1966 Brazilian parliamentary election explained

Country:Brazil
Previous Election:1962
Next Election:1970
Election Date:15 November 1966
Seats For Election:409 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
23 seats in the Senate
First Election:yes
Heading1:Chamber of Deputies
Party1:National Renewal Alliance
Leader1:Artur da Costa e Silva
Percentage1:63.98
Seats1:277
Party2:Brazilian Democratic Movement
Colour2:
  1. FF0000
Percentage2:36.02
Seats2:132
Heading3:Senate
Party3:National Renewal Alliance
Leader3:Artur da Costa e Silva
Percentage3:56.63
Seats3:19
Party4:Brazilian Democratic Movement
Colour4:
  1. FF0000
Percentage4:43.37
Seats4:4

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

Senate

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen, pp194-211