Portalegre District
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Portalegre District | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Alentejo Region |
| Historical province | Alto Alentejo Province (partly Ribatejo) |
| No. of municipalities | 15 |
| No. of parishes | 86 |
| Capital | Portalegre |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,065 km2 (2,342 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 104,989 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | PT-12 |
| No. of parliamentary representatives | 2 |
Portalegre District (Portuguese: Distrito de Portalegre [puɾtɐˈlɛɣɾɨ] ) is located in the east of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Portalegre.
As of 2021, it is the least populous district of Portugal. It borders Spain.
Municipalities
The district is composed of 15 municipalities:
- Alter do Chão
- Arronches
- Avis
- Campo Maior
- Castelo de Vide
- Crato
- Elvas
- Fronteira
- Gavião
- Marvão
- Monforte
- Nisa
- Ponte de Sor
- Portalegre
- Sousel
Summary of votes and seats won 1976–2022
| Parties | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S |
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| 1976 | 1979 | 1980 | 1983 | 1985 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2002 | 2005 | 2009 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
| PS | 41.9 | 3 | 29.8 | 1 | 32.4 | 1 | 38.5 | 2 | 23.7 | 1 | 25.1 | 1 | 33.5 | 1 | 50.5 | 2 | 51.2 | 2 | 45.3 | 2 | 54.9 | 2 | 38.3 | 1 | 32.4 | 1 | 42.4 | 1 | 44.7 | 2 | 47.2 | 2 |
| PSD | 10.1 | In AD | 19.1 | 1 | 20.9 | 1 | 37.4 | 1 | 38.9 | 2 | 23.4 | 1 | 22.5 | 1 | 30.6 | 1 | 20.2 | 23.8 | 1 | 32.5 | 1 | In PàF | 20.1 | 23.2 | ||||||||
| PCP/APU/CDU | 22.0 | 1 | 29.4 | 1 | 26.1 | 1 | 28.7 | 1 | 25.2 | 1 | 20.9 | 1 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 8.1 | 7.6 | ||||||||||
| AD | 32.1 | 2 | 33.4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PàF | 27.6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total seats | 4 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
39°17′28″N 7°25′55″W / 39.29111°N 7.43194°W
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