# Vila Real (Assembly of the Republic constituency)

Vila Real 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 Vila Real. The constituency currently elects five 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 207,989 registered electors.

## Electoral system

Vila Real currently elects five of the 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic using the closed party-list proportional representation electoral system. Seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method.

## Election results
### Summary

| Election | Unitary Democrats CDU / APU / PCP | Unitary Democrats CDU / APU / PCP | Unitary Democrats CDU / APU / PCP | Left Bloc BE / UDP | Left Bloc BE / UDP | Left Bloc BE / UDP | Socialists PS / FRS | Socialists PS / FRS | Socialists PS / FRS | People Animals Nature PAN | People Animals Nature PAN | People Animals Nature PAN | Democratic Renewal PRD | Democratic Renewal PRD | Democratic Renewal PRD | Social Democrats PSD / PàF / AD / PPD | Social Democrats PSD / PàF / AD / PPD | Social Democrats PSD / PàF / AD / PPD | Liberals IL | Liberals IL | Liberals IL | CDS – People's CDS–PP / CDS | CDS – People's CDS–PP / CDS | CDS – People's CDS–PP / CDS | Chega CH / PPV/CDC / PPV | Chega CH / PPV/CDC / PPV | Chega CH / PPV/CDC / PPV |
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats |
| 2024 | 1,600 | 1.40% | 0 | 2,865 | 2.51% | 0 | 34,660 | 30.39% | 2 | 1,062 | 0.93% | 0 | | | | 46,046 | 40.38% | 2 | 2,380 | 2.09% | 0 | | | | 20,038 | 17.57% | 1 |
| 2022 | 1,775 | 1.72% | 0 | 2,442 | 2.36% | 0 | 43,489 | 42.11% | 3 | 815 | 0.79% | 0 | | | | 42,128 | 40.79% | 2 | 1,898 | 1.84% | 0 | 1,665 | 1.61% | 0 | 7,569 | 7.33% | 0 |
| 2019 | 2,513 | 2.63% | 0 | 6,071 | 6.35% | 0 | 37,312 | 39.04% | 2 | 1,632 | 1.71% | 0 | | | | 39,136 | 40.95% | 3 | 427 | 0.45% | 0 | 4,520 | 4.73% | 0 | 792 | 0.83% | 0 |
| 2015 | 3,262 | 3.07% | 0 | 5,697 | 5.35% | 0 | 36,462 | 34.27% | 2 | 664 | 0.62% | 0 | | | | 56,262 | 52.88% | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2011 | 3,656 | 3.15% | 0 | 2,784 | 2.40% | 0 | 34,825 | 30.01% | 2 | 617 | 0.53% | 0 | | | | 61,455 | 52.96% | 3 | | | | 10,385 | 8.95% | 0 | | | |
| 2009 | 3,620 | 2.95% | 0 | 6,929 | 5.64% | 0 | 45,531 | 37.08% | 2 | | | | | | | 51,820 | 42.20% | 3 | | | | 12,728 | 10.37% | 0 | 184 | 0.15% | 0 |
| 2005 | 3,275 | 2.67% | 0 | 3,019 | 2.46% | 0 | 55,123 | 44.98% | 3 | | | | | | | 50,545 | 41.25% | 2 | | | | 8,509 | 6.94% | 0 | | | |
| 2002 | 2,516 | 2.03% | 0 | 1,116 | 0.90% | 0 | 40,368 | 32.49% | 2 | | | | | | | 68,518 | 55.15% | 3 | | | | 10,225 | 8.23% | 0 | | | |
| 1999 | 3,004 | 2.46% | 0 | 1,001 | 0.82% | 0 | 50,713 | 41.57% | 2 | | | | | | | 56,646 | 46.43% | 3 | | | | 8,507 | 6.97% | 0 | | | |
| 1995 | 2,567 | 1.97% | 0 | 506 | 0.39% | 0 | 53,259 | 40.80% | 2 | | | | | | | 61,290 | 46.95% | 3 | | | | 10,420 | 7.98% | 0 | | | |
| 1991 | 3,377 | 2.64% | 0 | | | | 34,051 | 26.64% | 2 | | | | 522 | 0.41% | 0 | 79,190 | 61.95% | 4 | | | | 6,692 | 5.24% | 0 | | | |
| 1987 | 5,559 | 4.23% | 0 | 544 | 0.41% | 0 | 27,639 | 21.03% | 1 | | | | 1,832 | 1.39% | 0 | 84,965 | 64.64% | 5 | | | | 6,741 | 5.13% | 0 | | | |
| 1985 | 7,804 | 6.19% | 0 | 1,108 | 0.88% | 0 | 30,129 | 23.90% | 2 | | | | 11,350 | 9.00% | 0 | 55,388 | 43.93% | 3 | | | | 16,375 | 12.99% | 1 | | | |
| 1983 | 7,089 | 5.57% | 0 | 832 | 0.65% | 0 | 42,758 | 33.57% | 2 | | | | | | | 55,547 | 43.61% | 3 | | | | 16,768 | 13.16% | 1 | | | |
| 1980 | 7,374 | 5.32% | 0 | 1,097 | 0.79% | 0 | 32,733 | 23.61% | 1 | | | | | | | 89,209 | 64.35% | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1979 | 8,920 | 6.44% | 0 | 2,222 | 1.60% | 0 | 36,184 | 26.11% | 2 | | | | | | | 84,071 | 60.66% | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1976 | 4,086 | 3.39% | 0 | 1,192 | 0.99% | 0 | 34,277 | 28.44% | 2 | | | | | | | 50,736 | 42.10% | 4 | | | | 23,808 | 19.76% | 1 | | | |
(Figures in italics represent alliances.)

### Detailed
#### 2020s
##### 2024

Results of the 2024 legislative election held on 10 March 2024:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Democratic Alliance | AD | 46,046 | 40.38% | 2 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 34,660 | 30.39% | 2 |
| | Chega | CH | 20,038 | 17.57% | 1 |
| | National Democratic Alternative | ADN | 2,959 | 2.59% | 0 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 2,865 | 2.51% | 0 |
| | Liberal Initiative | IL | 2,380 | 2.09% | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 1,600 | 1.40% | 0 |
| | LIVRE | L | 1,592 | 1.40% | 0 |
| | People Animals Nature | PAN | 1,062 | 0.93% | 0 |
| | React, Include, Recycle | RIR | 319 | 0.28% | 0 |
| | New Right | ND | 278 | 0.24% | 0 |
| | Volt Portugal | Volt | 121 | 0.11% | 0 |
| | Ergue-te | E | 117 | 0.10% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 114,037 | 100.00% | 5 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,494 | 1.28% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 1,527 | 1.30% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 117,058 | 56.28% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 207,989 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Amílcar Almeida (AD); António Alberto Machado (AD); Fátima Correia Pinto (PS); Carlos Silva (PS); and Manuela Tender (CH).

##### 2022

Results of the 2022 legislative election held on 30 January 2022:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 43,489 | 42.11% | 3 |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 42,128 | 40.79% | 2 |
| | Chega | CH | 7,569 | 7.33% | 0 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 2,442 | 2.36% | 0 |
| | Liberal Initiative | IL | 1,898 | 1.84% | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 1,775 | 1.72% | 0 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 1,665 | 1.61% | 0 |
| | People Animals Nature | PAN | 815 | 0.79% | 0 |
| | LIVRE | L | 566 | 0.55% | 0 |
| | React, Include, Recycle | RIR | 369 | 0.36% | 0 |
| | Socialist Alternative Movement | MAS | 206 | 0.20% | 0 |
| | We, the Citizens! | NC | 144 | 0.14% | 0 |
| | Ergue-te | E | 79 | 0.08% | 0 |
| | Volt Portugal | Volt | 76 | 0.07% | 0 |
| | Earth Party | PT | 64 | 0.06% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 103,285 | 100.00% | 5 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 943 | 0.90% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 1,080 | 1.03% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 105,308 | 49.42% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 213,093 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Artur Soveral Andrade (PSD); Cláudia Bento (PSD); Fátima Correia Pinto (PS); Francisco Rocha (PS); and Agostinho Santa (PS).

#### 2010s
##### 2019

Results of the 2019 legislative election held on 6 October 2019:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 39,136 | 40.95% | 3 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 37,312 | 39.04% | 2 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 6,071 | 6.35% | 0 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 4,520 | 4.73% | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 2,513 | 2.63% | 0 |
| | People Animals Nature | PAN | 1,632 | 1.71% | 0 |
| | Chega | CH | 792 | 0.83% | 0 |
| | Alliance | A | 696 | 0.73% | 0 |
| | React, Include, Recycle | RIR | 649 | 0.68% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 570 | 0.60% | 0 |
| | LIVRE | L | 547 | 0.57% | 0 |
| | Liberal Initiative | IL | 427 | 0.45% | 0 |
| | Democratic Republican Party | PDR | 189 | 0.20% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 188 | 0.20% | 0 |
| | We, the Citizens! | NC | 171 | 0.18% | 0 |
| | National Renewal Party | PNR | 161 | 0.17% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 95,574 | 100.00% | 5 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 2,246 | 2.24% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 2,416 | 2.41% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 100,236 | 45.75% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 219,081 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Artur Soveral Andrade (PSD); Cláudia Bento (PSD); Luís Leite Ramos (PSD); Francisco Rocha (PS); and Ascenso Simões (PS).

##### 2015

Results of the 2015 legislative election held on 4 October 2015:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Portugal Ahead | PàF | 56,262 | 52.88% | 3 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 36,462 | 34.27% | 2 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 5,697 | 5.35% | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 3,262 | 3.07% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 1,010 | 0.95% | 0 |
| | Democratic Republican Party | PDR | 804 | 0.76% | 0 |
| | People Animals Nature | PAN | 664 | 0.62% | 0 |
| | ACT! (Portuguese Labour Party and Socialist Alternative Movement) | AGIR | 518 | 0.49% | 0 |
| | LIVRE | L | 383 | 0.36% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 318 | 0.30% | 0 |
| | The Earth Party Movement | MPT | 301 | 0.28% | 0 |
| | National Renewal Party | PNR | 280 | 0.26% | 0 |
| | We, the Citizens! | NC | 279 | 0.26% | 0 |
| | United Party of Retirees and Pensioners | PURP | 153 | 0.14% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 106,393 | 100.00% | 5 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,932 | 1.75% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 1,954 | 1.77% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 110,279 | 47.96% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 229,963 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Luís Pedro Pimentel (PàF); Luís Leite Ramos (PàF); Francisco Rocha (PS); Ascenso Simões (PS); and Maria Manuela Tender (PàF).

##### 2011

Results of the 2011 legislative election held on 5 June 2011:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 61,455 | 52.96% | 3 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 34,825 | 30.01% | 2 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 10,385 | 8.95% | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 3,656 | 3.15% | 0 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 2,784 | 2.40% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 675 | 0.58% | 0 |
| | Party for Animals and Nature | PAN | 617 | 0.53% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 574 | 0.49% | 0 |
| | The Earth Party Movement | MPT | 304 | 0.26% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Labour Party | PTP | 254 | 0.22% | 0 |
| | Hope for Portugal Movement | MEP | 234 | 0.20% | 0 |
| | National Renewal Party | PNR | 147 | 0.13% | 0 |
| | Democratic Party of the Atlantic | PDA | 121 | 0.10% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 116,031 | 100.00% | 5 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 2,043 | 1.71% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 1,477 | 1.24% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 119,551 | 50.80% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 235,328 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Pedro Passos Coelho (PSD); Pedro Silva Pereira (PS); Luís Leite Ramos (PSD); Rui Jorge Santos (PS); and Maria Manuela Tender (PSD).

#### 2000s
##### 2009

Results of the 2009 legislative election held on 27 September 2009:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 51,820 | 42.20% | 3 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 45,531 | 37.08% | 2 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 12,728 | 10.37% | 0 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 6,929 | 5.64% | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 3,620 | 2.95% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 764 | 0.62% | 0 |
| | Hope for Portugal Movement | MEP | 358 | 0.29% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 330 | 0.27% | 0 |
| | Merit and Society Movement | MMS | 275 | 0.22% | 0 |
| | The Earth Party Movement and Humanist Party | MPT-PH | 258 | 0.21% | 0 |
| | Pro-Life Party | PPV | 184 | 0.15% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 122,797 | 100.00% | 5 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,573 | 1.25% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 1,754 | 1.39% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 126,124 | 53.38% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 236,262 | | |
The following candidates were elected: José de Bianchi (PS); António Cabeleira (PSD); António Montalvão Machado (PSD); Pedro Silva Pereira (PS); and Isabel Sequeira (PSD).

##### 2005

Results of the 2005 legislative election held on 20 February 2005:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 55,123 | 44.98% | 3 |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 50,545 | 41.25% | 2 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 8,509 | 6.94% | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 3,275 | 2.67% | 0 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 3,019 | 2.46% | 0 |
| | New Democracy Party | ND | 631 | 0.51% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 562 | 0.46% | 0 |
| | Humanist Party | PH | 507 | 0.41% | 0 |
| | National Renewal Party | PNR | 207 | 0.17% | 0 |
| | Democratic Party of the Atlantic | PDA | 164 | 0.13% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 122,542 | 100.00% | 5 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,663 | 1.32% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 1,630 | 1.30% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 125,835 | 56.81% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 221,516 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Rosário Águas (PSD); Paula Barros (PS); Ricardo Martins (PSD); Pedro Silva Pereira (PS); and Ascenso Simões (PS).

##### 2002

Results of the 2002 legislative election held on 17 March 2002:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 68,518 | 55.15% | 3 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 40,368 | 32.49% | 2 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 10,225 | 8.23% | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 2,516 | 2.03% | 0 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 1,116 | 0.90% | 0 |
| | Humanist Party | PH | 431 | 0.35% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 419 | 0.34% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 334 | 0.27% | 0 |
| | The Earth Party Movement | MPT | 307 | 0.25% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 124,234 | 100.00% | 5 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 842 | 0.66% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 1,654 | 1.31% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 126,730 | 57.42% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 220,723 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Assunção Esteves (PSD); Bessa Guerra (PSD); António Nazaré Pereira (PSD); Pedro Silva Pereira (PS); and Ascenso Simões (PS).

#### 1990s
##### 1999

Results of the 1999 legislative election held on 10 October 1999:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 56,646 | 46.43% | 3 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 50,713 | 41.57% | 2 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 8,507 | 6.97% | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 3,004 | 2.46% | 0 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 1,001 | 0.82% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 654 | 0.54% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 645 | 0.53% | 0 |
| | National Solidarity Party | PSN | 509 | 0.42% | 0 |
| | The Earth Party Movement | MPT | 328 | 0.27% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 122,007 | 100.00% | 5 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 861 | 0.69% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 1,542 | 1.24% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 124,410 | 56.69% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 219,442 | | |
The following candidates were elected: António Martinho (PS); Manuel do Nascimento Martins (PSD); António Nazaré Pereira (PSD); Vitor Ramalho (PS); and Francisco Tavares (PSD).

##### 1995

Results of the 1995 legislative election held on 1 October 1995:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 61,290 | 46.95% | 3 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 53,259 | 40.80% | 2 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 10,420 | 7.98% | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 2,567 | 1.97% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 772 | 0.59% | 0 |
| | Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 683 | 0.52% | 0 |
| | National Solidarity Party | PSN | 528 | 0.40% | 0 |
| | People's Party | PG | 519 | 0.40% | 0 |
| | Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 506 | 0.39% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 130,544 | 100.00% | 5 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 692 | 0.52% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 1,934 | 1.45% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 133,170 | 59.45% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 224,022 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Eurico Figueiredo (PS); António Martinho (PS); Costa Pereira (PSD); Fernando Pereira (PSD); and Eduardo Azevedo Soares (PSD).

##### 1991

Results of the 1991 legislative election held on 6 October 1991:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 79,190 | 61.95% | 4 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 34,051 | 26.64% | 2 |
| | Social Democratic Centre Party | CDS | 6,692 | 5.24% | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 3,377 | 2.64% | 0 |
| | National Solidarity Party | PSN | 1,560 | 1.22% | 0 |
| | Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 1,064 | 0.83% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 766 | 0.60% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 606 | 0.47% | 0 |
| | Democratic Renewal Party | PRD | 522 | 0.41% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 127,828 | 100.00% | 6 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 802 | 0.61% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 2,141 | 1.64% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 130,771 | 60.96% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 214,502 | | |
The following candidates were elected: José Costa Leite (PSD); Eurico Figueiredo (PS); António Martinho (PS); Valente de Oliveira (PSD); Fernando Pereira (PSD); and Nuno Ribeiro da Silva (PSD).

#### 1980s
##### 1987

Results of the 1987 legislative election held on 19 July 1987:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 84,965 | 64.64% | 5 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 27,639 | 21.03% | 1 |
| | Social Democratic Centre Party | CDS | 6,741 | 5.13% | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 5,559 | 4.23% | 0 |
| | Democratic Renewal Party | PRD | 1,832 | 1.39% | 0 |
| | Christian Democratic Party | PDC | 1,485 | 1.13% | 0 |
| | Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 778 | 0.59% | 0 |
| | Communist Party (Reconstructed) | PC(R) | 752 | 0.57% | 0 |
| | Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 544 | 0.41% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 436 | 0.33% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 365 | 0.28% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Democratic Movement | MDP | 351 | 0.27% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 131,447 | 100.00% | 6 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,152 | 0.85% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 3,315 | 2.44% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 135,914 | 66.27% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 205,087 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Daniel Bastos (PSD); Assunção Esteves (PSD); Carlos Lage (PS); Valente de Oliveira (PSD); Fernando Pereira (PSD); and João Teixeira (PSD).

##### 1985

Results of the 1985 legislative election held on 6 October 1985:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 55,388 | 43.93% | 3 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 30,129 | 23.90% | 2 |
| | Social Democratic Centre Party | CDS | 16,375 | 12.99% | 1 |
| | Democratic Renewal Party | PRD | 11,350 | 9.00% | 0 |
| | United People Alliance | APU | 7,804 | 6.19% | 0 |
| | Christian Democratic Party | PDC | 1,482 | 1.18% | 0 |
| | Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 1,108 | 0.88% | 0 |
| | Workers' Party of Socialist Unity | POUS | 802 | 0.64% | 0 |
| | Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 744 | 0.59% | 0 |
| | Communist Party (Reconstructed) | PC(R) | 521 | 0.41% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 372 | 0.30% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 126,075 | 100.00% | 6 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,188 | 0.90% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 4,037 | 3.07% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 131,300 | 66.70% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 196,854 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Amândio Azevedo (PSD); Daniel Bastos (PSD); Aloísio Fonseca (PS); Coimbra Martins (PS); Francisco Teixeira (CDS); and João Teixeira (PSD).

##### 1983

Results of the 1983 legislative election held on 25 April 1983:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 55,547 | 43.61% | 3 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 42,758 | 33.57% | 2 |
| | Social Democratic Centre Party | CDS | 16,768 | 13.16% | 1 |
| | United People Alliance | APU | 7,089 | 5.57% | 0 |
| | Christian Democratic Party | PDC | 1,146 | 0.90% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 1,093 | 0.86% | 0 |
| | Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 832 | 0.65% | 0 |
| | Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 544 | 0.43% | 0 |
| | Workers' Party of Socialist Unity | POUS | 438 | 0.34% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Marxist–Leninist Communist Organization | OCMLP | 413 | 0.32% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 394 | 0.31% | 0 |
| | Socialist Workers League | LST | 359 | 0.28% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 127,381 | 100.00% | 6 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 779 | 0.59% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 4,091 | 3.09% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 132,251 | 71.43% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 185,138 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Amândio Azevedo (PSD); Daniel Bastos (PSD); José Fillol (PS); Carlos Augusto Pires (PS); Tomás Espirito Santo (CDS); and João Teixeira (PSD).

##### 1980

Results of the 1980 legislative election held on 5 October 1980:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Democratic Alliance | AD | 89,209 | 64.35% | 5 |
| | Republican and Socialist Front | FRS | 32,733 | 23.61% | 1 |
| | United People Alliance | APU | 7,374 | 5.32% | 0 |
| | Workers' Party of Socialist Unity | POUS | 2,259 | 1.63% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 2,163 | 1.56% | 0 |
| | Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 1,503 | 1.08% | 0 |
| | Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 1,097 | 0.79% | 0 |
| | Labour Party | PT | 987 | 0.71% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Marxist–Leninist Communist Organization | OCMLP | 740 | 0.53% | 0 |
| | Christian Democratic Party, Independent Movement for the National Reconstruction / Party of the Portuguese Right and National Front | PDC- MIRN/ PDP- FN | 564 | 0.41% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 138,629 | 100.00% | 6 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 816 | 0.57% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 4,128 | 2.88% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 143,573 | 80.94% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 177,379 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Amândio Azevedo (AD); Daniel Bastos (AD); Maria da Glória Duarte (AD); António Azevedo Gomes (FRS); Joaquim Pinto (AD); and Alexandre Reigoto (AD).

#### 1970s
##### 1979

Results of the 1979 legislative election held on 2 December 1979:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Democratic Alliance | AD | 84,071 | 60.66% | 4 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 36,184 | 26.11% | 2 |
| | United People Alliance | APU | 8,920 | 6.44% | 0 |
| | Christian Democratic Party | PDC | 2,367 | 1.71% | 0 |
| | Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 2,222 | 1.60% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 1,739 | 1.25% | 0 |
| | Left-wing Union for the Socialist Democracy | UEDS | 1,563 | 1.13% | 0 |
| | Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 1,130 | 0.82% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Marxist–Leninist Communist Organization | OCMLP | 402 | 0.29% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 138,598 | 100.00% | 6 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,212 | 0.83% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 6,007 | 4.12% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 145,817 | 85.03% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 171,488 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Amândio Azevedo (AD); Daniel Bastos (AD); Manuel Fontoura (AD); Júlio Montalvão Machado (PS); Chaves Medeiros (PS); and Alexandre Reigoto (AD).

##### 1976

Results of the 1976 legislative election held on 25 April 1976:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Democratic People's Party | PPD | 50,736 | 42.10% | 4 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 34,277 | 28.44% | 2 |
| | Social Democratic Centre Party | CDS | 23,808 | 19.76% | 1 |
| | Portuguese Communist Party | PCP | 4,086 | 3.39% | 0 |
| | Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 1,192 | 0.99% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 1,079 | 0.90% | 0 |
| | Christian Democratic Party | PDC | 1,041 | 0.86% | 0 |
| | Worker–Peasant Alliance | AOC | 936 | 0.78% | 0 |
| | Movement of Socialist Left | MES | 890 | 0.74% | 0 |
| | Internationalist Communist League | LCI | 877 | 0.73% | 0 |
| | People's Socialist Front | FSP | 648 | 0.54% | 0 |
| | Re-Organized Movement of the Party of the Proletariat | MRPP | 534 | 0.44% | 0 |
| | Communist Party of Portugal (Marxist–Leninist) | PCP(ML) | 406 | 0.34% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 120,510 | 100.00% | 7 |
| Rejected votes | Rejected votes | Rejected votes | 9,623 | 7.39% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 130,133 | 78.30% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 166,189 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Amândio Azevedo (PPD); António Barreto (PS); Manuel Fontoura (PPD); Chaves Medeiros (PS); Fernando Pinto (PPD); Alexandre Reigoto (CDS); and António Veríssimo (PPD).