Elections: CHEGA wins in Algarve again, with 33.90% of votes

CHEGA was the most voted party in 11 out of 16 municipalities in the Algarve

It is no longer a surprise or a historic feat: CHEGA was once again the most voted party in the Algarve in Sunday’s legislative elections, with 78,168 of votes (33.90%) – up from 27.19% in the 2024 elections.

The far-right party, led by André Ventura, won in 11 out of 16 municipalities in the region: Aljezur, Vila do Bispo, Lagos, Portimão, Lagoa, Silves, Albufeira, Loulé, Olhão, Castro Marim and Vila Real de Santo António.

The Aliança Democrática coalition (AD), made up of PSD and CDS-PP, secured 59,353 of votes (25.74%) and won in the remaining five boroughs: Monchique, Faro, São Brás de Alportel, Tavira and Alcoutim.

Portugal’s liberal party Iniciativa Liberal (IL) followed in fourth (10,047 votes, 4.36%), trailed by left-wing parties Livre (7,735, 3.35%), the CDU coalition (6,170, 2.68%), and Bloco de Esquerda (5,724, 2.48%). Conservative party ADN (4,182, 1.81%) was the eighth most voted party in the Algarve, marginally ahead of environmentalist and animal rights party PAN (4,161, 1.80%).

Smaller parties also received some votes, led by universality party RIR (512, 0.22%), followed by ultra-nationalists Ergue-te (486, 0.21%), eurofederalists Volt Portugal (437, 0.19%), the Nova Direita (New Right) party (423, 0.18%), monarchists Partido Popular Monárquico (332, 0.14%) and finally Madeira-based party Juntos Pelo Povo (262, 0.11%).

These results mean that CHEGA will have four MPs representing the Algarve in Parliament, with AD limited to three and PS to just two: Pedro Pinto, João Graça, Sandra Ribeiro and António Moreira for CHEGA; Maria da Graça Carvalho; Cristóvão Norte and Bárbara do Amaral Correia for AD; and Jamila Madeira and Jorge Botelho for PS.

Meanwhile, abstention increased ever so slightly in the Algarve, with 60.05% of eligible voters casting ballots in 2025 as opposed to 61.74% in 2024.

Here are the main results by each Algarve borough (listed alphabetically):

Albufeira

• CH – 8,016 votes (39.39%)
• AD – 5,293 votes (26.01%)
• PS – 3,365 votes (16.53%)
• IL – 962 votes (4.73%)
• L – 537 votes (2.64%)
• BE – 428 votes (2.10%)
• ADN – 383 votes (1.88%)
• CDU – 369 votes (1.81%)

Blank votes – 233 (1.14%)

Null votes – 181 (0.89%)

Registered voters: 36,146 / Voted: 20,351 (56.30%)

Alcoutim

• AD – 508 votes (38.11%)
• PS – 420 votes (31.51%)
• CH – 216 votes (16.20%)
• CDU – 52 votes (3.90%)
• Livre – 25 votes (1.88%)
• ADN – 23 votes (1.73%)
• IL – 21 votes (1.58%)
• BE – 16 votes (1.20%)

Blank votes – 23 (1.73%)

Null votes – 11 (0.83%)

Registered voters: 2,183 / Voted: 1,333 (61.06%)

Aljezur

• CH – 686 votes (27.18%)
• PS – 630 votes (24.96%)
• AD – 615 votes (24.37%)
• CDU – 111 votes (4.40%)
• Livre – 97 votes (3.84%)
• IL – 87 votes (3.45%)
• BE – 69 votes (2.73%)
• PAN – 56 votes (2.22%)

Blank votes – 49 (1.94%)

Null votes – 26 (1.03%)

Registered voters: 3,995 / Voted: 2,524 (63.18%)

Castro Marim

• CH – 1,313 votes (36.10%)
• AD – 899 votes (24.72%)
• PS – 859 votes (23.62%)
• IL – 97 votes (2.67%)
• CDU – 80 votes (2.20%)
• BE – 78 votes (2.14%)
• Livre – 77 votes (2.12%)
• ADN – 64 votes (1.76%)

Blank votes – 51 (1.40%)

Null votes – 8 (1.04%)

Registered voters: 5,801 / Voted: 3,637 (61.06%)

Faro

• AD – 9,920 votes (27.76%)
• CH – 9,649 votes (27.00%)
• PS – 8,187 votes (22.91%)
• IL – 1,871 votes (5.24%)
• Livre – 1,644 votes (4.60%)
• CDU – 1,057 votes (2.96%)
• BE – 981 votes (2.75%)
• PAN – 683 votes (1.91%)

Blank votes – 583 (1.63%)

Null votes – 285 (0.80%)

Registered voters: 56,853 / Voted: 35,734 (62.81%)

Lagoa

• CH – 4,872 votes (39.69%)
• AD – 2,887 votes (23.52%)
• PS – 2,274 votes (18.53%)
• IL – 543 votes (4.42%)
• Livre – 365 votes (2.97%)
• CDU – 280 votes (2.28%)
• BE – 277 votes (2.26%)
• ADN – 230 votes (1.87%)

Blank votes – 145 (1.18%)

Null votes – 78 (0.64%)

Registered voters: 19,057 / Voted: 12,275 (64.41%)

Lagos

• CH – 4,419 votes (31.56%)
• AD – 3,414 votes (24.38%)
• PS – 3,116 votes (22.25%)
• IL – 612 votes (4.37%)
• L – 605 votes (4.31%)
• CDU – 451 votes (3.22%)
• BE – 406 votes (2.90%)
• PAN – 286 votes (2.04%)

Blank votes – 191 (1.36%)

Null votes – 100 (0.71%)

Registered voters: 23,886 / Voted: 14,002 (58.62%)

Loulé

• CH – 11,480 votes (33.52%)
• AD – 10,086 votes (29.45%)
• PS – 6,385 votes (18.64%)
• IL – 1,480 votes (4.32%)
• L – 1,103 votes (2.96%)
• BE – 818 votes (2.39%)
• ADN – 673 votes (1.96%)
• PAN – 573 votes (1.67%)

Blank votes – 440 (1.28%)

Null votes – 377 (1.10%)

Registered voters: 61,223 / Voted: 34,253 (55.95%)

Monchique

• AD – 865 votes (29.87%)
• PS – 826 votes (28.52%)
• CH – 615 votes (21.24%)
• CDU – 112 votes (3.87%)
• Livre – 86 votes (2.97%)
• IL – 85 votes (2.94%)
• BE – 68 votes (2.35%)

Blank votes – 70 (2.42%)

Null votes – 39 (1.35%)

Registered voters: 4,263 / Voted: 2,896 (67.93%)

Olhão

• CH – 8,329 votes (37.45%)
• AD – 4,930 votes (22.17%)
• PS – 4,529 votes (20.36%)
• IL – 909 votes (4.09%)
• L – 718 votes (3.23%)
• BE – 578 votes (2.60%)
• CDU – 555 votes (2.50%)
• PAN – 527 votes (2.37%)

Blank votes – 323 (1.45%)

Null votes – 198 (0.89%)

Registered voters: 37,763 / Voted: 22,240 (58.89%)

Portimão

• CH – 8,329 votes (36.84%)
• AD – 7,529 votes (24.15%)
• PS – 6,028 votes (19.34%)
• IL – 1,538 votes (4.93%)
• L – 1,082 votes (3.47%)
• BE – 766 votes (2.46%)
• CDU – 656 votes (2.10%)
• ADN – 591 votes (1.90%)

Blank votes – 381 (1.22%)

Null votes – 248 (0.80%)

Registered voters: 50,656 / Voted: 31,172 (61.54%)

São Brás de Alportel

• AD – 1,729 votes (30.20%)
• CH – 1,651 votes (28.84%)
• PS – 1,237 votes (21.61%)
• IL – 246 votes (4.30%)
• L – 172 votes (3.00%)
• BE – 136 votes (2.38%)
• CDU – 126 votes (2.20%)
• ADN – 116 votes (2.03%)

Blank votes – 103 (1.80%)

Null votes – 53 (0.93%)

Registered voters: 9,315 / Voted: 5,725 (61.46%)

Silves

• CH – 7,171 votes (37.57%)
• AD – 4,246 votes (22.25%)
• PS – 3,610 votes (18.91%)
• CDU – 952 votes (4.99%)
• IL – 787 votes (4.12%)
• L – 553 votes (2.90%)
• BE – 436 votes (2.28%)
• ADN – 336 votes (1.76%)

Blank votes – 270 (1.41%)

Null votes – 185 (0.97%)

Registered voters: 30,858 / Voted: 19,087 (61.85%)

Tavira

• AD – 3,755 votes (28.90%)
• CH – 3,745 votes (28.83%)
• PS – 2,985 votes (22.98%)
• IL – 492 votes (3.79%)
• L – 448 votes (3.45%)
• BE – 347 votes (2.67%)
• ADN – 279 votes (2.15%)
• CDU – 266 votes (2.05%)

Blank votes – 233 (1.79%)

Null votes – 110 (0.85%)

Registered voters: 21,296 / Voted: 12,992 (61.01%)

Vila do Bispo

• CH – 667 votes (28.46%)
• AD – 626 votes (26.71%)
• PS – 569 votes (24.27%)
• BE – 91 votes (3.88%)
• CDU – 80 votes (3.41%)
• L – 69 votes (2.94%)
• IL – 65 votes (2.77%)
• PAN – 49 votes (2.09%)

Blank votes – 39 (1.6%)

Null votes – 18 (0.77%)

Registered voters: 3,813 / Voted: 2,344 (61.47%)

Vila Real de Santo António (VRSA)

• CH – 3,856 votes (38.57%)
• PS – 2,273 votes (22.74%)
• AD – 2,051 votes (20.52%)
• CDU – 463 votes (4.63%)
• IL – 252 votes (2.52%)
• L – 244 votes (2.44%)
• BE – 229 votes (2.29%)
• PAN – 171 votes (1.71%)

Blank votes – 119 (1.19%)

Null votes – 77 (0.77%)

Registered voters: 16,796 / Voted: 9,997 (59.48%)