2014 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election
25 January 2014
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The 2014 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election was held on 25 January 2014. Then PSD leader and Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho ran for a 3rd term as party leader and was the sole candidate in the race, thus winning with almost 90% of the votes.[1]
Candidates
| Name | Born | Experience | Announcement date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pedro Passos Coelho |
24 August 1964 (age 49) 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) |
17 January 2014 | [2] |
Opinion polling
Hypothetical polling
| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size | Pedro Passos Coelho | Rui Rio | Manuela Ferreira Leite | Paulo Rangel | José Pedro Aguiar-Branco | Jorge Moreira da Silva | Others/
Undecided |
Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitagórica | 20–24 Jan 2014 | 506 | 12.6 | 45.8 | 13.8 | 5.2 | — | — | 18.7 | 32.0 |
| Pitagórica | 10–15 Dec 2013 | 503 | 18.5 | 47.5 | 14.6 | 4.0 | — | — | 10.8 | 29.0 |
| Pitagórica | 14–19 Oct 2013 | 506 | 8.7 | 45.5 | 15.2 | 5.6 | — | — | 19.8 | 30.3 |
| Pitagórica | 24–28 Jul 2013 | 503 | 11.3 | 39.4 | 17.9 | 9.1 | — | — | 16.0 | 12.4 |
| Pitagórica | 28 Jun–2 Jul 2013 | 503 | 14.3 | 30.7 | 18.7 | 11.4 | — | — | 17.3 | 12.0 |
| Pitagórica | 23–28 May 2013 | 503 | 15.5 | 35.2 | 13.7 | 6.0 | — | — | 25.0 | 19.7 |
| Pitagórica | 17–20 Apr 2013 | 503 | 13.0 | 37.9 | 15.9 | 6.1 | — | — | 22.0 | 22.0 |
| Pitagórica | 19–24 Mar 2013 | 503 | 7.6 | 38.4 | 17.6 | 9.0 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 21.3 | 20.8 |
| Pitagórica | 20–24 Feb 2013 | 503 | 12.5 | 29.8 | 15.8 | 7.5 | 5.6 | — | 28.7 | 14.0 |
| Pitagórica | 22–25 Jan 2013 | 504 | 10.6 | 30.2 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 28.5 | 16.6 |
| Pitagórica | 9–12 Nov 2012 | 505 | 12.4 | 36.2 | 17.6 | 6.7 | — | — | 23.3 | 18.6 |
| Pitagórica | 8–13 Oct 2012 | 503 | 11.0 | 30.0 | 15.4 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 30.1 | 14.6 |
Results
| Candidate | 25 January 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ||||
| Pedro Passos Coelho | 17,521 | 88.89 | |||
| Total | 17,521 | ||||
| Valid votes | 17,521 | 88.89 | |||
| Invalid and blank ballots | 2,190 | 11.11 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 19,711 | 42.45 | |||
| Registered voters | 46,430 | ||||
| Sources: Official results | |||||
See also
References
- ^ "Pedro Passos Coelho reeleito presidente do PSD com 88% dos votos ", Público, 26 January 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ Público (17 January 2014). "Passos é o único candidato à liderança do PSD nas eleições que o partido realiza hoje". Retrieved 5 March 2022.