The Azores Regional Election (1976) ( pt, Eleições legislativas regionais nos Açores, 1976) was an election held on 27 June 1976 for the first Legislative Assembly of the
Portuguese Autonomous Region
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of the
Azores
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Turnout was 67.51 percent (109,826 voted of the 162,677 registered participants), resulting in a victory of the
Social Democratic Party
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led by
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, who became the first President through election.
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
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, 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:[
* Dr. Henrique Aguiar Rodrigues (PPD), to handle ''Assuntos Sociais, Trabalho e Emigração'' (''Social Issues, Work and Immigration'');
* Dr. José Adriano Borges de Carvalho, (later substituted by Dr. Álvaro Monjardino) (PPD), as the coordinator of the ''Coordenação Económica e Finanças'' (''Economic Coordination and Finances'');
* José Pacheco de Almeida (PPD), to run ''Transportes, Comércio, Comunicações e Turismo'' (''Transport, Commerce, Communication and Tourism'');
* Eng. José António Martins Goulart (PS), in the role of ''Educação, Investigação Científica, Comunicação Social e Cultural'' (''Education, Scientific Investigation, Social Communication and Culture'');
* Engº Leonildo Garcia Vargas (PS), in ''Administração Local, Equipamento Social e Ambiente'' (''Local Administration, Social Equipment and Environment'');
* Dr. António de Albuquerque Jácome Corrêa, to administer ''Agricultura, Pescas e Indústria'' (''Agriculture, Fishing and Industry'')
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''.
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Political parties
* Democratic and Social Centre (CDS)
* Movement of Socialist Left (MES)
* Portuguese Communist Party
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(PCP)
* Communist Party of the Portuguese Workers
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(PCTP/MRPP)
* Socialist Party
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(PS)
* Social Democratic Party
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Active parties
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(PSD)
Distribution of MPs by constituency
The following table contains the number of seats that each constituency can elect.
Summary of votes and seats
Comissão Nacional de Eleições
References
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External links
Comissão Nacional de EleiçõesLegislative Assembly of Azores - Official website
See also
* 1976 Madeira regional election
{{Azorean elections
1976 elections in Portugal
Azores 1976