Europe (Assembly of the Republic constituency)
Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) constituency
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Europe (Portuguese: Europa) is one of the 22 multi-member constituencies of the Assembly of the Republic, the national legislature of Portugal. It consists of Portuguese citizens residing abroad, registered in Portuguese diplomatic posts in European countries. The constituency was established in 1976 when the Assembly of the Republic was established by the constitution following the restoration of democracy. The constituency is fixed at electing two of the 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic using the closed party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2025 legislative election it had 948,062 registered voters.
- José Dias Fernandes (CH)
- Carlos Alberto Gonçalves (PSD)
| Europe | |
|---|---|
| Europa | |
| Constituency for the Assembly of the Republic | |
Portuguese constituency of Europe | |
| Electorate | 948,062 (2025)[1] |
| Current Constituency | |
| Created | 1976 |
| Seats | 2 |
| Deputies[2] | List
|
Definition
For elections to the Assembly of the Republic, Portuguese law establishes two constituencies of Portuguese citizens residing abroad: the constituency of Europe, comprising voters registered in Portuguese diplomatic posts in European countries; and the constituency of Outside Europe, comprising voters registered in other posts.[3][4] For this purpose, European countries include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia, Russia and Turkey,[5] but not Kazakhstan.[6]
Each diplomatic post registers voters residing in its area of jurisdiction, which may include multiple countries and territories in different continents.[4] As a result, as of 2025, the constituency of Europe also includes citizens residing in Lebanon, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and in dependent territories of European countries, except British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean and Oceania.[1][7] Afghanistan was in the jurisdiction of the embassy in Turkey, in the constituency of Europe, for the 2022 election,[8] but changed to the embassy in Pakistan, in the constituency of Outside Europe, for the 2024 election.[9]
Election results
The constituency of Europe elects two of the 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic using the closed party-list proportional representation electoral system.[10][11] Seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method.[12][13]
Summary
| Election | Unitary Democrats CDU / APU / PCP | Left Bloc BE / UDP | Socialists PS | People Animals Nature PAN | Democratic Renewal PRD | Social Democrats PSD / PàF / AD / PPD | Liberals IL | CDS – People's CDS–PP / CDS | Chega CH / PPV/CDC / PPV | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |
| 2025 | 2,214 | 1.28% | 0 | 4,743 | 2.75% | 0 | 34,582 | 20.03% | 0 | 4,072 | 2.36% | 0 | 37,411 | 21.67% | 1 | 6,452 | 3.74% | 0 | 72,010 | 41.71% | 1 | ||||||
| 2024 | 2,363 | 1.65% | 0 | 6,438 | 4.50% | 0 | 38,063 | 26.62% | 1 | 5,175 | 3.62% | 0 | 33,351 | 23.33% | 0 | 5,719 | 4.00% | 0 | 42,975 | 30.06% | 1 | ||||||
| 2022 | 1,409 | 1.86% | 0 | 2,647 | 3.49% | 0 | 36,086 | 47.54% | 2 | 2,956 | 3.89% | 0 | 16,404 | 21.61% | 0 | 2,704 | 3.56% | 0 | 1,156 | 1.52% | 0 | 7,756 | 10.22% | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 2,713 | 3.41% | 0 | 6,106 | 7.68% | 0 | 31,377 | 39.47% | 1 | 5,296 | 6.66% | 0 | 20,256 | 25.48% | 1 | 874 | 1.10% | 0 | 3,180 | 4.00% | 0 | 833 | 1.05% | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 811 | 6.73% | 0 | 785 | 6.52% | 0 | 4,082 | 33.89% | 1 | 128 | 1.06% | 0 | 5,340 | 44.33% | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | 803 | 5.14% | 0 | 602 | 3.85% | 0 | 7,205 | 46.13% | 1 | 192 | 1.23% | 0 | 5,312 | 34.01% | 1 | 994 | 6.36% | 0 | |||||||||
| 2009 | 734 | 5.21% | 0 | 796 | 5.65% | 0 | 7,267 | 51.54% | 1 | 3,998 | 28.35% | 1 | 787 | 5.58% | 0 | 12 | 0.09% | 0 | |||||||||
| 2005 | 973 | 4.48% | 0 | 535 | 2.46% | 0 | 12,728 | 58.58% | 1 | 6,366 | 29.30% | 1 | 794 | 3.65% | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2002 | 1,148 | 5.21% | 0 | 250 | 1.14% | 0 | 10,021 | 45.51% | 1 | 8,801 | 39.97% | 1 | 1,179 | 5.35% | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1999 | 1,351 | 5.72% | 0 | 145 | 0.61% | 0 | 14,277 | 60.49% | 2 | 6,353 | 26.92% | 0 | 829 | 3.51% | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1995 | 1,652 | 7.75% | 0 | 79 | 0.37% | 0 | 9,067 | 42.56% | 1 | 8,740 | 41.02% | 1 | 1,143 | 5.36% | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1991 | 2,311 | 7.99% | 0 | 9,393 | 32.46% | 1 | 141 | 0.49% | 0 | 15,817 | 54.66% | 1 | 894 | 3.09% | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1987 | 3,054 | 16.24% | 0 | 144 | 0.77% | 0 | 5,467 | 29.06% | 1 | 944 | 5.02% | 0 | 7,125 | 37.88% | 1 | 1,278 | 6.79% | 0 | |||||||||
| 1985 | 4,417 | 19.47% | 0 | 203 | 0.89% | 0 | 5,700 | 25.12% | 1 | 1,664 | 7.33% | 0 | 5,712 | 25.18% | 1 | 4,074 | 17.96% | 0 | |||||||||
| 1983 | 6,069 | 17.43% | 0 | 11,939 | 34.28% | 1 | 11,101 | 31.87% | 1 | 3,955 | 11.36% | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1980 | 6,678 | 15.74% | 0 | 604 | 1.42% | 0 | 11,142 | 26.27% | 1 | 21,757 | 51.29% | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 1979 | 5,659 | 13.77% | 0 | 1,391 | 3.38% | 0 | 14,018 | 34.11% | 1 | 16,154 | 39.31% | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 1976 | 5,212 | 10.28% | 0 | 407 | 0.80% | 0 | 23,824 | 46.99% | 1 | 16,644 | 32.83% | 1 | 3,555 | 7.01% | 0 | ||||||||||||
(Figures in italics represent alliances.)
Detailed
2020s
2025
Results of the 2025 legislative election held on 18 May 2025:[14]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chega | CH | 72,010 | 41.71% | 1 | |
| Democratic Alliance | AD | 37,411 | 21.67% | 1 | |
| Socialist Party | PS | 34,582 | 20.03% | 0 | |
| Liberal Initiative | IL | 6,452 | 3.74% | 0 | |
| LIVRE | L | 5,626 | 3.26% | 0 | |
| Left Bloc | BE | 4,743 | 2.75% | 0 | |
| People Animals Nature | PAN | 4,072 | 2.36% | 0 | |
| Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 2,214 | 1.28% | 0 | |
| National Democratic Alternative | ADN | 1,201 | 0.70% | 0 | |
| Volt Portugal | Volt | 945 | 0.55% | 0 | |
| Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 785 | 0.45% | 0 | |
| Together for the People | JPP | 551 | 0.32% | 0 | |
| New Right | ND | 504 | 0.29% | 0 | |
| Liberal Social Party | PLS | 442 | 0.26% | 0 | |
| We, the Citizens! | NC | 343 | 0.20% | 0 | |
| React, Include, Recycle | RIR | 329 | 0.19% | 0 | |
| Ergue-te | E | 252 | 0.15% | 0 | |
| People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 186 | 0.11% | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 172,648 | 100.00% | 2 | ||
| Blank votes | 1,264 | 0.49% | |||
| Rejected votes – other | 82,872 | 32.27% | |||
| Total polled | 256,784 | 27.09% | |||
| Registered electors | 948,062 | ||||
The following candidates were elected: José Dias Fernandes (CH) and José Manuel Fernandes (AD).[14]
2024
Results of the 2024 legislative election held on 10 March 2024:[15]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chega | CH | 42,975 | 30.06% | 1 | |
| Socialist Party | PS | 38,063 | 26.62% | 1 | |
| Democratic Alliance | AD | 33,351 | 23.33% | 0 | |
| Left Bloc | BE | 6,438 | 4.50% | 0 | |
| Liberal Initiative | IL | 5,719 | 4.00% | 0 | |
| People Animals Nature | PAN | 5,175 | 3.62% | 0 | |
| LIVRE | L | 4,091 | 2.86% | 0 | |
| Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 2,363 | 1.65% | 0 | |
| National Democratic Alternative | ADN | 953 | 0.67% | 0 | |
| Volt Portugal | Volt | 761 | 0.53% | 0 | |
| Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 748 | 0.52% | 0 | |
| Together for the People | JPP | 560 | 0.39% | 0 | |
| We, the Citizens! | NC | 510 | 0.36% | 0 | |
| New Right | ND | 502 | 0.35% | 0 | |
| React, Include, Recycle | RIR | 452 | 0.32% | 0 | |
| Ergue-te | E | 182 | 0.13% | 0 | |
| Alternative 21 (Earth Party and Alliance) | PT-A | 120 | 0.08% | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 142,963 | 100.00% | 2 | ||
| Blank votes | 1,381 | 0.58% | |||
| Rejected votes – other | 94,261 | 39.51% | |||
| Total polled | 238,605 | 25.46% | |||
| Registered electors | 937,311 | ||||
The following candidates were elected: José Dias Fernandes (CH) and Paulo Pisco (PS).[15]
2022
The results of the 2022 legislative election held on 30 January 2022 in the constituency were annulled by the Constitutional Court due ballot papers without copies of voter IDs (which are therefore null and void) being mixed with ballots with voter IDs (which are valid votes) at around 150 polling stations.[16][17] Results of the re-run held on 12 and 13 March 2022:[18][19]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Party | PS | 36,069 | 32.98% | 2 | |
| Social Democratic Party | PSD | 16,391 | 14.99% | 0 | |
| Chega | CH | 7,756 | 7.09% | 0 | |
| People Animals Nature | PAN | 2,954 | 2.70% | 0 | |
| Liberal Initiative | IL | 2,700 | 2.47% | 0 | |
| Left Bloc | BE | 2,644 | 2.42% | 0 | |
| LIVRE | L | 1,579 | 1.44% | 0 | |
| Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 1,409 | 1.29% | 0 | |
| CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 1,155 | 1.06% | 0 | |
| Earth Party | PT | 610 | 0.56% | 0 | |
| Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 522 | 0.48% | 0 | |
| Volt Portugal | Volt | 464 | 0.42% | 0 | |
| React, Include, Recycle | RIR | 389 | 0.36% | 0 | |
| Portuguese Labour Party | PTP | 377 | 0.34% | 0 | |
| We, the Citizens! | NC | 296 | 0.27% | 0 | |
| National Democratic Alternative | ADN | 262 | 0.24% | 0 | |
| Socialist Alternative Movement | MAS | 123 | 0.11% | 0 | |
| Alliance | A | 84 | 0.08% | 0 | |
| Ergue-te | E | 78 | 0.07% | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 75,862 | 100.00% | 2 | ||
| Blank votes | 711 | 0.65% | |||
| Rejected votes – other | 32,777 | 30.46% | |||
| Total polled | 109,350 | 11.90% | |||
| Registered electors | 926,376 | ||||
The following candidates were elected: Nathalie Oliveira (PS) and Paulo Pisco (PS).[18]
2010s
2019
Results of the 2019 legislative election held on 6 October 2019:[20][21]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Party | PS | 31,362 | 29.06% | 1 | |
| Social Democratic Party | PSD | 20,254 | 18.77% | 1 | |
| Left Bloc | BE | 6,106 | 5.66% | 0 | |
| People Animals Nature | PAN | 5,296 | 4.91% | 0 | |
| CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 3,179 | 2.95% | 0 | |
| Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 2,712 | 2.51% | 0 | |
| Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 1,267 | 1.17% | 0 | |
| LIVRE | L | 1,166 | 1.08% | 0 | |
| Earth Party | PT | 1,012 | 0.94% | 0 | |
| Chega | CH | 913 | 0.85% | 0 | |
| Liberal Initiative | IL | 874 | 0.81% | 0 | |
| National Renewal Party | PNR | 810 | 0.75% | 0 | |
| Democratic Republican Party | PDR | 797 | 0.74% | 0 | |
| We, the Citizens! | NC | 688 | 0.64% | 0 | |
| United Party of Retirees and Pensioners | PURP | 672 | 0.62% | 0 | |
| Alliance | A | 558 | 0.52% | 0 | |
| React, Include, Recycle | RIR | 553 | 0.51% | 0 | |
| Portuguese Labour Party | PTP | 493 | 0.46% | 0 | |
| Together for the People | JPP | 409 | 0.38% | 0 | |
| People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 254 | 0.24% | 0 | |
| Socialist Alternative Movement | MAS | 173 | 0.16% | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 79,548 | 100.00% | 2 | ||
| Blank votes | 1,665 | 1.54% | |||
| Rejected votes – other | 26,706 | 24.75% | |||
| Total polled | 107,919 | 12.05% | |||
| Registered electors | 895,590 | ||||
The following candidates were elected: Carlos Alberto Gonçalves (PSD) and Paulo Pisco (PS).[20]
2015
Results of the 2015 legislative election held on 4 October 2015:[22]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal Ahead | PàF | 5,340 | 44.33% | 1 | |
| Socialist Party | PS | 4,082 | 33.89% | 1 | |
| Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 811 | 6.73% | 0 | |
| Left Bloc | BE | 785 | 6.52% | 0 | |
| LIVRE | L | 249 | 2.07% | 0 | |
| Democratic Republican Party | PDR | 169 | 1.40% | 0 | |
| People Animals Nature | PAN | 128 | 1.06% | 0 | |
| Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 98 | 0.81% | 0 | |
| United Party of Retirees and Pensioners | PURP | 96 | 0.80% | 0 | |
| The Earth Party Movement | MPT | 82 | 0.68% | 0 | |
| We, the Citizens! | NC | 69 | 0.57% | 0 | |
| National Renewal Party | PNR | 45 | 0.37% | 0 | |
| People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 40 | 0.33% | 0 | |
| Together for the People | JPP | 28 | 0.23% | 0 | |
| ACT! (Portuguese Labour Party and Socialist Alternative Movement) | AGIR | 23 | 0.19% | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 12,045 | 100.00% | 2 | ||
| Blank votes | 105 | 0.76% | |||
| Rejected votes – other | 1,641 | 11.90% | |||
| Total polled | 13,791 | 17.60% | |||
| Registered electors | 78,342 | ||||
The following candidates were elected: Carlos Alberto Gonçalves (PàF) and Paulo Pisco (PS).[22]
2011
Results of the 2011 legislative election held on 5 June 2011:[23]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Party | PS | 7,205 | 46.13% | 1 | |
| Social Democratic Party | PSD | 5,312 | 34.01% | 1 | |
| CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 994 | 6.36% | 0 | |
| Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 803 | 5.14% | 0 | |
| Left Bloc | BE | 602 | 3.85% | 0 | |
| Party for Animals and Nature | PAN | 192 | 1.23% | 0 | |
| Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 132 | 0.85% | 0 | |
| The Earth Party Movement | MPT | 101 | 0.65% | 0 | |
| Portuguese Labour Party | PTP | 83 | 0.53% | 0 | |
| Hope for Portugal Movement | MEP | 55 | 0.35% | 0 | |
| People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 50 | 0.32% | 0 | |
| National Renewal Party | PNR | 48 | 0.31% | 0 | |
| New Democracy Party | ND | 24 | 0.15% | 0 | |
| Humanist Party | PH | 19 | 0.12% | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 15,620 | 100.00% | 2 | ||
| Blank votes | 161 | 0.89% | |||
| Rejected votes – other | 2,410 | 13.25% | |||
| Total polled | 18,191 | 24.24% | |||
| Registered electors | 75,053 | ||||
The following candidates were elected: Carlos Alberto Gonçalves (PSD) and Paulo Pisco (PS).[23]
2000s
2009
Results of the 2009 legislative election held on 27 September 2009:[24]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Party | PS | 7,267 | 51.54% | 1 | |
| Social Democratic Party | PSD | 3,998 | 28.35% | 1 | |
| Left Bloc | BE | 796 | 5.65% | 0 | |
| CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 787 | 5.58% | 0 | |
| Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 734 | 5.21% | 0 | |
| The Earth Party Movement and Humanist Party | MPT-PH | 195 | 1.38% | 0 | |
| Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 131 | 0.93% | 0 | |
| Hope for Portugal Movement | MEP | 71 | 0.50% | 0 | |
| People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 48 | 0.34% | 0 | |
| New Democracy Party | ND | 36 | 0.26% | 0 | |
| Merit and Society Movement | MMS | 25 | 0.18% | 0 | |
| Pro-Life Party | PPV | 12 | 0.09% | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 14,100 | 100.00% | 2 | ||
| Blank votes | 117 | 0.70% | |||
| Rejected votes – other | 2,563 | 15.27% | |||
| Total polled | 16,780 | 23.13% | |||
| Registered electors | 72,535 | ||||
The following candidates were elected: Carlos Alberto Gonçalves (PSD) and Paulo Pisco (PS).[24]
2005
Results of the 2005 legislative election held on 20 February 2005:[25]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Party | PS | 12,728 | 58.58% | 1 | |
| Social Democratic Party | PSD | 6,366 | 29.30% | 1 | |
| Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 973 | 4.48% | 0 | |
| CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 794 | 3.65% | 0 | |
| Left Bloc | BE | 535 | 2.46% | 0 | |
| Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 148 | 0.68% | 0 | |
| New Democracy Party | ND | 124 | 0.57% | 0 | |
| National Renewal Party | PNR | 60 | 0.28% | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 21,728 | 100.00% | 2 | ||
| Blank votes | 104 | 0.44% | |||
| Rejected votes – other | 1,718 | 7.30% | |||
| Total polled | 23,550 | 31.88% | |||
| Registered electors | 73,879 | ||||
The following candidates were elected: Maria Carrilho (PS) and Carlos Alberto Gonçalves (PSD).[25]
2002
Results of the 2002 legislative election held on 17 March 2002:[26]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Party | PS | 10,021 | 45.51% | 1 | |
| Social Democratic Party | PSD | 8,801 | 39.97% | 1 | |
| CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 1,179 | 5.35% | 0 | |
| Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 1,148 | 5.21% | 0 | |
| The Earth Party Movement | MPT | 302 | 1.37% | 0 | |
| Left Bloc | BE | 250 | 1.14% | 0 | |
| Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 168 | 0.76% | 0 | |
| Workers' Party of Socialist Unity | POUS | 68 | 0.31% | 0 | |
| People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 59 | 0.27% | 0 | |
| National Renewal Party | PNR | 22 | 0.10% | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 22,018 | 100.00% | 2 | ||
| Blank votes | 112 | 0.47% | |||
| Rejected votes – other | 1,699 | 7.13% | |||
| Total polled | 23,829 | 27.86% | |||
| Registered electors | 85,538 | ||||
The following candidates were elected: Carlos Alberto Gonçalves (PSD) and Carlos Luís (PS).[26]
1990s
1999
Results of the 1999 legislative election held on 10 October 1999:[27]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Party | PS | 14,277 | 60.49% | 2 | |
| Social Democratic Party | PSD | 6,353 | 26.92% | 0 | |
| Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 1,351 | 5.72% | 0 | |
| CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 829 | 3.51% | 0 | |
| The Earth Party Movement | MPT | 276 | 1.17% | 0 | |
| Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 219 | 0.93% | 0 | |
| Left Bloc | BE | 145 | 0.61% | 0 | |
| People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 74 | 0.31% | 0 | |
| Workers' Party of Socialist Unity | POUS | 33 | 0.14% | 0 | |
| National Solidarity Party | PSN | 25 | 0.11% | 0 | |
| Humanist Party | PH | 20 | 0.08% | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 23,602 | 100.00% | 2 | ||
| Blank votes | 78 | 0.30% | |||
| Rejected votes – other | 2,070 | 8.04% | |||
| Total polled | 25,750 | 26.54% | |||
| Registered electors | 97,023 | ||||
The following candidates were elected: Carlos Luís (PS) and Paulo Pisco (PS).[27]
1995
Results of the 1995 legislative election held on 1 October 1995:[28]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Party | PS | 9,067 | 42.56% | 1 | |
| Social Democratic Party | PSD | 8,740 | 41.02% | 1 | |
| Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 1,652 | 7.75% | 0 | |
| CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | 1,143 | 5.36% | 0 | |
| The Earth Party Movement | MPT | 252 | 1.18% | 0 | |
| Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 195 | 0.92% | 0 | |
| Unity Movement for Workers | MUT | 109 | 0.51% | 0 | |
| Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 79 | 0.37% | 0 | |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 56 | 0.26% | 0 | |
| Democratic Party of the Atlantic | PDA | 13 | 0.06% | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 21,306 | 100.00% | 2 | ||
| Blank votes | 97 | 0.38% | |||
| Rejected votes – other | 4,452 | 17.22% | |||
| Total polled | 25,855 | 27.72% | |||
| Registered electors | 93,285 | ||||
The following candidates were elected: Paulo Pereira Coelho (PSD) and Carlos Luís (PS).[28]
1991
Results of the 1991 legislative election held on 6 October 1991:[29]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party | PSD | 15,817 | 54.66% | 1 | |
| Socialist Party | PS | 9,393 | 32.46% | 1 | |
| Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 2,311 | 7.99% | 0 | |
| Social Democratic Centre Party | CDS | 894 | 3.09% | 0 | |
| Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 234 | 0.81% | 0 | |
| Democratic Renewal Party | PRD | 141 | 0.49% | 0 | |
| People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 62 | 0.21% | 0 | |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 35 | 0.12% | 0 | |
| Democratic Party of the Atlantic | PDA | 32 | 0.11% | 0 | |
| Left Revolutionary Front | FER | 19 | 0.07% | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 28,938 | 100.00% | 2 | ||
| Blank votes | 203 | 0.69% | |||
| Rejected votes – other | 343 | 1.16% | |||
| Total polled | 29,484 | 34.89% | |||
| Registered electors | 84,495 | ||||
The following candidates were elected: Pereira Lopes (PSD) and Caio Roque (PS).[29]
1980s
1987
Results of the 1987 legislative election held on 19 July 1987:[30]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party | PSD | 7,125 | 37.88% | 1 | |
| Socialist Party | PS | 5,467 | 29.06% | 1 | |
| Unitary Democratic Coalition | CDU | 3,054 | 16.24% | 0 | |
| Social Democratic Centre Party | CDS | 1,278 | 6.79% | 0 | |
| Democratic Renewal Party | PRD | 944 | 5.02% | 0 | |
| Christian Democratic Party | PDC | 311 | 1.65% | 0 | |
| Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 258 | 1.37% | 0 | |
| Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 144 | 0.77% | 0 | |
| Portuguese Democratic Movement | MDP | 97 | 0.52% | 0 | |
| Communist Party (Reconstructed) | PC(R) | 70 | 0.37% | 0 | |
| People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 38 | 0.20% | 0 | |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 25 | 0.13% | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 18,811 | 100.00% | 2 | ||
| Blank votes | 384 | 1.99% | |||
| Rejected votes – other | 66 | 0.34% | |||
| Total polled | 19,261 | 26.39% | |||
| Registered electors | 72,978 | ||||
The following candidates were elected: Nascimento Rodrigues (PSD) and Caio Roque (PS).[30]
1985
Results of the 1985 legislative election held on 6 October 1985:[31]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party | PSD | 5,712 | 25.18% | 1 | |
| Socialist Party | PS | 5,700 | 25.12% | 1 | |
| United People Alliance | APU | 4,417 | 19.47% | 0 | |
| Social Democratic Centre Party | CDS | 4,074 | 17.96% | 0 | |
| Democratic Renewal Party | PRD | 1,664 | 7.33% | 0 | |
| Christian Democratic Party | PDC | 486 | 2.14% | 0 | |
| Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 223 | 0.98% | 0 | |
| Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 203 | 0.89% | 0 | |
| Workers' Party of Socialist Unity | POUS | 109 | 0.48% | 0 | |
| Communist Party (Reconstructed) | PC(R) | 68 | 0.30% | 0 | |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 32 | 0.14% | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 22,688 | 100.00% | 2 | ||
| Blank votes | 751 | 3.19% | |||
| Rejected votes – other | 101 | 0.43% | |||
| Total polled | 23,540 | 31.14% | |||
| Registered electors | 75,606 | ||||
The following candidates were elected: Maria Manuela Aguiar (PSD) and Rodolfo Crespo (PS).[31]
1983
Results of the 1983 legislative election held on 25 April 1983:[32]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Party | PS | 11,939 | 34.28% | 1 | |
| Social Democratic Party | PSD | 11,101 | 31.87% | 1 | |
| United People Alliance | APU | 6,069 | 17.43% | 0 | |
| Social Democratic Centre Party | CDS | 3,955 | 11.36% | 0 | |
| Christian Democratic Party | PDC | 815 | 2.34% | 0 | |
| Socialist Workers League | LST | 277 | 0.80% | 0 | |
| Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP | 232 | 0.67% | 0 | |
| Workers' Party of Socialist Unity | POUS | 150 | 0.43% | 0 | |
| Popular Democratic Union and Revolutionary Socialist Party | UDP-PSR | 113 | 0.32% | 0 | |
| Democratic Party of the Atlantic | PDA | 105 | 0.30% | 0 | |
| Communist Party (Revolutionary) | PC(R) | 48 | 0.14% | 0 | |
| Portuguese Marxist–Leninist Communist Organization | OCMLP | 23 | 0.07% | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 34,827 | 100.00% | 2 | ||
| Blank votes | 404 | 1.14% | |||
| Rejected votes – other | 314 | 0.88% | |||
| Total polled | 35,545 | 47.65% | |||
| Registered electors | 74,590 | ||||
The following candidates were elected: José Figueiredo (PSD) and António Coimbra Martins (PS).[32]
1980
Results of the 1980 legislative election held on 5 October 1980:[33]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Alliance | AD | 21,757 | 49.55% | 1 | |
| Socialist Party | PS | 11,142 | 25.37% | 1 | |
| United People Alliance | APU | 6,678 | 15.74% | 0 | |
| Christian Democratic Party, Independent Movement for the National Reconstruction / Party of the Portuguese Right and National Front | PDC- MIRN/ PDP- FN | 1,075 | 2.45% | 0 | |
| Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 604 | 1.38% | 0 | |
| Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP/MRPP | 536 | 1.22% | 0 | |
| Workers' Party of Socialist Unity / Socialist Workers' Party | POUS/PST | 230 | 0.54% | 0 | |
| Labour Party | PT | 227 | 0.52% | 0 | |
| Democratic Party of the Atlantic | UDA/PDA | 110 | 0.25% | 0 | |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 62 | 0.14% | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 42,421 | 100.00% | 2 | ||
| Blank votes | 740 | 1.69% | |||
| Rejected votes – other | 752 | 1.71% | |||
| Total polled | 43,913 | 62.35% | |||
| Registered electors | 70,426 | ||||
The following candidates were elected: Nandim de Carvalho (AD) and João Vieira Lima (PS).[33]
1970s
1979
Results of the 1979 legislative election held on 2 December 1979:[34]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Alliance | AD | 16,154 | 38.28% | 1 | |
| Socialist Party | PS | 14,018 | 33.21% | 1 | |
| United People Alliance | APU | 5,659 | 13.41% | 0 | |
| Christian Democratic Party | PDC | 2,416 | 5.72% | 0 | |
| Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 2,391 | 3.30% | 0 | |
| Portuguese Workers' Communist Party | PCTP/MRPP | 932 | 2.21% | 0 | |
| Left-wing Union for the Socialist Democracy | UEDS | 436 | 1.03% | 0 | |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | PSR | 91 | 0.22% | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 41,097 | 100.00% | 2 | ||
| Blank votes | 394 | 0.93% | |||
| Rejected votes – other | 712 | 1.69% | |||
| Total polled | 42,203 | 71.31% | |||
| Registered electors | 59,184 | ||||
The following candidates were elected: João Vieira Lima (PS) and José Theodoro da Silva (AD).[34]
1976
Results of the 1976 legislative election held on 25 April 1976:[35]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Party | PS | 23,824 | 46.08% | 1 | |
| Democratic People's Party | PPD | 16,644 | 32.20% | 1 | |
| Portuguese Communist Party | PCP | 5,212 | 10.08% | 0 | |
| Social Democratic Centre Party | CDS | 3,555 | 6.88% | 0 | |
| Christian Democratic Party | PDC | 475 | 0.92% | 0 | |
| Popular Democratic Union | UDP | 407 | 0.79% | 0 | |
| People's Socialist Front | FSP | 183 | 0.35% | 0 | |
| Movement of Socialist Left | MES | 165 | 0.32% | 0 | |
| Worker–Peasant Alliance | AOC | 83 | 0.16% | 0 | |
| Re-Organized Movement of the Party of the Proletariat | MRPP | 69 | 0.13% | 0 | |
| People's Monarchist Party | PPM | 52 | 0.10% | 0 | |
| Internationalist Communist League | LCI | 28 | 0.05% | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 50,697 | 100.00% | 2 | ||
| Rejected votes | 996 | 1.93% | |||
| Total polled | 51,693 | 90.15% | |||
| Registered electors | 57,341 | ||||
The following candidates were elected: João Cacela Leitão (PPD) and João Vieira Lima (PS).[35]
Voter statistics
The table below lists the number of voters registered in Portuguese diplomatic posts located in each country, for each legislative election. Some posts have jurisdiction over multiple countries and territories in different continents, so some numbers in the table include some voters residing in locations other than the named country.
The number of voters increased dramatically in 2018 due to the adoption of automatic voter registration.[36]
| Country | 2025[1] | 2024[9] | 2022[8] | 2019[37] | 2015[38] | 2011[39] | 2009[40] | 2005[41] | 2002[42] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 382,120 | 381,591 | 395,266 | 402,738 | 40,166 | 45,500 | 46,649 | 51,159 | 59,251 |
| United Kingdom | 184,383 | 176,633 | 156,709 | 125,495 | 1,852 | 957 | 980 | 993 | 1,211 |
| Switzerland | 147,601 | 147,881 | 149,728 | 146,795 | 9,457 | 7,713 | 5,283 | 4,408 | 5,063 |
| Germany | 75,809 | 75,662 | 76,057 | 78,005 | 14,219 | 10,718 | 10,219 | 11,348 | 11,723 |
| Spain | 44,930 | 45,293 | 42,691 | 38,582 | 4,945 | 3,115 | 2,537 | 2,329 | 2,272 |
| Luxembourg | 36,903 | 36,876 | 40,277 | 47,026 | 1,472 | 1,602 | 1,791 | 1,751 | 1,766 |
| Netherlands | 20,164 | 18,048 | 14,986 | 12,278 | 1,080 | 865 | 745 | 753 | 867 |
| Belgium | 18,070 | 17,330 | 18,157 | 19,261 | 1,949 | 2,269 | 2,376 | 1,500 | 1,461 |
| Ireland | 7,237 | 6,369 | 4,715 | 3,827 | 147 | 52 | 39 | 24 | 24 |
| Andorra | 4,764 | 6,923 | 7,793 | 6,999 | 1,168 | 675 | 455 | 347 | 632 |
| Norway | 4,301 | 4,066 | 3,186 | 2,822 | 148 | 137 | 151 | 128 | 121 |
| Italy | 4,142 | 3,944 | 3,295 | 2,728 | 508 | 674 | 703 | 611 | 614 |
| Turkey | 4,058 | 3,868 | 3,027 | 1,526 | 84 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Denmark | 3,007 | 2,764 | 1,894 | 1,147 | 130 | 126 | 102 | 100 | 116 |
| Sweden | 2,737 | 2,592 | 2,219 | 1,693 | 454 | 213 | 181 | 182 | 220 |
| Austria | 2,115 | 1,999 | 1,811 | 1,583 | 147 | 95 | 86 | 55 | 67 |
| Poland | 1,243 | 1,134 | 958 | 662 | 127 | 93 | 47 | 6 | 13 |
| Romania | 953 | 883 | 824 | 712 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| Finland | 821 | 810 | 586 | 360 | 119 | 72 | 51 | 18 | 18 |
| Czech Republic | 715 | 691 | 567 | 357 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Cyprus | 429 | 371 | 256 | 180 | 9 | 8 | 6 | ||
| Greece | 426 | 424 | 291 | 131 | 35 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| Bulgaria | 280 | 298 | 236 | 183 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Hungary | 248 | 249 | 224 | 185 | 32 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Russia | 186 | 211 | 251 | 167 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 15 |
| Serbia | 148 | 133 | 100 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| Slovakia | 126 | 121 | 114 | 5 | 9 | ||||
| Ukraine | 79 | 84 | 106 | 78 | |||||
| Croatia | 67 | 63 | 52 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Slovenia | 12 | 7 | |||||||
| Malta | 7 | 5 | |||||||
| Estonia | 3 | ||||||||
| Total | 948,062 | 937,311 | 926,376 | 895,590 | 78,345 | 75,052 | 72,528 | 75,803 | 85,538 |