Country: | Brazil |
Previous Election: | 1958 |
Next Election: | 1966 |
Election Date: | 7 October 1962 |
Seats For Election: | 409 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 45 seats in the Senate |
First Election: | yes |
Heading1: | Chamber of Deputies |
Party1: | Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 1945–65) |
Percentage1: | 18.35 |
Seats1: | 79 |
Party2: | Brazilian Labour Party (historical) |
Leader2: | João Goulart |
Percentage2: | 14.20 |
Seats2: | 63 |
Party3: | National Democratic Union (Brazil) |
Leader3: | Herbert Levy |
Percentage3: | 13.23 |
Seats3: | 55 |
Party4: | PR |
Percentage4: | 2.22 |
Seats4: | 6 |
Party5: | Social Progressive Party |
Leader5: | Adhemar de Barros |
Percentage5: | 1.02 |
Seats5: | 6 |
Party6: | PST |
Percentage6: | 0.69 |
Seats6: | 2 |
Party7: | LRM |
Percentage7: | 0.59 |
Seats7: | 1 |
Party8: | PRP |
Leader8: | Plínio Salgado |
Percentage8: | 0.58 |
Seats8: | 1 |
Party9: | PDC |
Percentage9: | 0.45 |
Seats9: | 1 |
Party10: | PL |
Percentage10: | 0.22 |
Seats10: | 2 |
Party11: | Coalitions |
Colour11: |
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Leader11: | – |
Seats11: | 193 |
Heading12: | Senate |
Party12: | Brazilian Labour Party (historical) |
Leader12: | João Goulart |
Percentage12: | 13.09 |
Seats12: | 12 |
Party13: | Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 1945–65) |
Percentage13: | 10.80 |
Seats13: | 16 |
Party14: | National Democratic Union (Brazil) |
Leader14: | Herbert Levy |
Percentage14: | 10.60 |
Seats14: | 8 |
Party15: | LRM |
Percentage15: | 2.62 |
Seats15: | 1 |
Party16: | National Labour Party (Brazil, 1945–1965) |
Percentage16: | 2.10 |
Seats16: | 2 |
Party17: | PR |
Percentage17: | 1.98 |
Seats17: | 1 |
Party18: | Brazilian Socialist Party |
Percentage18: | 1.55 |
Seats18: | 1 |
Party19: | PDC |
Percentage19: | 1.31 |
Seats19: | 1 |
Party20: | PL |
Percentage20: | 0.93 |
Seats20: | 1 |
Party21: | Social Progressive Party |
Leader21: | Adhemar de Barros |
Percentage21: | 0.76 |
Seats21: | 1 |
Party22: | Independents |
Leader22: | – |
Seats22: | 1 |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | Hermes Lima |
Before Party: | Brazilian Labour Party (historical) |
After Election: | Hermes Lima |
After Party: | Brazilian Labour Party (historical) |
Parliamentary elections were held in Brazil on 7 October 1962.[1] Voter turnout was 79.6%.[2] These were the only elections to be held under the parliamentary republican system of government introduced in 1960.