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2013 Lisbon local election
The 2013 Lisbon local election was held on 29 September 2013 to elect the members of the Lisbon City Council.
The 2013 Lisbon local election was held on 29 September 2013 to elect the members of the Lisbon City Council.
Against a weak opposition, António Costa, mayor since 2007, was elected for a full second term, defeating Fernando Seara, by then incumbent and term limited mayor of Sintra, of the Feel Lisbon coalition between the Social Democratic Party (PSD), CDS–People's Party (CDS–PP) and Earth Party (MPT) by a landslide, 51 to 22 percent. Seara's candidacy was surrounded in controversy due to the recent changes in the law that established term limits for mayors. This law prohibits a candidate, after having served for three terms, to run for Mayor, Municipal Assemblies or Parish Assemblies. But the law did not explicitly state whether it prohibits reelection only for the same municipality or parish, or for the same position in any municipality or parish. This matter was only resolved on 5 September 2013 with a ruling of the Constitutional Court allowing mayoral candidates that had already served three consecutive mandates to run for election in a different municipality.
The Unitary Democratic Coalition presented incumbent MEP João Ferreira as their mayoral candidate and won nearly 10 percent of the votes and gained one seat, electing two in total. The Left Bloc, presented João Semedo as candidate for Mayor, but failed to win a seat.
Turnout was the second lowest ever, just 45.1 percent casting a ballot, surpassed only by the 2007 numbers.
In the 2009 election, the Socialist Party led by António Costa, won an absolute majority with 44 percent of the votes and 9 councillors, defeating former Lisbon mayor and Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes that gathered nearly 39 percent of the votes and 7 councillors.
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 | 2009 result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Socialist PartyPartido Socialista | Centre-left | António Costa | 44.0% | 9 / 17 | |
| SL | Feel LisbonSentir Lisboa PPD/PSD, CDS–PP, MPT | Centre-right | Fernando Seara | 38.7% | 7 / 17 | |
| CDU | Unitary Democratic CoalitionColigação Democrática Unitária PCP, PEV | Left-wingto far-left | João Ferreira | 8.1% | 1 / 17 | |
| BE | Left BlocBloco de Esquerda | Left-wingto far-left | João Semedo | 4.6% | 0 / 17 | |
| PCTP | Portuguese Workers' Communist PartyPartido Comunista dos Trabalhadores Portugueses | Far-left | Joana Miranda | 0.7% | 0 / 17 | |
| PNR | National Renovator PartyPartido Nacional Renovador | Far-right | João Patrocínio | 0.3% | 0 / 17 | |
| PTP | Portuguese Labour PartyPartido Trabalhista Português | Centre-left | Amândio Madaleno | —N/a | —N/a | |
| PC | Citizen's PlatformPlataforma Cidadania PPM, PPV, PND | Right-wing | José Jorge Andrade | —N/a | —N/a | |
| PAN | Party for Animals and NaturePartido dos Animais e Natureza | Centre-left | Paulo Borges | —N/a | —N/a |
Exit poll
| Polling firm/Link | Fieldwork date | Sample size | PS | PSDCDSMPT | CDU | BE | O | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 local election | 29 Sep 2013 | —N/a | 50.911 | 22.44 | 9.91 | 4.60 | 12.20 | 28.5 |
| UCP–CESOP | 29 Sep 2013 | 9,663 | 51.0–55.010/11 | 21.0–24.04 | 9.0–12.01/2 | 4.0–6.00/1 | – | 30.0–31.0 |
| Eurosondagem | 29 Sep 2013 | 7,597 | 52.0–56.210/11 | 21.2–25.04/5 | 8.7–11.51/2 | 4.8–7.00/1 | – | 30.8–31.2 |
| Aximage | 23–27 Sep 2013 | 605 | 49.5 | 31.7 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 4.2 | 17.8 |
| UCP–CESOP | 21–23 Sep 2013 | 1,223 | 48.09/10 | 26.05 | 11.01/2 | 7.01 | 8.00 | 22.0 |
| Eurosondagem | 8–10 Sep 2013 | 825 | 50.09/10 | 26.95 | 11.01/2 | 6.61 | 5.50 | 23.1 |
| Eurosondagem | 4–5 Aug 2013 | 707 | 50.59/10 | 29.55/6 | 8.81 | 6.31 | 4.90 | 21.0 |
| Eurosondagem | 15–16 Jul 2013 | 825 | 52.59/10 | 27.55/6 | 9.01 | 6.90/1 | 4.10 | 25.0 |
| Sociologest | 14–18 Jun 2013 | 600 | 57.5 | 20.1 | 9.9 | 3.5 | 8.9 | 37.4 |
| Eurosondagem | 16–19 May 2013 | 811 | 52.19/10 | 30.05/6 | 8.61 | 5.30/1 | 4.00 | 22.1 |
| Sociologest | 6–11 May 2013 | 600 | 49.7 | 33.8 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 15.9 |
| 2011 legislative election | 5 Jun 2011 | —N/a | 26.6(5) | 51.2(10) | 8.3(1) | 5.6(1) | 8.3(0) | 24.6 |
| 2009 local election | 11 Oct 2009 | —N/a | 44.09 | 38.77 | 8.11 | 4.60 | 4.60 | 5.3 |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist | 116,425 | 50.91 | 6.9 | 11 | 2 | |
| PSD / CDS–PP / MPT | 51,156 | 22.37 | 16.3 | 4 | 3 | |
| Unitary Democratic Coalition | 22,519 | 9.85 | 1.8 | 2 | 1 | |
| Left Bloc | 10,533 | 4.61 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Party for Animals and Nature | 5,227 | 2.29 | —N/a | 0 | —N/a | |
| PPM / PPV / PND | 2,814 | 1.23 | —N/a | 0 | —N/a | |
| Portuguese Workers' Communist | 2,378 | 1.04 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Renovator | 1,182 | 0.52 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Labour | 656 | 0.29 | —N/a | 0 | —N/a | |
| Total valid | 212,890 | 93.10 | 4.3 | 17 | 0 | |
| Blank ballots | 9,241 | 4.04 | 2.5 | |||
| Invalid ballots | 6,551 | 2.86 | 1.8 | |||
| Total | 228,682 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 507,495 | 45.06 | 8.3 | |||
| Source: Lisbon 2013 election results |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist | 97,114 | 42.34 | 3.0 | 25 | 2 | |
| PSD / CDS–PP / MPT | 57,182 | 24.93 | 13.9 | 14 | 9 | |
| Unitary Democratic Coalition | 27,257 | 11.88 | 1.9 | 7 | 2 | |
| Left Bloc | 15,852 | 6.91 | 0.2 | 4 | 1 | |
| Party for Animals and Nature | 6,827 | 2.98 | —N/a | 1 | —N/a | |
| PPM / PPV / PND | 3,443 | 1.50 | —N/a | 0 | —N/a | |
| Portuguese Workers' Communist | 2,841 | 1.24 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Renovator | 1,326 | 0.52 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Labour | 778 | 0.34 | —N/a | 0 | —N/a | |
| Total valid | 212,620 | 92.70 | 4.7 | 51 | 3 | |
| Blank ballots | 9,951 | 4.34 | 2.7 | |||
| Invalid ballots | 6,778 | 2.96 | 2.0 | |||
| Total | 229,359 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 507,495 | 45.19 | 8.2 | |||
| Source: Lisbon 2013 election results |
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