# 2012 Parelhas municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Parelhas](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parelhas.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 14,781 of 16,634 registered voters (88.9%). −0.79 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Parelhas](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parelhas/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Francisco Assis de Medeiros | PT | 7,196 | 50.8% | Elected |
| Humberto Alves Gondim | PSD | 6,824 | 48.2% |  |
| Jacknamar Flávio Fernandes | PSOL | 134 | 0.9% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Parelhas](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parelhas/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Democratas won 4 of the 11 seats, with 21.2% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 4,002 | 28.3% | 3 |
| Democratas | 2,994 | 21.2% | 4 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 2,341 | 16.5% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 1,758 | 12.4% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 1,040 | 7.3% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 847 | 6.0% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 474 | 3.3% |  |
| Partido da República | 344 | 2.4% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 221 | 1.6% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 84 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 45 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 1 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2012 Parelhas mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parelhas/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)
- [2012 Parelhas Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parelhas/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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