1998 Brazilian Parliamentary Election

Cardoso's second-term Congress

4 October 1998 · The New Republic's Congress · 513 seats, 257 for a majority

General elections were held in Brazil on 4 October 1998 to elect the president, the National Congress and the state governments. In the Chamber of Deputies the Liberal Front Party won the most seats, 105 of 513, with 17 parties winning representation.

President before

Fernando Henrique Cardoso

PSDB

President (continued)

Fernando Henrique Cardoso

PSDB

Largest force

Liberal Front Party

105 of 513 seats

Turnout

78.5%

The result

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Liberal Front Party

17.3% of votes · +16 seats

105

seats

Brazilian Social Democracy Party

17.5% of votes · +37 seats

seats

Brazilian Democratic Movement Party

15.2% of votes · -24 seats

seats

Brazilian Progressive Party

11.3% of votes

seats

Workers' Party

13.2% of votes · +9 seats

seats

Brazilian Labour Party

5.7% of votes · 0 seats

seats

Democratic Labour Party

5.7% of votes · -9 seats

seats

Brazilian Socialist Party

3.4% of votes · -4 seats

seats

Liberal Party

2.5% of votes · -1 seats

seats

Communist Party of Brazil

1.3% of votes · -3 seats

seats


Liberal Front Party	—	105	+16	11.526.193	17.3%	+4.5
Brazilian Social Democracy Party	—	99	+37	11.684.900	17.5%	+3.6
Brazilian Democratic Movement Party	—	83	-24	10.105.609	15.2%	-5.2
Brazilian Progressive Party	—	60	—	7.558.601	11.3%	—
Workers' Party	—	58	+9	8.786.499	13.2%	+0.4
Brazilian Labour Party	—	31	0	3.768.260	5.7%	+0.5
Democratic Labour Party	—	25	-9	3.776.541	5.7%	-1.6
Brazilian Socialist Party	—	19	-4	2.273.751	3.4%	+1.2
Liberal Party	—	12	-1	1.643.881	2.5%	-1.0
Communist Party of Brazil	—	7	-3	869.270	1.3%	—

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