From campaign budgets to election spending: the numbers that will mark the 2024 legislative elections

More than 10.8 million voters living in Portugal and abroad are called upon to vote in legislative elections on March 10 to elect 230 deputies.

Number of voters: 10,819,122

Deputies elected: 230

Number of electoral districts: 22

18 laps in mainland Portugal, the Azores and Madeira, in Europe and outside Europe.

Largest counties:

(in the country)

Lisbon – 1,915,377 voters – 48 deputies

Porto – 1,591,947 voters – 40 deputies

Braga – 780,228 voters – 19 deputies

Setubal – 751,385 voters – 19 deputies

Aveiro – 642,185 voters – 16 deputies

Smaller constituencies:

(in the country)

Portalegre – 93,120 voters – 2 deputies

Beja – 119,112 voters – 3 deputies

Évora – 133,414 voters – 3 deputies

Bragança – 134,237 voters – 3 deputies

Guard – 141,450 voters – 3 deputies

Number of competing political forces: 18

– PS, Democratic Alliance (PSD/CDS/PPM), Chega, IL, BE, CDU (PCP/PEV), PAN, Livre, Us, Citizens!, Alternative 21 (MPT/Aliança), ADN, PTP, RIR, JPP , Erge Te, Nova Direita, Volt Portugal and PCTP/MRPP

New competitors: New right

Campaign budgets:

(main parties)

Total: 7.7 million euros

PS – 2.55 million euros

AD – 2.5 million euros

CDU – 785 thousand euros.

BE – 508 thousand euros

Enough – 700 thousand euros

IL – 385 thousand euros

PAN – 204 thousand euros

Free – 95 thousand euros.

Election cost:

24 million euros

Poll members: 65,910 expected.

Polling stations: 13,182 planned.

Expected distribution of 29 thousand computers

Early voting on mobility is March 3.

Voting for prisoners and sick people – February 26 and 29.

Voting for immigrants abroad – from February 27 to 29.

Voting by mail for residents of foreign countries – from February 9 to March 10.

Such data was provided by the National Electoral Commission (CNE), the General Secretariat of the Ministry of the Interior (SGMAI), the Ministry of the Interior.