1958 Brazilian parliamentary election

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1958 Brazilian parliamentary election
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  1954 3 October 1958 1962  

326 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
21 seats in the Senate
PartyLeader%Seats
Chamber of Deputies
PSD 19.9469
PTB João Goulart 15.8946
UDN Juracy Magalhães 14.2743
PR 5.0614
PDC 2.726
PSP Adhemar de Barros 2.537
PRP Plínio Salgado 1.562
PL 1.052
PST 1.002
Coalitions 135
Senate
PSD 10.626
UDN Juracy Magalhães 8.108
PTB João Goulart 6.516
PSB 0.561
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Parliamentary elections were held in Brazil on 3 October 1958. [1] Voter turnout was 92%. [2]

Contents

Results

Chamber of Deputies

Party or allianceVotes%Seats
Social Democratic Party (PSD)2,296,64019.9469
Brazilian Labour Party (PTB)1,830,62115.8946
National Democratic Union (UDN)1,644,31414.2743
Republican Party (PR)583,2205.0614
Christian Democratic Party (PDC)313,6352.726
Social Progressive Party (PSP)291,7612.537
Popular Representation Party (PRP)179,5891.562
Liberator Party (PL)120,9561.052
Social Labour Party (PST)115,3651.002
Coalitions PSPPSDPRT 897,2717.79135
PSBPTN 549,3024.77
PSDPTBPRP 320,0222.78
PSDPDCPLPRPPST 307,0792.67
PSDPRP 275,2472.39
UDNPSPPRTPRPTN 266,1732.31
PTBPSBPDCPR 213,0151.85
UDNPTBPSPPTNPSB 205,9161.79
PSDPSBPRTPRPTNPL 131,3241.14
UDNPTB 99,9830.87
PSDPRPSPPRP 97,2150.84
UDNPL 89,7070.78
UDNPDCPR 90,1040.78
UDNPSTPTN 87,8640.76
UDNPRPSP 85,5690.74
UDNPSP 76,3310.66
PSDPTB 77,4540.67
UDNPST 58,4340.51
UDNPRP 55,5290.48
Others159,4181.38
Total11,519,058100.00326
Valid votes11,519,05890.85
Invalid/blank votes1,159,9399.15
Total votes12,678,997100.00
Registered voters/turnout13,780,48092.01
Source: Nohlen

Senate

PartyVotes%Seats
Social Democratic Party 1,123,57410.626
National Democratic Union 856,8468.108
Brazilian Labour Party 688,8806.516
National Labor Party 245,8722.320
Social Progressive Party 244,8632.310
Social Labour Party 236,4512.230
Brazilian Socialist Party 59,2010.561
Republican Party 21,2370.200
Coalitions7,104,12967.14
Total10,581,053100.0021
Valid votes10,581,05383.68
Invalid/blank votes2,063,61416.32
Total votes12,644,667100.00
Registered voters/turnout13,743,67792.00
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