Braga | |
Constituency Type: | Constituency |
Parl Name: | Assembly of the Republic |
Map4: | Distrikt Braga in Portugal.svg |
Map Size: | 150px |
Map Entity: | Portugal |
Region Label: | District |
Region: | Braga |
Population: | 854,416 (2022)[1] |
Electorate: | 780,164 (2024) |
Area: | 2,706 km2 (2022)[2] |
Year: | 1976 |
Members Label: | Deputies[3] |
Braga is one of the 22 multi-member constituencies of the Assembly of the Republic, the national legislature of Portugal. The constituency was established in 1976 when the Assembly of the Republic was established by the constitution following the restoration of democracy. It is conterminous with the district of Braga. The constituency currently elects 19 of the 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic using the closed party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2024 legislative election it had 780,164 registered electors.
Braga currently elects 19 of the 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic using the closed party-list proportional representation electoral system.[4] [5] Seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method.[6] [7]
Election | valign=bottom colspan=3 | Unitary Democrats CDU / APU / PCP ! | valign=bottom colspan=3 | Left Bloc BE / UDP ! | valign=bottom colspan=3 | Socialists PS / FRS ! | valign=bottom colspan=3 | People Animals Nature PAN ! | valign=bottom colspan=3 | Democratic Renewal PRD ! | valign=bottom colspan=3 | Social Democrats PSD / PàF / AD / PPD ! | valign=bottom colspan=3 | Liberals IL ! | valign=bottom colspan=3 | CDS – People's CDS–PP / CDS ! | valign=bottom colspan=3 | Chega CH / PPV/CDC / PPV | ||||||||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | ||
10,130 | 1.87% | 0 | 21,403 | 3.95% | 0 | 157,123 | 29.01% | 6 | 7,936 | 1.47% | 0 | 184,493 | 34.06% | 8 | 33,935 | 6.27% | 1 | 93,859 | 17.33% | 4 | ||||||||
13,018 | 2.69% | 0 | 18,550 | 3.83% | 0 | 207,837 | 42.90% | 9 | 5,910 | 1.22% | 0 | 172,021 | 35.50% | 8 | 21,437 | 4.42% | 1 | 8,216 | 1.70% | 0 | 28,752 | 5.93% | 1 | |||||
18,460 | 4.17% | 0 | 41,357 | 9.33% | 2 | 169,608 | 38.27% | 8 | 11,949 | 2.70% | 0 | 158,758 | 35.82% | 8 | 3,786 | 0.85% | 0 | 19,143 | 4.32% | 1 | 3,192 | 0.72% | 0 | |||||
24,623 | 5.38% | 1 | 41,753 | 9.13% | 1 | 146,418 | 32.00% | 7 | 3,673 | 0.80% | 0 | 216,367 | 47.29% | 10 | 995 | 0.22% | 0 | |||||||||||
23,731 | 5.08% | 1 | 20,488 | 4.38% | 0 | 159,476 | 34.13% | 7 | 2,710 | 0.58% | 0 | 194,550 | 41.63% | 9 | 50,421 | 10.79% | 2 | 783 | 0.17% | 0 | ||||||||
23,075 | 4.75% | 1 | 38,884 | 8.01% | 1 | 207,518 | 42.73% | 9 | 153,178 | 31.54% | 6 | 48,102 | 9.90% | 2 | 798 | 0.16% | 0 | |||||||||||
22,988 | 4.88% | 1 | 22,179 | 4.71% | 0 | 218,665 | 46.45% | 9 | 158,244 | 33.62% | 7 | 37,618 | 7.99% | 1 | ||||||||||||||
19,808 | 4.43% | 0 | 7,654 | 1.71% | 0 | 169,672 | 37.98% | 8 | 201,443 | 45.09% | 9 | 42,074 | 9.42% | 1 | ||||||||||||||
23,828 | 5.50% | 1 | 5,164 | 1.19% | 0 | 194,979 | 44.99% | 8 | 161,616 | 37.29% | 7 | 38,973 | 8.99% | 1 | ||||||||||||||
20,584 | 4.62% | 0 | 2,216 | 0.50% | 0 | 194,375 | 43.66% | 8 | 173,041 | 38.87% | 7 | 48,430 | 10.88% | 1 | ||||||||||||||
19,327 | 4.62% | 0 | 133,607 | 31.92% | 5 | 1,686 | 0.40% | 0 | 227,580 | 54.38% | 10 | 23,715 | 5.67% | 1 | ||||||||||||||
24,648 | 6.25% | 1 | 2,163 | 0.55% | 0 | 104,172 | 26.42% | 5 | 13,412 | 3.40% | 0 | 215,380 | 54.62% | 10 | 23,854 | 6.05% | 1 | |||||||||||
33,769 | 8.76% | 1 | 2,983 | 0.77% | 0 | 86,285 | 22.39% | 4 | 66,468 | 17.25% | 3 | 130,151 | 33.77% | 6 | 55,331 | 14.36% | 2 | |||||||||||
33,336 | 9.06% | 1 | 1,686 | 0.46% | 0 | 149,782 | 40.71% | 7 | 101,826 | 27.67% | 5 | 69,051 | 18.77% | 3 | ||||||||||||||
32,449 | 8.55% | 1 | 3,346 | 0.88% | 0 | 113,648 | 29.95% | 5 | 212,676 | 56.04% | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
38,051 | 10.27% | 1 | 5,482 | 1.48% | 0 | 114,886 | 31.00% | 5 | 197,250 | 53.23% | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
14,202 | 4.38% | 0 | 3,527 | 1.09% | 0 | 110,586 | 34.09% | 6 | 97,886 | 30.17% | 5 | 86,148 | 26.56% | 4 |
(Figures in italics represent alliances.)
Results of the 2024 legislative election held on 10 March 2024:[8]
Party | align=center width="50" | Votes ! | align=center width="50" | % ! | align=center width="50" | Seats |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AD | 184,493 | 34.06% | 8 | |||
PS | 157,123 | 29.01% | 6 | |||
CH | 93,859 | 17.33% | 4 | |||
IL | 33,935 | 6.27% | 1 | |||
BE | 21,403 | 3.95% | 0 | |||
L | 12,928 | 2.39% | 0 | |||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | CDU | 10,130 | 1.87% | 0 | ||
ADN | 9,967 | 1.84% | 0 | |||
PAN | 7,936 | 1.47% | 0 | |||
ND | 2,616 | 0.48% | 0 | |||
RIR | 2,230 | 0.41% | 0 | |||
PCTP | 1,899 | 0.35% | 0 | |||
Volt | 772 | 0.14% | 0 | |||
Alternative 21 (Earth Party and Alliance) | PT-A | 675 | 0.12% | 0 | ||
JPP | 590 | 0.11% | 0 | |||
NC | 535 | 0.10% | 0 | |||
E | 515 | 0.10% | 0 | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Valid Votes | 541,606 | 100.00% | 19 | ||
align=left colspan=3 | Blank Votes | 9,590 | 1.72% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Votes – Other | 5,162 | 0.93% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Total Polled | 556,358 | 71.31% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 780,164 |
The following candidates were elected:[9] Gilberto Anjos (PS); Ricardo Araújo (AD); Vanessa Barata (CH); Carlos Barbosa (CH); Carlos Cação (AD); José Luís Carneiro (PS); Irene Costa (PS); Ricardo Costa (PS); Emídio Guerreiro (AD); Palmira Maciel (PS); Filipe Melo (CH); Clara Marques Mendes (AD); Jorge Paulo Oliveira (AD); Carlos Eduardo Reis (AD); Rui Rocha (IL); Ana Santos (AD); Hugo Soares (AD); Pedro Sousa (PS); and Rodrigo Alves Taxa (CH).
Results of the 2022 legislative election held on 30 January 2022:[10]
Party | align=center width="50" | Votes ! | align=center width="50" | % ! | align=center width="50" | Seats |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PS | 207,837 | 42.90% | 9 | |||
PSD | 172,021 | 35.50% | 8 | |||
CH | 28,752 | 5.93% | 1 | |||
IL | 21,437 | 4.42% | 1 | |||
BE | 18,550 | 3.83% | 0 | |||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | CDU | 13,018 | 2.69% | 0 | ||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | CDS–PP | 8,216 | 1.70% | 0 | ||
PAN | 5,910 | 1.22% | 0 | |||
L | 3,936 | 0.81% | 0 | |||
RIR | 1,767 | 0.36% | 0 | |||
MAS | 551 | 0.11% | 0 | |||
E | 495 | 0.10% | 0 | |||
JPP | 481 | 0.10% | 0 | |||
PTP | 460 | 0.09% | 0 | |||
PT | 451 | 0.09% | 0 | |||
Volt | 357 | 0.07% | 0 | |||
A | 286 | 0.06% | 0 | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Valid Votes | 484,525 | 100.00% | 19 | ||
align=left colspan=3 | Blank Votes | 6,158 | 1.25% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Votes – Other | 3,846 | 0.78% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Total Polled | 494,529 | 63.68% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 776,543 |
The following candidates were elected:[11] Joaquim Barreto (PS); Carlos Cação (PSD); Bruno Coimbra (PSD); José Luís Carneiro (PS); Gabriela Fonseca (PSD); André Coelho Lima (PSD); Palmira Maciel (PS); Firmino Marques (PSD); Pompeu Martins (PS); Elisabete Matos (PS); Filipe Melo (CH); Clara Marques Mendes (PSD); Eduardo Oliveira (PS); Jorge Paulo Oliveira (PSD); Hugo Pires (PS); Anabela Real (PS); Carlos Eduardo Reis (PSD); Rui Rocha (IL); and Luís Soares (PS).
Results of the 2019 legislative election held on 6 October 2019:[12]
Party | align=center width="50" | Votes ! | align=center width="50" | % ! | align=center width="50" | Seats |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PS | 169,608 | 38.27% | 8 | |||
PSD | 158,758 | 35.82% | 8 | |||
BE | 41,357 | 9.33% | 2 | |||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | CDS–PP | 19,143 | 4.32% | 1 | ||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | CDU | 18,460 | 4.17% | 0 | ||
PAN | 11,949 | 2.70% | 0 | |||
IL | 3,786 | 0.85% | 0 | |||
RIR | 3,336 | 0.75% | 0 | |||
CH | 3,192 | 0.72% | 0 | |||
L | 3,168 | 0.71% | 0 | |||
PCTP | 2,333 | 0.53% | 0 | |||
A | 2,188 | 0.49% | 0 | |||
NC | 1,018 | 0.23% | 0 | |||
PT | 1,000 | 0.23% | 0 | |||
PNR | 857 | 0.19% | 0 | |||
PDR | 605 | 0.14% | 0 | |||
PURP | 550 | 0.12% | 0 | |||
PTP | 523 | 0.12% | 0 | |||
MAS | 508 | 0.11% | 0 | |||
PPM | 422 | 0.10% | 0 | |||
JPP | 413 | 0.09% | 0 | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Valid Votes | 443,174 | 100.00% | 19 | ||
align=left colspan=3 | Blank Votes | 14,540 | 3.12% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Votes – Other | 7,960 | 1.71% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Total Polled | 465,674 | 59.84% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 778,174 |
The following candidates were elected:[13] Joaquim Barreto (PS); Maria Begonha (PS); José Maria Cardoso (BE); Telmo Correia (CDS-PP); Sónia Fertuzinhos (PS); Gabriela Fonseca (PSD); Emídio Guerreiro (PSD); André Coelho Lima (PSD); Palmira Maciel (PS); Firmino Marques (PSD); Clara Marques Mendes (PSD); José Mendes (PS); Jorge Paulo Oliveira (PSD); Hugo Pires (PS); Carlos Eduardo Reis (PSD); Nuno Sá (PS); Rui Silva (PSD); Luís Soares (PS); and Alexandra Vieira (BE).
Results of the 2015 legislative election held on 4 October 2015:[14]
Party | align=center width="50" | Votes ! | align=center width="50" | % ! | align=center width="50" | Seats |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PàF | 216,367 | 47.29% | 10 | |||
PS | 146,418 | 32.00% | 7 | |||
BE | 41,753 | 9.13% | 1 | |||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | CDU | 24,623 | 5.38% | 1 | ||
PDR | 7,509 | 1.64% | 0 | |||
PCTP | 5,442 | 1.19% | 0 | |||
PAN | 3,673 | 0.80% | 0 | |||
L | 2,336 | 0.51% | 0 | |||
PNR | 1,834 | 0.40% | 0 | |||
ACT | (Portuguese Labour Party and Socialist Alternative Movement) | AGIR | 1,621 | 0.35% | 0 | |
MPT | 1,609 | 0.35% | 0 | |||
PPV/CDC | 995 | 0.22% | 0 | |||
NC | 974 | 0.21% | 0 | |||
PPM | 883 | 0.19% | 0 | |||
PURP | 882 | 0.19% | 0 | |||
JPP | 631 | 0.14% | 0 | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Valid Votes | 457,550 | 100.00% | 19 | ||
align=left colspan=3 | Blank Votes | 10,746 | 2.27% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Votes – Other | 6,063 | 1.28% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Total Polled | 474,359 | 60.20% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 787,983 |
The following candidates were elected:[15] Joaquim Barreto (PS); Manuel Caldeira Cabral (PS); Telmo Correia (PàF); Carla Cruz (CDU); Sónia Fertuzinhos (PS); Emídio Guerreiro (PàF); Laura Monteiro Magalhães (PàF); Clara Marques Mendes (PàF); Fernando Negrão (PàF); Jorge Paulo Oliveira (PàF); Domingos Pereira (PS); Hugo Pires (PS); Joel Sá (PàF); Maria Augusta Santos (PS); Vânia Dias da Silva (PàF); Jorge Moreira da Silva (PàF); Hugo Soares (PàF); Luís Soares (PS); and Pedro Soares (BE).
Results of the 2011 legislative election held on 5 June 2011:[16]
Party | align=center width="50" | Votes ! | align=center width="50" | % ! | align=center width="50" | Seats |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PSD | 194,550 | 41.63% | 9 | |||
PS | 159,476 | 34.13% | 7 | |||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | CDS–PP | 50,421 | 10.79% | 2 | ||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | CDU | 23,731 | 5.08% | 1 | ||
BE | 20,488 | 4.38% | 0 | |||
PCTP | 4,264 | 0.91% | 0 | |||
PAN | 2,710 | 0.58% | 0 | |||
ND | 2,328 | 0.50% | 0 | |||
MPT | 1,959 | 0.42% | 0 | |||
MEP | 1,630 | 0.35% | 0 | |||
PTP | 1,465 | 0.31% | 0 | |||
PPM | 1,114 | 0.24% | 0 | |||
PNR | 1,094 | 0.23% | 0 | |||
PPV | 783 | 0.17% | 0 | |||
POUS | 693 | 0.15% | 0 | |||
PDA | 593 | 0.13% | 0 | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Valid Votes | 467,299 | 100.00% | 19 | ||
align=left colspan=3 | Blank Votes | 12,846 | 2.65% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Votes – Other | 5,243 | 1.08% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Total Polled | 485,388 | 62.64% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 774,861 |
The following candidates were elected:[17] Francisca Almeida (PSD); Altino Bessa (CDS-PP); António Braga (PS); Gabriela Canavilhas (PS); Telmo Correia (CDS-PP); Laurentino Dias (PS); Sónia Fertuzinhos (PS); Emídio Guerreiro (PSD); Miguel Laranjeiro (PS); João Lobo (PSD); Agostinho Lopes (CDU); Miguel Macedo (PSD); Clara Marques Mendes (PSD); Graça Mota (PSD); Fernando Negrão (PSD); Jorge Paulo Oliveira (PSD); Nuno Reis (PSD); Nuno Sá (PS); and António José Seguro (PS).
Results of the 2009 legislative election held on 27 September 2009:[18]
Party | align=center width="50" | Votes ! | align=center width="50" | % ! | align=center width="50" | Seats |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PS | 207,518 | 42.73% | 9 | |||
PSD | 153,178 | 31.54% | 6 | |||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | CDS–PP | 48,102 | 9.90% | 2 | ||
BE | 38,884 | 8.01% | 1 | |||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | CDU | 23,075 | 4.75% | 1 | ||
PCTP | 3,825 | 0.79% | 0 | |||
ND | 3,819 | 0.79% | 0 | |||
MEP | 1,531 | 0.32% | 0 | |||
PPM | 1,518 | 0.31% | 0 | |||
MPT-PH | 1,204 | 0.25% | 0 | |||
MMS | 955 | 0.20% | 0 | |||
PNR | 841 | 0.17% | 0 | |||
PPV | 798 | 0.16% | 0 | |||
POUS | 395 | 0.08% | 0 | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Valid Votes | 485,643 | 100.00% | 19 | ||
align=left colspan=3 | Blank Votes | 6,878 | 1.38% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Votes – Other | 4,820 | 0.97% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Total Polled | 497,341 | 65.31% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 761,453 |
The following candidates were elected:[19] Francisca Almeida (PSD); Altino Bessa (CDS-PP); António Braga (PS); Telmo Correia (CDS-PP); Isabel Coutinho (PS); Laurentino Dias (PS); Teresa Fernandes (PSD); Sónia Fertuzinhos (PS); Ricardo Gonçalves (PS); Emídio Guerreiro (PSD); Miguel Laranjeiro (PS); Agostinho Lopes (CDU); Miguel Macedo (PSD); Fernando Moniz (PS); João de Deus Pinheiro (PSD); Nuno Reis (PSD); António José Seguro (PS); Pedro Soares (BE); and Teresa Venda (PS).
Results of the 2005 legislative election held on 20 February 2005:[20]
Party | align=center width="50" | Votes ! | align=center width="50" | % ! | align=center width="50" | Seats |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PS | 218,665 | 46.45% | 9 | |||
PSD | 158,244 | 33.62% | 7 | |||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | CDS–PP | 37,618 | 7.99% | 1 | ||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | CDU | 22,988 | 4.88% | 1 | ||
BE | 22,179 | 4.71% | 0 | |||
ND | 4,422 | 0.94% | 0 | |||
PCTP | 3,688 | 0.78% | 0 | |||
PH | 1,317 | 0.28% | 0 | |||
POUS | 865 | 0.18% | 0 | |||
PNR | 720 | 0.15% | 0 | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Valid Votes | 470,706 | 100.00% | 18 | ||
align=left colspan=3 | Blank Votes | 6,631 | 1.38% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Votes – Other | 3,921 | 0.81% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Total Polled | 481,258 | 69.76% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 689,897 |
The following candidates were elected:[21] Patinha Antão (PSD); António Braga (PS); Virgílio Almeida Costa (PSD); Isabel Coutinho (PS); Laurentino Dias (PS); Emídio Guerreiro (PSD); Isabel Jorge (PS); Miguel Laranjeiro (PS); Agostinho Lopes (CDU); Miguel Macedo (PSD); Nuno Melo (CDS-PP); Luís Filipe Menezes (PSD); Fernando Moniz (PS); Fernando Santos Pereira (PSD); Jorge Pereira (PSD); António José Seguro (PS); Vieira da Silva (PS); and Teresa Venda (PS).
Results of the 2002 legislative election held on 17 March 2002:[22]
Party | align=center width="50" | Votes ! | align=center width="50" | % ! | align=center width="50" | Seats |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PSD | 201,443 | 45.09% | 9 | |||
PS | 169,672 | 37.98% | 8 | |||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | CDS–PP | 42,074 | 9.42% | 1 | ||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | CDU | 19,808 | 4.43% | 0 | ||
BE | 7,654 | 1.71% | 0 | |||
PCTP | 2,378 | 0.53% | 0 | |||
PPM | 1,257 | 0.28% | 0 | |||
PH | 934 | 0.21% | 0 | |||
MPT | 819 | 0.18% | 0 | |||
POUS | 722 | 0.16% | 0 | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Valid Votes | 446,761 | 100.00% | 18 | ||
align=left colspan=3 | Blank Votes | 3,160 | 0.70% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Votes – Other | 3,376 | 0.74% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Total Polled | 453,297 | 67.30% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 673,510 |
The following candidates were elected:[23] António Braga (PS); Luís Cirilo (PSD); Virgílio Almeida Costa (PSD); Laurentino Dias (PS); Elisa Ferreira (PS); Sónia Fertuzinhos (PS); Ricardo Gonçalves (PS); Goreti Machado (PSD); Eugénio Marinho (PSD); Nuno Melo (CDS-PP); Fernando Moniz (PS); Tavares Moreira (PSD); Fernando Santos Pereira (PSD); Jorge Pereira (PSD); Rui Miguel Ribeiro (PSD); Vieira da Silva (PS); António Pinheiro Torres (PSD); and Teresa Venda (PS).
Results of the 1999 legislative election held on 10 October 1999:[24]
Party | align=center width="50" | Votes ! | align=center width="50" | % ! | align=center width="50" | Seats |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PS | 194,979 | 44.99% | 8 | |||
PSD | 161,616 | 37.29% | 7 | |||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | CDS–PP | 38,973 | 8.99% | 1 | ||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | CDU | 23,828 | 5.50% | 1 | ||
BE | 5,164 | 1.19% | 0 | |||
PCTP | 2,963 | 0.68% | 0 | |||
PSN | 1,750 | 0.40% | 0 | |||
PPM | 1,436 | 0.33% | 0 | |||
MPT | 969 | 0.22% | 0 | |||
PH | 863 | 0.20% | 0 | |||
POUS | 827 | 0.19% | 0 | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Valid Votes | 433,368 | 100.00% | 17 | ||
align=left colspan=3 | Blank Votes | 3,107 | 0.71% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Votes – Other | 3,417 | 0.78% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Total Polled | 439,892 | 67.49% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 651,832 |
The following candidates were elected:[25] Maria Eduarda Azevedo (PSD); António Braga (PS); Maria do Rosário Carneiro (PS); José Ribeiro e Castro (CDS-PP); Vieira de Castro (PSD); Luís Cirilo (PSD); Virgílio Almeida Costa (PSD); Laurentino Dias (PS); José Manuel Fernandes (PSD); Sónia Fertuzinhos (PS); Agostinho Lopes (CDU); João Lourenço (PS); Miguel Macedo (PSD); Mesquita Machado (PS); Fernando Moniz (PS); Fernando Santos Pereira (PSD); and António Reis (PS).
Results of the 1995 legislative election held on 1 October 1995:[26] [27]
Party | align=center width="50" | Votes ! | align=center width="50" | % ! | align=center width="50" | Seats |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PS | 194,375 | 43.66% | 8 | |||
PSD | 173,041 | 38.87% | 7 | |||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | CDS–PP | 48,430 | 10.88% | 1 | ||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | CDU | 20,584 | 4.62% | 0 | ||
UDP | 2,216 | 0.50% | 0 | |||
PCTP | 2,118 | 0.48% | 0 | |||
PSR | 1,776 | 0.40% | 0 | |||
PSN | 1,525 | 0.34% | 0 | |||
People's Party | PG | 1,141 | 0.26% | 0 | ||
align=left colspan=3 | Valid Votes | 445,206 | 100.00% | 16 | ||
align=left colspan=3 | Blank Votes | 2,340 | 0.52% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Votes – Other | 5,435 | 1.20% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Total Polled | 452,981 | 70.72% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 640,514 |
The following candidates were elected:[28] Filomena Bordalo (PSD); António Braga (PS); Maria do Rosário Carneiro (PS); Alberto Arons de Carvalho (PS); Laurentino Dias (PS); Joel Ferro (PS); Alberto Queiroga Figueiredo (PSD); Martinho Gonçalves (PS); Artur Sousa Lopes (PS); Miguel Macedo (PSD); José Alberto Cardoso Marques (PS); Eurico de Melo (PSD); Luís Marques Mendes (PSD); Manuel Fernandes da Silva Monteiro (CDS-PP); Amândio Oliveira (PSD); and Fernando Santos Pereira (PSD).
Results of the 1991 legislative election held on 6 October 1991:[29]
Party | align=center width="50" | Votes ! | align=center width="50" | % ! | align=center width="50" | Seats |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PSD | 227,580 | 54.38% | 10 | |||
PS | 133,607 | 31.92% | 5 | |||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | CDS | 23,715 | 5.67% | 1 | ||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | CDU | 19,327 | 4.62% | 0 | ||
PSR | 3,441 | 0.82% | 0 | |||
PCTP | 3,291 | 0.79% | 0 | |||
PSN | 3,241 | 0.77% | 0 | |||
PRD | 1,686 | 0.40% | 0 | |||
PPM | 1,329 | 0.32% | 0 | |||
PDA | 1,311 | 0.31% | 0 | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Valid Votes | 418,528 | 100.00% | 16 | ||
align=left colspan=3 | Blank Votes | 2,252 | 0.53% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Votes – Other | 4,084 | 0.96% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Total Polled | 424,864 | 79.65% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 533,427 |
The following candidates were elected:[30] António Braga (PS); Nogueira de Brito (CDS); Virgílio Carneiro (PSD); Alberto Arons de Carvalho (PS); Lemos Damião (PSD); Laurentino Dias (PS); Miguel Macedo (PSD); Alberto Martins (PS); Fernando Ribeiro Martins (PS); João Oliveira Martins (PSD); Eurico de Melo (PSD); António Marques Mendes (PSD); Isabel Mota (PSD); Amândio Oliveira (PSD); Carlos Pereira (PSD); and Fernando Ribeiro dos Reis (PSD).
Results of the 1987 legislative election held on 19 July 1987:[31]
Party | align=center width="50" | Votes ! | align=center width="50" | % ! | align=center width="50" | Seats |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PSD | 215,380 | 54.62% | 10 | |||
PS | 104,172 | 26.42% | 5 | |||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | CDU | 24,648 | 6.25% | 1 | ||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | CDS | 23,854 | 6.05% | 1 | ||
PRD | 13,412 | 3.40% | 0 | |||
UDP | 2,163 | 0.55% | 0 | |||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | PDC | 2,051 | 0.52% | 0 | ||
PSR | 1,977 | 0.50% | 0 | |||
PPM | 1,707 | 0.43% | 0 | |||
PC(R) | 1,369 | 0.35% | 0 | |||
PCTP | 1,360 | 0.34% | 0 | |||
MDP | 1,171 | 0.30% | 0 | |||
POUS | 1,060 | 0.27% | 0 | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Valid Votes | 394,324 | 100.00% | 17 | ||
align=left colspan=3 | Blank Votes | 3,176 | 0.79% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Votes – Other | 5,563 | 1.38% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Total Polled | 403,063 | 77.24% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 521,819 |
The following candidates were elected:[32] António Barbosa de Azevedo (PSD); Nogueira de Brito (CDS); Virgílio Carneiro (PSD); Alberto Arons de Carvalho (PS); Fernando Conceição (PSD); Elisa Maria Damião (PS); António Lopes (CDU); Miguel Macedo (PSD); Mesquita Machado (PS); António Magalhães (PS); Eurico de Melo (PSD); António Marques Mendes (PSD); Luís Marques Mendes (PSD); Fernando Moniz (PS); Amândio Oliveira (PSD); Cerqueira de Oliveira (PSD); and António Ribeiro (PSD).
Results of the 1985 legislative election held on 6 October 1985:[33]
Party | align=center width="50" | Votes ! | align=center width="50" | % ! | align=center width="50" | Seats |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PSD | 130,151 | 33.77% | 6 | |||
PS | 86,285 | 22.39% | 4 | |||
PRD | 66,468 | 17.25% | 3 | |||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | CDS | 55,331 | 14.36% | 2 | ||
APU | 33,769 | 8.76% | 1 | |||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | PDC | 3,583 | 0.93% | 0 | ||
UDP | 2,983 | 0.77% | 0 | |||
PSR | 2,723 | 0.71% | 0 | |||
PCTP | 1,701 | 0.44% | 0 | |||
PC(R) | 1,400 | 0.36% | 0 | |||
POUS | 1,009 | 0.26% | 0 | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Valid Votes | 385,403 | 100.00% | 16 | ||
align=left colspan=3 | Blank Votes | 3,082 | 0.78% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Votes – Other | 8,199 | 2.07% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Total Polled | 396,684 | 77.59% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 511,237 |
The following candidates were elected:[34] António Barbosa de Azevedo (PSD); Nogueira de Brito (CDS); Virgílio Carneiro (PSD); Fernando Conceição (PSD); Agostinho Domingues (PS); Joaquim Carneiro de Barros Domingues (PSD); António Fernandes (PRD); António Lopes (APU); António Magalhães (PS); Eurico de Melo (PSD); António Marques Mendes (PSD); Eurico Pires (PRD); Raul Rêgo (PS); Sérgio Machado dos Santos (PRD); Cruz Vilaça (CDS); and António Vitorino (PS).
Results of the 1983 legislative election held on 25 April 1983:[35]
Party | align=center width="50" | Votes ! | align=center width="50" | % ! | align=center width="50" | Seats |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PS | 149,782 | 40.71% | 7 | |||
PSD | 101,826 | 27.67% | 5 | |||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | CDS | 69,051 | 18.77% | 3 | ||
APU | 33,336 | 9.06% | 1 | |||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | PDC | 3,812 | 1.04% | 0 | ||
PPM | 3,432 | 0.93% | 0 | |||
UDP | 1,686 | 0.46% | 0 | |||
POUS | 1,417 | 0.39% | 0 | |||
PSR | 1,415 | 0.38% | 0 | |||
PCTP | 938 | 0.25% | 0 | |||
Socialist Workers League | LST | 779 | 0.21% | 0 | ||
OCMLP | 482 | 0.13% | 0 | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Valid Votes | 367,956 | 100.00% | 16 | ||
align=left colspan=3 | Blank Votes | 2,444 | 0.65% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Votes – Other | 7,302 | 1.93% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Total Polled | 377,702 | 81.69% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 462,356 |
The following candidates were elected:[36] António Barbosa de Azevedo (PSD); Domingues Azevedo (PS); Nogueira de Brito (CDS); Lemos Damião (PSD); Agostinho Domingues (PS); Basílio Horta (CDS); António Lopes (APU); Mesquita Machado (PS); António Marques Mendes (PSD); Amândio Oliveira (PSD); Armando Oliveira (CDS); Frederico Augusto Oliveira (PS); Jorge Guimarães Quinta (PS); Raul Rêgo (PS); João Maurício Fernandes Salgueiro (PSD); and Gaspar Teixeira (PS).
Results of the 1980 legislative election held on 5 October 1980:[37]
Party | align=center width="50" | Votes ! | align=center width="50" | % ! | align=center width="50" | Seats |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AD | 212,676 | 56.04% | 9 | |||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | FRS | 113,648 | 29.95% | 5 | ||
APU | 32,449 | 8.55% | 1 | |||
POUS | 7,212 | 1.90% | 0 | |||
PSR | 4,360 | 1.15% | 0 | |||
UDP | 3,346 | 0.88% | 0 | |||
PCTP | 1,977 | 0.52% | 0 | |||
PT | 1,912 | 0.50% | 0 | |||
Christian Democratic Party, Independent Movement for the National Reconstruction / Party of the Portuguese Right and National Front | PDC- MIRN/ PDP-FN | 964 | 0.25% | 0 | ||
OCMLP | 935 | 0.25% | 0 | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Valid Votes | 379,479 | 100.00% | 15 | ||
align=left colspan=3 | Blank Votes | 1,731 | 0.45% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Votes – Other | 6,366 | 1.64% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Total Polled | 387,576 | 89.31% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 433,979 |
The following candidates were elected:[38] Lemos Damião (AD); Basílio Horta (AD); Carlos Macedo (AD); Mesquita Machado (FRS); Jorge Miranda (FRS); Henrique de Moraes (AD); Armando Oliveira (AD); Carlos Pereira Pinho (AD); Raul Rêgo (FRS); Fernando Roriz (AD); Henrique Barrilaro Ruas (AD); Joaquim Baptista Sá (APU); Parcidio Soares (FRS); Cruz Vilaça (AD); and Salgado Zenha (FRS).
Results of the 1979 legislative election held on 2 December 1979:[39]
Party | align=center width="50" | Votes ! | align=center width="50" | % ! | align=center width="50" | Seats |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AD | 197,250 | 53.23% | 9 | |||
PS | 114,886 | 31.00% | 5 | |||
APU | 38,051 | 10.27% | 1 | |||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | PDC | 5,867 | 1.58% | 0 | ||
UDP | 5,482 | 1.48% | 0 | |||
PCTP | 3,856 | 1.04% | 0 | |||
UEDS | 2,955 | 0.80% | 0 | |||
PSR | 2,235 | 0.60% | 0 | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Valid Votes | 370,582 | 100.00% | 15 | ||
align=left colspan=3 | Blank Votes | 1,995 | 0.52% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Votes – Other | 7,830 | 2.06% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Total Polled | 380,407 | 91.30% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 416,650 |
The following candidates were elected:[40] João Pulido de Almeida (AD); Armando Correia (AD); Agostinho Domingues (PS); Basílio Horta (AD); Carlos Macedo (AD); Baptista Machado (AD); Mesquita Machado (PS); Henrique de Moraes (AD); Frederico Augusto Oliveira (PS); Domingos da Silva Pereira (AD); Carlos Pereira Pinho (AD); Raul Rêgo (PS); Fernando Roriz (AD); Joaquim Baptista Sá (APU); and Salgado Zenha (PS).
Results of the 1976 legislative election held on 25 April 1976:[41]
Party | align=center width="50" | Votes ! | align=center width="50" | % ! | align=center width="50" | Seats |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PS | 110,586 | 34.09% | 6 | |||
PPD | 97,886 | 30.17% | 5 | |||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | CDS | 86,148 | 26.56% | 4 | ||
PCP | 14,202 | 4.38% | 0 | |||
UDP | 3,527 | 1.09% | 0 | |||
FSP | 2,945 | 0.91% | 0 | |||
PPM | 2,658 | 0.82% | 0 | |||
align=left style="white-space: nowrap;" | PDC | 1,722 | 0.53% | 0 | ||
MRPP | 1,589 | 0.49% | 0 | |||
MES | 998 | 0.31% | 0 | |||
PCP(ML) | 930 | 0.29% | 0 | |||
LCI | 651 | 0.20% | 0 | |||
AOC | 569 | 0.18% | 0 | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Valid Votes | 324,411 | 100.00% | 15 | ||
align=left colspan=3 | Rejected Votes | 18,133 | 5.29% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Total Polled | 342,544 | 89.57% | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Registered Electors | 382,434 |
The following candidates were elected:[42] João Pulido de Almeida (CDS); Armando Bacelar (PS); Francisco Barroso (PPD); Vasco Valentim Baptista de Carvalho (PPD); José Ribeiro e Castro (CDS); Jorge Coutinho (PS); Basílio Horta (CDS); Mesquita Machado (PS); António Marques Mendes (PPD); Jorge Miranda (PPD); Henrique de Moraes (CDS); Jerónimo da Silva Pereira (PS); Raul Rêgo (PS); Joaquim Oliveira Rodrigues (PS); and Fernando Roriz (PPD).