1966 Brazilian parliamentary election 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% in the Chamber of Deputies election and 77.3% in the Senate election.[2]
Results
Chamber of Deputies
Party Votes % Seats 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 Valid votes 13,647,108 78.95 Invalid/blank votes 3,638,448 21.05 Total votes 17,285,556 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 22,387,251 77.21 Source: Nohlen
Senate
Party Votes % Seats 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 Valid votes 13,630,743 78.97 Invalid/blank votes 3,628,855 21.03 Total votes 17,259,598 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 22,335,242 77.28 Source: Nohlen
References
^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II , p173 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
^ Nohlen, pp194-211