# Braga (Assembly of the Republic constituency)

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 district constituency has always voted for the national winner of every single legislative election since 1976, being a barometer of the country's political trends.

## Electoral system

Braga currently elects 19 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 | 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 |
| 2022 | 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 |
| 2019 | 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 |
| 2015 | 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 |
| 2011 | 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 |
| 2009 | 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 |
| 2005 | 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 | | | |
| 2002 | 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 | | | |
| 1999 | 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 | | | |
| 1995 | 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 | | | |
| 1991 | 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 | | | |
| 1987 | 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 | | | |
| 1985 | 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 | | | |
| 1983 | 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 | | | |
| 1980 | 32,449 | 8.55% | 1 | 3,346 | 0.88% | 0 | 113,648 | 29.95% | 5 | | | | | | | 212,676 | 56.04% | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1979 | 38,051 | 10.27% | 1 | 5,482 | 1.48% | 0 | 114,886 | 31.00% | 5 | | | | | | | 197,250 | 53.23% | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1976 | 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.)

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

Results of the 2024 legislative election held on 10 March 2024:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Democratic Alliance | AD | 184,493 | 34.06% | 8 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 157,123 | 29.01% | 6 |
| | Chega | CH | 93,859 | 17.33% | 4 |
| | Liberal Initiative | IL | 33,935 | 6.27% | 1 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 21,403 | 3.95% | 0 |
| | LIVRE | L | 12,928 | 2.39% | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 10,130 | 1.87% | 0 |
| | National Democratic Alternative | ADN | 9,967 | 1.84% | 0 |
| | People Animals Nature | PAN | 7,936 | 1.47% | 0 |
| | New Right | ND | 2,616 | 0.48% | 0 |
| | React, Include, Recycle | RIR | 2,230 | 0.41% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 1,899 | 0.35% | 0 |
| | Volt Portugal | Volt | 772 | 0.14% | 0 |
| | Alternative 21 (Earth Party and Alliance) | PT-A | 675 | 0.12% | 0 |
| | Together for the People | JPP | 590 | 0.11% | 0 |
| | We, the Citizens! | NC | 535 | 0.10% | 0 |
| | Ergue-te | E | 515 | 0.10% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 541,606 | 100.00% | 19 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 9,590 | 1.72% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 5,162 | 0.93% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 556,358 | 71.31% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 780,164 | | |
The following candidates were elected: 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).

##### 2022

Results of the 2022 legislative election held on 30 January 2022:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 207,837 | 42.90% | 9 |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 172,021 | 35.50% | 8 |
| | Chega | CH | 28,752 | 5.93% | 1 |
| | Liberal Initiative | IL | 21,437 | 4.42% | 1 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 18,550 | 3.83% | 0 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 13,018 | 2.69% | 0 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 8,216 | 1.70% | 0 |
| | People Animals Nature | PAN | 5,910 | 1.22% | 0 |
| | LIVRE | L | 3,936 | 0.81% | 0 |
| | React, Include, Recycle | RIR | 1,767 | 0.36% | 0 |
| | Socialist Alternative Movement | MAS | 551 | 0.11% | 0 |
| | Ergue-te | E | 495 | 0.10% | 0 |
| | Together for the People | JPP | 481 | 0.10% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Labour Party | PTP | 460 | 0.09% | 0 |
| | Earth Party | PT | 451 | 0.09% | 0 |
| | Volt Portugal | Volt | 357 | 0.07% | 0 |
| | Alliance | A | 286 | 0.06% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 484,525 | 100.00% | 19 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 6,158 | 1.25% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 3,846 | 0.78% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 494,529 | 63.68% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 776,543 | | |
The following candidates were elected: 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).

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

Results of the 2019 legislative election held on 6 October 2019:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 169,608 | 38.27% | 8 |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 158,758 | 35.82% | 8 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 41,357 | 9.33% | 2 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 19,143 | 4.32% | 1 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 18,460 | 4.17% | 0 |
| | People Animals Nature | PAN | 11,949 | 2.70% | 0 |
| | Liberal Initiative | IL | 3,786 | 0.85% | 0 |
| | React, Include, Recycle | RIR | 3,336 | 0.75% | 0 |
| | Chega | CH | 3,192 | 0.72% | 0 |
| | LIVRE | L | 3,168 | 0.71% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 2,333 | 0.53% | 0 |
| | Alliance | A | 2,188 | 0.49% | 0 |
| | We, the Citizens! | NC | 1,018 | 0.23% | 0 |
| | Earth Party | PT | 1,000 | 0.23% | 0 |
| | National Renewal Party | PNR | 857 | 0.19% | 0 |
| | Democratic Republican Party | PDR | 605 | 0.14% | 0 |
| | United Party of Retirees and Pensioners | PURP | 550 | 0.12% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Labour Party | PTP | 523 | 0.12% | 0 |
| | Socialist Alternative Movement | MAS | 508 | 0.11% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 422 | 0.10% | 0 |
| | Together for the People | JPP | 413 | 0.09% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 443,174 | 100.00% | 19 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 14,540 | 3.12% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 7,960 | 1.71% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 465,674 | 59.84% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 778,174 | | |
The following candidates were elected: 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).

##### 2015

Results of the 2015 legislative election held on 4 October 2015:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Portugal Ahead | PàF | 216,367 | 47.29% | 10 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 146,418 | 32.00% | 7 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 41,753 | 9.13% | 1 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 24,623 | 5.38% | 1 |
| | Democratic Republican Party | PDR | 7,509 | 1.64% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 5,442 | 1.19% | 0 |
| | People Animals Nature | PAN | 3,673 | 0.80% | 0 |
| | LIVRE | L | 2,336 | 0.51% | 0 |
| | National Renewal Party | PNR | 1,834 | 0.40% | 0 |
| | ACT! (Portuguese Labour Party and Socialist Alternative Movement) | AGIR | 1,621 | 0.35% | 0 |
| | The Earth Party Movement | MPT | 1,609 | 0.35% | 0 |
| | Citizenship and Christian Democracy | PPV/CDC | 995 | 0.22% | 0 |
| | We, the Citizens! | NC | 974 | 0.21% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 883 | 0.19% | 0 |
| | United Party of Retirees and Pensioners | PURP | 882 | 0.19% | 0 |
| | Together for the People | JPP | 631 | 0.14% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 457,550 | 100.00% | 19 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 10,746 | 2.27% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 6,063 | 1.28% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 474,359 | 60.20% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 787,983 | | |
The following candidates were elected: 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).

##### 2011

Results of the 2011 legislative election held on 5 June 2011:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 194,550 | 41.63% | 9 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 159,476 | 34.13% | 7 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 50,421 | 10.79% | 2 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 23,731 | 5.08% | 1 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 20,488 | 4.38% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 4,264 | 0.91% | 0 |
| | Party for Animals and Nature | PAN | 2,710 | 0.58% | 0 |
| | New Democracy Party | ND | 2,328 | 0.50% | 0 |
| | The Earth Party Movement | MPT | 1,959 | 0.42% | 0 |
| | Hope for Portugal Movement | MEP | 1,630 | 0.35% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Labour Party | PTP | 1,465 | 0.31% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 1,114 | 0.24% | 0 |
| | National Renewal Party | PNR | 1,094 | 0.23% | 0 |
| | Pro-Life Party | PPV | 783 | 0.17% | 0 |
| | Workers' Party of Socialist Unity | POUS | 693 | 0.15% | 0 |
| | Democratic Party of the Atlantic | PDA | 593 | 0.13% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 467,299 | 100.00% | 19 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 12,846 | 2.65% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 5,243 | 1.08% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 485,388 | 62.64% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 774,861 | | |
The following candidates were elected: 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).

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

Results of the 2009 legislative election held on 27 September 2009:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 207,518 | 42.73% | 9 |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 153,178 | 31.54% | 6 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 48,102 | 9.90% | 2 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 38,884 | 8.01% | 1 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 23,075 | 4.75% | 1 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 3,825 | 0.79% | 0 |
| | New Democracy Party | ND | 3,819 | 0.79% | 0 |
| | Hope for Portugal Movement | MEP | 1,531 | 0.32% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 1,518 | 0.31% | 0 |
| | The Earth Party Movement and Humanist Party | MPT-PH | 1,204 | 0.25% | 0 |
| | Merit and Society Movement | MMS | 955 | 0.20% | 0 |
| | National Renewal Party | PNR | 841 | 0.17% | 0 |
| | Pro-Life Party | PPV | 798 | 0.16% | 0 |
| | Workers' Party of Socialist Unity | POUS | 395 | 0.08% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 485,643 | 100.00% | 19 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 6,878 | 1.38% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 4,820 | 0.97% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 497,341 | 65.31% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 761,453 | | |
The following candidates were elected: 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).

##### 2005

Results of the 2005 legislative election held on 20 February 2005:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 218,665 | 46.45% | 9 |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 158,244 | 33.62% | 7 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 37,618 | 7.99% | 1 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 22,988 | 4.88% | 1 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 22,179 | 4.71% | 0 |
| | New Democracy Party | ND | 4,422 | 0.94% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 3,688 | 0.78% | 0 |
| | Humanist Party | PH | 1,317 | 0.28% | 0 |
| | Workers' Party of Socialist Unity | POUS | 865 | 0.18% | 0 |
| | National Renewal Party | PNR | 720 | 0.15% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 470,706 | 100.00% | 18 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 6,631 | 1.38% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 3,921 | 0.81% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 481,258 | 69.76% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 689,897 | | |
The following candidates were elected: 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).

##### 2002

Results of the 2002 legislative election held on 17 March 2002:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 201,443 | 45.09% | 9 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 169,672 | 37.98% | 8 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 42,074 | 9.42% | 1 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 19,808 | 4.43% | 0 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 7,654 | 1.71% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 2,378 | 0.53% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 1,257 | 0.28% | 0 |
| | Humanist Party | PH | 934 | 0.21% | 0 |
| | The Earth Party Movement | MPT | 819 | 0.18% | 0 |
| | Workers' Party of Socialist Unity | POUS | 722 | 0.16% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 446,761 | 100.00% | 18 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 3,160 | 0.70% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 3,376 | 0.74% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 453,297 | 67.30% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 673,510 | | |
The following candidates were elected: 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).

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

Results of the 1999 legislative election held on 10 October 1999:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 194,979 | 44.99% | 8 |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 161,616 | 37.29% | 7 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 38,973 | 8.99% | 1 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 23,828 | 5.50% | 1 |
| | Left Bloc | BE | 5,164 | 1.19% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 2,963 | 0.68% | 0 |
| | National Solidarity Party | PSN | 1,750 | 0.40% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 1,436 | 0.33% | 0 |
| | The Earth Party Movement | MPT | 969 | 0.22% | 0 |
| | Humanist Party | PH | 863 | 0.20% | 0 |
| | Workers' Party of Socialist Unity | POUS | 827 | 0.19% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 433,368 | 100.00% | 17 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 3,107 | 0.71% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 3,417 | 0.78% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 439,892 | 67.49% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 651,832 | | |
The following candidates were elected: 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).

##### 1995

Results of the 1995 legislative election held on 1 October 1995:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 194,375 | 43.66% | 8 |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 173,041 | 38.87% | 7 |
| | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 48,430 | 10.88% | 1 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 20,584 | 4.62% | 0 |
| | Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 2,216 | 0.50% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 2,118 | 0.48% | 0 |
| | Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 1,776 | 0.40% | 0 |
| | National Solidarity Party | PSN | 1,525 | 0.34% | 0 |
| | People's Party | PG | 1,141 | 0.26% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 445,206 | 100.00% | 16 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 2,340 | 0.52% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 5,435 | 1.20% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 452,981 | 70.72% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 640,514 | | |
The following candidates were elected: 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).

##### 1991

Results of the 1991 legislative election held on 6 October 1991:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 227,580 | 54.38% | 10 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 133,607 | 31.92% | 5 |
| | Social Democratic Centre Party | CDS | 23,715 | 5.67% | 1 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 19,327 | 4.62% | 0 |
| | Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 3,441 | 0.82% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 3,291 | 0.79% | 0 |
| | National Solidarity Party | PSN | 3,241 | 0.77% | 0 |
| | Democratic Renewal Party | PRD | 1,686 | 0.40% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 1,329 | 0.32% | 0 |
| | Democratic Party of the Atlantic | PDA | 1,311 | 0.31% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 418,528 | 100.00% | 16 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 2,252 | 0.53% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 4,084 | 0.96% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 424,864 | 79.65% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 533,427 | | |
The following candidates were elected: 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).

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

Results of the 1987 legislative election held on 19 July 1987:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 215,380 | 54.62% | 10 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 104,172 | 26.42% | 5 |
| | Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 24,648 | 6.25% | 1 |
| | Social Democratic Centre Party | CDS | 23,854 | 6.05% | 1 |
| | Democratic Renewal Party | PRD | 13,412 | 3.40% | 0 |
| | Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 2,163 | 0.55% | 0 |
| | Christian Democratic Party | PDC | 2,051 | 0.52% | 0 |
| | Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 1,977 | 0.50% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 1,707 | 0.43% | 0 |
| | Communist Party (Reconstructed) | PC(R) | 1,369 | 0.35% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 1,360 | 0.34% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Democratic Movement | MDP | 1,171 | 0.30% | 0 |
| | Workers' Party of Socialist Unity | POUS | 1,060 | 0.27% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 394,324 | 100.00% | 17 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 3,176 | 0.79% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 5,563 | 1.38% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 403,063 | 77.24% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 521,819 | | |
The following candidates were elected: 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).

##### 1985

Results of the 1985 legislative election held on 6 October 1985:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 130,151 | 33.77% | 6 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 86,285 | 22.39% | 4 |
| | Democratic Renewal Party | PRD | 66,468 | 17.25% | 3 |
| | Social Democratic Centre Party | CDS | 55,331 | 14.36% | 2 |
| | United People Alliance | APU | 33,769 | 8.76% | 1 |
| | Christian Democratic Party | PDC | 3,583 | 0.93% | 0 |
| | Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 2,983 | 0.77% | 0 |
| | Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 2,723 | 0.71% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 1,701 | 0.44% | 0 |
| | Communist Party (Reconstructed) | PC(R) | 1,400 | 0.36% | 0 |
| | Workers' Party of Socialist Unity | POUS | 1,009 | 0.26% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 385,403 | 100.00% | 16 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 3,082 | 0.78% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 8,199 | 2.07% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 396,684 | 77.59% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 511,237 | | |
The following candidates were elected: 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).

##### 1983

Results of the 1983 legislative election held on 25 April 1983:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 149,782 | 40.71% | 7 |
| | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 101,826 | 27.67% | 5 |
| | Social Democratic Centre Party | CDS | 69,051 | 18.77% | 3 |
| | United People Alliance | APU | 33,336 | 9.06% | 1 |
| | Christian Democratic Party | PDC | 3,812 | 1.04% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 3,432 | 0.93% | 0 |
| | Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 1,686 | 0.46% | 0 |
| | Workers' Party of Socialist Unity | POUS | 1,417 | 0.39% | 0 |
| | Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 1,415 | 0.38% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 938 | 0.25% | 0 |
| | Socialist Workers League | LST | 779 | 0.21% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Marxist–Leninist Communist Organization | OCMLP | 482 | 0.13% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 367,956 | 100.00% | 16 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 2,444 | 0.65% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 7,302 | 1.93% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 377,702 | 81.69% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 462,356 | | |
The following candidates were elected: 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).

##### 1980

Results of the 1980 legislative election held on 5 October 1980:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Democratic Alliance | AD | 212,676 | 56.04% | 9 |
| | Republican and Socialist Front | FRS | 113,648 | 29.95% | 5 |
| | United People Alliance | APU | 32,449 | 8.55% | 1 |
| | Workers' Party of Socialist Unity | POUS | 7,212 | 1.90% | 0 |
| | Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 4,360 | 1.15% | 0 |
| | Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 3,346 | 0.88% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 1,977 | 0.52% | 0 |
| | Labour Party | 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 |
| | Portuguese Marxist–Leninist Communist Organization | OCMLP | 935 | 0.25% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 379,479 | 100.00% | 15 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,731 | 0.45% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 6,366 | 1.64% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 387,576 | 89.31% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 433,979 | | |
The following candidates were elected: 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).

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

Results of the 1979 legislative election held on 2 December 1979:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Democratic Alliance | AD | 197,250 | 53.23% | 9 |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 114,886 | 31.00% | 5 |
| | United People Alliance | APU | 38,051 | 10.27% | 1 |
| | Christian Democratic Party | PDC | 5,867 | 1.58% | 0 |
| | Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 5,482 | 1.48% | 0 |
| | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 3,856 | 1.04% | 0 |
| | Left-wing Union for the Socialist Democracy | UEDS | 2,955 | 0.80% | 0 |
| | Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 2,235 | 0.60% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 370,582 | 100.00% | 15 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 1,995 | 0.52% | |
| Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | Rejected votes – other | 7,830 | 2.06% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 380,407 | 91.30% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 416,650 | | |
The following candidates were elected: 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).

##### 1976

Results of the 1976 legislative election held on 25 April 1976:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Socialist Party | PS | 110,586 | 34.09% | 6 |
| | Democratic People's Party | PPD | 97,886 | 30.17% | 5 |
| | Social Democratic Centre Party | CDS | 86,148 | 26.56% | 4 |
| | Portuguese Communist Party | PCP | 14,202 | 4.38% | 0 |
| | Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 3,527 | 1.09% | 0 |
| | People's Socialist Front | FSP | 2,945 | 0.91% | 0 |
| | People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 2,658 | 0.82% | 0 |
| | Christian Democratic Party | PDC | 1,722 | 0.53% | 0 |
| | Re-Organized Movement of the Party of the Proletariat | MRPP | 1,589 | 0.49% | 0 |
| | Movement of Socialist Left | MES | 998 | 0.31% | 0 |
| | Communist Party of Portugal (Marxist–Leninist) | PCP(ML) | 930 | 0.29% | 0 |
| | Internationalist Communist League | LCI | 651 | 0.20% | 0 |
| | Worker–Peasant Alliance | AOC | 569 | 0.18% | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 324,411 | 100.00% | 15 |
| Rejected votes | Rejected votes | Rejected votes | 18,133 | 5.29% | |
| Total polled | Total polled | Total polled | 342,544 | 89.57% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 382,434 | | |
The following candidates were elected: 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).