The coalition AD increased its votes in the Lisbon district, securing approximately 362,000 votes, which represents 28.47% of the total, and winning 15 mandates out of 48 available, according to provisional data released by the Secretariat-General of the Ministry for Home Affairs (SGMAI).
Among the 15 representatives elected by AD, one is from CDS-PP, Paulo Núncio, while the remaining 14 will join the PSD bench. Joaquim Miranda Sarmento, the former Minister of Finance in the outgoing PSD/CDS-PP government, led the AD list in Lisbon for these elections.
Mariana Vieira da Silva, the top candidate from the Socialist Party (PS) in Lisbon, saw her party finishing second in the district after winning it in the 2024 legislative elections, although it had then already suffered a national defeat.
With nearly 301,000 votes, about 64,000 less than the previous year and accounting for 23.68% of the total, the PS saw a decrease in its elected representatives, dropping from 15 to 12 in the country’s largest electoral district.
The result marked one of the Socialist Party’s poorest showings in this district, with only 12 elected members, matching low points from the years 1985 and 1987 when the total number of district representatives was higher and the PS had even fewer votes, around 250,000.
Chega, with party leader André Ventura as the lead candidate, maintained its third-place position in the Lisbon district, strengthening its presence with more than 265,000 votes, which represents 20.86% of the total, and securing 11 seats, two more than the previous year.
The Lisbon district, with about 1.912 million registered voters, elects more than a fifth of the deputies to the Assembly of the Republic, making it a critical arena where multiple political forces typically secure mandates. This time, eight parties succeeded in gaining representation, mirroring the 2024 results: AD, PS, Chega, IL, Livre, CDU, BE, and PAN.
IL received 97,000 votes, amounting to 7.63% of the total vote, maintaining its fourth-place status and increasing its number of elected representatives from three to four. The list was led by Mariana Leitão, the outgoing parliamentary leader.
Right-wing parties collectively secured over half of the votes and elected representatives in Lisbon, continuing a trend observed in the prior year.
On the left, only Livre increased its vote count, reaching more than 87,000 votes or 6.87% of the total, which translated into an increase from two to three seats in the district. Their ticket was led by co-spokespersons Rui Tavares, in first place, and Isabel Mendes Lopes, in second.
BE and CDU (PCP/PEV) saw their representation decrease from two elected members each to just one. The decline was especially significant for BE, which elected its sole deputy from this district, the party’s coordinator Mariana Mortágua.
The BE’s vote count fell from 65,000 to approximately 29,000, which represents 2.35% of the total, falling below the communists in Lisbon, as happened nationwide. CDU, electing the PCP Secretary-General Paulo Raimundo in this district, recorded a decline from 49,000 to 45,000 votes, capturing 3.57% of the total.
PAN, receiving 23,000 votes or 1.84% of the total, maintained its single representative in the district, party spokesperson Inês de Sousa Real.
The ADN surpassed the 1% vote threshold yet again but saw a decrease in votes and did not manage to elect any deputies.
In the 19 legislative elections since the April 25 revolution, including the 1975 Constituent Assembly elections, PS has been the most voted party in the Lisbon district 11 times, while PSD, either alone or in coalition with CDS-PP and/or PPM, has won eight times in this district.
The highest vote count ever achieved by the PS in this district was in 1975 for the Constituent Assembly elections, where it received over 583,000 votes, or 45.98% of the total. Other notable performances were in 1995 and 2005, when it again exceeded 500,000 votes.
The PSD’s record vote tally in Lisbon was set in 1987, with more than 564,000 votes, equating to 45.82% of the total. PSD achieved other results exceeding half a million votes in this district in the 1979 and 1980 legislative elections with the AD and in 1991.
