1950 Brazilian Parliamentary Election

3 October 1950 · The populist republic's Congress · 304 seats

General elections were held in Brazil on 3 October 1950. The presidential elections were won by Getúlio Vargas of the Brazilian Labour Party, whilst the Social Democratic Party remained the largest party in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, although they lost their majority in the former.

President before

Eurico Gaspar Dutra

PSD

President (continued)

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Largest force

Social Democratic Party

112 of 304 seats

Turnout

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The result

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Social Democratic Party

27.0% of votes

112

seats

National Democratic Union

17.0% of votes

seats

Brazilian Labour Party

16.5% of votes

seats

Social Progressive Party

7.3% of votes

seats

Republican Party

2.8% of votes

seats

Social Labour Party

2.1% of votes

seats

National Labor Party

2.8% of votes

seats

Liberator Party

0.7% of votes

seats


Social Democratic Party	—	112	—	2.068.405	27.0%	—
National Democratic Union	—	81	—	1.301.489	17.0%	—
Brazilian Labour Party	—	51	—	1.262.000	16.5%	—
Social Progressive Party	—	24	—	558.792	7.3%	—
Republican Party	—	11	—	216.207	2.8%	—
Social Labour Party	—	9	—	163.341	2.1%	—
National Labor Party	—	5	—	211.090	2.8%	—
Liberator Party	—	5	—	55.338	0.7%	—

6 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.