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Parliamentary elections were held in Brazil on 7 October 1962. [1] Voter turnout was 79.6%. [2] These were the only elections to be held under the parliamentary republican system of government introduced in 1960.
| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party | 2,225,693 | 18.35 | 79 | |||
| Brazilian Labour Party | 1,722,546 | 14.20 | 63 | |||
| National Democratic Union | 1,604,743 | 13.23 | 55 | |||
| Republican Party | 269,155 | 2.22 | 6 | |||
| Social Progressive Party | 124,337 | 1.02 | 6 | |||
| Social Labour Party | 83,421 | 0.69 | 2 | |||
| Popular Representation Party | 70,435 | 0.58 | 1 | |||
| Labour Renewal Movement | 71,657 | 0.59 | 1 | |||
| Christian Democratic Party | 54,031 | 0.45 | 1 | |||
| Liberator Party | 26,379 | 0.22 | 2 | |||
| Coalitions | PTB–PSB | 778,457 | 6.42 | 193 | ||
| PSD–UDN | 701,892 | 5.79 | ||||
| PDC–PRT–UDN | 699,211 | 5.76 | ||||
| PSD–PSP | 654,835 | 5.40 | ||||
| PTN–MTR | 366,951 | 3.02 | ||||
| PL–PRP–PDC–UDN | 286,155 | 2.36 | ||||
| PSD–PSP–PDC–PTN–PSB | 294,458 | 2.43 | ||||
| PTB–PR–PL | 273,972 | 2.26 | ||||
| UDN–PDC–PTN | 241,194 | 1.99 | ||||
| PTB–PR–PRP | 236,333 | 1.95 | ||||
| PSD–PDC | 141,116 | 1.16 | ||||
| PSD–UDN–PDC | 135,070 | 1.11 | ||||
| PSD–PST | 119,841 | 0.99 | ||||
| PTB–UDN–PSP–PRP | 111,371 | 0.92 | ||||
| PSD–PTN | 102,959 | 0.85 | ||||
| MTR–PSB–PST | 96,308 | 0.79 | ||||
| UDN–PSP–PDC | 83,779 | 0.69 | ||||
| PTB–PSD | 83,516 | 0.69 | ||||
| UDN–PST | 81,751 | 0.67 | ||||
| PSP–PTN–PRT–PR–MTR–PSB–UDN–PL | 83,151 | 0.69 | ||||
| UDN–PTB–PST | 66,311 | 0.55 | ||||
| PSB–PST | 61,849 | 0.51 | ||||
| PSD–PR | 59,259 | 0.49 | ||||
| Others | 120,047 | 0.99 | ||||
| Total | 12,132,183 | 100.00 | 409 | |||
| Valid votes | 12,132,183 | 82.27 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,615,038 | 17.73 | ||||
| Total votes | 14,747,221 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 18,528,847 | 79.59 | ||||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||||
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazilian Labour Party | 2,694,308 | 13.09 | 12 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 2,222,547 | 10.80 | 16 | |
| National Democratic Union | 2,182,647 | 10.60 | 8 | |
| Social Labour Party | 642,801 | 3.12 | 0 | |
| Labour Renewal Movement | 538,789 | 2.62 | 1 | |
| National Labor Party | 431,284 | 2.10 | 2 | |
| Republican Party | 408,524 | 1.98 | 1 | |
| Brazilian Socialist Party | 318,369 | 1.55 | 1 | |
| Christian Democratic Party | 269,560 | 1.31 | 1 | |
| Liberator Party | 191,685 | 0.93 | 1 | |
| Rural Labour Party | 185,909 | 0.90 | 0 | |
| Social Progressive Party | 157,029 | 0.76 | 1 | |
| Coalitions | 10,339,539 | 50.23 | – | |
| Independents | 1 | |||
| Total | 20,582,991 | 100.00 | 45 | |
| Valid votes | 20,582,991 | 69.84 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 8,887,860 | 30.16 | ||
| Total votes | 29,470,851 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 18,496,335 | 159.33 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
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