Azores | |
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Açores | |
Constituency for the Assembly of the Republic | |
Autonomous Region | Azores |
Population | 239,942 (2022)[1] |
Electorate | 230,082 (2024) |
Area | 2,322 km2 (2022)[2] |
Current Constituency | |
Created | 1979 |
Seats | 5 (1979–present) |
Deputies[3] | List |
Created from |
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 2024 legislative election it had 230,082 registered electors.