1986 Brazilian legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Brazil on 15 November 1986.[1] The Brazilian Democratic Movement Party won 260 of the 487 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 38 of the 49 seats in the Senate. The members of both chambers elected in this election, together with the Senators elected in 1982 came together to form a Constitutional Assembly during 1987 and 1988. The Assembly produced a new constitution, which was promulgated on 5 October 1988.[2]

1986 Brazilian legislative election

15 November 1986

487 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
49 seats in the Senate
Party Leader % Seats ±
Chamber of Deputies
PMDB José Sarney 47.8 260 +60
PFL 17.7 118 New
PDS Paulo Maluf 7.9 33 -202
PDT Leonel Brizola 6.5 24 +1
PTB Ricardo Ribeiro 4.5 17 +4
PT Lula da Silva 6.9 16 +8
PL Álvaro Valle 2.8 6 New
PDC 1.2 5 New
PCB Giocondo Dias 0.9 3 New
PCdoB 0.6 3 New
PSB 1.0 1 New
PSC 1 New
Senate
PMDB José Sarney 38 +29
PFL 7 New
PDS Paulo Maluf 2 -13
PDT Leonel Brizola 1 0
PMB 1 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Results

Chamber of Deputies

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Brazilian Democratic Movement Party22,633,80547.8260+60
Liberal Front Party8,374,70917.7118New
Democratic Social Party3,731,7357.933–198
Workers' Party3,253,9996.916+8
Democratic Labour Party3,075,4296.524+1
Brazilian Labour Party2,110,4674.517+4
Liberal Party1,335,1392.86New
Christian Democratic Party565,0211.25New
Brazilian Socialist Party450,9481.01New
Brazilian Communist Party427,6180.93New
Communist Party of Brazil297,2370.63New
Social Christian Party1,055,0512.21New
Brazilian Municipalist Party0New
Humanist Party0New
Communitarian Municipalist Party0New
Labour Agrarian and Renewaling Socialist Party0New
Brazilian People's Party0New
Socialist Party0New
Renewing Labour Party0New
Democratic Nationalist Party0New
National Mobilisation Party0New
Labour Reforming Party0New
New Republic Party0New
National Community Party0New
National Tancredista Party0New
Nationalist Party0New
Youth Party0New
Independent Democratic Party0New
Progressive Renewal Party0New
Invalid/blank votes18,512,433
Total65,823,591100487+8
Registered voters/turnout69,309,23195.0
Source: Nohlen

Senate

Party Votes % Seats
Brazilian Democratic Movement Party38
Liberal Front Party7
Democratic Social Party2
Democratic Labour Party1
Brazilian Municipalist Party1
Invalid/blank votes
Total49
Registered voters/turnout
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p174 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Nohlen, p167
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