Beja (Assembly of the Republic constituency)

Beja
Constituency
for the Assembly of the Republic
Outline map
Location of Beja within Portugal
DistrictBeja
Population146,725 (2022)[1]
Electorate119,102 (2024)
Area10,263 km2 (2022)[2]
Current Constituency
Created1976
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)

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.

  1. ^ "Resident population (No.) by Place of residence, Sex and Age group; Annual". Lisbon, Portugal: Statistics Portugal. 15 June 2023. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Area (km²) of territorial units by Geographic localization (Administrative division from 2013 onwards); Annual". Lisbon, Portugal: Statistics Portugal. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Deputados em funções (lista corrida)" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: Assembly of the Republic. Retrieved 19 May 2024.