27 June 1976 → 1980 14 2 36,049 8,291 | 27 14 59,114 36,049 53.8% 32.8% | |
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The Azores Regional Election (1976) (Portuguese: Eleições legislativas regionais nos Açores, 1976) is an election held on 27 June 1976 for the first legislative assembly and government of the Portuguese autonomous region of the Azores.
Contents
Turnout was 67.51% (109,826 voted of the 162,677 registered participants), resulting in the election of the Social Democratic Party led by Mota Amaral.
Background
Until the 19th century the administration of the Azores had been separated from the national government, and considered overseas territories. After 1895, the Azores and Madeira obtained their own level of administrative autonomy that was established in the Portuguese Constitution. In this form the islands began to function as autonomous districts, similar to the district Juntas Gerais, which continued until 1974. But, in practice, these communities were abandoned administratively, and had no means to improve development, resulting in immigration. Following the Carnation Revolution, from April 1974 until August 1975, the Azores continued as autonomous districts, until the Junta Governativa dos Açores was constituted under President General Altino de Magalhães and six other councilmen:
The Junta Governantiva which was named on 22 August 1975 constituted a provisional government, that tried to respond to several of the post-Revolution problems, and to prepare a proposal for the first Politico-Administrative Statute for the Autonomous Region of the Azores.
Political parties
Distribution of MPs by constituency
The following table contains the number of seats that each constituency can elect.