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1986 Portuguese presidential election

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Field	Value
country	Portugal
type	presidential
previous_election	1980 Portuguese presidential election
previous_year	1980
next_election	1991 Portuguese presidential election
next_year	1991
election_date	26 January 1986 (first round)
16 February 1986 (second round)
turnout	75.39% (first round) 9.00pp
77.99% (second round)
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candidate1	Mário Soares
party1	Socialist Party (Portugal)
popular_vote1	3,010,756
percentage1	51.18%
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candidate2	Diogo Freitas do
Amaral
party2	CDS
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popular_vote2	2,872,064
percentage2	48.82%
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map_caption
title	President
before_election	António Ramalho Eanes
before_party	Independent (politician)
after_election	Mário Soares
after_party	Socialist Party (Portugal)

16 February 1986 (second round) 77.99% (second round) Amaral](diogo-freitas-do-amaral) {{Collapsible list | PSD | PDC |220px |First round results by district |[[File:1986 Portuguese presidential election 1st round results by municipality.svg|220px]] |First round results by municipality |220px |Second round results by district |[[File:1986 Portuguese presidential election 2nd round results by municipality.svg|220px]] |Second round results by municipality Soares Amaral Zenha

Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 26 January 1986, with a second round on 16 February.

This was closest presidential election ever held in Portugal and was won by the Socialist Mário Soares, who initially had no more than 8 percent in opinion polls.

The first round was easily won by Freitas do Amaral, supported by all the right-wing parties. Soares advanced to the second round by beating the other two left-wing candidates: the former Prime-Minister Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo, the first woman to be a candidate for the Portuguese presidency, and Salgado Zenha (supported by outgoing president António Ramalho Eanes, founder of the short-lived Democratic Renewal Party, and by the Portuguese Communist Party, whose candidate, Ângelo Veloso, left the race some days before the poll). Both these candidates supported Soares in the second round.

In the first round, Soares did not achieve the majority of the votes in any district, as the left-wing strongholds in the south of Portugal voted for Zenha due to his support from the Communist Party.

As results for the second round were counted, the urban vote, traditionally more left-wing, overcame the early lead of Freitas do Amaral by fewer than 140,000 votes, and Soares became president on 9 March 1986, the first civilian to hold the post (not counting caretakers) in 60 years.

For 40 years this would be the only time a direct Portuguese presidential election was decided in a runoff, until 2026.

Electoral system

Any Portuguese citizen over 35 years old has the opportunity to run for president. In order to do so it is necessary to gather between 7,500 and 15,000 signatures and submit them to the Portuguese Constitutional Court.

According to the Portuguese Constitution, a candidate needs a majority of votes to become elected. If no candidate gets this majority a second round will take place between the two most voted candidates.

Candidates

Official candidates

Diogo Freitas do Amaral, interim Prime Minister between December 1980 and January 1981, leader of the Democratic and Social Centre between 1974 and 1983, supported by the Democratic and Social Centre and the Social Democratic Party;
Mário Soares, former Prime Minister between 1976-1978 and 1983-1985, leader of the Socialist Party between 1973 and 1985, supported by the Socialist Party;
Francisco Salgado Zenha, former Minister of Justice in Vasco Gonçalves governments, supported by the Portuguese Communist Party, Democratic Renewal Party and the Portuguese Democratic Movement;
Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo, former Prime Minister between 1979 and 1980, supported by the Popular Democratic Union;
Ângelo Veloso, official candidate of the Portuguese Communist Party, left the race to support Salgado Zenha.

Unsuccessful candidacies

There were also three candidates rejected by the Portuguese Constitutional Court for not complying with the legal requirements:

Carmelinda Pereira;
Luís Carlos Franco;
Álvaro Manuel Nunes.

Withdrew

Manuel da Costa Braz, former Minister of Home Affairs between 1974-1975, 1976-1978 and 1979-1980, and also Ombudsman in 1976.

Declined

Mário Firmino Miguel, general officer, former Defense Minister in 1974 and between 1976 and 1978;
Daniel Proença de Carvalho, lawyer, former Minister of Social Communication between 1978 and 1979, RTP Chairman between 1980 and 1982. Later became campaign manager for Diogo Freitas do Amaral.

Campaign period

Issues

The 1986 presidential campaign was one of the most polarizing in Portugal's democratic history. The center-right/right-wing presented a unified candidate, Diogo Freitas do Amaral, while the center-left/left-wing was divided between three candidates: Soares, Salgado Zenha and Pintasilgo. Soares' unpopularity during his term as prime minister, between 1983 and 1985, when several austerity policies were inacted because of the IMF bailout leading to one of the worst social crises in Portuguese democracy, plus the long feud between Soares and the Portuguese Communist Party, created a deep divide on the left. Soares' candidacy was further damaged by divisions within the Socialist Party, with his longtime friend and party ally Francisco Salgado Zenha announcing his candidacy with the support of outgoing president António Ramalho Eanes, and later also with the support from the Communists. The tensions on the left side of the political spectrum reached a breaking point on 15 January 1986, when Soares was violently assaulted by Communist supporters in Marinha Grande, a moment that was seen as a turning point in favour of Soares.

On the first round, held on 26 January, Freitas and Soares advanced to a runoff. Soares' passage to the runoff created a dilemma for the Communist Party, taking into account the acrimonious relationship between both. Despite this background, the Communists decided to support Soares in the runoff, with party leader Álvaro Cunhal saying "if necessary, cover [Soares'] face on the ballot with one hand and vote with the other". Freitas' campaign used this support from the PCP to attack Soares, accusing him of contradicting himself by accepting the support of the Communists, while Soares accused Freitas of lack of political awareness before the 25 April 1974 revolution, pointing that Freitas "showed solidarity through silence" for the Estado Novo regime.

Party slogans

Candidate	Original slogan	English translation	Refs
Socialist Party (Portugal)}}"		Mário Soares	« O voto do Povo »
« Soares é fixe »	"The vote of the People"
"Soares is cool"
	Diogo Freitas do Amaral	« Está na hora! »
« Prá Frente Portugal! »	"It's time!"
"Go Forward Portugal!"
	Francisco Salgado Zenha	« Justiça e tolerância, confiança no futuro »	"Justice and tolerance, confidence in the future"
	Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo	« A coragem da decisão »	"The courage of the decision"

Candidates' debates

First round

1986 Portuguese presidential election debates	Date	Organisers	Moderator(s)	Present Absent invitee Non-invitee	Soares	Freitas
17 Dec 1985	RTP1	Margarida Marante	N	P	P	N
19 Dec 1985	RTP1	Miguel Sousa Tavares	P	N	N	P
26 Dec 1985	RTP1	Miguel Sousa Tavares	N	P	N	P
2 Jan 1986	RTP1	Miguel Sousa Tavares	P	N	P	N
7 Jan 1986	RTP1	Margarida Marante	N	N	P	P
9 Jan 1986	RTP1	Miguel Sousa Tavares	P	P	N	N

Second round

1986 Portuguese presidential election debates	Date	Organisers	Moderator(s)	Present Absent invitee Non-invitee	Soares	Freitas	Refs	Socialist Party (Portugal)}};"
4 Feb 1986	RTP1	Margarida Marante
Miguel Sousa Tavares	P	P

Endorsements

First-round candidate	First round	Endorsement
	Francisco Salgado Zenha	20.88%
	Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo	7.38%

Party endorsements in the second round

Candidate	Ref.
CDS – People's Party}};"	Diogo Freitas do Amaral	CDS – People's Party}};"
Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}};"	PSD
Socialist Party (Portugal)}};"	Mário Soares	Socialist Party (Portugal)}};"
Portuguese Communist Party}};"	PCP
Democratic Electoral Commission}};"	MDP/CDE

Opinion polls

First round

Polling firm	Fieldwork date	Sample
size	Oth	Lead	CDS	PS	Ind.	Ind.	CDS – People's Party}};"		Socialist Party (Portugal)}};"
Election results	26 Jan 1986			46.3	25.4	20.9	7.4		CDS – People's Party}}; color:white;"	20.9
Ministry of Justice	26 Jan 1986			46.8	25.1	21.1	7.0		CDS – People's Party}}; color:white;"	21.7
RTP	26 Jan 1986			43–46	24–27	18–21	9–12		CDS – People's Party}}; color:white;"	19
Norma	30 Dec 1985–5 Jan 1986	800		41.8	21.8	14.1	18.3	4.0	CDS – People's Party}}; color:white;"	20.0
ZAP	28–29 Dec 1985	830		42.3	17.7	23.3	16.7		CDS – People's Party}}; color:white;"	19.0
Euroexpansão	27 Dec 1985–5 Jan 1986	2,237		42.5	21.5	15.0	21.0		CDS – People's Party}}; color:white;"	21.0
Norma	19–23 Dec 1985	607		31.2	12.1	10.8	22.4	23.2	CDS – People's Party}}; color:white;"	8.8
Norma	23 Nov 1985	?		38.7	8.3	16.3	22.8	13.9	CDS – People's Party}}; color:white;"	15.9
Marktest	26–27 Oct 1985	430		29	17		24	30	CDS – People's Party}}; color:white;"	5
Norma	9–17 Oct 1985	604	22.8	19.6		35.7	21.9	12.9
Norma	10–16 May 1985	598		33.4	12.9		24.1	29.7	CDS – People's Party}}; color:white;"	9.3
Norma	Apr 1985	?		13.6		25.5	60.9	11.9
	13.8		25.4	60.8	11.6
Marktest	1–6 Feb 1985	?	11	8		27	54	16
Norma	14–21 Jan 1985	?		11.1	1.7	25.0	62.6	11.1
	9.9	3.7	26.4	60.0	13.2
Norma	13–21 Dec 1984	?		16.5		26.8	56.7	10.3
	17.2		25.7	57.0	8.5
Marktest	9–12 Nov 1984	?		13.0		23.6	63.4	10.6
Norma	Nov 1984	?		12.4		22.5	65.1	7.3
	12.0		22.5	65.5	10.5
Euroexpansão	19–25 Oct 1984	816	9.4	14.6	2.6	21.5	51.9	6.9
Norma	4–15 Oct 1984	?		14.4		15.4	70.2	1.0
Marktest	Oct 1984	?	12	13	1	21	53	8
Marktest	Sep 1984	?	10	13	2	20	55	7
Norma	27 Aug–3 Sep 1984	605		8.2		18.0	73.8	9.8
Marktest	Aug 1984	?	11	11	3	19	56	8
Norma	Jul 1984	?		10.3		22.3	67.4	12.0
Marktest	Jul 1984	?	13	12	3	23	49	10
Norma	Jun 1984	?		12.4		22.0	65.6	9.6
Marktest	8–15 Jun 1984	?	13	11	2	24	50	11
Norma	May 1984	?		13.8		26.2	60.0	12.4
Marktest	Mar 1984	?	12	10		20	42	8
Marktest	4–7 Feb 1984	?	10.5	12.8		16.9	59.8	4.1
Damião de Gois	Dec 1983–Feb 1984	?	13.8	12.6		22.2	51.4	8.4
Marktest	Jan 1984	?	10.5	12.8		16.9	59.8	4.1

Second round

Polling firm	Fieldwork date	Sample
size	Freitas	Soares	Lead	CDS	PS	CDS – People's Party}};"		Socialist Party (Portugal)}};"
Election results	16 Feb 1986		48.8		51.2	Socialist Party (Portugal)}}; color:white;"	2.4
Ministry of Justice	16 Feb 1986		48.7		51.3	Socialist Party (Portugal)}}; color:white;"	2.6
RTP	16 Feb 1986		48–50		50–52	Socialist Party (Portugal)}}; color:white;"	2
Norma	1 Feb 1986	?		52.6	47.4	CDS – People's Party}}; color:white;"	5.2
ZAP	28–29 Dec 1985	830		60.3	39.7	CDS – People's Party}}; color:white;"	20.6
Euroexpansão	27 Dec 1985–5 Jan 1986	2,237		58.8	41.2	CDS – People's Party}}; color:white;"	17.6
Norma	19–23 Dec 1985	607		58.7	41.3	CDS – People's Party}}; color:white;"	17.4
name=Norma1}}	10–16 May 1985	598		66.7	33.3	CDS – People's Party}}; color:white;"	33.4
name=Norma2}}	Apr 1985	?		50.9	49.1	CDS – People's Party}}; color:white;"	1.8

Polling firm	Date conducted	Sample
size	Oth/
Und	Lead	PS	CDS	Ind.	Ind.	PSD	Ind.	CDS	Socialist Party (Portugal)}};"		CDS – People's Party}};"		Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}};"	CDS – People's Party}};"
ZAP	28–29 Dec 1985	830			54.4	45.6						CDS – People's Party}}; color:white;"	8.8
		55.1		44.9					CDS – People's Party}}; color:white;"	10.2
Euroexpansão	27 Dec 1985–5 Jan 1986	2,237		57.8		42.2						Socialist Party (Portugal)}}; color:white;"	15.6
	52.7			47.3					Socialist Party (Portugal)}}; color:white;"	5.4
		59.9	40.1						CDS – People's Party}}; color:white;"	19.8
		52.7		47.3					CDS – People's Party}}; color:white;"	5.4
		44.3	55.7					11.4
Norma	19–23 Dec 1985	607		31.7		28.8					39.5	Socialist Party (Portugal)}}; color:white;"	2.9
30.2			38.3				31.5	8.1
		44.1	30.2					25.7	CDS – People's Party}}; color:white;"	13.9
		40.4		39.4				20.2	CDS – People's Party}}; color:white;"	1.0
		18.4	37.5				44.1	19.1
Marktest	26–27 Oct 1985	430		35		39				26	4
Norma	9–17 Oct 1985	604	26.7			44.3				29.0	17.6
	27.1		48.6				24.3	21.5
Norma	10–16 May 1985	598	31.6			31.7				36.7	0.1
		41.2		33.6				25.2	CDS – People's Party}}; color:white;"	7.6
Norma	Apr 1985	?	21.1			31.0				47.9	9.9
23.2					23.6			53.2	Social Democratic Party (Portugal)}}; color:white;"	0.4
	21.2					17.8		61.0	Socialist Party (Portugal)}}; color:white;"	3.4
Euroexpansão	19–25 Oct 1984	816		34.0		23.6					42.4	Socialist Party (Portugal)}}; color:white;"	10.4
27.9							31.8	40.3	CDS – People's Party}}; color:white;"	3.9
Marktest	8–15 Jun 1984	?		35		43				22	8
Marktest	Mar 1984	?		24		45				31	21

Results

National summary

Results by district

First round

District	Freitas	Soares	Zenha	Pintasilgo	Turnout	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Aveiro	; color:#000;"	200,008	; color:#000;"	57.00%	102,684	29.26%	30,868	8.80%	17,345	4.94%	76.06%
Azores	; color:#000;"	61,274	; color:#000;"	58.57%	32,841	26.23%	8,235	6.94%	4,586	3.87%	61.50%
	Beja	22,648	21.30%	19,347	18.19%	58,233	54.76%	6,117	5.75%	71.58%
Braga	; color:#000;"	206,747	; color:#000;"	52.74%	112,263	28.64%	52,751	13.46%	20,218	5.16%	78.95%
Bragança	; color:#000;"	60,868	; color:#000;"	66.02%	22,972	24.92%	6,125	6.64%	2,234	2.42%	66.29%
Castelo Branco	; color:#000;"	72,295	; color:#000;"	53.00%	31,812	23.32%	24,671	18.09%	7,638	5.60%	72.77%
Coimbra	; color:#000;"	113,913	; color:#000;"	46.12%	78,894	32.23%	33,429	13.66%	19,570	7.99%	71.39%
	Évora	31,613	27.71%	15,734	13.79%	60,061	52.65%	6,665	5.84%	78.88%
Faro	; color:#000;"	77,570	; color:#000;"	40.57%	51,410	26.89%	48,564	25.40%	13.644	7.14%	73.25%
Guarda	; color:#000;"	71,902	; color:#000;"	62.94%	29,625	25.93%	9,007	7.88%	3,704	3.24%	69.85%
Leiria	; color:#000;"	145,554	; color:#000;"	60.26%	55,653	23.04%	26,816	11.10%	13,525	5.60%	74.48%
Lisbon	; color:#000;"	512,158	; color:#000;"	39.91%	296,395	23.09%	338,470	26.37%	136,397	10.63%	78.45%
Madeira	; color:#000;"	74,688	; color:#000;"	62.96%	31,123	26.23%	8,235	6.94%	4,586	3.87%	69.34%
	Portalegre	28,961	32.42%	22,024	24.66%	33,137	37.10%	5,196	5.82%	78.05%
Porto	; color:#000;"	413,407	; color:#000;"	45.17%	284,250	31.06%	152,919	16.71%	64,566	7.06%	79.05%
Santarém	; color:#000;"	117,657	; color:#000;"	43.10%	61,661	22.59%	68,133	24.96%	25,522	9.35%	75.99%
	Setúbal	104,122	25.23%	72,116	17.47%	187,907	45.53%	48,600	11.77%	79.07%
Viana do Castelo	; color:#000;"	81,815	; color:#000;"	58.92%	32,869	23.64%	14,702	10.59%	9,506	6.85%	72.01%
Vila Real	; color:#000;"	84,459	; color:#000;"	63.73%	35,050	26.45%	9,362	7.06%	3,655	2.76%	68.59%
Viseu	; color:#000;"	147,519	; color:#000;"	66.20%	54,344	24.39%	14,378	6.45%	6,584	2.95%	70.18%
Source: SGMAI Presidential Election Results

Second round

District	Soares	Freitas	Turnout	Votes	%	Votes	%
Aveiro	152,472	41.21%	; color:#000;"	217,352	; color:#000;"	58.79%	79.95%
Azores	44,464	40.55%	; color:#000;"	65,177	; color:#000;"	59.45%	79.95%
Beja	; color:#000;"	82,278	; color:#000;"	75.98%	26,015	24.02%	72.76%
Braga	190,746	46.42%	; color:#000;"	220,150	; color:#000;"	53.58%	82.77%
Bragança	32,196	32.28%	; color:#000;"	67,531	; color:#000;"	67.72%	72.40%
Castelo Branco	65,986	45.66%	; color:#000;"	78,534	; color:#000;"	54.34%	76.37%
Coimbra	; color:#000;"	137,735	; color:#000;"	52.79%	123,192	47.21%	76.01%
Évora	; color:#000;"	79,552	; color:#000;"	69.49%	34,920	30.51%	79.37%
Faro	; color:#000;"	113,089	; color:#000;"	56.81%	85,961	43.19%	75.50%
Guarda	44,187	36.10%	; color:#000;"	78,217	; color:#000;"	63.90%	74.93%
Leiria	94,791	37.29%	; color:#000;"	159,401	; color:#000;"	62.71%	78.16%
Lisbon	; color:#000;"	736,144	; color:#000;"	56.74%	561,189	43.26%	79.26%
Madeira	47,776	37.31%	; color:#000;"	80,290	; color:#000;"	62.69%	74.22%
Portalegre	; color:#000;"	59,550	; color:#000;"	65.25%	31,712	34.75%	79.68%
Porto	; color:#000;"	510,335	; color:#000;"	53.53%	443,050	46.47%	82.24%
Santarém	; color:#000;"	153,084	; color:#000;"	54.33%	128,675	45.67%	77.95%
Setúbal	; color:#000;"	289,199	; color:#000;"	70.88%	118,790	29.12%	78.44%
Viana do Castelo	56,176	38.41%	; color:#000;"	90,094	; color:#000;"	61.59%	75.33%
Vila Real	49,210	34.72%	; color:#000;"	92,505	; color:#000;"	65.28%	73.05%
Viseu	76,380	32.07%	; color:#000;"	161,793	; color:#000;"	67.93%	75.15%
Source: SGMAI Presidential Election Results

Maps

Eleições presidenciais 1986 Portugal - primeira volta.png|Most voted candidate by district - 1st Round. Eleições presidenciais 1986 Portugal - segunda volta.png|Most voted candidate by district - 2nd Round. Eleições presidenciais portuguesas de 1986 (1.ª Volta).png|Strongest candidate by municipality - 1st Round. Eleições presidenciais portuguesas de 1986 (2.ª Volta).png|Strongest candidate by municipality - 2nd Round.

Notes

| Results presented here exclude undecideds (31.2%). With their inclusion results are: Freitas do Amaral: 40.4%; Mário Soares: 28.4%;

| Results presented here exclude undecideds (37.0%). With their inclusion results are: Freitas do Amaral: 42.0%; Mário Soares: 21.0%;

| Results presented here exclude undecideds (54.2%). With their inclusion results are: Freitas do Amaral: 23.3%; Mário Soares: 22.5%;

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[[Ângelo Veloso]] ([[Portuguese Communist Party. PCP]]): 4.0%
Manuel Costa Brás ([[Independent politician. Ind.]]): 2%; Others/Undecided: 28%
Candidate supported by [[António Ramalho Eanes. Eanes]]: 2.8%; Others/Undecided: 19.1%
[[Alberto João Jardim]] ([[Social Democratic Party (Portugal). PSD]]): 13.0%; Mário Firmino Miguel ([[Independent politician. Ind.]]): 9.2%; Others/Undecided: 38.7%
[[Francisco Lucas Pires]] ([[CDS – People's Party. CDS]]): 10.6%; Mário Firmino Miguel ([[Independent politician. Ind.]]): 10.5%; [[Adelino da Palma Carlos]] ([[Independent politician. Ind.]]): 3.6%; Others/Undecided: 36.1%
[[Francisco Lucas Pires]] ([[CDS – People's Party. CDS]]): 13.9%; [[Francisco Pinto Balsemão]] ([[Social Democratic Party (Portugal). PSD]]): 3.3%; Others/Undecided: 45.1%
[[Alberto João Jardim]] ([[Social Democratic Party (Portugal). PSD]]): 13.2%; Others/Undecided: 46.8%
[[Alberto João Jardim]] ([[Social Democratic Party (Portugal). PSD]]): 13.2%; [[Álvaro Cunhal]] ([[Portuguese Communist Party. PCP]]): 3.4%; Others/Undecided: 40.1%
[[Francisco Pinto Balsemão]] ([[Social Democratic Party (Portugal). PSD]]): 7.1%; [[Francisco Lucas Pires]] ([[CDS – People's Party. CDS]]): 5.4%; [[Álvaro Cunhal]] ([[Portuguese Communist Party. PCP]]): 3.9%; Others/Undecided: 40.6%
[[Alberto João Jardim]] ([[Social Democratic Party (Portugal). PSD]]): 15.2%; [[Álvaro Cunhal]] ([[Portuguese Communist Party. PCP]]): 7.4%; Others/Undecided: 42.5%
[[Álvaro Cunhal]] ([[Portuguese Communist Party. PCP]]): 7.7%; [[Francisco Lucas Pires]] ([[CDS – People's Party. CDS]]): 7.2%; [[Francisco Pinto Balsemão]] ([[Social Democratic Party (Portugal). PSD]]): 4.2%; Others/Undecided: 39.2%
[[Alberto João Jardim]] ([[Social Democratic Party (Portugal). PSD]]): 6.8%; [[Francisco Lucas Pires]] ([[CDS – People's Party. CDS]]): 6.6%; [[Carlos Mota Pinto]] ([[Social Democratic Party (Portugal). PSD]]): 6.0%; [[Francisco Pinto Balsemão]] ([[Social Democratic Party (Portugal). PSD]]): 4.2%; [[Carlos Brito (Portuguese politician). Carlos Brito]] ([[Portuguese Communist Party. PCP]]): 2.9%; Others/Undecided: 25.4%
[[Francisco Lucas Pires]] ([[CDS – People's Party. CDS]]): 9.8%; [[Carlos Mota Pinto]] ([[Social Democratic Party (Portugal). PSD]]): 6.7%; Mário Firmino Miguel ([[Independent politician. Ind.]]): 4.6%; [[Alberto Franco Nogueira]] ([[Independent politician. Ind.]]): 2.2%; Manuel Costa Braz ([[Independent politician. Ind.]]): 1.5%; Others/Undecided: 45.7%
[[João Bosco Mota Amaral]] ([[Social Democratic Party (Portugal). PSD]]): 9%; Mário Firmino Miguel ([[Independent politician. Ind.]]): 7%; [[Carlos Mota Pinto]] ([[Social Democratic Party (Portugal). PSD]]): 3%; Amadeu Garcia dos Santos ([[Independent politician. Ind.]]): 1%; [[Vasco de Almeida e Costa. Vasco Almeida e Costa]] ([[Independent politician. Ind.]]): 0%; Others/Undecided: 33%
[[João Bosco Mota Amaral]] ([[Social Democratic Party (Portugal). PSD]]): 9%; Mário Firmino Miguel ([[Independent politician. Ind.]]): 5%; [[Carlos Mota Pinto]] ([[Social Democratic Party (Portugal). PSD]]): 3%; Amadeu Garcia dos Santos ([[Independent politician. Ind.]]): 1%; [[Vasco de Almeida e Costa. Vasco Almeida e Costa]] ([[Independent politician. Ind.]]): 0%; Others/Undecided: 39%
[[Francisco Lucas Pires]] ([[CDS – People's Party. CDS]]): 6.2%; [[Carlos Mota Pinto]] ([[Social Democratic Party (Portugal). PSD]]): 5.4%; Mário Firmino Miguel ([[Independent politician. Ind.]]): 5.1%; Manuel Costa Braz ([[Independent politician. Ind.]]): 0.7%; Others/Undecided: 56.3%
[[João Bosco Mota Amaral]] ([[Social Democratic Party (Portugal). PSD]]): 10%; Mário Firmino Miguel ([[Independent politician. Ind.]]): 4%; [[Carlos Mota Pinto]] ([[Social Democratic Party (Portugal). PSD]]): 2%; Amadeu Garcia dos Santos ([[Independent politician. Ind.]]): 1%; [[Vasco de Almeida e Costa. Vasco Almeida e Costa]] ([[Independent politician. Ind.]]): 0%; Others/Undecided: 38%
Mário Firmino Miguel ([[Independent politician. Ind.]]): 4.4%; [[Carlos Mota Pinto]] ([[Social Democratic Party (Portugal). PSD]]): 3.4%; Others/Undecided: 49.7%
[[João Bosco Mota Amaral]] ([[Social Democratic Party (Portugal). PSD]]): 10%; Mário Firmino Miguel ([[Independent politician. Ind.]]): 4%; [[Carlos Mota Pinto]] ([[Social Democratic Party (Portugal). PSD]]): 1%; Amadeu Garcia dos Santos ([[Independent politician. Ind.]]): 1%; [[Vasco de Almeida e Costa. Vasco Almeida e Costa]] ([[Independent politician. Ind.]]): 0%; Others/Undecided: 32%
[[Carlos Mota Pinto]] ([[Social Democratic Party (Portugal). PSD]]): 8.7%; Mário Firmino Miguel ([[Independent politician. Ind.]]): 5.8%; Manuel Costa Braz ([[Independent politician. Ind.]]): 1.0%; Others/Undecided: 36.0%
[[João Bosco Mota Amaral]] ([[Social Democratic Party (Portugal). PSD]]): 11%; Mário Firmino Miguel ([[Independent politician. Ind.]]): 4%; [[Carlos Mota Pinto]] ([[Social Democratic Party (Portugal). PSD]]): 2%; Amadeu Garcia dos Santos ([[Independent politician. Ind.]]): 1%; [[Vasco de Almeida e Costa. Vasco Almeida e Costa]] ([[Independent politician. Ind.]]): 0%; Others/Undecided: 33%
[[Carlos Mota Pinto]] ([[Social Democratic Party (Portugal). PSD]]): 8.2%; Mário Firmino Miguel ([[Independent politician. Ind.]]): 1.3%; Others/Undecided: 34.0%
(14 February 1986). "Mapa oficial. D.R. n.º 37, Série I de 1986-02-14". Diário da República.
(7 March 1986). "Mapa oficial. D.R. n.º 55, Série I de 1983-05-26". Diário da República.

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