| Election Name: | 1985 Cape Verdean parliamentary election |
| Country: | Cape Verde |
| Flag Year: | 1975 |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1980 Cape Verdean parliamentary election |
| Previous Year: | 1980 |
| Next Election: | 1991 Cape Verdean parliamentary election |
| Next Year: | 1991 |
| Election Date: | 7 December 1985 |
| Registered: | 143,303 |
| Turnout: | 68.87% |
| Leader1: | Aristides Pereira |
| Party1: | African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde |
| Popular Vote1: | 93,252 |
| Percentage1: | 94.87% |
| Seats1: | 83 |
| Seat Change1: | 20 |
| Prime Minister | |
| Before Election: | Aristides Pereira |
| Before Party: | PAICV |
| After Election: | Aristides Pereira |
| After Party: | PAICV |
Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 7 December 1985. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) as the sole legal party.[1] The PAICV presented a list of 83 candidates to voters to approve. The list was approved by 94.0% of voters, with a turnout of 68.9%.[2]
Its election campaign began on 18 November and finished a day before the elections on 7 December.