Beja (Assembly of the Republic constituency)

Beja 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 Beja. The constituency currently elects three 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 119,102 registered electors.

Beja
Constituency for the Assembly of the Republic
Location of Beja within Portugal
District	Beja
Population	146,725 (2022)[1]
Electorate	119,102 (2024)
Area	10,263 km2 (2022)[2]
Current Constituency
Created	1976
Seats	List 3 (1999–present) 4 (1991–1999) 5 (1979–1991) 6 (1976–1979)
Deputies[3]	List   Nelson Brito (PS)   Diva Ribeiro (CH)   Gonçalo Valente (PSD)

Electoral system

Beja currently elects three of the 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic using the closed party-list proportional representation electoral system.^[4][5] Seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method.^[6][7]

Election results

Summary

Election	Unitary Democrats CDU / APU / PCP			Left Bloc BE / UDP			Socialists PS / FRS			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
2024	11,570	15.45%	0	3,393	4.53%	0	24,408	32.59%	1	943	1.26%	0				12,890	17.21%	1	1,708	2.28%	0				16,595	22.16%	1
2022	12,442	18.82%	1	2,511	3.80%	0	29,533	44.66%	2	597	0.90%	0				10,767	16.28%	0	1,388	2.10%	0	515	0.78%	0	6,932	10.48%	0
2019	14,655	23.71%	1	5,833	9.44%	0	26,161	42.33%	2	1,269	2.05%	0				8,546	13.83%	0	279	0.45%	0	1,490	2.41%	0	1,313	2.12%	0
2015	18,592	25.78%	1	6,105	8.47%	0	27,778	38.52%	1	598	0.83%	0				14,980	20.77%	1
2011	19,000	26.33%	1	3,890	5.39%	0	22,307	30.91%	1	532	0.74%	0				17,710	24.54%	1				5,463	7.57%	0
2009	23,665	29.85%	1	8,142	10.27%	0	28,418	35.85%	2							11,889	15.00%	0				4,655	5.87%	0	124	0.16%	0
2005	21,036	24.63%	1	4,144	4.85%	0	44,556	52.16%	2							10,730	12.56%	0				2,562	3.00%	0
2002	19,911	24.71%	1	1,554	1.93%	0	35,814	44.44%	2							17,449	21.65%	0				3,063	3.80%	0
1999	24,080	28.91%	1	1,314	1.58%	0	39,729	47.70%	2							12,310	14.78%	0				3,313	3.98%	0
1995	28,178	29.75%	1	992	1.05%	0	44,168	46.64%	2							15,125	15.97%	1				3,495	3.69%	0
1991	29,429	31.32%	2				27,470	29.24%	1				790	0.84%	0	28,308	30.13%	1				2,245	2.39%	0
1987	39,592	39.88%	3	1,098	1.11%	0	20,742	20.89%	1				5,868	5.91%	0	25,121	25.31%	1				2,011	2.03%	0
1985	50,814	46.26%	3	1,438	1.31%	0	22,805	20.76%	1				13,127	11.95%	0	15,532	14.14%	1				2,471	2.25%	0
1983	56,986	51.29%	3	980	0.88%	0	32,265	29.04%	2							13,545	12.19%	0				4,719	4.25%	0
1980	57,988	48.46%	3	1,589	1.33%	0	25,996	21.72%	1							27,619	23.08%	1
1979	63,498	52.25%	3	2,201	1.81%	0	27,503	22.63%	1							23,743	19.54%	1
1976	52,839	46.09%	4	2,671	2.33%	0	38,405	33.50%	2							9,882	8.62%	0				5,004	4.36%	0

(Figures in italics represent alliances.)

Detailed

2020s

2024

Results of the 2024 legislative election held on 10 March 2024:^[8]

Party			Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party	PS	24,408	32.59%	1
	Chega	CH	16,595	22.16%	1
	Democratic Alliance	AD	12,890	17.21%	1
	Unitary Democratic Coalition	CDU	11,570	15.45%	0
	Left Bloc	BE	3,393	4.53%	0
	Liberal Initiative	IL	1,708	2.28%	0
	LIVRE	L	1,369	1.83%	0
	People Animals Nature	PAN	943	1.26%	0
	National Democratic Alternative	ADN	859	1.15%	0
	Portuguese Workers' Communist Party	PCTP	624	0.83%	0
	React, Include, Recycle	RIR	180	0.24%	0
	Volt Portugal	Volt	147	0.20%	0
	New Right	ND	106	0.14%	0
	Ergue-te	E	95	0.13%	0
Valid votes			74,887	100.00%	3
Blank votes			1,172	1.52%
Rejected votes – other			935	1.21%
Total polled			76,994	64.65%
Registered electors			119,102

The following candidates were elected:^[9] Nelson Brito (PS); Diva Ribeiro (CH); and Gonçalo Valente (AD).

2022

Results of the 2022 legislative election held on 30 January 2022:^[10]

Party			Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party	PS	29,533	44.66%	2
	Unitary Democratic Coalition	CDU	12,442	18.82%	1
	Social Democratic Party	PSD	10,767	16.28%	0
	Chega	CH	6,932	10.48%	0
	Left Bloc	BE	2,511	3.80%	0
	Liberal Initiative	IL	1,388	2.10%	0
	People Animals Nature	PAN	597	0.90%	0
	CDS – People's Party	CDS–PP	515	0.78%	0
	LIVRE	L	491	0.74%	0
	Portuguese Workers' Communist Party	PCTP	415	0.63%	0
	React, Include, Recycle	RIR	156	0.24%	0
	Volt Portugal	Volt	103	0.16%	0
	Earth Party	PT	88	0.13%	0
	Ergue-te	E	78	0.12%	0
	Socialist Alternative Movement	MAS	62	0.09%	0
	Portuguese Labour Party	PTP	45	0.07%	0
Valid votes			66,123	100.00%	3
Blank votes			763	1.13%
Rejected votes – other			634	0.94%
Total polled			67,520	56.17%
Registered electors			120,204

The following candidates were elected:^[11] Nelson Brito (PS); Pedro do Carmo (PS); and João Dias (CDU).

2010s

2019

Results of the 2019 legislative election held on 6 October 2019:^[12]

Party			Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party	PS	26,161	42.33%	2
	Unitary Democratic Coalition	CDU	14,655	23.71%	1
	Social Democratic Party	PSD	8,546	13.83%	0
	Left Bloc	BE	5,833	9.44%	0
	CDS – People's Party	CDS–PP	1,490	2.41%	0
	Chega	CH	1,313	2.12%	0
	People Animals Nature	PAN	1,269	2.05%	0
	Portuguese Workers' Communist Party	PCTP	865	1.40%	0
	LIVRE	L	398	0.64%	0
	Liberal Initiative	IL	279	0.45%	0
	Alliance	A	252	0.41%	0
	National Renewal Party	PNR	200	0.32%	0
	Earth Party	PT	169	0.27%	0
	We, the Citizens!	NC	117	0.19%	0
	People's Monarchist Party	PPM	95	0.15%	0
	Democratic Republican Party	PDR	91	0.15%	0
	Portuguese Labour Party	PTP	74	0.12%	0
Valid votes			61,807	100.00%	3
Blank votes			1,378	2.14%
Rejected votes – other			1,083	1.69%
Total polled			64,268	52.26%
Registered electors			122,987

The following candidates were elected:^[13] Pedro do Carmo (PS); João Dias (CDU); and Telma Guerreiro (PS).

2015

Results of the 2015 legislative election held on 4 October 2015:^[14]

Party			Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party	PS	27,778	38.52%	1
	Unitary Democratic Coalition	CDU	18,592	25.78%	1
	Portugal Ahead	PàF	14,980	20.77%	1
	Left Bloc	BE	6,105	8.47%	0
	Portuguese Workers' Communist Party	PCTP	1,924	2.67%	0
	People Animals Nature	PAN	598	0.83%	0
	Democratic Republican Party	PDR	354	0.49%	0
	United Party of Retirees and Pensioners	PURP	348	0.48%	0
	National Renewal Party	PNR	274	0.38%	0
	LIVRE	L	272	0.38%	0
	The Earth Party Movement	MPT	246	0.34%	0
	ACT! (Portuguese Labour Party and Socialist Alternative Movement)	AGIR	194	0.27%	0
	People's Monarchist Party	PPM	190	0.26%	0
	We, the Citizens!	NC	166	0.23%	0
	Together for the People	JPP	87	0.12%	0
Valid votes			72,108	100.00%	3
Blank votes			1,232	1.65%
Rejected votes – other			1,124	1.51%
Total polled			74,464	57.83%
Registered electors			128,754

The following candidates were elected:^[15] Pedro do Carmo (PS); João Ramos (CDU); and Nilza de Sena (PàF).

2011

Results of the 2011 legislative election held on 5 June 2011:^[16]

Party			Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party	PS	22,307	30.91%	1
	Unitary Democratic Coalition	CDU	19,000	26.33%	1
	Social Democratic Party	PSD	17,710	24.54%	1
	CDS – People's Party	CDS–PP	5,463	7.57%	0
	Left Bloc	BE	3,890	5.39%	0
	Portuguese Workers' Communist Party	PCTP	1,980	2.74%	0
	Party for Animals and Nature	PAN	532	0.74%	0
	National Renewal Party	PNR	306	0.42%	0
	The Earth Party Movement	MPT	255	0.35%	0
	People's Monarchist Party	PPM	232	0.32%	0
	Portuguese Labour Party	PTP	201	0.28%	0
	Hope for Portugal Movement	MEP	191	0.26%	0
	Humanist Party	PH	93	0.13%	0
Valid votes			72,160	100.00%	3
Blank votes			1,695	2.26%
Rejected votes – other			1,013	1.35%
Total polled			74,868	55.16%
Registered electors			135,739

The following candidates were elected:^[17] Luís Pita Ameixa (PS); Carlos Moedas (PSD); and João Ramos (CDU).

2000s

2009

Results of the 2009 legislative election held on 27 September 2009:^[18]

Party			Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party	PS	28,418	35.85%	2
	Unitary Democratic Coalition	CDU	23,665	29.85%	1
	Social Democratic Party	PSD	11,889	15.00%	0
	Left Bloc	BE	8,142	10.27%	0
	CDS – People's Party	CDS–PP	4,655	5.87%	0
	Portuguese Workers' Communist Party	PCTP	1,278	1.61%	0
	The Earth Party Movement and Humanist Party	MPT-PH	254	0.32%	0
	Hope for Portugal Movement	MEP	241	0.30%	0
	People's Monarchist Party	PPM	178	0.22%	0
	Merit and Society Movement	MMS	169	0.21%	0
	National Renewal Party	PNR	138	0.17%	0
	Pro-Life Party	PPV	124	0.16%	0
	Workers' Party of Socialist Unity	POUS	117	0.15%	0
Valid votes			79,268	100.00%	3
Blank votes			1,223	1.50%
Rejected votes – other			979	1.20%
Total polled			81,470	59.35%
Registered electors			137,275

The following candidates were elected:^[19] Luís Pita Ameixa (PS); Fernando Medina (PS); and José Soeiro (CDU).

2005

Results of the 2005 legislative election held on 20 February 2005:^[20]

Party			Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party	PS	44,556	52.16%	2
	Unitary Democratic Coalition	CDU	21,036	24.63%	1
	Social Democratic Party	PSD	10,730	12.56%	0
	Left Bloc	BE	4,144	4.85%	0
	CDS – People's Party	CDS–PP	2,562	3.00%	0
	Portuguese Workers' Communist Party	PCTP	1,632	1.91%	0
	New Democracy Party	ND	350	0.41%	0
	Workers' Party of Socialist Unity	POUS	212	0.25%	0
	National Renewal Party	PNR	197	0.23%	0
Valid votes			85,419	100.00%	3
Blank votes			1,045	1.20%
Rejected votes – other			886	1.01%
Total polled			87,350	62.97%
Registered electors			138,713

The following candidates were elected:^[21] Luís Pita Ameixa (PS); Marcos Perestrello (PS); and José Soeiro (CDU).

2002

Results of the 2002 legislative election held on 17 March 2002:^[22]

Party			Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party	PS	35,814	44.44%	2
	Unitary Democratic Coalition	CDU	19,911	24.71%	1
	Social Democratic Party	PSD	17,449	21.65%	0
	CDS – People's Party	CDS–PP	3,063	3.80%	0
	Portuguese Workers' Communist Party	PCTP	1,937	2.40%	0
	Left Bloc	BE	1,554	1.93%	0
	People's Monarchist Party	PPM	255	0.32%	0
	Workers' Party of Socialist Unity	POUS	236	0.29%	0
	The Earth Party Movement	MPT	192	0.24%	0
	Humanist Party	PH	173	0.21%	0
Valid votes			80,584	100.00%	3
Blank votes			753	0.92%
Rejected votes – other			911	1.11%
Total polled			82,248	58.07%
Registered electors			141,634

The following candidates were elected:^[23] Rui Cunha (PS); Rodeia Machado (CDU); and Luís Miranda (PS).

1990s

1999

Results of the 1999 legislative election held on 10 October 1999:^[24]

Party			Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party	PS	39,729	47.70%	2
	Unitary Democratic Coalition	CDU	24,080	28.91%	1
	Social Democratic Party	PSD	12,310	14.78%	0
	CDS – People's Party	CDS–PP	3,313	3.98%	0
	Portuguese Workers' Communist Party	PCTP	1,664	2.00%	0
	Left Bloc	BE	1,314	1.58%	0
	People's Monarchist Party	PPM	395	0.47%	0
	The Earth Party Movement	MPT	277	0.33%	0
	National Solidarity Party	PSN	210	0.25%	0
Valid votes			83,292	100.00%	3
Blank votes			853	1.00%
Rejected votes – other			870	1.02%
Total polled			85,015	58.51%
Registered electors			145,288

The following candidates were elected:^[25] Rui Cunha (PS); Rodeia Machado (CDU); and Gavino Paixão (PS).

1995

Results of the 1995 legislative election held on 1 October 1995:^[26]

Party			Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Party	PS	44,168	46.64%	2
	Unitary Democratic Coalition	CDU	28,178	29.75%	1
	Social Democratic Party	PSD	15,125	15.97%	1
	CDS – People's Party	CDS–PP	3,495	3.69%	0
	Portuguese Workers' Communist Party	PCTP	2,173	2.29%	0
	Popular Democratic Union	UDP	992	1.05%	0
	Revolutionary Socialist Party	PSR	570	0.60%	0
Valid votes			94,701	100.00%	4
Blank votes			620	0.64%
Rejected votes – other			1,147	1.19%
Total polled			96,468	63.88%
Registered electors			151,016

The following candidates were elected:^[27] Teresa Patrício de Gouveia (PSD); Agostinho Moleiro (PS); António Saleiro (PS); and José Soeiro (CDU).

1991

Results of the 1991 legislative election held on 6 October 1991:^[28]

Party			Votes	%	Seats
	Unitary Democratic Coalition	CDU	29,429	31.32%	2
	Social Democratic Party	PSD	28,308	30.13%	1
	Socialist Party	PS	27,470	29.24%	1
	Revolutionary Socialist Party	PSR	2,314	2.46%	0
	Social Democratic Centre Party	CDS	2,245	2.39%	0
	Portuguese Workers' Communist Party	PCTP	1,828	1.95%	0
	National Solidarity Party	PSN	990	1.05%	0
	Democratic Renewal Party	PRD	790	0.84%	0
	People's Monarchist Party	PPM	366	0.39%	0
	Democratic Party of the Atlantic	PDA	216	0.23%	0
Valid votes			93,956	100.00%	4
Blank votes			1,005	1.04%
Rejected votes – other			1,763	1.82%
Total polled			96,724	63.36%
Registered electors			152,651

The following candidates were elected:^[29] Mendes Bota (PSD); Lourdes Hespanhol (CDU); Helena Torres Marques (PS); and Miguel Urbano Rodrigues (CDU).

1980s

1987

Results of the 1987 legislative election held on 19 July 1987:^[30]

Party			Votes	%	Seats
	Unitary Democratic Coalition	CDU	39,592	39.88%	3
	Social Democratic Party	PSD	25,121	25.31%	1
	Socialist Party	PS	20,742	20.89%	1
	Democratic Renewal Party	PRD	5,868	5.91%	0
	Social Democratic Centre Party	CDS	2,011	2.03%	0
	Revolutionary Socialist Party	PSR	1,101	1.11%	0
	Popular Democratic Union	UDP	1,098	1.11%	0
	Portuguese Workers' Communist Party	PCTP	1,024	1.03%	0
	Portuguese Democratic Movement	MDP	914	0.92%	0
	Communist Party (Reconstructed)	PC(R)	714	0.72%	0
	Christian Democratic Party	PDC	691	0.70%	0
	People's Monarchist Party	PPM	392	0.39%	0
Valid votes			99,268	100.00%	5
Blank votes			1,521	1.49%
Rejected votes – other			1,614	1.58%
Total polled			102,403	67.65%
Registered electors			151,377

The following candidates were elected:^[31] Álvaro Barreto (PSD); Manuel Filipe (CDU); Helena Torres Marques (PS); Cláudio Percheiro (CDU); and Bernardina Sebastião (CDU).

1985

Results of the 1985 legislative election held on 6 October 1985:^[32]

Party			Votes	%	Seats
	United People Alliance	APU	50,814	46.26%	3
	Socialist Party	PS	22,805	20.76%	1
	Social Democratic Party	PSD	15,532	14.14%	1
	Democratic Renewal Party	PRD	13,127	11.95%	0
	Social Democratic Centre Party	CDS	2,471	2.25%	0
	Popular Democratic Union	UDP	1,438	1.31%	0
	Revolutionary Socialist Party	PSR	1,351	1.23%	0
	Christian Democratic Party	PDC	648	0.59%	0
	Portuguese Workers' Communist Party	PCTP	623	0.57%	0
	Communist Party (Reconstructed)	PC(R)	592	0.54%	0
	Workers' Party of Socialist Unity	POUS	455	0.41%	0
Valid votes			109,856	100.00%	5
Blank votes			1,182	1.04%
Rejected votes – other			2,205	1.95%
Total polled			113,243	75.06%
Registered electors			150,877

The following candidates were elected:^[33] Álvaro Barreto (PSD); Helena Torres Marques (PS); Francisco Miguel (APU); Belchior Pereira (APU); and Bernardina Sebastião (APU).

1983

Results of the 1983 legislative election held on 25 April 1983:^[34]

Party			Votes	%	Seats
	United People Alliance	APU	56,986	51.29%	3
	Socialist Party	PS	32,265	29.04%	2
	Social Democratic Party	PSD	13,545	12.19%	0
	Social Democratic Centre Party	CDS	4,719	4.25%	0
	Popular Democratic Union	UDP	980	0.88%	0
	Socialist Workers League	LST	933	0.84%	0
	Revolutionary Socialist Party	PSR	585	0.53%	0
	Portuguese Workers' Communist Party	PCTP	412	0.37%	0
	Christian Democratic Party	PDC	361	0.32%	0
	Workers' Party of Socialist Unity	POUS	316	0.28%	0
Valid votes			111,102	100.00%	5
Blank votes			953	0.83%
Rejected votes – other			3,228	2.80%
Total polled			115,283	78.47%
Registered electors			146,909

The following candidates were elected:^[35] Luís Cacito (PS); Manuel Masseno (PS); Francisco Miguel (APU); Belchior Pereira (APU); and José Soeiro (APU).

1980

Results of the 1980 legislative election held on 5 October 1980:^[36]

Party			Votes	%	Seats
	United People Alliance	APU	57,988	48.46%	3
	Democratic Alliance	AD	27,619	23.08%	1
	Republican and Socialist Front	FRS	25,996	21.72%	1
	Workers' Party of Socialist Unity	POUS	2,058	1.72%	0
	Revolutionary Socialist Party	PSR	1,693	1.41%	0
	Popular Democratic Union	UDP	1,589	1.33%	0
	Portuguese Workers' Communist Party	PCTP	1,114	0.93%	0
	Labour Party	PT	1,022	0.85%	0
	Christian Democratic Party, Independent Movement for the National Reconstruction / Party of the Portuguese Right and National Front	PDC- MIRN/ PDP- FN	593	0.50%	0
Valid votes			119,672	100.00%	5
Blank votes			885	0.72%
Rejected votes – other			2,589	2.10%
Total polled			123,146	84.35%
Registered electors			145,989

The following candidates were elected:^[37] António Duarte Chagas (AD); José Carreira Marques (APU); Francisco Miguel (APU); Dinis Miranda (APU); and Trindade Reis (FRS).

1970s

1979

Results of the 1979 legislative election held on 2 December 1979:^[38]

Party			Votes	%	Seats
	United People Alliance	APU	63,498	52.25%	3
	Socialist Party	PS	27,503	22.63%	1
	Democratic Alliance	AD	23,743	19.54%	1
	Popular Democratic Union	UDP	2,201	1.81%	0
	Portuguese Workers' Communist Party	PCTP	1,846	1.52%	0
	Revolutionary Socialist Party	PSR	1,144	0.94%	0
	Left-wing Union for the Socialist Democracy	UEDS	829	0.68%	0
	Christian Democratic Party	PDC	752	0.62%	0
Valid votes			121,516	100.00%	5
Blank votes			1,121	0.89%
Rejected votes – other			2,633	2.10%
Total polled			125,270	86.92%
Registered electors			144,127

The following candidates were elected:^[39] António Duarte Chagas (AD); António Azevedo Gomes (PS); José Carreira Marques (APU); Francisco Miguel (APU); and Dinis Miranda (APU)

1976

Results of the 1976 legislative election held on 25 April 1976:^[40]

Party			Votes	%	Seats
	Portuguese Communist Party	PCP	52,839	46.09%	4
	Socialist Party	PS	38,405	33.50%	2
	Democratic People's Party	PPD	9,882	8.62%	0
	Social Democratic Centre Party	CDS	5,004	4.36%	0
	Popular Democratic Union	UDP	2,671	2.33%	0
	Movement of Socialist Left	MES	2,092	1.82%	0
	People's Socialist Front	FSP	1,564	1.36%	0
	People's Monarchist Party	PPM	724	0.63%	0
	Worker–Peasant Alliance	AOC	557	0.49%	0
	Internationalist Communist League	LCI	481	0.42%	0
	Re-Organized Movement of the Party of the Proletariat	MRPP	428	0.37%	0
Valid votes			114,647	100.00%	6
Rejected votes			5,478	4.56%
Total polled			120,125	83.81%
Registered electors			143,333

The following candidates were elected:^[41] Luís Cacito (PS); Lopes Cardoso (PS); José Carreira Marques (PCP); Francisco Miguel (PCP); Manuel Moita (PCP); and Fernanda Peleja (PCP).