1976 Portuguese Legislative Election
25 April 1976 · The Carnation Revolution · 263 seats, 132 for a majority
Socialist Party finished first with 107 of 263 seats on 34.9% of the vote. Turnout 83.5%.
Prime Minister before
Vasco de Almeida e Costa (interim)
Independent
Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Socialist Party
107 of 263 seats
Turnout
83.5%
The result
Socialist Party
34.9% of votes · -3 seats
107
seats
Democratic People's Party
24.4% of votes · -2 seats
73
seats
Democratic and Social Centre
16.0% of votes · +8 seats
42
seats
Portuguese Communist Party
14.4% of votes · +2 seats
40
seats
Popular Democratic Union
1.7% of votes · +1 seats
1
seats
People's Socialist Front
0.8% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
Reorganizing Movement of the Party of the Proletariat
0.7% of votes
0
seats
Movement of Socialist Left
0.6% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
Christian Democratic Party
0.5% of votes
0
seats
People's Monarchist Party
0.5% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
Internationalist Communist League
0.3% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
Communist Party of Portugal
0.3% of votes
0
seats