# 2012 Canoas municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Canoas](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/canoas.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 205,757 of 228,802 registered voters (89.9%). +3.4 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Canoas](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/canoas/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jairo Jorge da Silva | PT | 126,323 | 71.3% | Elected |
| Gisele Gomes Uequed | PTN | 27,415 | 15.5% |  |
| Jesus Humberto Coffi Rodrigues | PSDB | 21,054 | 11.9% |  |
| Paulo Sérgio da Silva | PSOL | 1,400 | 0.8% |  |
| Varner da Rosa Ripoll | PSTU | 687 | 0.4% |  |
| João Luís Ilha | PHS | 355 | 0.2% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Canoas](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/canoas/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Partido dos Trabalhadores won 5 of the 21 seats, with 23.8% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 43,570 | 23.8% | 5 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 25,458 | 13.9% | 3 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 21,010 | 11.5% | 3 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 19,721 | 10.8% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 18,695 | 10.2% | 2 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 10,842 | 5.9% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 7,059 | 3.9% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 5,414 | 3.0% |  |
| Podemos | 4,711 | 2.6% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 3,960 | 2.2% |  |
| Partido Pátria Livre | 3,692 | 2.0% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 3,109 | 1.7% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 2,939 | 1.6% | 1 |
| Partido Social Liberal | 2,875 | 1.6% |  |
| Partido Social Democrático | 2,521 | 1.4% | 1 |
| Democratas | 1,941 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Verde | 1,849 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 1,424 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 1,056 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 691 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 165 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 127 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 103 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 43 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 14 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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