Brazilian legislative election, 1986

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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 as promulgated on 5 October 1988.^[2]

Results

Chamber of Deputies


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Brazilian Democratic Movement Party	22,633,805	47.8	260	+60
	Liberal Front Party	8,374,709	17.7	118	New
	Democratic Social Party	3,731,735	7.9	33	–198
	Workers' Party	3,253,999	6.9	16	+8
	Democratic Labour Party	3,075,429	6.5	24	+1
	Brazilian Labour Party	2,110,467	4.5	17	+4
	Liberal Party	1,335,139	2.8	6	New
	Christian Democratic Party	565,021	1.2	5	New
	Brazilian Socialist Party	450,948	1.0	1	New
	Brazilian Communist Party	427,618	0.9	3	New
	Communist Party of Brazil	297,237	0.6	3	New
	Social Christian Party	1,055,051	2.2	1	New
	Brazilian Municipalist Party			0	New
	Humanist Party			0	New
	Communitarian Municipalist Party			0	New
	Labour Agrarian and Renewaling Socialist Party			0	New
	Brazilian People's Party			0	New
	Socialist Party			0	New
	Renewing Labour Party			0	New
	Democratic Nationalist Party			0	New
	National Mobilisation Party			0	New
	Labour Reforming Party			0	New
	New Republic Party			0	New
	National Community Party			0	New
	National Tancredista Party			0	New
	Nationalist Party			0	New
	Youth Party			0	New
	Independent Democratic Party			0	New
	Progressive Renewal Party			0	New
Invalid/blank votes		18,512,433	–	–	–
Total		65,823,591	100	487	+8
Registered voters/turnout		69,309,231	95.0	–	–
Source: Nohlen

Senate

Party	%	Seats
Brazilian Democratic Movement Party		38
Liberal Front Party		7
Democratic Social Party		2
Democratic Labour Party		1
Brazilian Municipalist Party		1
Invalid/blank votes	–	–
Total		49
Registered voters/turnout		–
Source: Nohlen

References

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

Elections and referendums in Brazil

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Elections in brackets were indirect

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