1970 Brazilian parliamentary election explained

Country:	Brazil
Previous Election:	1966
Next Election:	1974
Election Date:	15 November 1970
Module:	Embed: yes Election Name: Chamber of Deputies Seats For Election: 310 seats in the Chamber of Deputies Party1: National Renewal Alliance Leader1: Emílio Garrastazu Médici Percentage1: 69.46 Seats1: 223 Last Election1: 277 Party2: Brazilian Democratic Movement Colour2: FF0000 Percentage2: 30.54 Seats2: 87 Last Election2: 132 Module: Embed: yes Election Name: Senate Seats For Election: 46 seats in the Senate First Election: yes Party1: National Renewal Alliance Leader1: Emílio Garrastazu Médici Percentage1: 60.43 Seats1: 40 Party2: Brazilian Democratic Movement Colour2: FF0000 Percentage2: 39.57 Seats2: 6

Parliamentary elections were held in Brazil on 15 November 1970.^[1] The result was a victory for the National Renewal Alliance Party, which won 223 of the 310 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 40 of the 46 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 77.5% in the Chamber of Deputies election.^[2]

Results

Senate

Each state had two senators, with voters given two votes. In the state of Guanabara, there were two "normal" seats elected for an eight-year term, and an extra seat to complete the term of office of Senator Mario Martins, whose term was revoked by the Military Regime.

Notes and References

1. [Dieter Nohlen]
2. Nohlen, p194