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1982 Brazilian parliamentary election

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1982 Brazilian parliamentary election
Brazil
← 1978 15 November 1982 1986 →
Chamber of Deputies

479 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
240 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Chamber of Deputies
PDS Paulo Maluf 43.22 235 +4
PMDB Tancredo Neves 42.96 200 +9
PDT Leonel Brizola 5.82 23 New
PTB Ivete Vargas 4.45 13 New
PT Lula da Silva 3.55 8 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Senate

25 seats in the Senate
Party Leader Vote % Seats
PMDB Tancredo Neves 43.67 9
PDS Paulo Maluf 42.22 15
PDT Leonel Brizola 5.92 1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Parliamentary elections were held in Brazil on 15 November 1982.[1] The Democratic Social Party (the successor of the ruling National Renewal Alliance) won 235 of the 479 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 15 of the 25 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 82% for the Chamber of Deputies and 83% for the Senate.[2]

Electoral system

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Due to the growing popularity of the opposition Brazilian Democratic Movement, the ruling National Renewal Alliance Party passed electoral reforms in 1979, replacing the two-party system in place since 1965 with a multi-party system.[3]

Results

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Chamber of Deputies

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic Social Party17,775,73843.22235+4
Brazilian Democratic Movement Party17,666,77342.96200+9
Democratic Labour Party2,394,7235.8223New
Brazilian Labour Party1,829,0554.4513New
Workers' Party1,458,7193.558New
Total41,125,008100.00479+57
Valid votes41,125,00884.87
Invalid/blank votes7,330,87115.13
Total votes48,455,879100.00
Registered voters/turnout58,871,37882.31
Source: Nohlen

Senate

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PartyVotes%Seats
Brazilian Democratic Movement Party18,410,33843.679
Democratic Social Party17,799,06942.2215
Democratic Labour Party2,496,1885.921
Brazilian Labour Party1,909,4524.530
Workers' Party1,538,7863.650
Total42,153,833100.0025
Valid votes42,153,83386.48
Invalid/blank votes6,592,97013.52
Total votes48,746,803100.00
Registered voters/turnout58,871,37882.80
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, p175
  3. ^ Nohlen, p166