The 1997 Lisbon local election was held on 14 December 1997 to elect the members of the
Lisbon City Council
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Jorge Sampaio
Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio (; 18 September 1939 – 10 September 2021) was a Portuguese lawyer and politician who was the 18th President of Portugal from 1996 to 2006. Sampaio was a member of the Socialist Party, a party which he ...
in November 1995, won a first full term in a coalition with the
Portuguese Communist Party
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, defeating
Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral Joaquim Martins Ferreira do Amaral (born 13 April 1945) is a Portuguese former politician of the Social Democratic Party (PSD).
He was a candidate in the 2001 Portuguese presidential election, taking just under 35% of the vote and losing to incumb ...
Socialist Party
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Ecologist Party "The Greens"
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Jorge Sampaio
Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio (; 18 September 1939 – 10 September 2021) was a Portuguese lawyer and politician who was the 18th President of Portugal from 1996 to 2006. Sampaio was a member of the Socialist Party, a party which he ...
, won an absolute majority, achieving 56.7% of the votes and 11 seats in the city council. They defeated the
Social Democratic Party
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Jorge Sampaio
Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio (; 18 September 1939 – 10 September 2021) was a Portuguese lawyer and politician who was the 18th President of Portugal from 1996 to 2006. Sampaio was a member of the Socialist Party, a party which he ...
resigned as
Mayor of Lisbon
This is a list of mayors of Lisbon (, literally: "President of the Municipal Chamber of Lisbon", and also , literally: "President of the Municipality of Lisbon"), the capital city of Portugal, and also the most populated.
This office is considere ...
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
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.
Electoral system
Each party or coalition must present a list of candidates. The winner of the most voted list for the
municipal council
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is automatically elected mayor, similar to
first-past-the-post
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(FPTP). The lists are closed and the seats in each municipality are apportioned according to the
D'Hondt method
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Parties
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PEV PEV or PeV may refer to:
* Ecologist Party "The Greens" (), a Portuguese eco-socialist political party
* Green Ecologist Party (Chile), a Chilean eco-leftist political party
* Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland (), a Protestant Christian- ...
Social Democratic
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People's
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Parties
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PEV PEV or PeV may refer to:
* Ecologist Party "The Greens" (), a Portuguese eco-socialist political party
* Green Ecologist Party (Chile), a Chilean eco-leftist political party
* Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland (), a Protestant Christian- ...
Social Democratic
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/
People's
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Ajuda
Ajuda () is a ''freguesia'' (civil parish) and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Ajuda is located in western Lisbon, northeast of Belém and west of Alcântara. The population in 2011 was 15,617.Alcântara
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Alvalade
Alvalade () is a (civil parish) and typical Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter of Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal. Located in central Lisbon, Alvalade is south of Lumiar and Olivais, Lisbon, Olivais, west of Marvila, Lisbon, Marvila, east ...
Ameixoeira
Ameixoeira () was a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Lisbon
Lisbon ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131, as of 2023, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 ...
Campo Grande
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Campolide
Campolide () is a ''freguesia'' (civil parish) and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Located in central Lisbon, Campolide is west of Avenidas Novas, north of Campo de Ourique, east of Benfica, and south of São Domingos de Benfica. T ...
Carnide
Carnide () is a (civil parish) and typical Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter of Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal. Located in northern Lisbon, Carnide is north of São Domingos de Benfica and Benfica (Lisbon), Benfica, east of Lumiar, and di ...
Coração de Jesus
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Graça
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See also
*Graça (name)
*List of municipalities in Ceará
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Lapa
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* Serhiy Lapa (born 1992), a Ukrainian football player
Places
* Lapa, Paraná, a town near Curitiba, in the sta ...
Lumiar
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Penha de França
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Sacramento
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Santa Maria de Belém
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Santiago
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Santos-o-Velho
Santos-o-Velho () is a former ''freguesia'' (civil parish) of Lisbon, Portugal, with an area of 0.51 km2 and 4,013 inhabitants (2001). It has a population density of 7899.6 inhabitants/km2. At the administrative reorganization of Lis ...
São Cristóvão e São Lourenço
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Places
* Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD
* Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso
* Serb Autonomous Regions (''Srpska autonomna oblast'', SAO), during the breakup of Y ...
São Domingos de Benfica
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São Francisco Xavier
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São Jorge de Arroios
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Places
* Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD
* Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso
* Serb Autonomous Regions (''Srpska autonomna oblast'', SAO), during the breakup of Yu ...
São Paulo
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São Sebastião da Pedreira
São Sebastião da Pedreira (English: '' Saint Sebastian of the Quarry'') was a Portuguese parish (''freguesia'') in the municipality of Lisbon. With the 2012 Administrative Reform, the former ''São Sebastião da Pedreira'' parish merged with the ...