# 2016 São João de Meriti municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio de Janeiro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj.md) / [São João de Meriti](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-joao-de-meriti.md), October 2, 2016

Turnout: 292,293 of 368,991 registered voters (79.2%). −4.0 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of São João de Meriti](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-joao-de-meriti/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| João Ferreira Neto | PR | 115,403 | 50.9% | Elected |
| Marcelo Nascif Simão | PMDB | 46,952 | 20.7% |  |
| Iranildo Campos | PSD | 39,190 | 17.3% |  |
| Josiel Ferreira Carlos | REDE | 21,739 | 9.6% |  |
| Cristiane Cintia de Oliveira Bulhões Batista Machado | PSOL | 3,445 | 1.5% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of São João de Meriti](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-joao-de-meriti/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PHS won 4 of the 21 seats, with 13.3% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 33,438 | 13.3% | 4 |
| Democratas | 23,237 | 9.2% | 2 |
| Partido da República | 22,256 | 8.8% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 15,650 | 6.2% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 13,808 | 5.5% | 2 |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 12,294 | 4.9% | 1 |
| Podemos | 11,975 | 4.8% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 11,952 | 4.7% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 11,719 | 4.6% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano da Ordem Social | 9,510 | 3.8% | 1 |
| Partido Verde | 8,679 | 3.4% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 8,282 | 3.3% | 1 |
| Patriota | 6,284 | 2.5% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 6,192 | 2.5% | 1 |
| Rede Sustentabilidade | 6,046 | 2.4% |  |
| Solidariedade | 5,853 | 2.3% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 5,787 | 2.3% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 5,467 | 2.2% |  |
| Partido da Mulher Brasileira | 5,086 | 2.0% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 4,766 | 1.9% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 4,608 | 1.8% |  |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 4,556 | 1.8% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 4,443 | 1.8% |  |
| Partido Pátria Livre | 2,934 | 1.2% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 2,775 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 1,736 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 886 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 785 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 711 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 372 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2016 São João de Meriti mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-joao-de-meriti/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)
- [2016 São João de Meriti Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-joao-de-meriti/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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