# Guarda (Assembly of the Republic constituency)

Guarda 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 Guarda. The constituency currently elects three 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 141,065 registered electors.

## Electoral system

Guarda currently elects three 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 | 1,331 | 1.61% | 0 | 2,299 | 2.78% | 0 | 27,094 | 32.81% | 1 | 822 | 1.00% | 0 | | | | 29,013 | 35.13% | 1 | 1,910 | 2.31% | 0 | | | | 15,837 | 19.18% | 1 |
| 2022 | 1,364 | 1.81% | 0 | 2,368 | 3.14% | 0 | 34,867 | 46.16% | 2 | 506 | 0.67% | 0 | | | | 25,882 | 34.27% | 1 | 1,492 | 1.98% | 0 | 1,716 | 2.27% | 0 | 6,134 | 8.12% | 0 |
| 2019 | 2,295 | 3.16% | 0 | 5,990 | 8.25% | 0 | 28,789 | 39.67% | 2 | 1,223 | 1.69% | 0 | | | | 26,349 | 36.30% | 1 | 461 | 0.64% | 0 | 3,823 | 5.27% | 0 | 1,135 | 1.56% | 0 |
| 2015 | 3,380 | 4.13% | 0 | 6,348 | 7.75% | 0 | 28,867 | 35.26% | 2 | 734 | 0.90% | 0 | | | | 39,018 | 47.66% | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2011 | 3,299 | 3.71% | 0 | 3,114 | 3.50% | 0 | 26,263 | 29.53% | 1 | 520 | 0.58% | 0 | | | | 43,024 | 48.38% | 3 | | | | 10,426 | 11.72% | 0 | 286 | 0.32% | 0 |
| 2009 | 3,344 | 3.37% | 0 | 7,730 | 7.80% | 0 | 36,839 | 37.16% | 2 | | | | | | | 36,428 | 36.74% | 2 | | | | 11,426 | 11.52% | 0 | 299 | 0.30% | 0 |
| 2005 | 2,969 | 3.03% | 0 | 3,452 | 3.53% | 0 | 47,290 | 48.31% | 2 | | | | | | | 35,092 | 35.85% | 2 | | | | 7,035 | 7.19% | 0 | | | |
| 2002 | 2,234 | 2.26% | 0 | 1,231 | 1.25% | 0 | 34,991 | 35.42% | 2 | | | | | | | 48,972 | 49.58% | 2 | | | | 9,657 | 9.78% | 0 | | | |
| 1999 | 3,228 | 3.24% | 0 | 1,088 | 1.09% | 0 | 44,271 | 44.41% | 2 | | | | | | | 40,004 | 40.13% | 2 | | | | 10,014 | 10.05% | 0 | | | |
| 1995 | 2,602 | 2.35% | 0 | 582 | 0.53% | 0 | 49,498 | 44.70% | 2 | | | | | | | 45,285 | 40.90% | 2 | | | | 11,265 | 10.17% | 0 | | | |
| 1991 | 2,545 | 2.30% | 0 | | | | 30,288 | 27.37% | 1 | | | | 886 | 0.80% | 0 | 66,306 | 59.92% | 3 | | | | 6,676 | 6.03% | 0 | | | |
| 1987 | 3,934 | 3.42% | 0 | 325 | 0.28% | 0 | 25,783 | 22.42% | 1 | | | | 2,369 | 2.06% | 0 | 71,133 | 61.86% | 4 | | | | 7,827 | 6.81% | 0 | | | |
| 1985 | 6,234 | 5.42% | 0 | 961 | 0.84% | 0 | 27,652 | 24.04% | 2 | | | | 12,970 | 11.27% | 0 | 39,984 | 34.76% | 2 | | | | 23,139 | 20.11% | 1 | | | |
| 1983 | 5,806 | 5.10% | 0 | 410 | 0.36% | 0 | 39,618 | 34.79% | 2 | | | | | | | 37,233 | 32.69% | 2 | | | | 28,135 | 24.71% | 1 | | | |
| 1980 | 6,517 | 5.15% | 0 | 971 | 0.77% | 0 | 34,428 | 27.18% | 1 | | | | | | | 79,196 | 62.53% | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1979 | 7,202 | 5.57% | 0 | 1,250 | 0.97% | 0 | 35,112 | 27.15% | 1 | | | | | | | 81,115 | 62.73% | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1976 | 3,583 | 3.16% | 0 | 1,368 | 1.21% | 0 | 30,746 | 27.14% | 2 | | | | | | | 31,307 | 27.63% | 2 | | | | 39,120 | 34.53% | 2 | | | |
(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 | 29,013 | 35.13% | 1 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 27,094 | 32.81% | 1 |
| | Chega | CH | 15,837 | 19.18% | 1 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 2,299 | 2.78% | 0 |
| | National Democratic Alternative | ADN | 2,181 | 2.64% | 0 |
| | Liberal Initiative | IL | 1,910 | 2.31% | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 1,331 | 1.61% | 0 |
| | LIVRE | L | 1,153 | 1.40% | 0 |
| | People Animals Nature | PAN | 822 | 1.00% | 0 |
| | New Right | ND | 292 | 0.35% | 0 |
| | React, Include, Recycle | RIR | 289 | 0.35% | 0 |
| | Ergue-te | E | 184 | 0.22% | 0 |
| | Volt Portugal | Volt | 96 | 0.12% | 0 |
| | Alternative 21 (Earth Party and Alliance) | PT-A | 80 | 0.10% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 82,581 | 100.00% | 3 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,163 | 1.37% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 1,290 | 1.52% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 85,034 | 60.28% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 141,065 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Ana Mendes Godinho (PS); Nuno Simões de Melo (CH); and Dulcineia Catarina Moura (AD).

##### 2022

Results of the 2022 legislative election held on 30 January 2022:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 34,867 | 46.16% | 2 |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 25,882 | 34.27% | 1 |
| | Chega | CH | 6,134 | 8.12% | 0 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 2,368 | 3.14% | 0 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 1,716 | 2.27% | 0 |
| | Liberal Initiative | IL | 1,492 | 1.98% | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 1,364 | 1.81% | 0 |
| | People Animals Nature | PAN | 506 | 0.67% | 0 |
| | LIVRE | L | 419 | 0.55% | 0 |
| | React, Include, Recycle | RIR | 341 | 0.45% | 0 |
| | Ergue-te | E | 120 | 0.16% | 0 |
| | Volt Portugal | Volt | 117 | 0.15% | 0 |
| | Earth Party | PT | 69 | 0.09% | 0 |
| | Socialist Alternative Movement | MAS | 67 | 0.09% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Labour Party | PTP | 66 | 0.09% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 75,528 | 100.00% | 3 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 782 | 1.01% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 936 | 1.21% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 77,246 | 52.89% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 146,041 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Gustavo Duarte (PSD); Ana Mendes Godinho (PS); and António Monteirinho (PS).

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

Results of the 2019 legislative election held on 6 October 2019:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 28,789 | 39.67% | 2 |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 26,349 | 36.30% | 1 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 5,990 | 8.25% | 0 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 3,823 | 5.27% | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 2,295 | 3.16% | 0 |
| | People Animals Nature | PAN | 1,223 | 1.69% | 0 |
| | Chega | CH | 1,135 | 1.56% | 0 |
| | Liberal Initiative | IL | 461 | 0.64% | 0 |
| | React, Include, Recycle | RIR | 458 | 0.63% | 0 |
| | Alliance | A | 406 | 0.56% | 0 |
| | LIVRE | L | 373 | 0.51% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 363 | 0.50% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Labour Party | PTP | 171 | 0.24% | 0 |
| | National Renewal Party | PNR | 165 | 0.23% | 0 |
| | United Party of Retirees and Pensioners | PURP | 154 | 0.21% | 0 |
| | Earth Party | PT | 122 | 0.17% | 0 |
| | We, the Citizens! | NC | 118 | 0.16% | 0 |
| | Democratic Republican Party | PDR | 103 | 0.14% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 80 | 0.11% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 72,578 | 100.00% | 3 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 2,030 | 2.65% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 2,041 | 2.66% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 76,649 | 50.58% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 151,535 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Ana Mendes Godinho (PS); Santinho Pacheco (PS); and Carlos Peixoto (PSD).

##### 2015

Results of the 2015 legislative election held on 4 October 2015:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Portugal Ahead | PàF | 39,018 | 47.66% | 2 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 28,867 | 35.26% | 2 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 6,348 | 7.75% | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 3,380 | 4.13% | 0 |
| | Democratic Republican Party | PDR | 957 | 1.17% | 0 |
| | People Animals Nature | PAN | 734 | 0.90% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 690 | 0.84% | 0 |
| | National Renewal Party | PNR | 391 | 0.48% | 0 |
| | The Earth Party Movement | MPT | 299 | 0.37% | 0 |
| | LIVRE | L | 289 | 0.35% | 0 |
| | ACT! (Portuguese Labour Party and Socialist Alternative Movement) | AGIR | 278 | 0.34% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 214 | 0.26% | 0 |
| | We, the Citizens! | NC | 182 | 0.22% | 0 |
| | United Party of Retirees and Pensioners | PURP | 143 | 0.17% | 0 |
| | Together for the People | JPP | 82 | 0.10% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 81,872 | 100.00% | 4 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,737 | 2.03% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 2,000 | 2.34% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 85,609 | 52.37% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 163,456 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Ângela Guerra (PàF); Santinho Pacheco (PS); Carlos Peixoto (PàF); and Maria Antónia Almeida Santos (PS).

##### 2011

Results of the 2011 legislative election held on 5 June 2011:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 43,024 | 48.38% | 3 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 26,263 | 29.53% | 1 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 10,426 | 11.72% | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 3,299 | 3.71% | 0 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 3,114 | 3.50% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 755 | 0.85% | 0 |
| | Party for Animals and Nature | PAN | 520 | 0.58% | 0 |
| | Pro-Life Party | PPV | 286 | 0.32% | 0 |
| | The Earth Party Movement | MPT | 251 | 0.28% | 0 |
| | Hope for Portugal Movement | MEP | 225 | 0.25% | 0 |
| | Democratic Party of the Atlantic | PDA | 200 | 0.22% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Labour Party | PTP | 199 | 0.22% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 191 | 0.21% | 0 |
| | National Renewal Party | PNR | 178 | 0.20% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 88,931 | 100.00% | 4 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 2,241 | 2.41% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 1,700 | 1.83% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 92,872 | 53.87% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 172,393 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Paulo Ribeiro de Campos (PS); Ângela Guerra (PSD); Manuel Meirinho Martins (PSD); and Carlos Peixoto (PSD).

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

Results of the 2009 legislative election held on 27 September 2009:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 36,839 | 37.16% | 2 |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 36,428 | 36.74% | 2 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 11,426 | 11.52% | 0 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 7,730 | 7.80% | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 3,344 | 3.37% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 1,114 | 1.12% | 0 |
| | New Democracy Party | ND | 518 | 0.52% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 339 | 0.34% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Labour Party | PTP | 330 | 0.33% | 0 |
| | Pro-Life Party | PPV | 299 | 0.30% | 0 |
| | Hope for Portugal Movement | MEP | 291 | 0.29% | 0 |
| | The Earth Party Movement and Humanist Party | MPT-PH | 287 | 0.29% | 0 |
| | Merit and Society Movement | MMS | 197 | 0.20% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 99,142 | 100.00% | 4 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,473 | 1.44% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 1,751 | 1.71% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 102,366 | 64.76% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 158,060 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Francisco de Assis (PS); José Pereira Marques (PS); Carlos Peixoto (PSD); and João Prata (PSD).

##### 2005

Results of the 2005 legislative election held on 20 February 2005:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 47,290 | 48.31% | 2 |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 35,092 | 35.85% | 2 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 7,035 | 7.19% | 0 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 3,452 | 3.53% | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 2,969 | 3.03% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 673 | 0.69% | 0 |
| | New Democracy Party | ND | 661 | 0.68% | 0 |
| | Humanist Party | PH | 372 | 0.38% | 0 |
| | National Renewal Party | PNR | 337 | 0.34% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 97,881 | 100.00% | 4 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,635 | 1.62% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 1,540 | 1.52% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 101,056 | 59.96% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 168,539 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Fernando Cabral (PS); Miguel Frasquilho (PSD); Ana Manso (PSD); and Joaquim Pina Moura (PS).

##### 2002

Results of the 2002 legislative election held on 17 March 2002:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 48,972 | 49.58% | 2 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 34,991 | 35.42% | 2 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 9,657 | 9.78% | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 2,234 | 2.26% | 0 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 1,231 | 1.25% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 543 | 0.55% | 0 |
| | The Earth Party Movement | MPT | 458 | 0.46% | 0 |
| | Humanist Party | PH | 384 | 0.39% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 305 | 0.31% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 98,775 | 100.00% | 4 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 839 | 0.83% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 1,295 | 1.28% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 100,909 | 61.01% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 165,405 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Fernando Cabral (PS); Ana Manso (PSD); Joaquim Pina Moura (PS); and Vasco Valdez (PSD).

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

Results of the 1999 legislative election held on 10 October 1999:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 44,271 | 44.41% | 2 |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 40,004 | 40.13% | 2 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 10,014 | 10.05% | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 3,228 | 3.24% | 0 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 1,088 | 1.09% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 667 | 0.67% | 0 |
| | The Earth Party Movement | MPT | 413 | 0.41% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 99,685 | 100.00% | 4 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 897 | 0.88% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 1,513 | 1.48% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 102,095 | 59.49% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 171,619 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Álvaro Amaro (PSD); Maria do Carmo Borges (PS); Ana Manso (PSD); and Santinho Pacheco (PS).

##### 1995

Results of the 1995 legislative election held on 1 October 1995:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 49,498 | 44.70% | 2 |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 45,285 | 40.90% | 2 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 11,265 | 10.17% | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 2,602 | 2.35% | 0 |
| | Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 582 | 0.53% | 0 |
| | Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 534 | 0.48% | 0 |
| | National Solidarity Party | PSN | 485 | 0.44% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 479 | 0.43% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 110,730 | 100.00% | 4 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 802 | 0.71% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 1,874 | 1.65% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 113,406 | 64.14% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 176,818 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Álvaro Amaro (PSD); António Gouveia (PSD); Carlos Alberto Santos (PS); and António José Seguro (PS).

##### 1991

Results of the 1991 legislative election held on 6 October 1991:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 66,306 | 59.92% | 3 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 30,288 | 27.37% | 1 |
| | Social Democratic Centre Party | CDS | 6,676 | 6.03% | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 2,545 | 2.30% | 0 |
| | National Solidarity Party | PSN | 1,487 | 1.34% | 0 |
| | Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 1,091 | 0.99% | 0 |
| | Democratic Renewal Party | PRD | 886 | 0.80% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 662 | 0.60% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 387 | 0.35% | 0 |
| | Democratic Party of the Atlantic | PDA | 322 | 0.29% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 110,650 | 100.00% | 4 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 885 | 0.78% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 1,608 | 1.42% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 113,143 | 65.35% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 173,132 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Luís Carrilho da Cunha (PSD); Abílio Curto (PS); Manuel Dias Loureiro (PSD); and Marília Raimundo (PSD).

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

Results of the 1987 legislative election held on 19 July 1987:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 71,133 | 61.86% | 4 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 25,783 | 22.42% | 1 |
| | Social Democratic Centre Party | CDS | 7,827 | 6.81% | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 3,934 | 3.42% | 0 |
| | Democratic Renewal Party | PRD | 2,369 | 2.06% | 0 |
| | Christian Democratic Party | PDC | 1,143 | 0.99% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 667 | 0.58% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 574 | 0.50% | 0 |
| | Communist Party (Reconstructed) | PC(R) | 532 | 0.46% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Democratic Movement | MDP | 379 | 0.33% | 0 |
| | Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 331 | 0.29% | 0 |
| | Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 325 | 0.28% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 114,997 | 100.00% | 5 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,014 | 0.86% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 2,529 | 2.13% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 118,540 | 70.29% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 168,651 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Álvaro de Carvalho (PSD); Abílio Curto (PS); Manuel Dias Loureiro (PSD); Assunção Marques (PSD); and Marília Raimundo (PSD).

##### 1985

Results of the 1985 legislative election held on 6 October 1985:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 39,984 | 34.76% | 2 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 27,652 | 24.04% | 2 |
| | Social Democratic Centre Party | CDS | 23,139 | 20.11% | 1 |
| | Democratic Renewal Party | PRD | 12,970 | 11.27% | 0 |
| | United People Alliance | APU | 6,234 | 5.42% | 0 |
| | Christian Democratic Party | PDC | 1,830 | 1.59% | 0 |
| | Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 961 | 0.84% | 0 |
| | Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 711 | 0.62% | 0 |
| | Workers' Party of Socialist Unity | POUS | 669 | 0.58% | 0 |
| | Communist Party (Reconstructed) | PC(R) | 459 | 0.40% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 433 | 0.38% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 115,042 | 100.00% | 5 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,102 | 0.93% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 2,803 | 2.36% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 118,947 | 71.72% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 165,849 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Abílio Curto (PS); Arménio Matias (PSD); Andrade Pereira (CDS); Marília Raimundo (PSD); and Veiga Simão (PS).

##### 1983

Results of the 1983 legislative election held on 25 April 1983:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 39,618 | 34.79% | 2 |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 37,233 | 32.69% | 2 |
| | Social Democratic Centre Party | CDS | 28,135 | 24.71% | 1 |
| | United People Alliance | APU | 5,806 | 5.10% | 0 |
| | Christian Democratic Party | PDC | 810 | 0.71% | 0 |
| | Workers' Party of Socialist Unity | POUS | 522 | 0.46% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 502 | 0.44% | 0 |
| | Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 410 | 0.36% | 0 |
| | Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 349 | 0.31% | 0 |
| | Socialist Workers League | LST | 253 | 0.22% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 242 | 0.21% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 113,880 | 100.00% | 5 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 895 | 0.76% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 3,518 | 2.97% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 118,293 | 75.13% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 157,442 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Luís Barbosa (CDS); Abílio Curto (PS); Marília Raimundo (PSD); Veiga Simão (PS); and José Valério (PSD).

##### 1980

Results of the 1980 legislative election held on 5 October 1980:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Democratic Alliance | AD | 79,196 | 62.53% | 4 |
| | Republican and Socialist Front | FRS | 34,428 | 27.18% | 1 |
| | United People Alliance | APU | 6,517 | 5.15% | 0 |
| | Workers' Party of Socialist Unity | POUS | 2,280 | 1.80% | 0 |
| | Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 1,010 | 0.80% | 0 |
| | Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 971 | 0.77% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 899 | 0.71% | 0 |
| | Labour Party | PT | 840 | 0.66% | 0 |
| | Christian Democratic Party, Independent Movement for the National Reconstruction / Party of the Portuguese Right and National Front | PDC- MIRN/ PDP- FN | 519 | 0.41% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 126,660 | 100.00% | 5 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,033 | 0.79% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 3,047 | 2.33% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 130,740 | 83.58% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 156,432 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Alberto Antunes (FRS); Luís Barbosa (AD); Emílio Leitão (AD); Fernando Cardote Mesquita (AD); and Marília Raimundo (AD).

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

Results of the 1979 legislative election held on 2 December 1979:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Democratic Alliance | AD | 81,115 | 62.73% | 4 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 35,112 | 27.15% | 1 |
| | United People Alliance | APU | 7,202 | 5.57% | 0 |
| | Christian Democratic Party | PDC | 1,617 | 1.25% | 0 |
| | Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 1,331 | 1.03% | 0 |
| | Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 1,250 | 0.97% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 886 | 0.69% | 0 |
| | Left-wing Union for the Socialist Democracy | UEDS | 805 | 0.62% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 129,318 | 100.00% | 5 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 795 | 0.59% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 3,658 | 2.73% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 133,771 | 86.59% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 154,485 | | |
The following candidates were elected: Carlos Faria Almeida (AD); Luís Barbosa (AD); Assunção Marques (AD); Marília Raimundo (AD); and António de Almeida Santos (PS).

##### 1976

Results of the 1976 legislative election held on 25 April 1976:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Centre Party | CDS | 39,120 | 34.53% | 2 |
| | Democratic People's Party | PPD | 31,307 | 27.63% | 2 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 30,746 | 27.14% | 2 |
| | Portuguese Communist Party | PCP | 3,583 | 3.16% | 0 |
| | People's Socialist Front | FSP | 1,717 | 1.52% | 0 |
| | Christian Democratic Party | PDC | 1,668 | 1.47% | 0 |
| | Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 1,368 | 1.21% | 0 |
| | Movement of Socialist Left | MES | 1,200 | 1.06% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 1,125 | 0.99% | 0 |
| | Re-Organized Movement of the Party of the Proletariat | MRPP | 1,009 | 0.89% | 0 |
| | Internationalist Communist League | LCI | 452 | 0.40% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 113,295 | 100.00% | 6 |
| Rejected votes | Rejected votes | Rejected votes | 8,781 | 7.19% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 122,076 | 82.17% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 148,574 | | |
The following candidates were elected: António Júlio Aguiar (PPD); Carlos Faria Almeida (CDS); Vilhena de Carvalho (PPD); Emílio Leitão (CDS); Eduardo Pereira (PS); and Barros dos Santos (PS).