52 seats to the Legislative Assembly of Azores 27 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
59.2% 3.0 pp
First party
Second party
PSD
Leader
Carlos César
Alberto Costa
Party
PS
PSD
Leader's seat
São Miguel
São Miguel
Last election
21 seats, 36.4%
28 seats, 53.6%
Seats won
24
24
Seat change
3
4
Popular vote
51,906
46,449
Percentage
45.8%
41.0%
Swing
9.4 pp
12.6 pp
Map of Azores showing constituencies won
President before election
Alberto Costa
PSD
President-designate
Carlos César
PS
The Azores Regional Election (1996) (Portuguese: Eleições Regionais dos Açores, 1996) was an election held on 13 October 1996 for the legislative assembly and government of the Portuguese autonomous region of the Azores.
The Socialist Party, under the leadership of Carlos César, was the first party with 45% of the votes, in comparison to their direct rivals, the Social Democratic Party who won 41%, although both parties were tied in seats with each party winning 24 MPs.
Voter turnout was relatively high with just over 59.17% of the electorate casting their ballot on election day.
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