1982 Brazilian Parliamentary Election
15 November 1982 · Abertura and the New Republic · 479 seats, 240 for a majority
The pro-government Democratic Social Party (the successor of the ruling National Renewal Alliance) won 235 of the 479 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 15 of the 25 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 82% for the Chamber of Deputies and 83% for the Senate.
President before
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President (continued)
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Largest force
Democratic Social Party
235 of 479 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Chamber | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Social Party | — | 235 | +4 | 17.775.738 | 43.2% | — | |
| Brazilian Democratic Movement Party | — | 200 | +9 | 17.666.773 | 43.0% | — | |
| Democratic Labour Party | — | 23 | — | 2.394.723 | 5.8% | — | |
| Brazilian Labour Party | — | 13 | — | 1.829.055 | 4.5% | — | |
| Workers' Party | — | 8 | — | 1.458.719 | 3.5% | — |