1978 Brazilian Legislative Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Brazil on 15 November 1978.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p. 173 The pro-government National Renewal Alliance Party (ARENA) won 231 of the 420 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 15 of the 23 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 81.7%. They were the last elections held under a mandatory two-party system, as reforms were enacted in 1979 by Brazil's governing military junta, represented in Congress by ARENA, to allow a multi-party system to emerge in an effort to combat the growing popularity of the opposition Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) by splitting their vote.Nohlen, p. 166 Electoral system In 1977 the electoral system had been reformed, making the election of senators indirect. As with the 1979 reforms, this was primarily done in response to the growth of the Brazilian Democratic Movement. The Senate election saw the MDB win only eight of the 23 seats, despite receiving 57% of the v ...
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1974 Brazilian Legislative Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Brazil on 15 November 1974.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p173 The National Renewal Alliance won 203 of the 364 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, whilst the Brazilian Democratic Movement won 16 of the 22 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 80.9%.Nohlen, p175 Results Chamber of Deputies Senate References General elections in Brazil Brazil Legislative Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...