1989 European Parliament election in Portugal

none 1989 European Parliament election in Portugal Portugal Parliamentary 1987 European Parliament election in Portugal 1987 1994 European Parliament election in Portugal 1994 24 seats to the European Parliament 18 June 1989 51.1% 21.3 pp António Capucho MEP 1994.jpg 110 105 125 5 5 António Capucho Social Democratic Party (Portugal) Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party 10 seats, 37.9% 9 1 1,358,958 32.8% 4.7 pp João Cravinho ('Mão Invisível', Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra), cropped.png 107 105 125 0 2 João Cravinho Socialist Party (Portugal) Party of European Socialists 6 seats, 22.5% 8 2 1,184,380 28.5% 6.3 pp EP President meets with the Secretary General of the Portuguese Communist Party (cropped).jpg 115 105 125 7 5 Carlos Carvalhas CDU DA251E COM 3 seats, 11.5% 4 1 597,759 14.4% 2.9 pp Francisco Lucas Pires 1989.jpg 105 105 125 0 0 Francisco Lucas Pires CDS 0093DD European People's Party 4 seats, 15.4% 3 1 587,497 14.2% 1.3 pp 200px elected members outgoing members An election of MEP representing Portugal constituency for the 1989-1994 term of the European Parliament was held on 18 June 1989. It was part of the wider 1989 European election. The Social Democratic Party (PSD) won the elections with almost 33 percent of the votes, but lost a lot of ground compared with 1987. Although the country was experiencing a significant economic growth at that time, the PSD saw the gap between them and the Socialists narrow to around 4 percentage points. On the other hand, the Socialist Party (PS), although failing to topple the PSD as the largest party, performed quite well gaining more than 6% of the votes and polling above 28 percent, compared with the 22 percent in 1987. They also gained 2 MEPs, while the PSD lost one. The Democratic Unity Coalition (CDU) also performed very well, winning 14 percent and becoming the third political force. The Communist/Green alliance was also able to win one more MEP than in 1987. CDS saw its share of vote drop a bit, to also 14 percent, and was surpassed by CDU, falling to fourth place. Turnout fell dramatically in these election, with just 51 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 1989 EU elections, 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:Comissão Nacional de Eleições - Deputados Democratic Unity Coalition (CDU), Carlos Carvalhas Socialist Party (PS), João Cravinho Social Democratic Party (PSD), António Capucho Democratic and Social Centre (CDS), Francisco Lucas Pires People's Monarchist Party (PPM), Miguel Esteves Cardoso Portuguese Democratic Movement (MDP/CDE), António Victorino de Almeida Popular Democratic Union (UDP), Luís Fazenda Portuguese Workers' Communist Party (PCTP/MRPP), António Garcia Pereira Workers' Party of Socialist Unity (POUS), Carmelinda Pereira Campaign period Party slogans Party or alliance Original slogan English translation Refs PSD « Ganhar 92 » "Win 92" Campanha eleitoral para o Parlamento Europeu https://arquivos.rtp.pt/conteudos/campanhas-para-o-parlamento-europeu/ 15 May 1989 27 October 2024 RTP pt PS « Vamos mudar Portugal para Portugal ganhar » "Let's change Portugal for Portugal to win" CDS « Com Lucas Pires, no coração da Europa » "With Lucas Pires, at the heart of Europe!" CDU « CDU: é melhor para Portugal » "CDU: it's better for Portugal" Candidates' debates 1989 European Parliament election in Portugal debates Date Organisers Moderator(s)    black #90FF90  P  Present   black #ffffdd  A  Absent invitee black #FF9090  N  Non-invitee  PSDCapucho PSCravinho CDSPires CDUCarvalhas Refs 22 May RTP1 António Amaral PaisPPPP 23 May 1989 Eleições Europeias – Parte I pt RTP https://arquivos.rtp.pt/conteudos/eleicoes-europeias-parte-i/ 27 October 202423 May 1989 Eleições Europeias – Parte II pt RTP https://arquivos.rtp.pt/conteudos/eleicoes-europeias-parte-ii/ 27 October 2024 Results File:Portugal MEPS 1989.svg Party and European Parliament group LDR 1358958 –4.70 9 –1 SOC 1184380 +6.26 8 +2 EUL 3 0 G 1 +1 EPP 587497 –1.34 3 –1 NI 84272 –0.74 0 0 NI 56900 +0.88 0 0 NI 45017 +0.14 0 0 NI 31775 +0.26 0 0 NI 29745 0.00 0 0 NI 26682 +0.29 0 0 NI 11182 New 0 New NI 7833 New 0 New 4149756 –0.55 66074 +0.38 61682 +0.17 0 8121564 –21.32 Comissão Nacional de Eleições Social Democratic Party Socialist PartyThe Socialist Party list included 1 MP elected by the Democratic Renewal Party. Democratic and Social Centre Unitary Democratic Coalition 2 597759 2 +2.90 People's Monarchist Party Popular Democratic Union Christian Democratic Party Revolutionary Socialist Party Portuguese Democratic Movement Workers' Party of Socialist Unity Portuguese Workers' Communist Party Left Revolutionary Front Vote share #ddd 550px 500px PSD Social Democratic Party (Portugal) 32.75 PS Socialist Party (Portugal) 28.54 CDU Portuguese Communist Party 14.41 CDS Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party 14.16 PPM People's Monarchist Party (Portugal) 2.03 MDP/CDE darkred 1.37 UDP Popular Democratic Union (Portugal) 1.09 PSR Revolutionary Socialist Party (Portugal) 0.77 PDC darkolivegreen 0.72 PCTP/MRPP Portuguese Workers' Communist Party 0.64 Others #777777 0.46 Blank/Invalid #DDDDDD 3.08 Vote share #ddd 550px 500px PSD Social Democratic Party (Portugal) 37.50 PS Socialist Party (Portugal) 33.33 CDU Portuguese Communist Party 16.67 CDS Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party 12.50 Distribution by European group + Summary of political group distribution in the 3rd European Parliament (1989–1994)http://www.historiaelectoral.com/europa3.html Elecciones al Parlamento Europeo: Resultados por países 1979 - 2014 historiaelectoral.com Spanish 28 November 2017 Groups Parties Seats Total % Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (LDR) Social Democratic Party (PSD) 9 9 37.50 Socialist Group (SOC) Socialist Party (PS) 8 8 33.33 European United Left (EUL) Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) 3 3 12.50 European People's Party (EPP) Democratic and Social Centre (CDS) 3 3 12.50 The Green Group in the European Parliament (G) Ecologist Party (PEV) 1 1 4.17 Total 24 24 100.00 Maps See also Politics of Portugal List of political parties in Portugal Elections in Portugal European Parliament Notes References External links Comissão Nacional de Eleições Results according to the Portuguese Electoral Commission of the 18 June 1989 election of the 24 delegates from Portugal to the European Parliament Portugal Category:European Parliament elections in Portugal Category:1989 elections in Portugal