1945 Brazilian general election
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General elections were held in
Social Democratic Party
(PSD), whilst the PSD also won a majority of seats in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. Voter turnout was 83% in the presidential election, 81% in the Chamber elections and 73% in the Senate elections.
Background
Following the end of World War II, Vargas was forced by the military to re-democratize the country. However, the military feared that Vargas would suspend the elections like he had suspended the scheduled 1938 elections in 1937 and staged a preventive coup which prematurely removed Vargas from power on 29 October 1945 and installed a caretaker government led by José Linhares to ensure the free and fair carry-out of the elections.
During this era of liberalization, Vargas founded two parties: the
Brazilian Labour Party (PTB) composed of the urban working class and trade union movement. The PSD would become the largest party of the two, although Vargas used the PTB as his personal machine. The PSD consistently had the largest number of deputies until the 1964 military coup. The Vargista coalition had nominated Vargas' War Minister Eurico Gaspar Dutra
earlier in 1945, but the PTB and Vargas offered Dutra's fledgling candidacy only lukewarm support.
Vargas' traditional opponents had founded the
tenente and Air Force brigadier Eduardo Gomes
, later known for participating in the 1964 coup, as its presidential candidate. Gomes notably advocated repealing a majority of the social legislation and labour reforms passed during the Vargas rule.
The recently legalized
Artur Bernardes standing for election to the Senate in Minas Gerais for the Republican Party
was defeated, placing third with 21.4% of the vote.
Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Social Democratic Party | 3,251,507 | 55.39 | ||
| Eduardo Gomes | National Democratic Union | 2,039,341 | 34.74 | |
| Yedo Fiúza | Brazilian Communist Party | 569,818 | 9.71 | |
| Rolim Teles | National Agrarian Party | 10,001 | 0.17 | |
| Total | 5,870,667 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 5,870,667 | 94.68 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 330,138 | 5.32 | ||
| Total votes | 6,200,805 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,549,849 | 82.13 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
Chamber of Deputies
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brazilian Labour Party | 603,500 | 10.19 | 22 | |
| Brazilian Communist Party | 511,302 | 8.63 | 14 | |
| Republican Party | 219,562 | 3.71 | 9 | |
| Syndicalist Popular Party | 107,321 | 1.81 | 4 | |
| Christian Democratic Party | 101,636 | 1.72 | 2 | |
| Popular Representation Party | 94,447 | 1.59 | 2 | |
| Progressive Renewal Party | 70,675 | 1.19 | 0 | |
| Liberator Party | 57,341 | 0.97 | 1 | |
| Democratic Republican Party | 33,647 | 0.57 | 0 | |
| National Agrarian Party | 17,866 | 0.30 | 0 | |
| Total | 5,924,616 | 100.00 | 286 | |
| Valid votes | 5,924,616 | 96.76 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 198,248 | 3.24 | ||
| Total votes | 6,122,864 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,499,670 | 81.64 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
Senate
In the Senate elections each voter had two votes.[3]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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Brazilian Labour Party | 1,084,553 | 9.76 | 3 | |
| Republican Party | 443,654 | 3.99 | 0 | |
| Syndicalist Popular Party | 175,452 | 1.58 | 1 | |
| Progressive Renewal Party | 60,820 | 0.55 | 0 | |
| Democratic Republican Party | 11,125 | 0.10 | 0 | |
| Liberator Party | 7,326 | 0.07 | 0 | |
| Social Progressive Party | 3,584 | 0.03 | 0 | |
| National Agrarian Party | 3,533 | 0.03 | 0 | |
| Coalitions | 583,207 | 5.25 | 0 | |
| Independents | 716,715 | 6.45 | 0 | |
| Total | 11,110,685 | 100.00 | 42 | |
| Valid votes | 5,130,965 | 94.60 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 293,097 | 5.40 | ||
| Total votes | 5,424,062 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,418,930 | 73.11 | ||
| Source: Nohlen (votes) | ||||
References
- ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ^ Bourne, R: Getulio Vargas of Brazil, 1883-1954 Sphinx of the Pampas, page 135. C. Knight, 1974.
- ^ Nohlen, p210
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