# 2016 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 2, 2016

Turnout: 15,009 of 16,142 registered voters (93.0%). +4.1 points since 2012.

## [Mayor of Parelhas](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parelhas/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alexandre Carlo de Medeiros Dantas | PMDB | 7,204 | 50.6% | Elected |
| Tiago de Medeiros Almeida | DEM | 7,046 | 49.4% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Parelhas](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parelhas/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PMDB won 4 of the 11 seats, with 31.3% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 4,447 | 31.3% | 4 |
| Democratas | 3,233 | 22.8% | 3 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 3,048 | 21.5% | 2 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 1,298 | 9.1% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 489 | 3.4% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 477 | 3.4% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 474 | 3.3% |  |
| Podemos | 297 | 2.1% |  |
| Partido da República | 289 | 2.0% |  |
| Solidariedade | 86 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 43 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Republicano da Ordem Social | 3 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 1 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 1 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2016 Parelhas mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parelhas/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md)
- [2016 Parelhas Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parelhas/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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