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2009 Porto local election
The 2009 Porto local election was held on 11 October 2009 to elect the members of the Porto City Council.
The 2009 Porto local election was held on 11 October 2009 to elect the members of the Porto City Council.
Incumbent Mayor Rui Rio, from the PSD/CDS coalition, won a third and final term as Mayor of Porto, achieving 47.5% of the votes and 7 seats and defeating Socialist candidate Elisa Ferreira, who won 34.7% of the votes and 5 seats.
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.
Each party or coalition must present a list of candidates. The winner of the most voted list for the municipal council is automatically elected mayor, similar to first-past-the-post (FPTP). 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.
| Party/Coalition | Politicalposition | Candidate | 2005 result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP | Porto FirstO Porto em Primeiro PSD, CDS–PP | Centre-right | Rui Rio | 46.2% | 7 / 13 | |
| PS | Socialist PartyPartido Socialista | Centre-left | Elisa Ferreira | 36.2% | 5 / 13 | |
| CDU | Unitary Democratic CoalitionColigação Democrática Unitária PCP, PEV | Left-wingto far-left | Rui Sá | 9.0% | 1 / 13 | |
| BE | Left BlocBloco de Esquerda | Left-wingto far-left | João Teixeira Lopes | 4.2% | 0 / 13 | |
| PCTP | Portuguese Workers' Communist PartyPartido Comunista dos Trabalhadores Portugueses | Far-left | João Valente Pinto | 0.6% | 0 / 13 |
| Polling firm/Link | Fieldwork date | Sample size | PSDCDS | PS | CDU | BE | O | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 local election | 11 Oct 2009 | —N/a | 47.57 | 34.75 | 9.81 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 12.8 |
| UCP–CESOP | 11 Oct 2009 | ? | 45.0–49.06/7 | 33.0–37.05/6 | 8.5–10.50/1 | 4.0–6.00 | – | 12.0 |
| Eurosondagem | 11 Oct 2009 | ? | 43.3–47.16/7 | 35.5–39.95/6 | 7.9–10.10/1 | 3.9–5.70 | – | 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 | —N/a | 46.27 | 36.15 | 9.01 | 4.20 | 4.50 | 10.1 |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | —N/a | 0 | —N/a | |
| 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 | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | TotalS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- 2009 local election results
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