Brazilian legislative election, 1947

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Parliamentary elections were held in Brazil on 19 January 1947.^[1] The elections were for 19 vacant seats in the Chamber of Deputies, one additional Senator for each state (except Santa Catarina, which elected two),^[2] and for all state Governors and legislatures.

The elections were most notable for the continued growth of the Brazilian Communist Party, which won nearly 10% of the vote in the state elections, becoming the third party in the state of São Paulo (ahead of the UDN) and the single largest party in the federal capital, Rio de Janeiro. The PCB's growing success and its unpopularity amongst the ruling elite led to the party being banned later in 1947 by President Eurico Gaspar Dutra.

Results

Chamber of Deputies

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Democratic Party (PSD)	828,720	39.7%	11
	National Democratic Union (UDN)	677,374	32.4%	4
	Progressive Social Party (PSP)	309,531	14.8%	1
	Brazilian Labour Party (PTB)	603,500	12.6%	1
	Brazilian Communist Party (PCB)	4,167	0.2%	0
	Party of Popular Representation (PRP)	3,915	0.2%	0
	Others	1,221	0.1%	0
Total		2,088,302	100%	19

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Social Democratic Party	1,964,779	32.8	10
National Democratic Union	1,040,902	17.4	4
Brazilian Labour Party	776,866	13.0	1
Social Progressive Party	678,958	11.3	1
Brazilian Communist Party	151,182	2.5	0
Brazilian Proletarian Party	72,031	1.2	1
Progressive Renewal Party	65,395	1.1	0
Democratic Left	58,901	1.0	0
Republican Party	35,106	0.6	0
Christian Democratic Party	20,840	0.3	0
Others	984,077	16.4	0
Independents	144,751	2.4	0
Coalitions	–	–	5
Invalid/blank votes	614,184	–	–
Total	6,607,972	100	22
Registered voters/turnout	7,710,504	85.7	–
Source: Nohlen

State Assemblies

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Democratic Party (PSD)	1,660,401	31.97%	360
	National Democratic Union (UDN)	1,235,928	23.79%	250
	Brazilian Labour Party (PTB)	730,908	14.07%	94
	Brazilian Communist Party (PCB)	479,024	9.22%	64
	Republican Party (PR)	381,549	7.35%	53
	Progressive Social Party (PSP)	232,341	4.47%	26
	Party of Popular Representation (PRP)	158,886	3.06%	16
	National Labor Party (PTN)	77,707	1.50%	6
	Christian Democratic Party (PDC)	70,864	1.36%	5
	Liberator Party (PL)	57,341	1.10%	5
	Others	109,918	2.12%	26
Total		5,194,230	100.00%	905

References

↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p173 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
↑ Nohlen, p210

Elections and referendums in Brazil

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Municipal elections	1985 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012

Referendums	1963 1993 2005

Elections in brackets were indirect

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