1962 Brazilian parliamentary election

1962 Brazilian parliamentary election
7 October 1962
Chamber of Deputies
409 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
Party Leader Vote % Seats
PSD 18.35 79
PTB João Goulart 14.20 63
UDN Herbert Levy 13.23 55
PR 2.22 6
PSP Adhemar de Barros 1.02 6
PST 0.69 2
LRM 0.59 1
PRP Plínio Salgado 0.58 1
PDC 0.45 1
PL 0.22 2
Coalitions – 193
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Senate
45 seats in the Senate
Party Leader Vote % Seats
PTB João Goulart 13.09 12
PSD 10.80 16
UDN Herbert Levy 10.60 8
LRM 2.62 1
PTN 2.10 2
PR 1.98 1
PSB 1.55 1
PDC 1.31 1
PL 0.93 1
PSP Adhemar de Barros 0.76 1
Independents – 1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Hermes Lima
PTB		 Hermes Lima
PTB

Parliamentary elections were held in Brazil on 7 October 1962. Voter turnout was 80%. These were the only elections to be held under the parliamentary republican system of government introduced in 1960.

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