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.

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. 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.

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.

Results by constituency

ConstituencySeatsElectorateTurnoutPartyVotesSeatswonAngra do Heroísmo 251,73940,595Democratic People's Party21,0291Socialist Party12,3341Democratic and Social Centre4,910 -Portuguese Communist Party591 -Movement of Socialist Left456 -Aveiro 15381,918323,117Democratic People's Party113,5956Socialist Party99,6475Democratic and Social Centre72,6384Portuguese Communist Party11,962 -Beja 6143,333120,125Portuguese Communist Party52,8394Socialist Party38,4052Democratic People's Party9,882 -Democratic and Social Centre5,004 -Popular Democratic Union2,671 -Movement of Socialist Left2,092 -People's Socialist Front1,564 -Braga 1551,73940,595Socialist Party110,5866Democratic People's Party97,8865Democratic and Social Centre86,1484Portuguese Communist Party14,202 -Popular Democratic Union3,527 -Bragança5122,98095,144Democratic People's Party31,6362Democratic and Social Centre26,9272Socialist Party21,5141Portuguese Communist Party2,530 -People's Socialist Front1,003 -Castelo Branco 7176,159142,266Socialist Party51,8223Democratic People's Party32,2122Democratic and Social Centre28,2572Portuguese Communist Party9,369 -People's Socialist Front1,708 -Popular Democratic Union1,520 -Coimbra 12310,085240,085Socialist Party98,1626Democratic People's Party64,1622Democratic and Social Centre29,9671Portuguese Communist Party17,4051Popular Democratic Union2,771 -Évora 6137,049121,196Portuguese Communist Party52,2914Socialist Party36,6792Democratic People's Party11,107 -Democratic and Social Centre9,645 -Popular Democratic Union3,151 -People's Socialist Front1,491 -Faro 9236,744191,160Socialist Party85,3136Democratic People's Party36,9062Portuguese Communist Party27,6671Democratic and Social Centre13,010 -Popular Democratic Union4,928 -People's Socialist Front3,839 -Reorganizing Movement of the Party of the Proletariat1,957 -Funchal 6143,461114,859Democratic People's Party60,9254Socialist Party28,6451Democratic and Social Centre15,3101Portuguese Communist Party1,667 -Popular Democratic Union1,492 -Christian Democratic Party1,412 -Guarda 6148,574122,076Democratic and Social Centre39,1202Democratic People's Party31,3072Socialist Party30,7462Portuguese Communist Party3,583 -People's Socialist Front1,717 -Christian Democratic Party1,668 -Popular Democratic Union1,368 -Movement of Socialist Left1,200 -Horta 126,05821,289Democratic People's Party12,1411Socialist Party7,278 -Democratic and Social Centre919 -Portuguese Communist Party328 -Leiria 11277,582222,752Democratic People's Party69,4574Socialist Party69,2364Democratic and Social Centre43,2132Portuguese Communist Party16,2261Popular Democratic Union2,136 -Lisbon 581,431,8191,197,789Socialist Party458,71325Portuguese Communist Party260,55414Democratic People's Party196,03110Democratic and Social Centre157,5548Popular Democratic Union31,4091Reorganizing Movement of the Party of the Proletariat14,372 -Ponta Delgada 685,10165,242Democratic People's Party29,7962Socialist Party23,1241Democratic and Social Centre7,708 -Portuguese Communist Party952 -Portalegre 4110,54396,056Socialist Party40,2383Portuguese Communist Party21,1351Democratic and Social Centre13,375 -Democratic People's Party9,680 -People's Socialist Front1,004 -Popular Democratic Union949 -Movement of Socialist Left934 -Porto 38936,819827,194Socialist Party336,96018Democratic People's Party222,97411Democratic and Social Centre129,7326Portuguese Communist Party69,1763Popular Democratic Union12,590 -Santarém 13325,169271,902Socialist Party104,4226Democratic People's Party53,1383Portuguese Communist Party43,8412Democratic and Social Centre37,6992Popular Democratic Union4,533 -People's Socialist Front3,040 -Setúbal 17423,293358,675Portuguese Communist Party159,0879Socialist Party115,3527Democratic People's Party30,1421Democratic and Social Centre15,724 -Popular Democratic Union10,057 -People's Socialist Front3,467 -Viana do Castelo 7163,949129,750Democratic People's Party42,5193Socialist Party33,0942Democratic and Social Centre30,4372Portuguese Communist Party8,611 -People's Socialist Front1,314 -Vila Real 7166,189130,133Democratic People's Party50,7364Socialist Party34,2772Democratic and Social Centre23,8081Portuguese Communist Party4,086 -Viseu 11277,780217,772Democratic People's Party70,1594Democratic and Social Centre67,8644Socialist Party50,0333Portuguese Communist Party4,954 -Christian Democratic Party2,342 -People's Monarchist Party2,093 -Europe 257,34151,693Socialist Party23,8241Democratic People's Party16,6441Portuguese Communist Party5,212 -Democratic and Social Centre3,555 -Rest of the World 248,36840,047Democratic People's Party21,3171Democratic and Social Centre13,4831Socialist Party2,517 -Christian Democratic Party1,277 -Portuguese Communist Party562 -Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições

References

External links Portuguese Electoral Commission