1982 Brazilian parliamentary election explained

Country:	Brazil
Previous Election:	1978
Next Election:	1986
Election Date:	15 November 1982
Module:	Embed: yes Election Name: Chamber of Deputies Seats For Election: 479 seats in the Chamber of Deputies Majority Seats: 240 Heading1: Chamber of Deputies Party1: Democratic Social Party Leader1: Paulo Maluf Percentage1: 43.22 Seats1: 235 Last Election1: 231 Party2: PMDB Leader2: Tancredo Neves Percentage2: 42.96 Seats2: 200 Last Election2: 191 Party3: Democratic Labour Party (Brazil) Leader3: Leonel Brizola Percentage3: 5.82 Seats3: 23 Last Election3: new Party4: Brazilian Labour Party (current) Leader4: Ivete Vargas Percentage4: 4.45 Seats4: 13 Last Election4: new Party5: Workers' Party (Brazil) Leader5: Lula da Silva Percentage5: 3.55 Seats5: 8 Last Election5: new Module: Embed: yes Election Name: Senate Seats For Election: 25 seats in the Senate First Election: yes Party1: PMDB Leader1: Tancredo Neves Percentage1: 43.67 Seats1: 9 Party2: Democratic Social Party Leader2: Paulo Maluf Percentage2: 42.22 Seats2: 15 Party3: Democratic Labour Party (Brazil) Leader3: Leonel Brizola Percentage3: 5.92 Seats3: 1

Parliamentary elections were held in Brazil on 15 November 1982.^[1] The Democratic Social Party (the successor of the ruling National Renewal Alliance) won 235 of the 479 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 15 of the 25 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 82.8%.^[2]

Electoral system

Due to the growing popularity of the opposition Brazilian Democratic Movement, the ruling National Renewal Alliance Party passed electoral reforms in 1979, replacing the two-party system in place since 1965 with a multi-party system.^[3]

Results

Senate

Notes and References

1. [Dieter Nohlen]
2. Nohlen, p175
3. Nohlen, p166