2012 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election

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2012 Social Democratic Party leadership election
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  2010 3 March 2012 2014  
Turnout40.2% Decrease2.svg26.1 pp
 
Pedro Passos Coelho (9298463251)cropped.jpg
Candidate Pedro Passos Coelho
Popular vote20,266
Percentage94.7%

Leader before election

Pedro Passos Coelho

Elected Leader

Pedro Passos Coelho

The 2012 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election was held on 3 March 2012. Then PSD leader and Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho ran for a 2nd term as party leader and was the sole candidate in the race, thus winning with almost 95% of the votes. [1]

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Candidates

NameBornExperienceAnnouncement dateRef.
Pedro Passos Coelho 2011 (cropped).jpg
Pedro Passos Coelho
24 August 1964
(age 47)
Coimbra

Social Democratic Youth leader (1990–1995)
Social Democratic Party leader (2010–2018)
Prime Minister (2011–2015)
Member of Parliament for Lisbon (1991–1999)
Member of Parliament for Vila Real (2011–2015)
22 February 2012 [2]

Withdrew

Results

Summary of the March 2012 PSD leadership election results
Candidate3 March 2012
Votes %
Pedro Passos Coelho 20,26694.65
Total20,266
Valid votes20,26694.65
Invalid and blank ballots1,1465.35
Votes cast / turnout21,41240.20
Registered voters53,270
Sources: Official results
Vote share
Pedro Passos Coelho
94.65%
Blank/Invalid
5.35%

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References

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  2. TVI24 (28 February 2012). "Autárquicas: Passos diz que será desafio difícil" . Retrieved 5 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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