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2014 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election

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2014 Social Democratic Party leadership election
Social Democratic Party
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Turnout42.5% Increase2.3 pp
 
Pedro Passos Coelho (9298463251)cropped.jpg
Candidate Pedro Passos Coelho
Popular vote 17,521
Percentage 88.9%

Leader before election

Pedro Passos Coelho

Elected Leader

Pedro Passos Coelho

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

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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]

Results

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Summary of the January 2014 PSD leadership election 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
Vote share
Pedro Passos Coelho
88.89%
Blank/Invalid
11.11%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pedro Passos Coelho reeleito presidente do PSD com 88% dos votos ", Público, 26 January 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  2. ^ Público (17 January 2014). "Passos é o único candidato à liderança do PSD nas eleições que o partido realiza hoje". Retrieved 5 March 2022.
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