Brazilian legislative election, 1966

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Parliamentary elections were held in Brazil on 15 November 1966.[1] The result was a victory for the National Renewal Alliance Party, which won 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.[2]

Results

Chamber of Deputies

Party Votes % Seats +/–
National Renewal Alliance Party8,731,63864.0277New
Brazilian Democratic Movement4,915,47036.0132New
Invalid/blank votes3,638,448
Total17,285,5561004090
Registered voters/turnout22,387,25177.2
Source: Nohlen

Senate

Party Votes % Seats
National Renewal Alliance Party7,719,38256.619
Brazilian Democratic Movement5,911,36143.44
Invalid/blank votes3,628,855
Total17,259,59810023
Registered voters/turnout22,335,24277.3
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p173 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Nohlen, pp194-211
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