The Portuguese local elections of 1979 took place on 16 December. They were the 2nd local elections in Portugal since the democratic revolution of 1974 introduced the concept of democratic local power. The elections took place just two weeks after the 1979 legislative election.
The elections consisted of three separate elections in the 305 Portuguese municipalities, the election for the Municipal Chambers, whose winner is elected president, 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.
The Socialist Party finished on the top of the results table, however that was because the coalition between the two major right-wing parties, the Democratic and Social Center and the Social Democratic Party, the Democratic Alliance, did not participated in all Municipalities and Parishes, being the parties which composed it, separated in many Municipalities
The left-wing United People Alliance dominated the election in the municipalities of the South of the country, gathering more than 60% of the voting.
Turnout in these elections increased compared with the 1976 election, as 71.7% of the electorate cast a ballot, the highest turnout recorded in a nationwide local election.
Most voted parties or coalitions in each Municipality. Municipalities won by: ■ - PS: 60 ■ - AD: 73 ■ - APU: 50 ■ - PSD: 101 ■ - CDS: 20 ■ - PPM: 1
City controlEdit
The following table lists party control in all district capitals, as well as in municipalities above 100,000 inhabitants. Population estimates from the 1970 Census.[4]
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 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.
^"Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Recenseamentos Gerais da População)". www.ine.pt (in Portuguese). Statistics Portugal. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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The Portuguese local elections of 1979 took place on 16 December They were the 2nd local elections in Portugal since the democratic revolution of 1974 introduced the concept of democratic local power The elections took place just two weeks after the 1979 legislative election 1979 Portuguese local elections 1976 16 December 1979 1982 All 305 Portuguese municipalities and 4 260 Portuguese ParishesAll 1 900 local government councilsTurnout71 7 7 0 pp First party Second party Third party Leader Francisco Sa Carneiro Mario Soares Alvaro CunhalParty PSD PS PCPAlliance AD APULast election 152 mayors 41 1 115 mayors 33 0 37 mayors 17 3 Popular vote 2 109 072 1 1 258 966 885 899Percentage 47 5 28 3 19 9 Swing 6 4 pp 4 7 pp 2 6 ppMayors 195 2 60 50Mayors 43 55 13Councillors 1 063 3 516 316Councillors 119 175 48The elections consisted of three separate elections in the 305 Portuguese municipalities the election for the Municipal Chambers whose winner is elected president 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 The Socialist Party finished on the top of the results table however that was because the coalition between the two major right wing parties the Democratic and Social Center and the Social Democratic Party the Democratic Alliance did not participated in all Municipalities and Parishes being the parties which composed it separated in many MunicipalitiesThe left wing United People Alliance dominated the election in the municipalities of the South of the country gathering more than 60 of the voting Turnout in these elections increased compared with the 1976 election as 71 7 of the electorate cast a ballot the highest turnout recorded in a nationwide local election Contents 1 Parties 2 Results 2 1 Municipal Councils 2 1 1 National summary of votes and seats 2 1 2 Municipality map 2 1 3 City control 2 2 Municipal Assemblies 2 2 1 National summary of votes and seats 2 3 Parish Assemblies 2 3 1 National summary of votes and seats 2 4 Maps 3 Notes 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksParties EditThe 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 EditMunicipal Councils Edit National summary of votes and seats Edit Summary of the 16 December 1979 Municipal Councils elections results Parties Votes Candidacies Councillors MayorsTotal Total Socialist 1 258 966 28 33 297 516 175 60 55Democratic Alliance 1 044 642 23 51 138 426 73 United People Alliance A 885 899 19 94 295 316 48 50 13Social Democratic 723 953 16 29 156 475 149 101 14Democratic and Social Centre 334 258 7 52 102 156 161 20 16People s Democratic Union 53 076 1 19 95 3 0 Portuguese Workers Communist 19 508 0 44 63 0 0 0 0Christian Democratic 6 631 0 15 9 2 0 People s Monarchist 6 219 0 14 3 6 3 1 0UEDS 1 882 0 04 7 0 0 Workers Party of Socialist Unity 273 0 01 2 0 0 Total valid 4 271 897 97 56 1 900 8 305 1Blank ballots 44 693 1 01Invalid ballots 63 679 1 43Total 4 380 269 100 00Registered voters turnout 6 105 651 71 74A In 1976 as Electoral Front United People Municipality map Edit Most voted parties or coalitions in each Municipality Municipalities won by PS 60 AD 73 APU 50 PSD 101 CDS 20 PPM 1City control Edit The following table lists party control in all district capitals as well as in municipalities above 100 000 inhabitants Population estimates from the 1970 Census 4 Municipality Population Previous control New controlAlmada 107 575 United People Alliance APU United People Alliance APU Amadora 111 929 Municipality created United People Alliance APU Aveiro 49 808 Democratic and Social Centre CDS Democratic and Social Centre CDS Beja 36 384 United People Alliance APU United People Alliance APU Braga 96 918 Socialist Party PS Socialist Party PS Braganca 33 070 Social Democratic Party PSD Social Democratic Party PSD Cascais 92 907 Socialist Party PS Democratic and Social Centre CDS Castelo Branco 55 195 Socialist Party PS Democratic Alliance AD Coimbra 110 553 Socialist Party PS Democratic Alliance AD Evora 47 244 United People Alliance APU United People Alliance APU Faro 30 973 Socialist Party PS Democratic Alliance AD Funchal 101 810 Social Democratic Party PSD Social Democratic Party PSD Gondomar 105 075 Socialist Party PS Democratic Alliance AD Guarda 39 741 Socialist Party PS Socialist Party PS Guimaraes 122 719 Socialist Party PS Democratic Alliance AD Leiria 80 241 Social Democratic Party PSD Social Democratic Party PSD Lisbon 769 044 Socialist Party PS Democratic Alliance AD Loures 166 167 Socialist Party PS United People Alliance APU Matosinhos 109 225 Socialist Party PS Socialist Party PS Oeiras 180 194 Socialist Party PS Democratic Alliance AD Ponta Delgada 67 975 Social Democratic Party PSD Social Democratic Party PSD Portalegre 25 800 Socialist Party PS Democratic Alliance AD Porto 301 655 Socialist Party PS Democratic Alliance AD Santarem 56 440 Socialist Party PS Socialist Party PS Setubal 65 230 Socialist Party PS United People Alliance APU Sintra 124 893 Socialist Party PS Democratic Alliance AD Viana do Castelo 70 455 Social Democratic Party PSD Democratic Alliance AD Vila Nova de Gaia 180 875 Socialist Party PS Democratic Alliance AD Vila Real 44 550 Social Democratic Party PSD Social Democratic Party PSD Viseu 73 010 Democratic and Social Centre CDS Democratic and Social Centre CDS Municipal Assemblies Edit National summary of votes and seats Edit Summary of the 16 December 1979 Municipal Assemblies elections results Parties Votes Candidacies MandatesTotal Socialist 1 245 306 27 86 2 686 988Democratic Alliance 1 056 656 23 64 2 122 United People Alliance A 916 990 20 51 1 746 1 067Social Democratic 747 911 16 73 2 230 572Democratic and Social Centre 308 721 6 91 832 221People s Democratic Union 55 794 1 25 58 Portuguese Workers Communist 10 783 0 24 0 0People s Monarchist 5 578 0 12 26 24UEDS 596 0 01 3 Christian Democratic 417 0 00 0 0Total valid 4 266 013 97 28 9 703 4 568Blank ballots 59 564 1 33Invalid ballots 62 241 1 39Total 4 387 818 100 00Registered voters turnout 6 105 647 71 86A In 1976 as Electoral Front United People Parish Assemblies Edit National summary of votes and seats Edit Summary of the 16 December 1979 Parish Assemblies elections results Parties Votes Candidacies Mandates PresidentsTotal Total Socialist 1 219 298 27 77 10 613 2 268Democratic Alliance 1 000 702 22 79 9 785 United People Alliance A 898 670 20 47 4 732 2 441Social Democratic 736 954 16 78 9 447 371Democratic and Social Centre 306 332 6 98 4 661 416Independents 49 207 1 12 707 523People s Democratic Union 41 414 0 94 55 Portuguese Workers Communist 6 010 0 14 3 1People s Monarchist 5 006 0 12 78 66Christian Democratic 2 594 0 06 26 Workers Party of Socialist Unity 695 0 02 1 UEDS 600 0 01 2 Total valid 4 141 981 97 19 40 110 Blank ballots 54 704 1 25Invalid ballots 68 502 1 56Total 4 265 187 100 00Registered voters turnout 6 031 266 70 72A In 1976 as Electoral Front United People Maps Edit The first and the second most voted parties in Municipal Councils in each district Azores and Madeira are not shown The first and the second most voted parties in Municipal Assemblies in each district Azores and Madeira are not shown The first and the second most voted parties in Parish Assemblies in each district Azores and Madeira are not shown Notes EditThe source of the voting data is the Portuguese Electoral Commission Archived 2020 08 28 at the Wayback MachineFurther 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 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 EditPolitics of Portugal List of political parties in Portugal Elections in PortugalReferences Edit Sum of PSD AD CDS and PPM votes Sum of PSD AD CDS and PPM elected mayors Sum of PSD AD CDS and PPM elected councillors Instituto Nacional de Estatistica Recenseamentos Gerais da Populacao www ine pt in Portuguese Statistics Portugal Retrieved 17 July 2021 External links EditComissao Nacional de Eleicoes Retrieved from 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