# 2012 Parnamirim municipal election

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

Turnout: 89,408 of 104,468 registered voters (85.6%). −2.0 points since 2008.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mauricio Marques dos Santos | PDT | 43,602 | 55.4% | Elected |
| Francisco Gilson de Moura | PV | 30,903 | 39.3% |  |
| Joao Batista Terto de Holanda | PSOL | 3,940 | 5.0% |  |
| José Walter Xavier | PCB | 251 | 0.3% |  |

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

PSDC won 3 of the 18 seats, with 17.0% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 14,054 | 17.0% | 3 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 12,540 | 15.2% | 3 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 8,008 | 9.7% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 6,481 | 7.8% | 2 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 6,229 | 7.5% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 5,815 | 7.0% | 2 |
| Partido Verde | 4,384 | 5.3% | 1 |
| Partido Social Cristão | 4,060 | 4.9% | 1 |
| Democratas | 3,675 | 4.4% | 1 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 3,009 | 3.6% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 2,680 | 3.2% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 1,992 | 2.4% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 1,960 | 2.4% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 1,814 | 2.2% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 1,272 | 1.5% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 1,184 | 1.4% |  |
| Podemos | 915 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 750 | 0.9% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 736 | 0.9% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 492 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 377 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Comunista Brasileiro | 106 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 91 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Pátria Livre | 51 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 35 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 25 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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