5th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic
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Legislative bodyAssembly of the Republic
Meeting placePalace of Saint Benedict
Term13 August 1987 – 3 November 1991
Election19 July 1987
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| Legislative body | Assembly of the Republic | ||||
| Meeting place | Palace of Saint Benedict | ||||
| Term | 13 August 1987 – 3 November 1991 | ||||
| Election | 19 July 1987 | ||||
| Government | XI Constitutional Government | ||||
| Website | parlamento | ||||
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| Members | 250 | ||||
| President | Vítor Pereira Crespo (PPD/PSD) | ||||
| First Vice-President | Maria Manuela Aguiar (PPD/PSD)[1] | ||||
| Second Vice-President | Ferraz de Abreu (PS) | ||||
| Third Vice-President | José Manuel Maia (PCP) | ||||
| Fourth Vice-President | António Marques Júnior (PRD) (1987–1989) Vacant (1989–1990) Hermínio Martinho (1990–1991) | ||||
The 5th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic (Portuguese: V Legislatura da Terceira República Portuguesa) ran from 13 August 1987 to 3 November 1991.[2] The composition of the Assembly of the Republic, the legislative body of Portugal, was determined by the results of the 1987 legislative election, held on 19 July 1987.
The 6th Portuguese legislative election was held on 19 July 1987. In the election, the Social Democratic Party (PPD/PSD) won by a landslide with an absolute majority, the first for a single party in democracy.[3]
| Party | Assembly of the Republic | ||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | +/− | ||
| PPD/PSD | 2,850,784 | 50.22 | 148 | +60 | |
| PS | 1,262,506 | 22.24 | 60 | +3 | |
| CDU | 689,137 | 12.14 | 31 | –7 | |
| PRD | 278,561 | 4.91 | 7 | –38 | |
| CDS | 251,987 | 4.44 | 5 | –18 | |
| Other/blank/invalid | 343,383 | 6.05 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Total | 5,676,358 | 100.00 | 250 | ±0 | |
