1966 Brazilian parliamentary election|
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409 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 23 seats in the Senate |
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
Parliamentary elections were held in Brazil on 15 November 1966.[1] They were the first elections held after a military coup in 1964. In 1965 the military government of President Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco dissolved all existing parties, and enacted a new electoral law that effectively limited the number of parties to two — the pro-government National Renewal Alliance (ARENA) and the opposition Brazilian Democratic Movement.
ARENA won a landslide victory, taking 277 of the 409 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 19 of the 23 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 77%.[2]
Results
Chamber of Deputies
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Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| National Renewal Alliance | 8,731,638 | 63.98 | 277 |
| Brazilian Democratic Movement | 4,915,470 | 36.02 | 132 |
Total | 13,647,108 | 100.00 | 409 |
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Valid votes | 13,647,108 | 78.95 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 3,638,448 | 21.05 | |
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Total votes | 17,285,556 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 22,387,251 | 77.21 | |
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Source: Nohlen |
Senate
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| National Renewal Alliance | 7,719,382 | 56.63 | 19 |
| Brazilian Democratic Movement | 5,911,361 | 43.37 | 4 |
Total | 13,630,743 | 100.00 | 23 |
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Valid votes | 13,630,743 | 78.97 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 3,628,855 | 21.03 | |
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Total votes | 17,259,598 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 22,335,242 | 77.28 | |
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Source: Nohlen |
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