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1987 European Parliament election in Portugal

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Field	Value
election_name	1987 European Parliament election in Portugal
country	Portugal
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
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
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
leader3	Francisco Lucas Pires
party3	CDS
color3	0093DD
alliance3	European People's Party
seats3	4
popular_vote3	868,718
percentage3	15.4%
image4	[[File:CDU Portugal 1987.png	85px]]
leader4	Ângelo Veloso
party4	CDU
color4	DA251E
alliance4	COM
seats4	3
popular_vote4	648,700
percentage4	11.5%
image5
leader5	José Medeiros Ferreira
party5	PRD
color5	008000
alliance5	European Democratic Alliance
seats5	1
popular_vote5	250,158
percentage5	4.4%
map_size	200px
image6	[[File:Símbolo do PPM.png	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. 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:

Democratic Unity Coalition (CDU), Ângelo Veloso
Socialist Party (PS), Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo
Democratic Renewal Party (PRD), José Medeiros Ferreira
Social Democratic Party (PSD), Pedro Santana Lopes
Democratic and Social Centre (CDS), Francisco Lucas Pires
People's Monarchist Party (PPM), Miguel Esteves Cardoso

Campaign period

Party slogans

Party or alliance	Original slogan	English translation	Refs
Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}"		PSD	« Juntos vamos ganhar »	"Together we will win"
Socialist Party (Portugal)}}"		PS	« Portugal para todos »	"Portugal for all"
CDS – People's Party}}"		CDS	« Na hora Europeia »	"In European time"
Unitary Democratic Coalition}}"		CDU	« Para defender Portugal »	"To defend Portugal"
	PRD	« Mais Portugal »	"More Portugal"

Results

Distribution by European group

Groups	Parties	Seats	Total
European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party}}"		Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (LDR)	{{smalldiv	10	10
Socialist Group}}"		Socialist Group (SOC)	{{smalldiv	6	6
European People's Party}}"		European People's Party (EPP)	{{smalldiv	4	4
Communists and Allies}}"		Communists and Allies (COM)	{{smalldiv	3	3
European Democratic Alliance}}"		European Democratic Alliance (EDA)	{{smalldiv	1	1
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.

References

"Results of the 19 July 1987 election of the 24 delegates from Portugal to the European Parliament". Portuguese Electoral Commission.
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070610111044/http://www.cne.pt/dl/ce_pe1987.pdf Comissão Nacional de Eleições - Deputados]
(1 May 2019). "Cavaco Silva condicionou a campanha de 1987, acusa Santana Lopes". Público.
(9 July 1987). "Campanha do PS". RTP.
"Pires, Francisco Lucas". Ephemera.
(19 July 1987). "Eleições 87 – Parte III". RTP.
(11 July 1987). "Campanha do PRD". RTP.
Boissieu, Laurent de. "Élections européennes Portugal". Europe Politique.
. (). ["Elecciones al Parlamento Europeo: Resultados por países 1979 - 2014"](http://www.historiaelectoral.com/europa3.html).

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