# 1997 Lisbon local election

The 1997 Lisbon local election was held on 14 December 1997 to elect the members of the Lisbon City Council.
Incumbent mayor João Soares, who replaced Jorge Sampaio in November 1995, won a first full term in a coalition with the Portuguese Communist Party, defeating Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral, the PSD/CDS coalition candidate.

## Background

In the 1993 election, the coalition between the Socialist Party, the Communist Party, the Ecologist Party "The Greens", the Revolutionary Socialist Party and the People's Democratic Union, led by the incumbent mayor Jorge Sampaio, won an absolute majority, achieving 56.7% of the votes and 11 seats in the city council. They defeated the Social Democratic Party, led by José Macário Correia, who got 26.3% of the votes and 5 seats; and the People's Party, led by Pedro Feist, who got 7.8% of the votes and 1 seat.
Jorge Sampaio resigned as Mayor of Lisbon on 15 November 1995 in order to run in the 1996 presidential election, which he would end up winning. He was replaced by João Soares, who was the son of President Mário Soares.

## Electoral system

Each party or coalition must present a list of candidates. The lists are closed and the seats in each municipality are apportioned according to the D'Hondt method.

## Parties and candidates

| Party/Coalition | Party/Coalition | Party/Coalition | Political position | Candidate | 1993 result | 1993 result |
| Party/Coalition | Party/Coalition | Party/Coalition | Political position | Candidate | Votes (%) | Seats |
| | ML | More Lisbon Mais Lisboa PS, PCP, PEV, UDP | Centre-left to left-wing | João Soares | 56.7% | 11 / 17 |
| | LBC | LisGood City LisBoa Cidade PPD/PSD, CDS–PP | Centre-right to right-wing | Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral | 34.1% | 6 / 17 |
| | PCTP | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party Partido Comunista dos Trabalhadores Portugueses | Far-left | — | 1.2% | 0 / 17 |
| | EUPL | United Left for Lisbon Esquerdas Unidas por Lisboa PSR, PXXI | Left-wing to far-left | Francisco Louçã | — | 0 / 17 |

## Results
### Municipal Council

Summary of the 14 December 1997 Lisbon City Council election results :
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| Parties | Parties | Votes | % | ±pp swing | Councillors | Councillors |
| Parties | Parties | Votes | % | ±pp swing | Total | ± |
| | PS / PCP / PEV / UDP | 165,008 | 51.88 | 4.8 | 10 | 1 |
| | Social Democratic / People's | 124,859 | 39.26 | 5.2 | 7 | 1 |
| | PSR / PXXI | 8,363 | 2.63 | — | 0 | — |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist | 6,068 | 1.91 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Total valid | Total valid | 304,298 | 95.68 | 0.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 6,780 | 2.13 | 0.0 | | |
| Invalid ballots | Invalid ballots | 6,999 | 2.20 | 0.8 | | |
| Total | Total | 318,055 | 100.00 | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 658,700 | 48.29 | 5.2 | | |
| Source: Lisbon 1997 election results |||||||||||

### Municipal Assembly

Summary of the 14 December 1997 Lisbon City Council election results :
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| Parties | Parties | Votes | % | ±pp swing | Seats | Seats |
| Parties | Parties | Votes | % | ±pp swing | Total | ± |
| | PS / PCP / PEV / UDP | 163,378 | 51.37 | 3.6 | 30 | 2 |
| | Social Democratic / People's | 124,434 | 39.13 | 2.8 | 22 | 1 |
| | PSR / PXXI | 9,809 | 3.08 | — | 1 | — |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist | 6,341 | 1.99 | 0.8 | 1 | 1 |
| Total valid | Total valid | 303,962 | 95.57 | 1.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 7,130 | 2.24 | 0.1 | | |
| Invalid ballots | Invalid ballots | 6,929 | 2.18 | 0.9 | | |
| Total | Total | 318,021 | 100.00 | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 658,700 | 48.28 | 5.2 | | |
| Source: Lisbon 1997 election results |||||||||||

### Parish Assemblies

Results of the 14 December 1997 Lisbon Parish Assembly elections :
| Parish | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | Total S |
| Parish | PS/CDU/UDP | PS/CDU/UDP | PSD/CDS | PSD/CDS | PCTP | PCTP | PXXI | PXXI | IND | IND | | Total S |
| Ajuda | 67.8 | 14 | 26.9 | 5 | | | | | | | 19 |
| Alcântara | 63.5 | 13 | 32.2 | 6 | | | | | | | 19 |
| Alto do Pina | 40.0 | 5 | 54.2 | 8 | | | | | | | 13 |
| Alvalade | 33.7 | 5 | 48.6 | 7 | | | 13.4 | 1 | | | 13 |
| Ameixoeira | 57.0 | 8 | 37.4 | 5 | | | | | | | 13 |
| Anjos | 48.1 | 7 | 45.6 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 |
| Beato | 56.6 | 8 | 32.4 | 5 | 5.7 | - | | | | | 13 |
| Benfica | 54.6 | 12 | 40.7 | 9 | | | | | | | 21 |
| Campo Grande | 51.6 | 7 | 44.2 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 |
| Campolide | 58.8 | 12 | 36.2 | 7 | | | | | | | 19 |
| Carnide | 59.4 | 8 | 34.3 | 5 | | | | | | | 13 |
| Castelo | 74.2 | 6 | 18.0 | 1 | | | | | | | 7 |
| Charneca | 54.2 | 8 | 37.9 | 5 | | | | | | | 13 |
| Coração de Jesus | 46.8 | 6 | 48.4 | 7 | | | | | | | 13 |
| Encarnação | 58.4 | 8 | 36.3 | 5 | | | | | | | 13 |
| Graça | 56.4 | 8 | 37.9 | 5 | | | | | | | 13 |
| Lapa | 42.7 | 6 | 54.0 | 7 | | | | | | | 13 |
| Lumiar | 53.7 | 11 | 41.6 | 8 | | | | | | | 19 |
| Madalena | 52.6 | 4 | 44.1 | 3 | | | | | | | 7 |
| Mártires | 47.3 | 3 | 49.1 | 4 | | | | | | | 7 |
| Marvila | 65.9 | 14 | 22.8 | 5 | 6.0 | 1 | | | | | 20 |
| Mercês | 58.0 | 8 | 36.5 | 5 | | | | | | | 13 |
| Nossa Senhora de Fátima | 42.8 | 9 | 50.4 | 10 | 2.4 | - | | | | | 19 |
| Pena | 53.9 | 7 | 40.6 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 |
| Penha de França | 54.0 | 7 | 40.9 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 |
| Prazeres | 58.9 | 8 | 36.4 | 5 | | | | | | | 13 |
| Sacramento | 45.8 | 5 | 27.5 | 3 | | | | | 18.3 | 1 | 9 |
| Santa Catarina | 58.2 | 8 | 36.2 | 5 | | | | | | | 13 |
| Santa Engrácia | 53.5 | 8 | 40.0 | 5 | | | | | | | 13 |
| Santa Isabel | 47.0 | 6 | 48.4 | 7 | | | | | | | 13 |
| Santa Justa | 58.3 | 6 | 35.8 | 3 | | | | | | | 9 |
| Santa Maria de Belém | 53.5 | 7 | 42.1 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 |
| Santa Maria dos Olivais | 59.7 | 15 | 34.9 | 9 | | | | | | | 24 |
| Santiago | 62.7 | 6 | 33.9 | 3 | | | | | | | 9 |
| Santo Condestável | 55.4 | 11 | 37.1 | 8 | 2.6 | - | | | | | 19 |
| Santo Estêvão | 66.7 | 7 | 25.9 | 2 | | | | | | | 9 |
| Santos-o-Velho | 59.5 | 8 | 37.5 | 5 | | | | | | | 13 |
| São Cristóvão e São Lourenço | 57.6 | 6 | 36.5 | 3 | | | | | | | 9 |
| São Domingos de Benfica | 49.0 | 10 | 47.0 | 9 | | | | | | | 19 |
| São Francisco Xavier | 38.9 | 5 | 57.3 | 8 | | | | | | | 13 |
| São João | 55.9 | 11 | 38.1 | 8 | | | | | | | 19 |
| São João de Brito | 39.8 | 5 | 56.2 | 8 | | | | | | | 13 |
| São João de Deus | 37.3 | 5 | 58.4 | 8 | | | | | | | 13 |
| São Jorge de Arroios | 46.8 | 9 | 48.5 | 10 | | | | | | | 19 |
| São José | 51.9 | 7 | 44.8 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 |
| São Mamede | 46.4 | 6 | 49.7 | 7 | | | | | | | 13 |
| São Miguel | 65.2 | 7 | 23.9 | 2 | 4.1 | - | | | | | 9 |
| São Nicolau | 56.5 | 6 | 36.2 | 3 | | | | | | | 9 |
| São Paulo | 57.4 | 6 | 37.0 | 3 | | | | | | | 9 |
| São Sebastião da Pedreira | 39.2 | 5 | 57.7 | 8 | | | | | | | 13 |
| Santo Vicente de Fora | 64.5 | 9 | 30.1 | 4 | | | | | | | 13 |
| Sé | 55.5 | 5 | 38.8 | 4 | | | | | | | 9 |
| Socorro | 54.9 | 8 | 39.3 | 5 | | | | | | | 13 |
| Total | | 409 | | 303 | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | 715 |
| Source: Election Results ||||||||||||