1962 Brazilian parliamentary election

1962 Brazilian parliamentary election

7 October 1962

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 13.23 55 PR 2.22 6 PSP Adhemar de Barros 1.02 6 PST 0.69 2 LRM 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 10.60 8 LRM 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. Voter turnout was 80%. These were the only elections to be held under the parliamentary republican system of government introduced in 1960.

Results

Chamber of Deputies

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–LRM	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
			LRM–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–LRM–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

Senate

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