Results breakdown of the 1976 Portuguese legislative election

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1976 Portuguese legislative election
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All 263 seats in the Assembly of the Republic
132 seats needed for a majority
Turnout83.5%
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
PS Mário Soares 34.9%107−9
PPD Francisco Sá Carneiro 24.4%73−8
CDS Diogo Freitas do Amaral 15.9%42+26
PCP Álvaro Cunhal 14.4%40+10
UDP Acácio Barreiros 1.7%10
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Vasco de Almeida e Costa (interim)
Independent 		Mário Soares
PS

This is the results breakdown of the Assembly of the Republic election held in Portugal on 25 April 1976. The following table show detailed results in each of the country's 24 electoral constituencies.

Contents

The PS was the most voted party, with nearly 35% and 107 seats, followed by PPD at 24% and 73 seats. CDS surpassed PCP to third place, with 16% and 42 seats, while PCP stood at 14% and 40 seats. Turnout decreased, compared with 1975, to 83.5%.

Electoral system

The Assembly of the Republic had 263 members elected to four-year terms. The number of seats to be elected by each district depends on the district magnitude. [1] 259 seats were allocated proportionally by the number of registered voters in the 20 Districts in Mainland Portugal, plus Azores, separated between Horta, Angra do Heroísmo and Ponta Delgada, and Madeira (Funchal), and 4 fixed seats are allocated for overseas voters, 2 seats for voters in Europe and another 2 seats for voters Outside Europe. [2]

The 263 members of Parliament were elected using the D'Hondt method and by a closed list proportional representation system. Members represent the country as a whole and not the constituencies in which they were elected. [3]

Results by constituency

ConstituencySeatsElectorateTurnoutPartyVotesSeats
won
Angra do Heroísmo 251,73940,595 Democratic People's Party 21,0291
Socialist Party 12,3341
Democratic and Social Centre 4,910-
Portuguese Communist Party 591-
Movement of Socialist Left 456-
Aveiro 15381,918323,117 Democratic People's Party 113,5956
Socialist Party 99,6475
Democratic and Social Centre 72,6384
Portuguese Communist Party 11,962-
Beja 6143,333120,125 Portuguese Communist Party 52,8394
Socialist Party 38,4052
Democratic People's Party 9,882-
Democratic and Social Centre 5,004-
Popular Democratic Union 2,671-
Movement of Socialist Left 2,092-
People's Socialist Front 1,564-
Braga 1551,73940,595 Socialist Party 110,5866
Democratic People's Party 97,8865
Democratic and Social Centre 86,1484
Portuguese Communist Party 14,202-
Popular Democratic Union 3,527-
Bragança 5122,98095,144 Democratic People's Party 31,6362
Democratic and Social Centre 26,9272
Socialist Party 21,5141
Portuguese Communist Party 2,530-
People's Socialist Front 1,003-
Castelo Branco 7176,159142,266 Socialist Party 51,8223
Democratic People's Party 32,2122
Democratic and Social Centre 28,2572
Portuguese Communist Party 9,369-
People's Socialist Front 1,708-
Popular Democratic Union 1,520-
Coimbra 12310,085240,085 Socialist Party 98,1626
Democratic People's Party 64,1622
Democratic and Social Centre 29,9671
Portuguese Communist Party 17,4051
Popular Democratic Union 2,771-
Évora 6137,049121,196 Portuguese Communist Party 52,2914
Socialist Party 36,6792
Democratic People's Party 11,107-
Democratic and Social Centre 9,645-
Popular Democratic Union 3,151-
People's Socialist Front 1,491-
Faro 9236,744191,160 Socialist Party 85,3136
Democratic People's Party 36,9062
Portuguese Communist Party 27,6671
Democratic and Social Centre 13,010-
Popular Democratic Union 4,928-
People's Socialist Front 3,839-
Reorganizing Movement of the Party of the Proletariat 1,957-
Funchal 6143,461114,859 Democratic People's Party 60,9254
Socialist Party 28,6451
Democratic and Social Centre 15,3101
Portuguese Communist Party 1,667-
Popular Democratic Union 1,492-
Christian Democratic Party 1,412-
Guarda 6148,574122,076 Democratic and Social Centre 39,1202
Democratic People's Party 31,3072
Socialist Party 30,7462
Portuguese Communist Party 3,583-
People's Socialist Front 1,717-
Christian Democratic Party 1,668-
Popular Democratic Union 1,368-
Movement of Socialist Left 1,200-
Horta 126,05821,289 Democratic People's Party 12,1411
Socialist Party 7,278-
Democratic and Social Centre 919-
Portuguese Communist Party 328-
Leiria 11277,582222,752 Democratic People's Party 69,4574
Socialist Party 69,2364
Democratic and Social Centre 43,2132
Portuguese Communist Party 16,2261
Popular Democratic Union 2,136-
Lisbon 581,431,8191,197,789 Socialist Party 458,71325
Portuguese Communist Party 260,55414
Democratic People's Party 196,03110
Democratic and Social Centre 157,5548
Popular Democratic Union 31,4091
Reorganizing Movement of the Party of the Proletariat 14,372-
Ponta Delgada 685,10165,242 Democratic People's Party 29,7962
Socialist Party 23,1241
Democratic and Social Centre 7,708-
Portuguese Communist Party 952-
Portalegre 4110,54396,056 Socialist Party 40,2383
Portuguese Communist Party 21,1351
Democratic and Social Centre 13,375-
Democratic People's Party 9,680-
People's Socialist Front 1,004-
Popular Democratic Union 949-
Movement of Socialist Left 934-
Porto 38936,819827,194 Socialist Party 336,96018
Democratic People's Party 222,97411
Democratic and Social Centre 129,7326
Portuguese Communist Party 69,1763
Popular Democratic Union 12,590-
Santarém 13325,169271,902 Socialist Party 104,4226
Democratic People's Party 53,1383
Portuguese Communist Party 43,8412
Democratic and Social Centre 37,6992
Popular Democratic Union 4,533-
People's Socialist Front 3,040-
Setúbal 17423,293358,675 Portuguese Communist Party 159,0879
Socialist Party 115,3527
Democratic People's Party 30,1421
Democratic and Social Centre 15,724-
Popular Democratic Union 10,057-
People's Socialist Front 3,467-
Viana do Castelo 7163,949129,750 Democratic People's Party 42,5193
Socialist Party 33,0942
Democratic and Social Centre 30,4372
Portuguese Communist Party 8,611-
People's Socialist Front 1,314-
Vila Real 7166,189130,133 Democratic People's Party 50,7364
Socialist Party 34,2772
Democratic and Social Centre 23,8081
Portuguese Communist Party 4,086-
Viseu 11277,780217,772 Democratic People's Party 70,1594
Democratic and Social Centre 67,8644
Socialist Party 50,0333
Portuguese Communist Party 4,954-
Christian Democratic Party 2,342-
People's Monarchist Party 2,093-
Europe257,34151,693 Socialist Party 23,8241
Democratic People's Party 16,6441
Portuguese Communist Party 5,212-
Democratic and Social Centre 3,555-
Rest of the World248,36840,047 Democratic People's Party 21,3171
Democratic and Social Centre 13,4831
Socialist Party 2,517-
Christian Democratic Party 1,277-
Portuguese Communist Party 562-
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições

References

  1. ↑ "Decreto-Lei nº 93-C/76 de 29 de Janeiro" (PDF). CNE. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
  2. ↑ "Electora Law of the Assembly of the Republic" (PDF). Comissão Nacional de Eleições. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
  3. ↑ "Sistema eleitoral". Assembly of the Republic . Retrieved 2022-07-17.
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