |- | Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party Democratic and Social Centre |align=right| 386,527 |align=right| 7.53 |align=right|0.1 |align=right| 134 |align=right| 191 |align=right|26 |align=right| 27 |align=right|7 |- |style="width: 10px" bgcolor=#FF66FF align="center" | |align=left|Socialist / UEDS |align=right| 37,102 |align=right| 0.72 |align=right|— |align=right| 5 |align=right| 14 |align=right|— |align=right| 1 |align=right|— |- |style="width: 10px" bgcolor=Popular Democratic Union (Portugal) align="center" | |align=left|Popular Democratic Union |align=right| 31,973 |align=right| 0.62 |align=right|0.7 |align=right| 72 |align=right| 3 |align=right|0 |align=right| 0 |align=right|0 |- | Democratic Alliance (Portugal, 1979) #2A52BE Democratic Union |align=right| 30,941 |align=right| 0.60 |align=right| — |align=right| 2 |align=right| 6 |align=right|— |align=right| 0 |align=right|— |- | Communist Party of the Portuguese Workers / Reorganizative Movement of the Party of the Proletariat Portuguese Workers' Communist |align=right| 16,263 |align=right| 0.32 |align=right|0.2 |align=right| 36 |align=right| 0 |align=right|0 |align=right| 0 |align=right|0 |- | People's Monarchist Party (Portugal) People's Monarchist |align=right| 11,293 |align=right| 0.22 |align=right|0.1 |align=right| 10 |align=right| 5 |align=right|1 |align=right| 1 |align=right|0 |- | Independent Social Democratic Action #2E3191 Independent Social Democratic Action |align=right| 7,156 |align=right| 0.14 |align=right| — |align=right| 7 |align=right| 7 |align=right| — |align=right| 1 |align=right|— |- | Workers Party of Socialist Unity |align=right| 5,519 |align=right| 0.11 |align=right|0.1 |align=right| 5 |align=right| 0 |align=right|0 |align=right| 0 |align=right|0 |- | Portuguese Marxist–Leninist Communist Organization darkred OCMLP |align=right| 1,450 |align=right| 0.03 |align=right| — |align=right| 6 |align=right| 0 |align=right|— |align=right| 0 |align=right|— |- | Christian Democratic Party (Portugal) darkolivegreen Christian Democratic |align=right| 849 |align=right| 0.02 |align=right|0.1 |align=right| 1 |align=right| 0 |align=right|0 |align=right| 0 |align=right|2 |- |colspan=2 align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total valid |width="65" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|4,940,649 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|96.28 |width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|1.1 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|— |width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|1,949 |width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|12 |width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|305 |width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|0 |- |colspan=2|Blank ballots |90,037||1.75||0.7||colspan=6 rowspan=4| |- |colspan=2|Invalid ballots |100,797||1.96||0.4 |- |colspan=2 align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total |width="65" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|5,131,483 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|100.00 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"| |- |colspan=2|Registered voters/turnout ||7,185,284||71.42||2.3 |- | colspan=11 align=left | Source:Resultados Eleitorais SGMAI https://www.sg.mai.gov.pt/AdministracaoEleitoral/Resultadoseleitorais/Paginas/default.aspx 11 May 2026 Ministry of Home Affairs pt Eleições Autárquicas 2005 – Atlas Eleitoral https://www.sg.mai.gov.pt/AdministracaoEleitoral/Publicacoes/SociologiaEleitoral/Documents/ATLAS_AUTARQUICAS_2005.pdf 11 May 2026 2007 Ministry of Home Affairs pt |} Municipality map thumb|center|270px|Most voted parties or coalitions in each Municipality. Municipalities won by:■ - PS: 84 ■ - APU: 55■ - AD: 49 ■ - PSD: 88 ■ - CDS: 27 ■ - PPM: 1■ - ASDI: 1 City control The following table lists party control in all district capitals, highlighted in bold, as well as in municipalities above 100,000 inhabitants. Population estimates from the 1981 Census.https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_publicacoes Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Recenseamentos Gerais da População) www.ine.pt Statistics Portugal pt 17 July 2021 Municipality Population Previous controlhttps://www.cne.pt/sites/default/files/dl/ce_al1979.pdf Presidentes das Câmaras Municipais Eleitos 1979 www.cne.pt Comissão Nacional de Eleições pt 11 May 2026 New controlhttps://www.cne.pt/sites/default/files/dl/ce_al1982.pdf Presidentes das Câmaras Municipais Eleitos 1982 www.cne.pt Comissão Nacional de Eleições pt 11 May 2026 Almada 147,690 United People Alliance (APU) United People Alliance (APU) Amadora 163,878 United People Alliance (APU) United People Alliance (APU) Aveiro 60,284 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) Barcelos 103,773 Social Democratic Party (PSD) Social Democratic Party (PSD) Beja 38,246 United People Alliance (APU) United People Alliance (APU) Braga 125,472 Socialist Party (PS) Socialist Party (PS) Bragança 35,380 Social Democratic Party (PSD) Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) Cascais 141,498 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) Social Democratic Party (PSD) Castelo Branco 54,908 Democratic Alliance (AD) Democratic Alliance (AD) Coimbra 138,930 Democratic Alliance (AD) Socialist Party (PS) Évora 51,572 United People Alliance (APU) United People Alliance (APU) Faro 45,109 Democratic Alliance (AD) Democratic Alliance (AD) Funchal 112,746 Social Democratic Party (PSD) Social Democratic Party (PSD) Gondomar 130,751 Democratic Alliance (AD) Socialist Party (PS) Guarda 40,360 Socialist Party (PS) Socialist Party (PS) Guimarães 146,959 Democratic Alliance (AD) Socialist Party (PS) Leiria 96,517 Social Democratic Party (PSD) Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) Lisbon 807,937 Democratic Alliance (AD) Democratic Alliance (AD) Loures 276,467 United People Alliance (APU) United People Alliance (APU) Matosinhos 136,498 Socialist Party (PS) Socialist Party (PS) Oeiras 149,328 Democratic Alliance (AD) Democratic Alliance (AD) Ponta Delgada 63,804 Social Democratic Party (PSD) Social Democratic Party (PSD) Portalegre 27,313 Democratic Alliance (AD) Socialist Party (PS) Porto 327,368 Democratic Alliance (AD) Democratic Alliance (AD) Santarém 62,896 Socialist Party (PS) Socialist Party (PS) Santa Maria da Feira 109,531 Social Democratic Party (PSD) Democratic Alliance (AD) Setúbal 98,366 United People Alliance (APU) United People Alliance (APU) Sintra 226,428 Democratic Alliance (AD) Democratic Alliance (AD) Viana do Castelo 81,009 Democratic Alliance (AD) Democratic Alliance (AD) Vila Nova de Famalicão 106,508 Democratic Alliance (AD) Socialist Party (PS) Vila Nova de Gaia 226,331 Democratic Alliance (AD) Socialist Party (PS) Vila Real 47,020 Social Democratic Party (PSD) Democratic Alliance (AD) Viseu 83,261 Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) Social Democratic Party (PSD) Municipal Assemblies National summary of votes and seats Summary of the 12 December 1982 Municipal Assemblies elections results |- ! rowspan="2" colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left|Parties ! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes ! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|% ! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|±pp swing ! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Candidacies ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center"|Mandates |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center"|Total ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center"|± |- | Socialist Party (Portugal) Socialist |align=right| 1,583,544 |align=right| 31.06 |align=right|3.8 |align=right| |align=right| 3,203 |align=right|455 |- | United People Alliance red United People Alliance |align=right| 1,076,742 |align=right| 20.98 |align=right|0.1 |align=right| |align=right| 1,781 |align=right|4 |- |style="width: 10px" bgcolor=#2A52BE align="center" | |align=left|Democratic Alliance |align=right| 995,108 |align=right| 19.39 |align=right|6.4 |align=right| |align=right| 1,656 |align=right|530 |- | Social Democratic Party (Portugal) Social Democratic |align=right| 725,203 |align=right| 14.13 |align=right|1.0 |align=right| |align=right| 2,159 |align=right|97 |- | Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party Democratic and Social Centre |align=right| 395,648 |align=right| 7.71 |align=right|1.4 |align=right| |align=right| 1,014 |align=right|151 |- |style="width: 10px" bgcolor=#FF66FF align="center" | |align=left|Socialist / UEDS |align=right| 37,409 |align=right| 0.73 |align=right| — |align=right| |align=right| 65 |align=right| — |- |style="width: 10px" bgcolor=Popular Democratic Union (Portugal) align="center" | |align=left|Popular Democratic Union |align=right| 34,788 |align=right| 0.68 |align=right|0.7 |align=right| |align=right| 20 |align=right|39 |- | Democratic Alliance (Portugal, 1979) #2A52BE Democratic Union |align=right| 30,675 |align=right| 0.60 |align=right| — |align=right| |align=right| 40 |align=right| — |- | People's Monarchist Party (Portugal) People's Monarchist |align=right| 10,553 |align=right| 0.21 |align=right|0.1 |align=right| |align=right| 28 |align=right|2 |- | Communist Party of the Portuguese Workers / Reorganizative Movement of the Party of the Proletariat Portuguese Workers' Communist |align=right| 7,126 |align=right| 0.14 |align=right|0.1 |align=right| |align=right| 1 |align=right|1 |- | Independent Social Democratic Action #2E3191 Independent Social Democratic Action |align=right| 6,783 |align=right| 0.13 |align=right| — |align=right| |align=right| 32 |align=right| — |- | Workers Party of Socialist Unity |align=right| 2,463 |align=right| 0.05 |align=right| — |align=right| |align=right| 0 |align=right| — |- | Christian Democratic Party (Portugal) darkolivegreen Christian Democratic |align=right| 851 |align=right| 0.02 |align=right| 0.0 |align=right| |align=right| 2 |align=right| 2 |- | Portuguese Marxist–Leninist Communist Organization darkred OCMLP |align=right| 520 |align=right| 0.01 |align=right| — |align=right| |align=right| 0 |align=right| — |- |colspan=2 align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total valid |width="65" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|4,917,413 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|95.83 |width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|1.4 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|— |width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|10,001 |width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|75 |- |colspan=2|Blank ballots |112,966||2.20||0.9||colspan=6 rowspan=4| |- |colspan=2|Invalid ballots |100,848||1.97||0.5 |- |colspan=2 align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total |width="65" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|5,131,227 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|100.00 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"| |- |colspan=2|Registered voters/turnout ||7,185,284||71.41||2.4 |- | colspan=11 align=left | Source: |} Parish Assemblies National summary of votes and seats Summary of the 12 December 1982 Parish Assemblies elections results |- ! rowspan="2" colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left|Parties ! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes ! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|% ! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|±pp swing ! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Candidacies ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center"|Mandates ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center"|Presidents |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center"|Total ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center"|± ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center"|Total ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center"|± |- | Socialist Party (Portugal) Socialist |align=right| 1,551,888 |align=right| 30.43 |align=right| 3.2 |align=right| |align=right| 12,848 |align=right| 1,900 |align=right| 1,025 |align=right| 212 |- | United People Alliance red United People Alliance |align=right| 1,085,127 |align=right| 21.28 |align=right| 0.4 |align=right| |align=right| 5,099 |align=right|27 |align=right|334 |align=right| 35 |- |style="width: 10px" bgcolor=#2A52BE align="center" | |align=left|Democratic Alliance |align=right| 925,065 |align=right| 18.14 |align=right| 6.9 |align=right| |align=right| 7,863 |align=right| 2,508 |align=right| 754 |align=right| 290 |- | Social Democratic Party (Portugal) Social Democratic |align=right| 775,353 |align=right| 15.21 |align=right| 0.1 |align=right| |align=right| 9,585 |align=right| 46 |align=right| 1,042 |align=right| 20 |- | Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party Democratic and Social Centre |align=right| 400,306 |align=right| 7.85 |align=right| 1.4 |align=right| |align=right| 4,944 |align=right| 684 |align=right| 413 |align=right| 23 |- |style="width: 10px" bgcolor=gray align="center" | |align=left|Independents |align=right| 60,209 |align=right| 1.18 |align=right| 0.2 |align=right| |align=right| 999 |align=right| 302 |align=right| 113 |align=right| 38 |- |style="width: 9px" bgcolor=#FF66FF align="center" | |align=left|Socialist / UEDS |align=right| 30,820 |align=right| 0.60 |align=right| — |align=right| |align=right| 281 |align=right| — |align=right| 18 |align=right| — |- | Democratic Alliance (Portugal, 1979) #2A52BE Democratic Union |align=right| 29,470 |align=right| 0.58 |align=right| — |align=right| |align=right| 340 |align=right| — |align=right| 34 |align=right| — |- |style="width: 10px" bgcolor=Popular Democratic Union (Portugal) align="center" | |align=left|Popular Democratic Union |align=right| 25,264 |align=right| 0.50 |align=right| 0.5 |align=right| |align=right| 31 |align=right| 25 |align=right| 1 |align=right| 0 |- | People's Monarchist Party (Portugal) People's Monarchist |align=right| 6,341 |align=right| 0.12 |align=right| 0.0 |align=right| |align=right| 103 |align=right| 25 |align=right| 9 |align=right| 1 |- | Independent Social Democratic Action #2E3191 Independent Social Democratic Action |align=right| 4,534 |align=right| 0.09 |align=right| — |align=right| |align=right| 50 |align=right| — |align=right| 2 |align=right| — |- | Communist Party of the Portuguese Workers / Reorganizative Movement of the Party of the Proletariat Portuguese Workers' Communist |align=right| 4,390 |align=right| 0.09 |align=right| 0.1 |align=right| |align=right| 0 |align=right| 3 |align=right| 0 |align=right| 0 |- | Workers Party of Socialist Unity |align=right| 809 |align=right| 0.02 |align=right| 0.0 |align=right| |align=right| 0 |align=right| 1 |align=right| 0 |align=right| 0 |- | Christian Democratic Party (Portugal) darkolivegreen Christian Democratic |align=right| 503 |align=right| 0.01 |align=right| 0.0 |align=right| |align=right| 0 |align=right| 24 |align=right| 0 |align=right| 1 |- | Portuguese Marxist–Leninist Communist Organization darkred OCMLP |align=right| 452 |align=right| 0.01 |align=right| — |align=right| |align=right| 0 |align=right| — |align=right| 0 |align=right| — |- |colspan=2 align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total valid |width="65" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|4,900,531 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|96.11 |width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|1.1 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|— |width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|42,143 |width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|999 |width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|3,745 |width="45" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|52 |- |colspan=2|Blank ballots |92,462||1.81||0.6||colspan=6 rowspan=4| |- |colspan=2|Invalid ballots |106,117||2.08||0.5 |- |colspan=2 align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total |width="65" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|5,099,110 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|100.00 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"| |- |colspan=2|Registered voters/turnout ||7,139,401||71,42||2.4 |- | colspan=11 align=left | Source: |} Maps Notes The source of the voting data is the Portuguese Electoral Commission https://web.archive.org/web/20141025030952/http://eleicoes.cne.pt/raster/index.cfm?dia=12&mes=12&ano=1982&eleicao=cm 2014-10-25 Further Notes: Democratic Alliance (AD) was composed by the Democratic Social Center (CDS), the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the People's Monarchist Party (PPM). Although the PSD, the CDS and the PPM were united in the Democratic Alliance, they appear in the scorecard because they ran separated in several municipalities. The Democratic Union (UD) was composed only by the Democratic Social Center (CDS) and the Social Democratic Party (PSD) United People Alliance (APU) was composed by the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) and the Portuguese Democratic Movement (MDP/CDE). The number of candidacies expresses the number of municipalities or parishes in which the party or coalition presented lists. The number of mandates expresses the number of municipal deputies in the Municipal Assembly election and the number of parish deputies in the Parish Assembly election. The turnout varies because one may choose not to vote for all the organs. See also Politics of Portugal List of political parties in Portugal Elections in Portugal References External links Portuguese Electoral Commission 1982 Local elections Portuguese local elections