# Aveiro (Assembly of the Republic constituency)

Aveiro 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 Aveiro. The constituency currently elects 16 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 642,086 registered electors.

## Electoral system

Aveiro currently elects 16 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 | 5,829 | 1.41% | 0 | 17,383 | 4.22% | 0 | 117,369 | 28.48% | 5 | 7,302 | 1.77% | 0 | | | | 148,861 | 36.12% | 7 | 21,671 | 5.26% | 1 | | | | 73,122 | 17.74% | 3 |
| 2022 | 6,560 | 1.84% | 0 | 16,706 | 4.68% | 0 | 144,222 | 40.43% | 8 | 4,606 | 1.29% | 0 | | | | 130,250 | 36.51% | 7 | 16,294 | 4.57% | 0 | 8,966 | 2.51% | 0 | 20,570 | 5.77% | 1 |
| 2019 | 10,742 | 3.20% | 0 | 35,074 | 10.46% | 2 | 120,870 | 36.05% | 7 | 10,442 | 3.11% | 0 | | | | 118,165 | 35.25% | 6 | 3,566 | 1.06% | 0 | 20,070 | 5.99% | 1 | 2,601 | 0.78% | 0 |
| 2015 | 16,051 | 4.54% | 0 | 35,347 | 10.00% | 1 | 102,769 | 29.08% | 5 | 3,630 | 1.03% | 0 | | | | 177,321 | 50.17% | 10 | | | | | | | 802 | 0.23% | 0 |
| 2011 | 15,729 | 4.27% | 0 | 19,327 | 5.24% | 1 | 99,652 | 27.04% | 5 | 3,040 | 0.82% | 0 | | | | 170,869 | 46.36% | 8 | | | | 49,539 | 13.44% | 2 | 720 | 0.20% | 0 |
| 2009 | 14,985 | 3.96% | 0 | 34,975 | 9.25% | 1 | 131,693 | 34.82% | 6 | | | | | | | 134,842 | 35.65% | 7 | | | | 50,663 | 13.39% | 2 | 759 | 0.20% | 0 |
| 2005 | 13,809 | 3.65% | 0 | 19,846 | 5.24% | 0 | 159,955 | 42.26% | 8 | | | | | | | 139,109 | 36.75% | 6 | | | | 38,001 | 10.04% | 1 | | | |
| 2002 | 9,554 | 2.66% | 0 | 6,647 | 1.85% | 0 | 122,606 | 34.07% | 5 | | | | | | | 169,926 | 47.22% | 8 | | | | 47,131 | 13.10% | 2 | | | |
| 1999 | 12,787 | 3.59% | 0 | 4,677 | 1.31% | 0 | 145,577 | 40.88% | 7 | | | | | | | 138,717 | 38.96% | 6 | | | | 49,196 | 13.82% | 2 | | | |
| 1995 | 10,522 | 2.79% | 0 | 1,124 | 0.30% | 0 | 154,396 | 40.92% | 6 | | | | | | | 158,152 | 41.91% | 6 | | | | 48,383 | 12.82% | 2 | | | |
| 1991 | 10,427 | 2.85% | 0 | | | | 103,308 | 28.27% | 4 | | | | 1,133 | 0.31% | 0 | 217,615 | 59.56% | 9 | | | | 22,624 | 6.19% | 1 | | | |
| 1987 | 15,784 | 4.50% | 0 | 1,355 | 0.39% | 0 | 81,675 | 23.31% | 4 | | | | 9,493 | 2.71% | 0 | 215,540 | 61.52% | 11 | | | | 18,794 | 5.36% | 0 | | | |
| 1985 | 22,735 | 6.61% | 1 | 2,791 | 0.81% | 0 | 80,849 | 23.50% | 4 | | | | 47,026 | 13.67% | 2 | 135,247 | 39.31% | 6 | | | | 47,501 | 13.81% | 2 | | | |
| 1983 | 23,963 | 7.18% | 1 | 1,684 | 0.50% | 0 | 125,035 | 37.49% | 6 | | | | | | | 119,058 | 35.69% | 6 | | | | 56,115 | 16.82% | 2 | | | |
| 1980 | 24,553 | 6.97% | 1 | 2,674 | 0.76% | 0 | 97,457 | 27.66% | 4 | | | | | | | 211,408 | 60.00% | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1979 | 28,251 | 8.09% | 1 | 4,148 | 1.19% | 0 | 101,574 | 29.08% | 5 | | | | | | | 202,837 | 58.07% | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1976 | 11,962 | 3.87% | 0 | 2,955 | 0.96% | 0 | 99,647 | 32.21% | 5 | | | | | | | 113,595 | 36.72% | 6 | | | | 72,638 | 23.48% | 4 | | | |
(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 | 148,861 | 36.12% | 7 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 117,369 | 28.48% | 5 |
| | Chega | CH | 73,122 | 17.74% | 3 |
| | Liberal Initiative | IL | 21,671 | 5.26% | 1 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 17,383 | 4.22% | 0 |
| | LIVRE | L | 9,519 | 2.31% | 0 |
| | People Animals Nature | PAN | 7,302 | 1.77% | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 5,829 | 1.41% | 0 |
| | National Democratic Alternative | ADN | 5,754 | 1.40% | 0 |
| | React, Include, Recycle | RIR | 1,924 | 0.47% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 1,207 | 0.29% | 0 |
| | New Right | ND | 1,075 | 0.26% | 0 |
| | Volt Portugal | Volt | 611 | 0.15% | 0 |
| | Ergue-te | E | 344 | 0.08% | 0 |
| | Alternative 21 (Earth Party and Alliance) | PT-A | 205 | 0.05% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 412,176 | 100.00% | 16 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 7,030 | 1.66% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 4,528 | 1.07% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 423,734 | 65.99% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 642,086 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Maria José Aguiar (CH); Ângela Almeida (AD); Filipe Neto Brandão (PS); Paula Cardoso (AD); Paulo Cavaleiro (AD); Susana Correia (PS); Jorge Galveias (CH); Armando Grave (CH); Mário Amorim Lopes (IL); Salvador Malheiro (AD); Almiro Moreira (AD); Hugo Oliveira (PS); Silvério Regalado (AD); Cláudia Santos (PS); Pedro Nuno Santos (PS); and Emídio Sousa (AD).

##### 2022

Results of the 2022 legislative election held on 30 January 2022:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 144,222 | 40.43% | 8 |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 130,250 | 36.51% | 7 |
| | Chega | CH | 20,570 | 5.77% | 1 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 16,706 | 4.68% | 0 |
| | Liberal Initiative | IL | 16,294 | 4.57% | 0 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 8,966 | 2.51% | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 6,560 | 1.84% | 0 |
| | People Animals Nature | PAN | 4,606 | 1.29% | 0 |
| | LIVRE | L | 2,883 | 0.81% | 0 |
| | React, Include, Recycle | RIR | 1,822 | 0.51% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 1,414 | 0.40% | 0 |
| | National Democratic Alternative | ADN | 677 | 0.19% | 0 |
| | Earth Party | PT | 491 | 0.14% | 0 |
| | Volt Portugal | Volt | 433 | 0.12% | 0 |
| | Socialist Alternative Movement | MAS | 403 | 0.11% | 0 |
| | Ergue-te | E | 217 | 0.06% | 0 |
| | Together for the People | JPP | 193 | 0.05% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 356,707 | 100.00% | 16 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 4,743 | 1.30% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 3,425 | 0.94% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 364,875 | 56.78% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 642,623 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Bruno Aragão (PS); Filipe Neto Brandão (PS); Paula Cardoso (PSD); Helga Correia (PSD); Susana Correia (PS); Rui Cruz (PSD); Jorge Galveias (CH); António Topa Gomes (PSD); Carla Madureira (PSD); Hugo Oliveira (PS); Joana Sá Pereira (PS); Cláudia Santos (PS); Pedro Nuno Santos (PS); Porfírio Silva (PS); Ricardo Sousa (PSD); and Rui Vilar (PSD).

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

Results of the 2019 legislative election held on 6 October 2019:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 120,870 | 36.05% | 7 |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 118,165 | 35.25% | 6 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 35,074 | 10.46% | 2 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 20,070 | 5.99% | 1 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 10,742 | 3.20% | 0 |
| | People Animals Nature | PAN | 10,442 | 3.11% | 0 |
| | Liberal Initiative | IL | 3,566 | 1.06% | 0 |
| | React, Include, Recycle | RIR | 2,750 | 0.82% | 0 |
| | Chega | CH | 2,601 | 0.78% | 0 |
| | LIVRE | L | 2,410 | 0.72% | 0 |
| | Alliance | A | 2,179 | 0.65% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 1,892 | 0.56% | 0 |
| | Earth Party | PT | 715 | 0.21% | 0 |
| | United Party of Retirees and Pensioners | PURP | 701 | 0.21% | 0 |
| | National Renewal Party | PNR | 677 | 0.20% | 0 |
| | We, the Citizens! | NC | 622 | 0.19% | 0 |
| | Democratic Republican Party | PDR | 562 | 0.17% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Labour Party | PTP | 560 | 0.17% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 390 | 0.12% | 0 |
| | Together for the People | JPP | 266 | 0.08% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 335,254 | 100.00% | 16 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 10,596 | 3.01% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 6,243 | 1.77% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 352,093 | 54.53% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 645,650 | | |
The following candidates were elected: João Pinho de Almeida (CDS-PP); Filipe Neto Brandão (PS); Bruno Coimbra (PSD); Helga Correia (PSD); Susana Correia (PS); Moisés Ferreira (BE); Carla Madureira (PSD); André Neves (PSD); Hugo Oliveira (PS); Nelson Peralta (BE); Joana Sá Pereira (PS); Ana Miguel dos Santos (PSD); Cláudia Santos (PS); Pedro Nuno Santos (PS); Porfírio Silva (PS); and António Topa (PSD).

##### 2015

Results of the 2015 legislative election held on 4 October 2015:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Portugal Ahead | PàF | 177,321 | 50.17% | 10 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 102,769 | 29.08% | 5 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 35,347 | 10.00% | 1 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 16,051 | 4.54% | 0 |
| | Democratic Republican Party | PDR | 4,799 | 1.36% | 0 |
| | People Animals Nature | PAN | 3,630 | 1.03% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 3,387 | 0.96% | 0 |
| | National Renewal Party | PNR | 1,699 | 0.48% | 0 |
| | LIVRE | L | 1,659 | 0.47% | 0 |
| | The Earth Party Movement | MPT | 1,328 | 0.38% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 1,298 | 0.37% | 0 |
| | ACT! (Portuguese Labour Party and Socialist Alternative Movement) | AGIR | 1,270 | 0.36% | 0 |
| | We, the Citizens! | NC | 1,009 | 0.29% | 0 |
| | Citizenship and Christian Democracy | PPV/CDC | 802 | 0.23% | 0 |
| | United Party of Retirees and Pensioners | PURP | 635 | 0.18% | 0 |
| | Together for the People | JPP | 448 | 0.13% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 353,452 | 100.00% | 16 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 9,159 | 2.48% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 6,123 | 1.66% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 368,734 | 56.08% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 657,457 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Amadeu Soares Albergaria (PàF); Rosa Albernaz (PS); João Pinho de Almeida (PàF); Fernando Rocha Andrade (PS); Regina Bastos (PàF); Filipe Neto Brandão (PS); Bruno Coimbra (PàF); Helga Correia (PàF); Moisés Ferreira (BE); Susana Lamas (PàF); António Carlos Monteiro (PàF); Luís Montenegro (PàF); Ulisses Pereira (PàF); Pedro Nuno Santos (PS); Porfírio Silva (PS); and António Topa (PàF).

##### 2011

Results of the 2011 legislative election held on 5 June 2011:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 170,869 | 46.36% | 8 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 99,652 | 27.04% | 5 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 49,539 | 13.44% | 2 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 19,327 | 5.24% | 1 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 15,729 | 4.27% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 3,284 | 0.89% | 0 |
| | Party for Animals and Nature | PAN | 3,040 | 0.82% | 0 |
| | National Renewal Party | PNR | 1,354 | 0.37% | 0 |
| | Hope for Portugal Movement | MEP | 1,318 | 0.36% | 0 |
| | The Earth Party Movement | MPT | 1,297 | 0.35% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 1,046 | 0.28% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Labour Party | PTP | 993 | 0.27% | 0 |
| | Pro-Life Party | PPV | 720 | 0.20% | 0 |
| | Democratic Party of the Atlantic | PDA | 408 | 0.11% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 368,576 | 100.00% | 16 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 11,055 | 2.88% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 4,705 | 1.22% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 384,336 | 59.00% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 651,452 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Amadeu Soares Albergaria (PSD); Rosa Albernaz (PS); Raúl de Almeida (CDS-PP); Helena André (PS); Filipe Neto Brandão (PS); Paula Cardoso (PSD); Paulo Cavaleiro (PSD); Bruno Coimbra (PSD); Luís Montenegro (PSD); Ulisses Pereira (PSD); Sérgio Sousa Pinto (PS); Paulo Portas (CDS-PP); Carla Rodrigues (PSD); Couto dos Santos (PSD); Pedro Nuno Santos (PS); and Pedro Filipe Soares (BE).

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

Results of the 2009 legislative election held on 27 September 2009:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 134,842 | 35.65% | 7 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 131,693 | 34.82% | 6 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 50,663 | 13.39% | 2 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 34,975 | 9.25% | 1 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 14,985 | 3.96% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 2,960 | 0.78% | 0 |
| | Merit and Society Movement | MMS | 2,520 | 0.67% | 0 |
| | Hope for Portugal Movement | MEP | 1,501 | 0.40% | 0 |
| | New Democracy Party | ND | 1,030 | 0.27% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 1,004 | 0.27% | 0 |
| | Pro-Life Party | PPV | 759 | 0.20% | 0 |
| | National Renewal Party | PNR | 680 | 0.18% | 0 |
| | The Earth Party Movement and Humanist Party | MPT-PH | 645 | 0.17% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 378,257 | 100.00% | 16 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 7,073 | 1.81% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 4,852 | 1.24% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 390,182 | 60.67% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 643,077 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Amadeu Soares Albergaria (PSD); Rosa Albernaz (PS); Raúl de Almeida (CDS-PP); Filipe Neto Brandão (PS); Afonso Candal (PS); Paula Cardoso (PSD); Paulo Cavaleiro (PSD); Vítor Fontes (PS); Luís Montenegro (PSD); Ulisses Pereira (PSD); Sérgio Sousa Pinto (PS); Paulo Portas (CDS-PP); Carla Rodrigues (PSD); Maria de Belém Roseira (PS); Couto dos Santos (PSD); and Pedro Filipe Soares (BE).

##### 2005

Results of the 2005 legislative election held on 20 February 2005:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 159,955 | 42.26% | 8 |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 139,109 | 36.75% | 6 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 38,001 | 10.04% | 1 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 19,846 | 5.24% | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 13,809 | 3.65% | 0 |
| | New Democracy Party | ND | 3,543 | 0.94% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 2,370 | 0.63% | 0 |
| | Humanist Party | PH | 1,092 | 0.29% | 0 |
| | National Renewal Party | PNR | 768 | 0.20% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 378,493 | 100.00% | 15 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 7,411 | 1.90% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 3,789 | 0.97% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 389,693 | 65.11% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 598,528 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Rosa Albernaz (PS); Costa Amorim (PS); Regina Bastos (PSD); Afonso Candal (PS); Maria do Rosário Carneiro (PS); Armando França (PS); Hermínio Loureiro (PSD); Luís Marques Mendes (PSD); Luís Montenegro (PSD); Manuel Oliveira (PSD); Manuel Pinho (PS); Paulo Portas (CDS-PP); José Manuel Ribeiro (PSD); Pedro Nuno Santos (PS); and Helena Terra (PS).

##### 2002

Results of the 2002 legislative election held on 17 March 2002:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 169,926 | 47.22% | 8 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 122,606 | 34.07% | 5 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 47,131 | 13.10% | 2 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 9,554 | 2.66% | 0 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 6,647 | 1.85% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 1,472 | 0.41% | 0 |
| | Humanist Party | PH | 933 | 0.26% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 819 | 0.23% | 0 |
| | The Earth Party Movement | MPT | 760 | 0.21% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 359,848 | 100.00% | 15 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 3,718 | 1.01% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 2,937 | 0.80% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 366,503 | 61.66% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 594,408 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Rosa Albernaz (PS); Afonso Candal (PS); João Cravinho (PS); Isménia Franco (PSD); Acílio Gala (CDS-PP); Antero Gaspar (PS); Jorge Oliveira Godinho (PSD); Hermínio Loureiro (PSD); Gonçalo Breda Marques (PSD); Luís Marques Mendes (PSD); Luís Montenegro (PSD); Manuel Oliveira (PSD); Paulo Portas (CDS-PP); Maria de Belém Roseira (PS); and Cruz Silva (PSD).

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

Results of the 1999 legislative election held on 10 October 1999:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 145,577 | 40.88% | 7 |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 138,717 | 38.96% | 6 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 49,196 | 13.82% | 2 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 12,787 | 3.59% | 0 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 4,677 | 1.31% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 1,520 | 0.43% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 1,142 | 0.32% | 0 |
| | Humanist Party | PH | 971 | 0.27% | 0 |
| | The Earth Party Movement | MPT | 842 | 0.24% | 0 |
| | National Solidarity Party | PSN | 662 | 0.19% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 356,091 | 100.00% | 15 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 3,424 | 0.94% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 2,822 | 0.78% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 362,337 | 63.40% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 571,554 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Rosa Albernaz (PS); Castro de Almeida (PSD); Afonso Candal (PS); João Cravinho (PS); Acílio Gala (CDS-PP); Antero Gaspar (PS); Hermínio Loureiro (PSD); Rui Marqueiro (PS); Luís Marques Mendes (PSD); José Mota (PS); Manuel Oliveira (PSD); Paulo Portas (CDS-PP); Cruz Silva (PSD); João Carlos da Silva (PS); and Armando Vieira (PSD).

##### 1995

Results of the 1995 legislative election held on 1 October 1995:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 158,152 | 41.91% | 6 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 154,396 | 40.92% | 6 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 48,383 | 12.82% | 2 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 10,522 | 2.79% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 1,440 | 0.38% | 0 |
| | Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 1,385 | 0.37% | 0 |
| | Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 1,124 | 0.30% | 0 |
| | National Solidarity Party | PSN | 851 | 0.23% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party and The Earth Party Movement | PPM-MPT | 610 | 0.16% | 0 |
| | People's Party | PG | 459 | 0.12% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 377,322 | 100.00% | 14 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 2,750 | 0.72% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 3,604 | 0.94% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 383,676 | 71.18% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 539,057 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Rosa Albernaz (PS); Castro de Almeida (PSD); Carlos Candal (PS); Jorge Roque Cunha (PSD); Antero Gaspar (PS); Hermínio Loureiro (PSD); Gilberto Parca Madail (PSD); Rui Marques (CDS-PP); Manuel Strecht Monteiro (PS); José Mota (PS); Manuel Oliveira (PSD); José Pacheco Pereira (PSD); Paulo Portas (CDS-PP); and António Reis (PS).

##### 1991

Results of the 1991 legislative election held on 6 October 1991:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 217,615 | 59.56% | 9 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 103,308 | 28.27% | 4 |
| | Social Democratic Centre Party | CDS | 22,624 | 6.19% | 1 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 10,427 | 2.85% | 0 |
| | National Solidarity Party | PSN | 4,628 | 1.27% | 0 |
| | Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 2,148 | 0.59% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 1,646 | 0.45% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 1,409 | 0.39% | 0 |
| | Democratic Renewal Party | PRD | 1,133 | 0.31% | 0 |
| | Left Revolutionary Front | FER | 462 | 0.13% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 365,400 | 100.00% | 14 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 2,380 | 0.64% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 3,352 | 0.90% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 371,132 | 70.77% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 524,428 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Ferraz de Abreu (PS); Maria Manuela Aguiar (PSD); Castro de Almeida (PSD); Adérito Campos (PSD); Carlos Candal (PS); Manuel Baptista Cardoso (PSD); Ângelo Correia (PSD); Elias da Costa (PSD); Oliveira Costa (PSD); Teresa Santa Clara Gomes (PS); Jaime Milhomens (PSD); José Mota (PS); Girão Pereira (CDS); and José Júlio Ribeiro (PSD).

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

Results of the 1987 legislative election held on 19 July 1987:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 215,540 | 61.52% | 11 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 81,675 | 23.31% | 4 |
| | Social Democratic Centre Party | CDS | 18,794 | 5.36% | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 15,784 | 4.50% | 0 |
| | Democratic Renewal Party | PRD | 9,493 | 2.71% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Democratic Movement | MDP | 2,692 | 0.77% | 0 |
| | Christian Democratic Party | PDC | 1,408 | 0.40% | 0 |
| | Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 1,371 | 0.39% | 0 |
| | Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 1,355 | 0.39% | 0 |
| | Communist Party (Reconstructed) | PC(R) | 841 | 0.24% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 761 | 0.22% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 662 | 0.19% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 350,376 | 100.00% | 15 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 2,602 | 0.73% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 4,155 | 1.16% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 357,133 | 74.74% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 477,832 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Ferraz de Abreu (PS); Casimiro de Almeida (PSD); Valdemar Alves (PSD); Joaquim Araújo (PS); Adérito Campos (PSD); José Ferreira de Campos (PSD); Carlos Candal (PS); Manuel Baptista Cardoso (PSD); Ângelo Correia (PSD); Oliveira Costa (PSD); Arnaldo Brito Lhamas (PSD); Gilberto Parca Madail (PSD); Jaime Milhomens (PSD); José Mota (PS); and Flausino Silva (PS).

##### 1985

Results of the 1985 legislative election held on 6 October 1985:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 135,247 | 39.31% | 6 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 80,849 | 23.50% | 4 |
| | Social Democratic Centre Party | CDS | 47,501 | 13.81% | 2 |
| | Democratic Renewal Party | PRD | 47,026 | 13.67% | 2 |
| | United People Alliance | APU | 22,735 | 6.61% | 1 |
| | Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 2,791 | 0.81% | 0 |
| | Christian Democratic Party | PDC | 2,567 | 0.75% | 0 |
| | Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 2,024 | 0.59% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 1,348 | 0.39% | 0 |
| | Workers' Party of Socialist Unity | POUS | 1,225 | 0.36% | 0 |
| | Communist Party (Reconstructed) | PC(R) | 738 | 0.21% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 344,051 | 100.00% | 15 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 2,576 | 0.73% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 5,477 | 1.56% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 352,104 | 75.85% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 464,194 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Ferraz de Abreu (PS); Adérito Campos (PSD); Carlos Candal (PS); José Manuel Casqueiro (PSD); Ângelo Correia (PSD); Manuel Fonseca (PSD); António Frederico (PS); Arnaldo Brito Lhamas (PSD); Joaquim Martins (PSD); César de Menezes (CDS); José Mota (PS); Girão Pereira (CDS); Rui de Sá (PRD); Aníbal Santos (PRD); and Zita Seabra (APU).

##### 1983

Results of the 1983 legislative election held on 25 April 1983:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 125,035 | 37.49% | 6 |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 119,058 | 35.69% | 6 |
| | Social Democratic Centre Party | CDS | 56,115 | 16.82% | 2 |
| | United People Alliance | APU | 23,963 | 7.18% | 1 |
| | Christian Democratic Party | PDC | 2,396 | 0.72% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 1,836 | 0.55% | 0 |
| | Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 1,684 | 0.50% | 0 |
| | Workers' Party of Socialist Unity | POUS | 870 | 0.26% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 806 | 0.24% | 0 |
| | Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 785 | 0.24% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Marxist–Leninist Communist Organization | OCMLP | 518 | 0.16% | 0 |
| | Socialist Workers League | LST | 490 | 0.15% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 333,556 | 100.00% | 15 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 2,184 | 0.64% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 6,350 | 1.86% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 342,090 | 79.06% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 432,703 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Ferraz de Abreu (PS); Mário Adegas (PSD); Rosa Albernaz (PS); Rocha de Almeida (PSD); António Bagão (CDS); Alberto Camboa (PS); Adérito Campos (PSD); Ângelo Correia (PSD); Manuel Fonseca (PSD); António Frederico (PS); José Mota (PS); Girão Pereira (CDS); Faria dos Santos (PSD); Zita Seabra (APU); and José Valente (PS).

##### 1980

Results of the 1980 legislative election held on 5 October 1980:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Democratic Alliance | AD | 211,408 | 60.00% | 10 |
| | Republican and Socialist Front | FRS | 97,457 | 27.66% | 4 |
| | United People Alliance | APU | 24,553 | 6.97% | 1 |
| | Workers' Party of Socialist Unity | POUS | 6,341 | 1.80% | 0 |
| | Labour Party | PT | 2,737 | 0.78% | 0 |
| | Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 2,674 | 0.76% | 0 |
| | Christian Democratic Party, Independent Movement for the National Reconstruction / Party of the Portuguese Right and National Front | PDC- MIRN/ PDP- FN | 2,550 | 0.72% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 2,504 | 0.71% | 0 |
| | Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 2,135 | 0.61% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 352,359 | 100.00% | 15 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,722 | 0.48% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 5,185 | 1.44% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 359,266 | 86.08% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 417,378 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Mário Adegas (AD); Valdemar Alves (AD); Adérito Campos (AD); Carlos Candal (FRS); Luis Coimbra (AD); Ângelo Correia (AD); Gomes Fernandes (FRS); Manuel Fonseca (AD); Teresa Santa Clara Gomes (FRS); Mário Henriques (AD); Vital Moreira (APU); Girão Pereira (AD); Maria José Sampaio (AD); Faria dos Santos (AD); and Avelino Zenha (FRS).

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

Results of the 1979 legislative election held on 2 December 1979:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Democratic Alliance | AD | 202,837 | 58.07% | 9 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 101,574 | 29.08% | 5 |
| | United People Alliance | APU | 28,251 | 8.09% | 1 |
| | Christian Democratic Party | PDC | 6,149 | 1.76% | 0 |
| | Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 4,148 | 1.19% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 2,599 | 0.74% | 0 |
| | Left-wing Union for the Socialist Democracy | UEDS | 1,940 | 0.56% | 0 |
| | Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 1,790 | 0.51% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 349,288 | 100.00% | 15 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,985 | 0.55% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 6,653 | 1.86% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 357,926 | 88.28% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 405,459 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Mário Adegas (AD); Valdemar Alves (AD); Alberto Camboa (PS); Carlos Candal (PS); José Ribeiro e Castro (AD); Ângelo Correia (AD); Amadeu Cruz (PS); Manuel Fonseca (AD); António Ferreira Melo (AD); Vital Moreira (APU); Rui Pena (AD); Fernando Raimundo Rodrigues (AD); Manuel Melo Santos (PS); Armando Adão Silva (AD); and Avelino Zenha (PS).

##### 1976

Results of the 1976 legislative election held on 25 April 1976:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Democratic People's Party | PPD | 113,595 | 36.72% | 6 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 99,647 | 32.21% | 5 |
| | Social Democratic Centre Party | CDS | 72,638 | 23.48% | 4 |
| | Portuguese Communist Party | PCP | 11,962 | 3.87% | 0 |
| | Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 2,955 | 0.96% | 0 |
| | Christian Democratic Party | PDC | 1,591 | 0.51% | 0 |
| | Movement of Socialist Left | MES | 1,519 | 0.49% | 0 |
| | Re-Organized Movement of the Party of the Proletariat | MRPP | 1,330 | 0.43% | 0 |
| | People's Socialist Front | FSP | 1,224 | 0.40% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 1,187 | 0.38% | 0 |
| | Worker–Peasant Alliance | AOC | 935 | 0.30% | 0 |
| | Internationalist Communist League | LCI | 804 | 0.26% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 309,387 | 100.00% | 15 |
| Rejected votes | Rejected votes | Rejected votes | 13,730 | 4.25% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 323,117 | 84.60% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 381,918 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Mário Cal Brandão (PS); Carlos Candal (PS); José Rebocho Christo (CDS); Ângelo Correia (PPD); Arnaldo Brito Lhamas (PPD); Victor Machado (CDS); Sebastião Marques (PPD); Alcides Monteiro (PS); Álvaro Dias Ribeiro (CDS); José Júlio Ribeiro (PPD); Cunha Rodrigues (PPD); Reinaldo Rodrigues (PS); Maria José Sampaio (CDS); António Júlio Silva (PPD); and Avelino Zenha (PS).