Parliamentary elections were held in Brazil on 3 October 1954.[1] The 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
Party Votes % Seats +/– Social Democratic Party 2,136,220 23.13 114 +2 Brazilian Labour Party 1,447,784 15.68 56 +5 National Democratic Union 1,318,101 14.27 74 –7 Social Progressive Party 863,401 9.35 32 +12 PSD –PTB 411,521 4.46 – – PSD –PRP –PL 257,247 2.79 – – UDN –PTB –PR 251,891 2.73 – – Republican Party 246,487 2.67 19 +8 PSD –PDC –PSP –PL –PRP 221,259 2.40 – – UDN –PR –PL 218,503 2.37 – – PTB –PST 207,757 2.25 – – National Labor Party 190,839 2.07 6 +1 PR –PDC 151,003 1.63 – – Brazilian Socialist Party 136,329 1.48 3 +2 PSD –PL 123,839 1.34 – – Christian Democratic Party 117,345 1.27 2 0 Liberator Party 114,665 1.24 8 +3 UDN –PSP 97,604 1.06 – – PSD –UDN 85,937 0.93 – – PTB –PR 81,756 0.89 – – PRP –PSP 78,129 0.85 – – Popular Representation Party 70,346 0.76 3 +1 PSP –UDN –PL 67,515 0.73 – – Labour Republican Party 65,325 0.71 1 0 PSD –PTB –PDC –PSB –PS –PR 53,123 0.58 – – UDN –PST –PSP 50,099 0.54 – – PSD –PSB –PR 48,968 0.53 – – PSP -PST 44,720 0.48 – – Social Labour Party 32,440 0.35 2 –7 Others 45,630 0.49 6 +6 Total 9,235,783 100.00 326 +22 Valid votes 9,235,783 93.38 Invalid/blank votes 654,692 6.62 Total votes 9,890,475 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 15,104,604 65.48 Source: Nohlen
Senate
Party Votes % Seats Social Democratic Party 2,102,000 13.33 16 Social Progressive Party 1,843,230 11.69 2 National Democratic Union 1,758,872 11.16 10 Brazilian Labour Party 1,333,345 8.46 10 National Labor Party 551,549 3.50 1 Republican Party 134,110 0.85 1 Christian Democratic Party 107,050 0.68 0 Brazilian Socialist Party 70,015 0.44 0 Popular Representation Party 60,814 0.39 0 Liberator Party 44,342 0.28 2 Social Labour Party 475 0.00 0 Coalitions and others 7,759,564 49.22 0 Total 15,765,366 100.00 42 Total votes 9,862,892 – Registered voters/turnout 15,057,722 65.50 Source: Nohlen
References
^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II , p173 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
^ Nohlen, p174
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