Azores (Assembly of the Republic constituency)

Azores (Portuguese: Açores) is one of the 22 multi-member constituencies of the Assembly of the Republic, the national legislature of Portugal. The constituency was established in 1979 after Portugal's Atlantic islands were granted autonomy. It is conterminous with the autonomous region of Azores. The constituency currently elects five of the 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic using the closed party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 legislative election it had 229,022 registered electors.

Azores
Açores
Constituency
for the Assembly of the Republic
Location of Azores within the Atlantic region
Autonomous RegionAzores
Population239,942 (2022)
Electorate229,022 (2022)
Area2,322 km2 (2022)
Current Constituency
Created1979
Seats5 (1979–present)
Deputies
List
  •   Sergio Ávila (PS)
  •   João Azevedo Castro (PS)
  •   Francisco César (PS)
  •   Paulo Moniz (PSD)
  •   Francisco Pimentel (PSD)
Created from
List
  • Angra do Heroísmo
  • Horta
  • Ponta Delgada
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