1945 Brazilian Parliamentary Election
Democratisation election2 December 1945 · Constituent assemblies · 286 seats
General elections were held in Brazil on 2 December 1945, the first since the establishment of Getúlio Vargas' Estado Novo. The presidential elections were won by Eurico Gaspar Dutra of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), whilst the PSD also won a majority of seats in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.
President before
José Linhares
Independent
President (continued)
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Largest force
Social Democratic Party
151 of 286 seats
Turnout
82.1%
The result
Social Democratic Party
42.7% of votes
151
seats
National Democratic Union
26.6% of votes
81
seats
Brazilian Labour Party
10.2% of votes
22
seats
Brazilian Communist Party
8.6% of votes
14
seats
Republican Party
3.7% of votes
9
seats
Syndicalist Popular Party
1.8% of votes
4
seats
Christian Democratic Party
1.7% of votes
2
seats
Popular Representation Party
1.6% of votes
2
seats
1 further seat went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.