# 2012 Vera Cruz Municipal Chamber election [Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Vera Cruz](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/vera-cruz.md), October 7, 2012 PSB won 4 of the 9 seats, with 33.1% of the vote. Seats: PSB 4, PMDB 2, PSD 2, and PR 1. | Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 2,575 | 33.1% | 4 | Elected | | Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 2,556 | 32.8% | 2 | Elected | | Partido Social Democrático | 1,481 | 19.0% | 2 | Elected | | Partido da República | 755 | 9.7% | 1 | Elected | | Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 191 | 2.5% | | | | Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 98 | 1.3% | | | | Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 62 | 0.8% | | | | Partido dos Trabalhadores | 61 | 0.8% | | | | Democratas | 9 | 0.1% | | | | Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 1 | <0.1% | | | Valid votes: 7,789 Turnout: 90.0% (8,265 of 9,186 registered) ## Candidates by list 9 seats filled from open party lists, with each list's candidates ranked by personal votes ### Seguindo em Frente 5,886 votes, 7 seats | Candidate | Party | Votes | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Valdemir Cabral Querino | PMDB | 587 | Elected | | Joana Paulino da Silva | PSB | 538 | Elected | | Cleonaldo Joaquim de Oliveira | PSB | 536 | Elected | | Claudia Ferreira de Araujo | PR | 517 | Elected | | Sebastião Cândido de Sales | PMDB | 494 | Elected | | Edmilson Ferreira de Lima | PSB | 461 | Elected | | Francisco Sueudo Pereira Araújo | PSB | 460 | Elected | | Cleonilda Maria de Souza | PMDB | 437 | | | José Edmilson Lopes | PMDB | 426 | | | João Maria da Paz | PSB | 422 | | | Raimundo Inácio de Lima | PMDB | 422 | | | Manoel Nerino Filho | PR | 206 | | | Josean Rodrigues de Moura | PSB | 80 | | | Francisco de Assis Alves | PSB | 40 | | | Luzineide Martins de Moura | PSB | 2 | | | Mércio Cleiton de Sales | PMDB | 2 | | ### É a Vez do Povo 1,742 votes, 2 seats | Candidate | Party | Votes | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | José Micarlo Tomaz de Oliveira | PSD | 484 | Elected | | Francisco Caninde da Silva | PSD | 470 | Elected | | Luiz Antonio do Nascimento | PSD | 200 | | | Francisco Gomes da Rocha | PSDB | 174 | | | Marcio Felix da Silva | PSD | 108 | | | Maria Núbia Xavier | PSD | 51 | | | Sebastiana de Paiva Silva | PT | 31 | | | Bruno Emanuel Alves Tomaz Silva | PT | 27 | | | Manoel Pereira Neto | PSD | 25 | | | Haroldo Lopes do Nascimento | PSDB | 2 | | | Maria das Graças Pinheiro | PSD | 1 | | | Alba Lucia Lima e Silva | PSD | 0 | | | Cristiane Maria Silva de Oliveira | PSD | 0 | | ### Partido Social Democrata Cristão 98 votes, 0 seats | Candidate | Party | Votes | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Pedro Bernardo da Silva | PSDC | 98 | | ### Vera Cruz do Povo 63 votes, 0 seats | Candidate | Party | Votes | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Francisco Jose da Rocha Junior | PHS | 59 | | ## This race in other years - [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/vera-cruz/2024-10-06-local/municipal-chamber.md): União Brasil, Partido Social Democrático, list, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, União Brasil, Partido Social Democrático, União Brasil, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, União Brasil, Partido Social Democrático, Partido Social Democrático, União Brasil - [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/vera-cruz/2020-11-15-local/municipal-chamber.md): Democratas, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Partido Socialista Brasileiro - [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/vera-cruz/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Patriota, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Social Democrático, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Democratas - October 7, 2012: list, list, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Social Democrático, Partido Social Democrático, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro - [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/vera-cruz/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Humanista da Solidariedade, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Humanista da Solidariedade, Cidadania, Partido Liberal, Democratas - [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/vera-cruz/2004-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Cidadania, Progressistas - [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/vera-cruz/2000-10-01-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira - [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/vera-cruz/1996-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Democratas, Partido Democrático Trabalhista, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Democratas, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Democratas, Partido Democrático Trabalhista, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Democratas ## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 7, 2012 - [Vera Cruz mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/vera-cruz/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md) - [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2012-10-07-local.md) (11,133) ## Sources - [Resultados - 2012](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2012), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution ## On the ballot in Vera Cruz - [2012 Vera Cruz mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/vera-cruz/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md) - 2012 Vera Cruz Municipal Chamber election Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/vera-cruz/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/vera-cruz/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.json.