2016 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election
# 2016 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election

The 2016 Portuguese Social Democratic Party leadership election was held on 5 March 2016. Then PSD leader and former Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho ran for a 4th term as party leader and was the sole candidate in the race, thus winning with more than 90% of the votes.

## Candidates

| Name | Born | Experience | Announcement date | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Pedro Passos Coelho | 24 August 1964 (age 51) Coimbra | Social Democratic Youth leader (1990–1995) Social Democratic Party leader (2010–2018) Prime Minister (2011–2015) Member of Parliament for Lisbon (1991–1999); (2015–2019) Member of Parliament for Vila Real (2011–2015) | 4 February 2016 | |

## Results

Summary of the March 2016 PSD leadership election results :

| Candidate | Candidate | 5 March 2016 | 5 March 2016 |
| - | - | - | - |
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Pedro Passos Coelho | 22,276 | 95.11 |
| Total | Total | 22,276 | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 22,276 | 95.11 |
| Invalid and blank ballots | Invalid and blank ballots | 1,146 | 4.89 |
| Votes cast / turnout | Votes cast / turnout | 23,422 | 46.36 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 50,518 | |
| Sources: Official results ||||

Vote share

Pedro Passos Coelho

95.11%

Blank/Invalid

4.89% :

