1982 Brazilian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Brazil on 15 November 1982.^[1] The elections were conducted under the military dictatorship.^[2] Massive popular street demonstrations led the military dictatorship to stage the elections.

1982 Brazilian parliamentary election

← 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.

The pro-government 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.^[3]

Electoral system

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.^[4]

Results

Chamber of Deputies

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Social Party	17,775,738	43.22	235	+4
	Brazilian Democratic Movement Party	17,666,773	42.96	200	+9
	Democratic Labour Party	2,394,723	5.82	23	New
	Brazilian Labour Party	1,829,055	4.45	13	New
	Workers' Party	1,458,719	3.55	8	New
Total		41,125,008	100.00	479	+57
Valid votes		41,125,008	84.87
Invalid/blank votes		7,330,871	15.13
Total votes		48,455,879	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		58,871,378	82.31
Source: Nohlen

Senate

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Brazilian Democratic Movement Party	18,410,338	43.67	9
	Democratic Social Party	17,799,069	42.22	15
	Democratic Labour Party	2,496,188	5.92	1
	Brazilian Labour Party	1,909,452	4.53	0
	Workers' Party	1,538,786	3.65	0
Total		42,153,833	100.00	25
Valid votes		42,153,833	86.48
Invalid/blank votes		6,592,970	13.52
Total votes		48,746,803	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		58,871,378	82.80
Source: Nohlen