The 2016 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election was held on 5 March 2016. Then PSD leader and former Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho ran for a 4th term as party leader and was the sole candidate in the race, thus winning with more than 90% of the votes."Passos Coelho vence eleições no PSD com 95% dos votos", TSF, 6 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
Candidates
Declared NameBornExperienceAnnouncement dateRef. Pedro Passos Coelho (age 51)Coimbra Social Democratic Youth leader (1990–1995)President of the Social Democratic Party (2010–2018)Prime Minister (2011–2015)Member of Parliament for Lisbon (1991–1999); (2015–2019)Member of Parliament for Vila Real (2011–2015)4 February 2016
Declined
André Ventura – sports commentator.
Opinion polling
Polling firmFieldwork dateSample sizePedro Passos CoelhoRui RioManuela Ferreira LeitePaulo RangelOthers/ UndecidedLeadPitagórica25–31 Jul 201450414.144.613.35.817.530.5Pitagórica30 May–1 Jun 201450415.442.713.44.320.927.3Pitagórica25–29 Mar 201450611.850.610.64.918.938.8Pitagórica24 Feb–1 Mar 201450616.245.813.16.216.229.6
Results + Summary of the March 2016 PSD leadership election results Candidate 5 March 2016 Votes % Pedro Passos Coelho 22,276 95.11 Total 22,276 Valid votes 22,276 95.11 Invalid and blank ballots 1,146 4.89 Votes cast / turnout 23,422 46.36 Registered voters 50,518 Sources: Official results
See also Social Democratic Party (Portugal) List of political parties in Portugal Elections in Portugal
References
External links PSD Official Website