1982 Trimontonian general election

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Social Democrats	1,767,843	35.02	131	+2
	Democratic Party	1,766,729	35.00	126	+1
	Radical Party	865,004	17.14	62	–
	Liberal Party	582,276	11.53	41	+19
	National Democratic Party	30,298	0.60	0	New
	Radical Left	26,457	0.52	0	–
	others	9,547	0.19	0	–
Total		5,048,154	100.00	360	0
Valid votes		5,048,154	99.94
Invalid/blank votes		3,024	0.06
Total votes		5,051,178	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		5,513,078	91.62