Vila Real is one of the 22

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of the Assembly of the Republic, the national

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. The constituency was established in 1976 when the Assembly of the Republic was established by the

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following the restoration of democracy. It is conterminous with the

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Vila Real Vila Real () is the capital and largest city of the Vila Real District, in the Norte, Portugal, North region, Portugal. It is also the seat of the Douro (intermunicipal community), Douro Intermunicipal communities of Portugal, intermunicipal comm ...

. The constituency currently elects five of the 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic using the

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. At the 2024 legislative election it had 207,989 registered electors.

Electoral system

Vila Real currently elects five of the 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic using the

. Seats are allocated using the

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Election results

Summary

(Figures in ''italics'' represent alliances.)

Detailed

2020s

=2024

= Results of the 2024 legislative election held on 10 March 2024: The following candidates were elected: Amílcar Almeida (AD);

António Alberto Machado Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language–speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular m ...

(AD); Fátima Correia Pinto (PS); Carlos Silva (PS); and

Manuela Tender Maria Manuela Pereira Tender (born 9 February 1971) is a Portuguese teacher, politician and member of the Assembly of the Republic (Portugal), Assembly of the Republic since 2024, having served previously between 2011 Portuguese legislative electi ...

(CH).

=2022

= Results of the 2022 legislative election held on 30 January 2022: The following candidates were elected: Artur Soveral Andrade (PSD);

Cláudia Bento Cláudia Bento (born 4 June 1983) is a Portuguese politician. A member of the centre-right Social Democratic Party (PSD), Bento was first elected to the Assembly of the Republic in 2019 as a representative of the Vila Real constituency and re- ...

(PSD); Fátima Correia Pinto (PS); Francisco Rocha (PS); and Agostinho Santa (PS).

2010s

=2019

= Results of the 2019 legislative election held on 6 October 2019: The following candidates were elected: Artur Soveral Andrade (PSD);

(PSD); Luís Leite Ramos (PSD); Francisco Rocha (PS); and Ascenso Simões (PS).

=2015

= Results of the 2015 legislative election held on 4 October 2015: The following candidates were elected: Luís Pedro Pimentel (PàF); Luís Leite Ramos (PàF); Francisco Rocha (PS); Ascenso Simões (PS); and

Maria Manuela Tender Maria Manuela Pereira Tender (born 9 February 1971) is a Portuguese teacher, politician and member of the Assembly of the Republic since 2024, having served previously between 2011 and 2019 as a member of the Social Democratic Party. At the end ...

(PàF).

=2011

= Results of the 2011 legislative election held on 5 June 2011: The following candidates were elected:

Pedro Passos Coelho Pedro Manuel Mamede Passos Coelho (; born 24 July 1964) is a Portuguese people, Portuguese politician and university guest lecturer who was the List of prime ministers of Portugal, 117th prime minister of Portugal, in office from 2011 to 201 ...

(PSD);

Pedro Silva Pereira Manuel Pedro Cunha da Silva Pereira (15 August 1962), better known as Pedro Silva Pereira, is a Portuguese politician, lawyer and legal expert. He served as a Member of the European Parliament between 2014 and 2024. Early life and education Si ...

(PS); Luís Leite Ramos (PSD); Rui Jorge Santos (PS); and

(PSD).

2000s

=2009

= Results of the 2009 legislative election held on 27 September 2009: The following candidates were elected:

José de Bianchi José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...

(PS); António Cabeleira (PSD);

António Montalvão Machado Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language–speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular m ...

(PSD);

(PS); and

Isabel Sequeira Isabel is a female name of Iberian origin. Isabelle is a name that is similar, but it is of French origin. It originates as the medieval Spanish form of '' Elisabeth'' (ultimately Hebrew ''Elisheba''). Arising in the 12th century, it became popul ...

(PSD).

=2005

= Results of the 2005 legislative election held on 20 February 2005: The following candidates were elected: Rosário Águas (PSD); Paula Barros (PS); Ricardo Martins (PSD);

(PS); and Ascenso Simões (PS).

=2002

= Results of the 2002 legislative election held on 17 March 2002: The following candidates were elected:

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(PSD);

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(PSD); António Nazaré Pereira (PSD);

(PS); and Ascenso Simões (PS).

1990s

=1999

= Results of the

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held on 10 October 1999: The following candidates were elected:

António Martinho Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language–speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular m ...

(PS); Manuel do Nascimento Martins (PSD); António Nazaré Pereira (PSD); Vitor Ramalho (PS); and Francisco Tavares (PSD).

=1995

= Results of the 1995 legislative election held on 1 October 1995: The following candidates were elected: Eurico Figueiredo (PS);

(PS);

Costa Pereira Alberto da Costa Pereira (22 December 1929 – 25 October 1990) was a Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Born in Nacala, Portuguese Mozambique from a colonial White African family, Costa Pereira was noticed by S.L. ...

(PSD);

Fernando Pereira Fernando Pereira (10 May 1950 – 10 July 1985) was a Portuguese-Dutch freelance photographer, who drowned when French intelligence ( DGSE) detonated a bomb and sank the ''Rainbow Warrior'', owned by the environmental organisation Greenpeace o ...

(PSD); and Eduardo Azevedo Soares (PSD).

=1991

= Results of the 1991 legislative election held on 6 October 1991: The following candidates were elected:

José Costa Leite José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...

(PSD); Eurico Figueiredo (PS);

(PS); Valente de Oliveira (PSD);

(PSD); and Nuno Ribeiro da Silva (PSD).

1980s

=1987

= Results of the 1987 legislative election held on 19 July 1987: The following candidates were elected: Daniel Bastos (PSD);

(PSD); Carlos Lage (PS); Valente de Oliveira (PSD);

(PSD); and João Teixeira (PSD).

=1985

= Results of the 1985 legislative election held on 6 October 1985: The following candidates were elected:

Amândio Azevedo Amândio da Costa Gonçalves (born 24 March 1943) is a former Portuguese professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association f ...

(PSD); Daniel Bastos (PSD); Aloísio Fonseca (PS);

Coimbra Martins Coimbra (, also , , or ), officially the City of Coimbra (), is a city and a concelho, municipality in Portugal. The population of the municipality at the 2021 census was 140,796, in an area of . The fourth-largest agglomerated urban area in Po ...

(PS); Francisco Teixeira (CDS); and João Teixeira (PSD).

=1983

= Results of the 1983 legislative election held on 25 April 1983: The following candidates were elected:

(PSD); Daniel Bastos (PSD);

José Fillol José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , ...

(PS);

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(PS);

Tomás Espirito Santo Tomás may refer to: * Tomás (given name) * Tomás (surname) Tomás is a Spanish, Portuguese, or Irish surname, equivalent of '' Thomas''. It may refer to: * Antonio Tomás (born 1985), professional Spanish footballer * Belarmino Tomás (18 ...

(CDS); and João Teixeira (PSD).

=1980

= Results of the 1980 legislative election held on 5 October 1980: The following candidates were elected:

(AD); Daniel Bastos (AD); Maria da Glória Duarte (AD);

António Azevedo Gomes Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language–speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular m ...

(FRS);

Joaquim Pinto Joaquim Pinto (born 20 June 1957) is a Portuguese film director from Porto. His movie '' What Now? Remind Me'' was the Portuguese submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Academy Award for Best International Featur ...

(AD); and

Alexandre Reigoto Alexandre may refer to: * Alexandre (given name) * Alexandre (surname) * Alexandre (film) See also

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(AD).

1970s

=1979

= Results of the 1979 legislative election held on 2 December 1979: The following candidates were elected:

(AD); Daniel Bastos (AD);

Manuel Fontoura Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name), a given name and surname * Manuel (''Fawlty Towers''), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manuel I of Portugal, king of Po ...

(AD); Júlio Montalvão Machado (PS);

Chaves Medeiros Chaves is a modern Portuguese and old Spanish word derived from Latin Aquae Flaviae, Flaviae (''Chávez'' in Spanish), and may refer to: People * Andia Chaves Fonnegra, Colombian marine biologist * Avelino Chaves (1931–2021), Spanish footballe ...

(PS); and

Alexandre Reigoto Alexandre may refer to: * Alexandre (given name) * Alexandre (surname) * Alexandre (film) See also

* Alexander * Alexandra (disambiguation) * Xano (disambiguation), a Portuguese hypocoristic of the name "Alexandre" {{Disambig ...

(AD).

=1976

= Results of the 1976 legislative election held on 25 April 1976: The following candidates were elected:

(PPD);

António Barreto Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language–speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular m ...

(PS);

(PPD);

(PS); Fernando Pinto (PPD);

Alexandre Reigoto Alexandre may refer to: * Alexandre (given name) * Alexandre (surname) * Alexandre (film) See also

* Alexander * Alexandra (disambiguation) * Xano (disambiguation), a Portuguese hypocoristic of the name "Alexandre" {{Disambig ...

(CDS); and António Veríssimo (PPD).

References

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