2009 Porto local election

2009 Porto local elections
All 13 Councillors in the Porto City Council ; 7 seats needed for a majority
	Opinion polls
Turnout	56.8% 1.8 pp
Mayor before election; Rui Rio ; PSD	Elected mayor; Rui Rio ; PSD

Last updated January 27, 2025

The 2009 Porto local election was held on 11 October 2009 to elect the members of the Porto City Council.

Background

In the 2005 election, Rui Rio, candidate for the PSD/CDS coalition, won a second term as mayor of Porto, winning 46.2% of the votes and 7 seats, an absolute majority. The Socialist Party, led by Francisco Assis, achieved second place with 5 seats and about 36.4% of the votes. The Unitary Democratic Coalition got 1 seat and 9.0% of the votes.^[2]

Electoral system

Each party or coalition must present a list of candidates. The lists are closed and the seats in each municipality are apportioned according to the D'Hondt method. Unlike in national legislative elections, independent lists are allowed to run.^[3]

Parties and candidates

Party/Coalition			Political position	Candidate^[4]	2005 result
Party/Coalition			Political position	Candidate^[4]	Votes (%)	Seats
	PP	Porto First O Porto em Primeiro PSD, CDS–PP	Centre-right	Rui Rio	46.2%	7 / 13
	PS	Socialist Party Partido Socialista	Centre-left	Elisa Ferreira	36.2%	5 / 13
	CDU	Unitary Democratic Coalition Coligação Democrática Unitária PCP, PEV	Left-wing to far-left	Rui Sá	9.0%	1 / 13
	BE	Left Bloc Bloco de Esquerda	Left-wing to far-left	João Teixeira Lopes [ pt ]	4.2%	0 / 13
	PCTP	Portuguese Workers' Communist Party Partido Comunista dos Trabalhadores Portugueses	Far-left	João Valente Pinto	0.6%	0 / 13

Opinion polling

Polling

Exit poll

Polling firm/Link	Fieldwork date	Sample size	PSD CDS	PS	CDU	BE	O	Lead
Polling firm/Link	Fieldwork date	Sample size					O	Lead

2009 local election	11 Oct 2009	—	47.5 7	34.7 5	9.8 1	5.0 0	3.0 0	12.8

UCP–CESOP	11 Oct 2009	?	45.0–49.0 6/7	33.0–37.0 5/6	8.5–10.5 0/1	4.0–6.0 0	–	12.0
Eurosondagem	11 Oct 2009	?	43.3– 47.1 6/7	35.5– 39.9 5/6	7.9– 10.1 0/1	3.9– 5.7 0	–	7.2– 7.8
Intercampus	11 Oct 2009	?	44.9– 50.5	31.3– 36.8	7.8– 11.4	3.3– 6.9	–	13.6– 13.7
Marktest	2–7 Oct 2009	400	51.0	31.0	7.8	5.7	4.7	20.0
UCP–CESOP	2–5 Oct 2009	2,571	47	33	9	7	4	14
Aximage	2–4 Oct 2009	500	46.4	34.3	9.7	5.8	3.8	12.1
Eurosondagem	28–30 Sep 2009	736	48.0	33.3	9.4	5.8	3.5	14.7
Intercampus	28–30 Sep 2009	800	44.4	35.9	8.2	7.9	3.6	8.5
Marktest	3–6 Sep 2009	399	44.7	31.1	9.6	7.8	6.8	13.6
IPOM	16–19 Jun 2009	797	55.2	23.5	9.2	8.1	4.1	31.7
UCP–CESOP	8–9 Jun 2009	1,002	54	23	4	7	12	31

2005 local election	9 Oct 2005	—	46.2 7	36.1 5	9.0 1	4.2 0	4.5 0	10.1

Results

Municipal Council

Summary of the 11 October 2009 Municipal Council elections results
in Porto
Parties		Votes	%	±pp swing	Councillors
1 5 7
Parties		Votes	%	±pp swing	Total	±
	Social Democratic / People's	62,507	47.48	1.3	7	0
	Socialist	45,682	34.70	1.4	5	0
	Unitary Democratic Coalition	12,904	9.80	0.8	1	0
	Left Bloc	6,552	4.98	0.8	0	0
	Portuguese Workers' Communist	915	0.70	0.1	0	0
Total valid		128,560	97.65	0.9	13	0
Blank ballots		1,816	1.38	0.8
Invalid ballots		1,273	0.97	0.1
Total		131,649	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		231,978	56.75	1.8
Source: Porto 2009 election results

Municipal Assembly

Summary of the 29 September 2013 Porto Municipal Assembly elections
results
Parties		Votes	%	±pp swing	Seats
3 4 14 18
Parties		Votes	%	±pp swing	Total	±
	Social Democratic / People's	58,168	44.19	0.5	18	0
	Socialist	44,422	33.75	1.1	14	1
	Unitary Democratic Coalition	14,506	11.02	0.6	4	0
	Left Bloc	9,893	7.52	0.7	3	1
	Hope for Portugal Movement	1,261	0.96	—	0	—
Total valid		128,560	97.65	1.3	39	0
Blank ballots		2,204	1.67	0.8
Invalid ballots		1,184	0.90	0.3
Total		131,638	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		231,978	56.75	1.8
Source: Porto 2009 election results

Parish Assemblies

Results of the 29 September 2013 Porto Parish Assembly elections
Parish	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	Total S
Parish	PP		PS		CDU		BE		Total S
Aldoar	38.0	5	44.5	6	7.4	1	6.6	1	13
Bonfim	47.7	10	31.1	6	10.2	2	7.5	1	19
Campanhã	29.1	6	48.1	10	12.5	2	7.1	1	19
Cedofeita	50.0	10	28.7	6	10.3	2	7.1	1	19
Foz do Douro	56.4	8	27.2	4	7.5	1	5.2	-	13
Lordelo do Ouro	47.5	7	32.3	5	11.1	1	6.2	-	13
Massarelos	46.0	7	33.9	5	10.5	1	6.5	-	13
Miragaia	33.4	3	36.9	4	19.8	2	7.1	-	9
Nevogilde	76.9	8	14.5	1	2.0	-	3.4	-	9
Paranhos	45.9	11	33.4	7	10.0	2	7.5	1	21
Ramalde	47.9	10	34.0	7	8.2	1	6.4	1	19
Santo Ildefonso	44.7	7	29.9	4	9.7	1	7.7	1	13
Sé	24.1	2	50.6	5	17.7	2	4.8	-	9
São Nicolau	24.4	2	39.3	4	22.9	2	10.0	1	9
Vitória	26.3	3	52.2	5	11.6	1	6.5	-	9
Total	44.4	99	35.1	79	10.2	21	6.8	8	207
Source: Election Results

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References

↑ "Porto: Rui Rio vence Elisa Ferreira". www.cmjornal.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-10-23.
↑ Carrapatoso, Miguel Santos. "Como Rui Rio governou o Porto. 12 histórias para conhecer melhor o novo líder do PSD". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-01-19.
↑ "::: Lei n.º 169/99, de 18 de Setembro". www.pgdlisboa.pt. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
↑ "Autarquicas 2009 Candidatos" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-10-24.

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[1] "Porto: Rui Rio vence Elisa Ferreira". www.cmjornal.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-10-23.

[2] Carrapatoso, Miguel Santos. "Como Rui Rio governou o Porto. 12 histórias para conhecer melhor o novo líder do PSD". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-01-19.

[3] "::: Lei n.º 169/99, de 18 de Setembro". www.pgdlisboa.pt. Retrieved 2022-02-12.

[4] "Autarquicas 2009 Candidatos" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-10-24.

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