1966 Brazilian parliamentary election

1966 Brazilian parliamentary election

15 November 1966

409 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 23 seats in the Senate

Party Leader % Seats Chamber of Deputies ARENA Artur da Costa e Silva 63.98 277 MDB 36.02 132 Senate ARENA Artur da Costa e Silva 56.63 19 MDB 43.37 4 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Parliamentary elections were held in Brazil on 15 November 1966. They were the first elections held after a military coup in 1964. In 1965 the military government of President Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco dissolved all existing parties, and enacted a new electoral law that effectively limited the number of parties to two — the pro-government National Renewal Alliance (ARENA) and the opposition Brazilian Democratic Movement.

ARENA won a landslide victory, taking 277 of the 409 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 19 of the 23 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 77.2% in the Chamber of Deputies election and 77.3% in the Senate election.

Results

Chamber of Deputies

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	National Renewal Alliance	8,731,638	63.98	277
	Brazilian Democratic Movement	4,915,470	36.02	132
Total		13,647,108	100.00	409
Valid votes		13,647,108	78.95
Invalid/blank votes		3,638,448	21.05
Total votes		17,285,556	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		22,387,251	77.21
Source: Nohlen

Senate

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	National Renewal Alliance	7,719,382	56.63	19
	Brazilian Democratic Movement	5,911,361	43.37	4
Total		13,630,743	100.00	23
Valid votes		13,630,743	78.97
Invalid/blank votes		3,628,855	21.03
Total votes		17,259,598	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		22,335,242	77.28
Source: Nohlen