1954 Brazilian parliamentary election

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1954 Brazilian parliamentary election
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  1950 3 October 1954 1958  

326 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
42 seats in the Senate
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
Chamber of Deputies
PSD Nereu Ramos 23.13114+2
PTB João Goulart 15.6856+5
UDN Arthur F. dos Santos 14.2774−7
PSP Adhemar de Barros 9.3532+8
PR Arthur Bernardes 2.6719+8
PTN 2.076+1
PSB 1.483+2
PDC 1.2720
PL 1.248+3
PRP Plínio Salgado 0.763+1
PRT 0.7110
PST 0.352−7
Other parties 0.496
Senate
PSD Nereu Ramos 13.3316+10
PSP Adhemar de Barros 11.692−1
UDN Arthur F. dos Santos 11.1610+6
PTB João Goulart 8.4610+5
PTN 3.501New
PR Arthur Bernardes 0.851−10
PL 0.282+2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Parliamentary elections were held in Brazil on 3 October 1954. [1] The Social Democratic Party remained the largest party in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. Voter turnout was 65.5%. [2]

Contents

Results

Chamber of Deputies

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Social Democratic Party 2,136,22023.13114+2
Brazilian Labour Party 1,447,78415.6856+5
National Democratic Union 1,318,10114.2774–7
Social Progressive Party 863,4019.3532+12
PSDPTB 411,5214.46
PSDPRPPL 257,2472.79
UDNPTBPR 251,8912.73
Republican Party 246,4872.6719+8
PSDPDCPSPPLPRP 221,2592.40
UDNPRPL 218,5032.37
PTBPST 207,7572.25
National Labor Party 190,8392.076+1
PRPDC 151,0031.63
Brazilian Socialist Party 136,3291.483+2
PSDPL 123,8391.34
Christian Democratic Party 117,3451.2720
Liberator Party 114,6651.248+3
UDNPSP 97,6041.06
PSDUDN 85,9370.93
PTBPR 81,7560.89
PRPPSP 78,1290.85
Popular Representation Party 70,3460.763+1
PSPUDNPL 67,5150.73
Labour Republican Party 65,3250.7110
PSDPTBPDCPSBPSPR 53,1230.58
UDNPSTPSP 50,0990.54
PSDPSBPR 48,9680.53
PSP-PST 44,7200.48
Social Labour Party 32,4400.352–7
Others45,6300.496+6
Total9,235,783100.00326+22
Valid votes9,235,78393.38
Invalid/blank votes654,6926.62
Total votes9,890,475100.00
Registered voters/turnout15,104,60465.48
Source: Nohlen

Senate

PartyVotes%Seats
Social Democratic Party 2,102,00013.3316
Social Progressive Party 1,843,23011.692
National Democratic Union 1,758,87211.1610
Brazilian Labour Party 1,333,3458.4610
National Labor Party 551,5493.501
Republican Party 134,1100.851
Christian Democratic Party 107,0500.680
Brazilian Socialist Party 70,0150.440
Popular Representation Party 60,8140.390
Liberator Party 44,3420.282
Social Labour Party 4750.000
Coalitions and others7,759,56449.220
Total15,765,366100.0042
Total votes9,862,892
Registered voters/turnout15,057,72265.50
Source: Nohlen

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References

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