1986 Brazilian Parliamentary Election
The constitution-writing Congress15 November 1986 · Abertura and the New Republic · 487 seats
Parliamentary elections were held in Brazil on 15 November 1986. The Brazilian Democratic Movement Party won 260 of the 487 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 38 of the 49 seats in the Senate.
President before
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President (continued)
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Largest force
Brazilian Democratic Movement Party
260 of 487 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Chamber | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazilian Democratic Movement Party | — | 260 | +60 | 22.633.805 | 47.8% | — | |
| Liberal Front Party | — | 118 | — | 8.374.709 | 17.7% | — | |
| Democratic Social Party | — | 33 | +202 | 3.731.735 | 7.9% | — | |
| Democratic Labour Party | — | 24 | +1 | 3.075.429 | 6.5% | — | |
| Brazilian Labour Party | — | 17 | +4 | 2.110.467 | 4.5% | — | |
| Workers' Party | — | 16 | +8 | 3.253.999 | 6.9% | — | |
| Liberal Party | — | 6 | — | 1.335.139 | 2.8% | — | |
| Christian Democratic Party | — | 5 | — | 565.021 | 1.2% | — |
8 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.