Faro (Assembly of the Republic constituency)

Faro 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 Faro. The constituency currently elects nine 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 380,371 registered electors.

Faro
Constituency
for the Assembly of the Republic
Location of Faro within Portugal
DistrictFaro
Population472,000 (2022)
Electorate380,371 (2022)
Area4,997 km2 (2022)
Current Constituency
Created1976
Seats
List
  • 9 (2011–present)
  • 8 (1991–2011)
  • 9 (1976–1991)
Deputies
List
  •   Jorge Botelho (PS)
  •   Rui Cristina (Ind)
  •   Dinis Faísca (PSD)
  •   Luís Graça (PS)
  •   Isabel Guerreiro (PS)
  •   Jamila Madeira (PS)
  •   Francisco Pereira de Oliveira (PS)
  •   Pedro Pinto (CH)
  •   Ofélia Ramos (PSD)
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