Portuguese Legislative Elections
- Portuguese Legislative Elections
Since 1974, the year of the Carnation Revolution, twelve legislative elections were held in Portugal.
The parliament is usually elected to a four year term, and currently (as of 2005) the are 230 Members of the Parliament, elected in Party's lists in 22 constituencies, corresponding to the 18 continental districts, 2 autonomous regions and one constituence to the Portuguese living abroad in Europe and a last one to the Portuguese living abroad in the rest of the World.
Each constituence elects a number of MPs proportional to its population, ranging from the 36 MPs in Lisbon to the 2 in Portalegre.
List of Elections
* Portuguese legislative election, 1975
* Portuguese legislative election, 1976
* Portuguese legislative election, 1979
* Portuguese legislative election, 1980
* Portuguese legislative election, 1983
* Portuguese legislative election, 1985
* Portuguese legislative election, 1987
* Portuguese legislative election, 1991
* Portuguese legislative election, 1995
* Portuguese legislative election, 1999
* Portuguese legislative election, 2002
* Portuguese legislative election, 2005
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