# 2016 Paraú Municipal Chamber election [Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Paraú](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau.md), October 2, 2016 Partido Social Democrático won 2 of the 9 seats, with 20.2% of the vote. Seats: PSD 2, DEM 2, PP 2, PMDB 2, and PTN 1. | Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Partido Social Democrático | 804 | 20.2% | 2 | Elected | | Democratas | 778 | 19.6% | 2 | Elected | | Progressistas | 674 | 16.9% | 2 | Elected | | Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 464 | 11.7% | 2 | Elected | | Podemos | 273 | 6.9% | 1 | Elected | | Partido Republicano da Ordem Social | 196 | 4.9% | | | | Patriota | 186 | 4.7% | | | | Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 141 | 3.5% | | | | Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 101 | 2.5% | | | | Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 98 | 2.5% | | | | Solidariedade | 92 | 2.3% | | | | Partido Verde | 88 | 2.2% | | | | Partido dos Trabalhadores | 41 | 1.0% | | | | Partido Comunista do Brasil | 34 | 0.9% | | | | Partido da República | 7 | 0.2% | | | Valid votes: 3,977 Turnout: 92.6% (4,071 of 4,396 registered) ## Candidates by list 9 seats filled from open party lists, with each list's candidates ranked by personal votes ### Com o Povo de Novo 2,231 votes, 5 seats | Candidate | Party | Votes | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Ana Neres Nunes de Aquino | PTN | 268 | Elected | | Flavio Nunes Tertulino | PMDB | 261 | Elected | | Maria do Socorro de Paula Oliveira | PSD | 260 | Elected | | Durval Ribeiro da Silva Filho | PSD | 204 | Elected | | Francisco Casusa Júnior | PMDB | 189 | Elected | | Joao Maria Pereira de Araújo | PEN | 184 | | | Francisco Ramiro da Silva Alves | PSD | 158 | | | Afhonso Gabriel Cunha Pimenta | PHS | 141 | | | Antonio Marcos da Silva | PSD | 140 | | | Macelino Juracelio Gondim Peixoto | PDT | 93 | | | Lavousier Galdino da Silva | PV | 88 | | | Alex Seeler Dias Xavier Peixoto | SD | 87 | | | Francisco Felicano da Silva | PT | 39 | | | Edgley Xavier da Silva | PCdoB | 32 | | | Maria Gerlania da Silva Nascimento | PCdoB | 1 | | | Maria da Guia Peixoto Felix | PSD | 0 | | | Rosangela Maria Nunes do Nascimento Moura | PSD | 0 | | ### Unidos Somos Mais Forte 1,746 votes, 4 seats | Candidate | Party | Votes | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Alzenir Dantas Peixoto Martins | DEM | 306 | Elected | | Aldefran Henrique Avelino | DEM | 276 | Elected | | Francisco Whasington de Aquino | PP | 234 | Elected | | Maria das Graças Silva | PP | 192 | Elected | | Ana Lucia Xavier | PROS | 191 | | | Antonio Erivaldo Peixoto Fagundes | PP | 161 | | | Roberio Sergio Bezerra | DEM | 104 | | | Manoel Haroldo de Morais | PRB | 94 | | | Francisco Dorian Medeiros de Aquino | DEM | 80 | | | Raimundo Damião Soares | PP | 15 | | | Antonia Rivaneide Galdino Abrantes | PP | 10 | | | Romildo de Souza Santana | PP | 9 | | ## This race in other years - [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/2024-10-06-local/municipal-chamber.md): Progressistas, União Brasil, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal, Progressistas, União Brasil, Progressistas, União Brasil, Progressistas, União Brasil, Progressistas, Progressistas - [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/2020-11-15-local/municipal-chamber.md): Progressistas, Partido Liberal, Democratas, Partido Social Democrático, Partido Social Democrático, Partido Social Democrático, Progressistas, Partido Liberal, Democratas, Democratas, Partido Liberal, Progressistas, Progressistas - October 2, 2016: list, list, Democratas, Democratas, Podemos, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Social Democrático, Progressistas, Partido Social Democrático, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro - [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, list, Progressistas, Partido Social Democrático, Partido Social Democrático, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Partido Liberal, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Progressistas, Partido Social Democrático - [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Progressistas, Progressistas, Progressistas, Partido Liberal, Progressistas, Partido dos Trabalhadores - [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/2004-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, list, Progressistas, Progressistas, Partido Liberal, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Social Cristão, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro - [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/2000-10-01-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro - [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/1996-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro ## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 2, 2016 - [Paraú mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md) - [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2016-10-02-local.md) (11,125) ## Sources - [Resultados - 2016](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2016), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution ## On the ballot in Paraú - [2016 Paraú mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md) - 2016 Paraú Municipal Chamber election Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.json.