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The 2005 Porto local election was held on 9 October 2005 to elect the members of the Porto City Council.
Incumbent Mayor Rui Rio, from the PSD/CDS coalition, won a second term as Mayor of Porto, achieving 46.2% of the votes and 7 seats and defeating Socialist candidate Francisco Assis, who won 36.1% of the votes and 5 seats.
Background
In the 2001 election, Rui Rio, candidate for the PSD/CDS coalition, unexpectedly won and became mayor of Porto, winning 42.8% of the votes and 6 seats. He defeated the incumbent mayor Fernando Gomes from the Socialist Party, who won 6 seats and about 38.5% of the votes. The Unitary Democratic Coalition got 1 seat and 10.5% of the votes.[1]
Rui Rio decided to govern with the CDU, in a coalition that was called the "Vodka Laranja" or Orange Vodka.[2] Rio's first term was marked by several controversies, from accusing the previous PS local government of concealing financial liabilities, to his clash with the city's most popular football club, FC Porto, regarding the construction of the club's new stadium.[3][4][5]
Electoral system
Each party or coalition must present a list of candidates. The lists are closed and the seats in each municipality are apportioned according to the D'Hondt method. Unlike in national legislative elections, independent lists are allowed to run.[6]
Parties and candidates
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| Party/Coalition | Political position |
Candidate[7] | 2001 result | |||
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| Votes (%) | Seats | |||||
| PPUVM | For Porto, Once Again Pelo Porto, Uma Vez Mais PSD, CDS–PP |
Centre-right | Rui Rio | 42.8% | 6 / 13 | |
| PS | Socialist Party Partido Socialista |
Centre-left | Francisco Assis | 38.5% | 6 / 13 | |
| CDU | Unitary Democratic Coalition Coligação Democrática Unitária PCP, PEV |
Left-wing to far-left |
Rui Sá | 10.5% | 1 / 13 | |
| BE | Left Bloc Bloco de Esquerda |
Left-wing to far-left |
João Teixeira Lopes | 2.6% | 0 / 13 | |
| PCTP | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party Partido Comunista dos Trabalhadores Portugueses |
Far-left | João Valente Pinto | 0.6% | 0 / 13 | |
| PH | Humanist Party Partido Humanista |
Centre-left | Maria Alice Ribeiro | 0.5% | 0 / 13 | |
| PC | Porto Capital! Porto Capital! PND, PPM |
Right-wing | António Almeida Garrett | —N/a | —N/a | |
| MPT | Earth Party Partido da Terra |
Centre-right | António José de Carvalho | —N/a | —N/a | |
| PNR | National Renovator Party Partido Nacional Renovador |
Far-right | Carlos Branco | —N/a | —N/a | |
Opinion polling
Exit poll
| Polling firm/Link | Fieldwork date | Sample size | PSD CDS |
PS | CDU | BE | O | Lead | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 local election | 9 Oct 2005 | —N/a | 46.2 7 |
36.1 5 |
9.0 1 |
4.2 0 |
4.5 0 |
10.1 | ||||
| UCP | 9 Oct 2005 | ? | 43–48 | 36–40 | 7–10 | 3–5 | – | 7–8 | ||||
| Eurosondagem | 2–5 Oct 2005 | 1,057 | 41.2 | 39.1 | 9.1 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 2.1 | ||||
| Intercampus | 1–5 Oct 2005 | 1,000 | 37.5 | 39.3 | 10.2 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 1.8 | ||||
| UCP | 1–2 Oct 2005 | 2,392 | 43 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Marktest | 1 Oct 2005 | 401 | 49.1 | 29.5 | 8.2 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 19.6 | ||||
| UCP | 4–6 Jul 2005 | 910 | 55 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 26 | ||||
| IPOM | 16–17 Mar 2005 | 598 | 44.3 | 35.3 | —N/a | —N/a | 20.4 | 9.0 | ||||
| Eurosondagem | 13–14 Mar 2005 | 757 | 46 | 40 | —N/a | —N/a | 14 | 6 | ||||
| 2001 local election | 16 Dec 2001 | —N/a | 42.7 6 |
38.5 6 |
10.5 1 |
2.6 0 |
5.7 0 |
4.2 | ||||
Results
Municipal Council
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| Parties | Votes | % | ±pp swing | Councillors | ||||||
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| Total | ± | |||||||||
| Social Democratic / People's | 63,430 | 46.17 | 3.4 | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Socialist | 49,653 | 36.14 |  2.3 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| Unitary Democratic Coalition | 12,309 | 8.96 | 1.5 | 1 |  0 | |||||
| Left Bloc | 5,797 | 4.22 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Portuguese Workers' Communist | 767 | 0.56 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| New Democracy / People's Monarchist | 439 | 0.32 | —N/a | 0 | —N/a | |||||
| Earth | 236 | 0.17 | —N/a | 0 | —N/a | |||||
| Humanist | 200 | 0.15 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| National Renovator | 121 | 0.09 | —N/a | 0 | —N/a | |||||
| Total valid | 132,952 | 96.77 | 1.2 |
13 | 0 | |||||
| Blank ballots | 2,995 | 2.18 | 0.8 | |||||||
| Invalid ballots | 1,437 | 1.05 | 0.4 | |||||||
| Total | 137,384 | 100.00 | ||||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 234,749 | 58.52 | 10.3 | |||||||
| Source: Porto 2005 election results | ||||||||||
Municipal Assembly
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| Parties | Votes | % | ±pp swing | Seats | ||||||
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| Total | ± | |||||||||
| Social Democratic / People's | 60,049 | 43.71 | 0.5 | 18 | 0 | |||||
| Socialist | 47,867 | 34.84 | 1.1 | 15 | 1 | |||||
| Unitary Democratic Coalition | 14,317 | 10.42 | 0.6 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Left Bloc | 9,347 | 6.80 | 0.7 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| New Democracy / People's Monarchist | 831 | 0.60 | —N/a | 0 | —N/a | |||||
| Total valid | 132,411 | 96.38 | 0.9 |
39 | 0 | |||||
| Blank ballots | 3,370 | 2.45 | 0.8 | |||||||
| Invalid ballots | 1,606 | 1.17 | 0.1 | |||||||
| Total | 137,387 | 100.00 | ||||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 234,749 | 58.52 | 10.3 | |||||||
| Source: Porto 2005 election results | ||||||||||
Parish Assemblies
| Parish | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | Total S | |||||||||
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| PPUVM | PS | CDU | BE | |||||||||||||||
| Aldoar | 35.8 | 5 | 44.7 | 6 | 8.8 | 1 | 6.6 | 1 | 13 | |||||||||
| Bonfim | 47.1 | 10 | 32.4 | 6 | 10.1 | 2 | 6.2 | 1 | 19 | |||||||||
| Campanhã | 27.6 | 6 | 50.1 | 10 | 13.2 | 2 | 5.4 | 1 | 19 | |||||||||
| Cedofeita | 50.5 | 10 | 28.8 | 6 | 9.3 | 2 | 6.9 | 1 | 19 | |||||||||
| Foz do Douro | 53.7 | 8 | 28.0 | 4 | 8.9 | 1 | 5.0 | - | 13 | |||||||||
| Lordelo do Ouro | 45.0 | 7 | 34.6 | 5 | 10.8 | 1 | 6.0 | - | 13 | |||||||||
| Massarelos | 44.8 | 6 | 32.4 | 5 | 12.2 | 1 | 6.9 | 1 | 13 | |||||||||
| Miragaia | 23.5 | 2 | 42.2 | 4 | 25.7 | 3 | 5.8 | - | 9 | |||||||||
| Nevogilde | 73.8 | 8 | 16.5 | 1 | 2.5 | - | 3.2 | - | 9 | |||||||||
| Paranhos | 42.9 | 10 | 34.5 | 8 | 9.3 | 2 | 6.2 | 1 | 21 | |||||||||
| Ramalde | 46.2 | 9 | 36.4 | 7 | 9.3 | 2 | 6.2 | 1 | 19 | |||||||||
| Santo Ildefonso | 46.3 | 7 | 33.0 | 5 | 10.5 | 1 | 6.5 | - | 13 | |||||||||
| São Nicolau | 29.0 | 3 | 43.8 | 5 | 15.1 | 1 | 7.5 | - | 9 | |||||||||
| Sé | 34.4 | 3 | 42.9 | 5 | 14.5 | 1 | 3.9 | - | 9 | |||||||||
| Vitória | 29.6 | 3 | 47.6 | 5 | 13.7 | 1 | 4.8 | - | 9 | |||||||||
| Total | 42.9 | 97 | 36.0 | 82 | 10.4 | 21 | 6.0 | 7 | 207 | |||||||||
| Source: Election Results | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- Carrapatoso, Miguel Santos. "Como Rui Rio governou o Porto. 12 histórias para conhecer melhor o novo líder do PSD". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-01-19.
- "Vodka com laranja e outras aberrações". arrastao.blogs.sapo.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-07-20.
- "Controvérsia marcou primeiro mandato de Rio". Público (in European Portuguese). 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
- "Rui Rio «estupefacto» com decisão do F.C. Porto". TVI (in European Portuguese). 2002-03-01. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
- Pereira, Helena (2003-05-09). "Guerra de Rui Rio com FC Porto incomoda PSD". Público (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-04-06.
- "::: Lei n.º 169/99, de 18 de Setembro". www.pgdlisboa.pt. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
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