1954 Brazilian parliamentary election

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1954 Brazilian parliamentary election
Brazil
← 1950 3 October 1954 1958 →

326 seats in the
Senate
Party Leader % Seats +/–
Chamber of Deputies
PSD
Nereu Ramos 23.13 114 +2
PTB
João Goulart 15.68 56 +5
UDN Arthur F. dos Santos 14.27 74 −7
PSP Adhemar de Barros 9.35 32 +8
PR Arthur Bernardes 2.67 19 +8
PTN 2.07 6 +1
PSB 1.48 3 +2
PDC 1.27 2 0
PL 1.24 8 +3
PRP Plínio Salgado 0.76 3 +1
PRT 0.71 1 0
PST 0.35 2 −7
Other parties
0.49 6
Senate
PSD
Nereu Ramos 13.33 16 +10
PSP Adhemar de Barros 11.69 2 −1
UDN Arthur F. dos Santos 11.16 10 +6
PTB
João Goulart 8.46 10 +5
PTN 3.50 1 New
PR Arthur Bernardes 0.85 1 −10
PL 0.28 2 +2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Parliamentary elections were held in

Social Democratic Party remained the largest party in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. Voter turnout was 65.5%.[2]

Results

Chamber of Deputies

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
PSD–PSBPR
48,9680.53
PSP-PST44,7200.48
Social Labour Party32,4400.352–7
Others45,6300.496+6
Total9,235,783100.00326+22
Valid votes9,235,78393.38
Invalid/blank votes654,6926.62
Total votes9,890,475100.00
Registered voters/turnout15,104,60465.48
Source: Nohlen

Senate

PartyVotes%Seats
Brazilian Labour Party
1,333,3458.4610
National Labor Party551,5493.501
Republican Party134,1100.851
Christian Democratic Party107,0500.680
Brazilian Socialist Party70,0150.440
Popular Representation Party60,8140.390
Liberator Party44,3420.282
Social Labour Party4750.000
Coalitions and others7,759,56449.220
Total15,765,366100.0042
Total votes9,862,892
Registered voters/turnout15,057,72265.50
Source: Nohlen

References