# 1993 Lisbon local election

The 1993 Lisbon local election was held on 12 December 1993 to elect the members of the Lisbon City Council.
Incumbent mayor Jorge Sampaio, with his coalition between the Socialists and the Communists, won reelection by a landslide, defeating the Social Democratic candidate José Macário Correia, with 56.7% of the votes and 11 councillors, against the PSD's 26.3% of the votes and 5 councillors.

## Background

In the 1989 election, the coalition between the Socialist Party, the Communist Party, the Ecologist Party "The Greens" and the Portuguese Democratic Movement, led by PS leader Jorge Sampaio, won the election, achieving 49.1% of the votes and 9 seats in the city council. They defeated the coalition between the Social Democratic Party, the Democratic and Social Centre and the People's Monarchist Party, led by Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who got 42.1% of the votes and 8 seats.

## 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 |
| | CL | With Lisbon Com Lisboa PS, PCP, PEV, PSR, UDP | Centre-left to left-wing | Jorge Sampaio | 49.1% | 9 / 17 |
| | PSD | Social Democratic Party Partido Social Democrata | Centre-right | José Macário Correia | 42.1% | 6 / 17 |
| | CDS–PP | CDS – People's Party CDS – Partido Popular | Right-wing | Pedro Feist | 42.1% | 2 / 17 |
| | PCTP | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party Partido Comunista dos Trabalhadores Portugueses | Far-left | Carlos Paisana | 1.2% | 0 / 17 |
| | MPT | Earth Party Partido da Terra | Centre-right | Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles | — | 0 / 17 |
| | PSN | National Solidarity Party Partido da Solidariedade Nacional | Syncretic | João Santos | — | 0 / 17 |

## Results
### Municipal Council

Summary of the 12 December 1993 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 / PSR / UDP | 200,822 | 56.66 | 7.6 | 11 | 2 |
| | Social Democratic | 93,539 | 26.34 | — | 5 | 1 |
| | People's | 27,458 | 7.75 | — | 1 | 1 |
| | Earth | 12,993 | 3.67 | — | 0 | — |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist | 4,141 | 1.17 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Solidarity | 3,179 | 0.90 | — | 0 | — |
| Total valid | Total valid | 342,132 | 96.49 | 0.1 | 17 | 0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 7,492 | 2.11 | 0.2 | | |
| Invalid ballots | Invalid ballots | 4,971 | 1.40 | 0.1 | | |
| Total | Total | 354,415 | 100.00 | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 662,797 | 53.49 | 1.3 | | |
| Source: Lisbon 1993 election results |||||||||||

### Municipal Assembly

Summary of the 12 December 1993 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 / PSR / UDP | 194,830 | 54.96 | 5.4 | 32 | 4 |
| | Social Democratic | 98,817 | 27.88 | — | 16 | — |
| | People's | 29,821 | 8.41 | — | 5 | — |
| | Earth | 11,730 | 3.31 | — | 1 | — |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist | 4,355 | 1.23 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist | 2,685 | 0.76 | — | 0 | — |
| Total valid | Total valid | 342,238 | 96.55 | 0.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Blank ballots | Blank ballots | 7,449 | 2.10 | 0.2 | | |
| Invalid ballots | Invalid ballots | 4,787 | 1.35 | 0.2 | | |
| Total | Total | 354,474 | 100.00 | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 662,797 | 53.48 | 1.3 | | |
| Source: Lisbon 1993 election results |||||||||||

### Parish Assemblies

Results of the 12 December 1993 Lisbon Parish Assembly elections :
| Parish | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | Total S |
| Parish | PS/CDU/ PSR/UDP | PS/CDU/ PSR/UDP | PSD | PSD | CDS–PP | CDS–PP | MPT | MPT | PCTP | PCTP | | Total S |
| Ajuda | 60.8 | 14 | 22.1 | 4 | 4.9 | 1 | | | | | 19 |
| Alcântara | 63.5 | 13 | 25.5 | 5 | 6.5 | 1 | | | | | 19 |
| Alto do Pina | 43.2 | 6 | 43.8 | 6 | 9.3 | 1 | | | | | 13 |
| Alvalade | 41.6 | 6 | 40.8 | 5 | 14.7 | 2 | | | | | 13 |
| Ameixoeira | 62.7 | 9 | 27.2 | 4 | 5.9 | - | | | | | 13 |
| Anjos | 51.7 | 7 | 36.7 | 5 | 7.7 | 1 | | | | | 13 |
| Beato | 62.4 | 9 | 25.1 | 3 | 6.5 | 1 | | | 2.4 | - | 13 |
| Benfica | 58.9 | 14 | 27.7 | 6 | 6.7 | 1 | 2.9 | - | | | 21 |
| Campo Grande | 53.5 | 8 | 30.1 | 4 | 10.7 | 1 | | | | | 13 |
| Campolide | 61.4 | 13 | 26.1 | 5 | 8.5 | 1 | | | | | 19 |
| Carnide | 61.4 | 9 | 25.5 | 3 | 6.9 | 1 | | | | | 13 |
| Castelo | 72.3 | 6 | 16.6 | 1 | 3.7 | - | | | | | 7 |
| Charneca | 60.8 | 9 | 28.5 | 4 | 5.5 | - | | | | | 13 |
| Coração de Jesus | 47.3 | 7 | 37.4 | 5 | 11.7 | 1 | | | | | 13 |
| Encarnação | 58.3 | 8 | 29.1 | 4 | 7.9 | 1 | | | | | 13 |
| Graça | 59.3 | 9 | 28.4 | 4 | 5.8 | - | | | | | 13 |
| Lapa | 43.1 | 6 | 31.0 | 4 | 22.6 | 3 | | | | | 13 |
| Lumiar | 55.3 | 12 | 28.1 | 6 | 9.0 | 1 | 4.6 | - | | | 19 |
| Madalena | 57.3 | 5 | 27.5 | 2 | 9.3 | - | | | | | 7 |
| Mártires | 43.4 | 3 | 35.9 | 3 | 19.3 | 1 | | | | | 7 |
| Marvila | 64.8 | 14 | 18.4 | 4 | 5.2 | 1 | | | 4.6 | 1 | 20 |
| Mercês | 62.0 | 9 | 26.5 | 3 | 7.1 | 1 | | | | | 13 |
| Nossa Senhora de Fátima | 45.2 | 9 | 34.0 | 7 | 16.6 | 3 | | | 1.2 | - | 19 |
| Pena | 50.3 | 7 | 34.7 | 5 | 10.9 | 1 | | | | | 13 |
| Penha de França | 58.6 | 9 | 30.0 | 4 | 6.3 | - | | | | | 13 |
| Prazeres | 59.0 | 9 | 25.0 | 3 | 10.5 | 1 | | | 2.8 | - | 13 |
| Sacramento | 66.8 | 7 | 23.5 | 2 | 6.1 | - | | | | | 9 |
| Santa Catarina | 57.7 | 7 | 25.7 | 5 | 8.6 | 1 | | | | | 13 |
| Santa Engrácia | 59.1 | 8 | 29.7 | 4 | 7.0 | 1 | | | | | 13 |
| Santa Isabel | 49.9 | 7 | 34.4 | 5 | 12.5 | 1 | | | | | 13 |
| Santa Justa | 54.0 | 6 | 33.1 | 3 | 8.6 | - | | | | | 9 |
| Santa Maria de Belém | 57.1 | 8 | 26.4 | 4 | 11.1 | 1 | | | | | 13 |
| Santa Maria dos Olivais | 65.0 | 16 | 23.4 | 5 | 7.8 | 1 | | | | | 22 |
| Santiago | 61.0 | 6 | 25.3 | 2 | 9.1 | 1 | | | | | 9 |
| Santo Condestável | 56.7 | 12 | 29.9 | 6 | 8.1 | 1 | | | 1.7 | - | 19 |
| Santo Estêvão | 73.4 | 7 | 18.8 | 2 | 4.3 | - | | | | | 9 |
| Santos-o-Velho | 61.8 | 9 | 24.1 | 3 | 10.0 | 1 | | | | | 13 |
| São Cristóvão e São Lourenço | 54.4 | 6 | 35.3 | 3 | 6.8 | - | | | | | 9 |
| São Domingos de Benfica | 49.9 | 10 | 34.4 | 7 | 8.3 | 1 | 5.1 | 1 | | | 19 |
| São Francisco Xavier | 41.7 | 6 | 32.3 | 4 | 22.9 | 3 | | | | | 13 |
| São João | 61.7 | 13 | 27.4 | 5 | 7.3 | 1 | | | | | 19 |
| São João de Brito | 42.3 | 6 | 38.7 | 5 | 16.0 | 2 | | | | | 13 |
| São João de Deus | 39.2 | 6 | 37.4 | 5 | 15.9 | 2 | 4.9 | - | | | 13 |
| São Jorge de Arroios | 50.4 | 10 | 36.3 | 7 | 10.3 | 2 | | | | | 19 |
| São José | 56.6 | 8 | 30.9 | 4 | 9.3 | 1 | | | | | 13 |
| São Mamede | 46.7 | 6 | 35.0 | 5 | 14.8 | 2 | | | | | 13 |
| São Miguel | 73.7 | 8 | 17.5 | 1 | 4.5 | - | | | | | 9 |
| São Nicolau | 57.2 | 6 | 29.4 | 3 | 9.0 | - | | | | | 9 |
| São Paulo | 62.8 | 9 | 26.2 | 3 | 6.6 | 1 | | | | | 13 |
| São Sebastião da Pedreira | 41.1 | 5 | 34.7 | 5 | 21.6 | 3 | | | | | 13 |
| Santo Vicente de Fora | 63.0 | 10 | 26.6 | 3 | 6.1 | - | | | 2.8 | - | 13 |
| Sé | 57.1 | 6 | 31.0 | 3 | 9.0 | - | | | | | 9 |
| Socorro | 53.2 | 8 | 23.1 | 3 | 18.1 | 2 | | | | | 13 |
| Total | | 446 | | 216 | | 53 | | 1 | | 1 | 717 |
| Source: Election Results ||||||||||||