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
| Share of the Chamber | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party | — | 151 | — | 2.531.944 | 42.7% | — | |
| National Democratic Union | — | 81 | — | 1.575.375 | 26.6% | — | |
| Brazilian Labour Party | — | 22 | — | 603.500 | 10.2% | — | |
| Brazilian Communist Party | — | 14 | — | 511.302 | 8.6% | — | |
| Republican Party | — | 9 | — | 219.562 | 3.7% | — | |
| Syndicalist Popular Party | — | 4 | — | 107.321 | 1.8% | — | |
| Christian Democratic Party | — | 2 | — | 101.636 | 1.7% | — | |
| Popular Representation Party | — | 2 | — | 94.447 | 1.6% | — |
1 further seat went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.