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1962 Brazilian parliamentary election

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1962 Brazilian parliamentary election
Brazil
← 1958 7 October 1962 1966 →
Chamber of Deputies

409 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
Party Leader Vote % Seats
PSD 18.35 79
PTB João Goulart 14.20 63
UDN Herbert Levy [pt] 13.23 55
PR 2.22 6
PSP Adhemar de Barros 1.02 6
PST 0.69 2
LRM [pt] 0.59 1
PRP Plínio Salgado 0.58 1
PDC 0.45 1
PL 0.22 2
Coalitions 193
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Senate

45 seats in the Senate
Party Leader Vote % Seats
PTB João Goulart 13.09 12
PSD 10.80 16
UDN Herbert Levy [pt] 10.60 8
LRM [pt] 2.62 1
PTN 2.10 2
PR 1.98 1
PSB 1.55 1
PDC 1.31 1
PL 0.93 1
PSP Adhemar de Barros 0.76 1
Independents 1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Hermes Lima
PTB
Hermes Lima
PTB

Parliamentary elections were held in Brazil on 7 October 1962.[1] Voter turnout was 80%.[2] These were the only elections to be held under the parliamentary republican system of government introduced in 1960.

Results

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Chamber of Deputies

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Party or allianceVotes%Seats
Social Democratic Party2,225,69318.3579
Brazilian Labour Party1,722,54614.2063
National Democratic Union1,604,74313.2355
Republican Party269,1552.226
Social Progressive Party124,3371.026
Social Labour Party83,4210.692
Popular Representation Party70,4350.581
Labour Renewal Movement [pt]71,6570.591
Christian Democratic Party54,0310.451
Liberator Party26,3790.222
CoalitionsPTBPSB778,4576.42193
PSDUDN701,8925.79
PDCPRT [pt]UDN699,2115.76
PSDPSP654,8355.40
PTNLRM [pt]366,9513.02
PLPRPPDCUDN286,1552.36
PSDPSPPDCPTNPSB294,4582.43
PTBPRPL273,9722.26
UDNPDCPTN241,1941.99
PTBPRPRP236,3331.95
PSDPDC141,1161.16
PSDUDNPDC135,0701.11
PSDPST119,8410.99
PTBUDNPSPPRP111,3710.92
PSDPTN102,9590.85
LRM [pt]PSBPST96,3080.79
UDNPSPPDC83,7790.69
PTBPSD83,5160.69
UDNPST81,7510.67
PSPPTNPRT [pt]PRLRM [pt]PSBUDNPL83,1510.69
UDNPTBPST66,3110.55
PSBPST61,8490.51
PSDPR59,2590.49
Others120,0470.99
Total12,132,183100.00409
Valid votes12,132,18382.27
Invalid/blank votes2,615,03817.73
Total votes14,747,221100.00
Registered voters/turnout18,528,84779.59
Source: Nohlen

Senate

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PartyVotes%Seats
Brazilian Labour Party2,694,30813.0912
Social Democratic Party2,222,54710.8016
National Democratic Union2,182,64710.608
Social Labour Party642,8013.120
Labour Renewal Movement [pt]538,7892.621
National Labor Party431,2842.102
Republican Party408,5241.981
Brazilian Socialist Party318,3691.551
Christian Democratic Party269,5601.311
Liberator Party191,6850.931
Rural Labour Party185,9090.900
Social Progressive Party157,0290.761
Coalitions10,339,53950.23
Independents1
Total20,582,991100.0045
Valid votes20,582,99169.84
Invalid/blank votes8,887,86030.16
Total votes29,470,851100.00
Registered voters/turnout18,496,335159.33
Source: Nohlen

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p173 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ^ Nohlen, p174