2002 Brazilian Parliamentary Election

The PT's first plurality

6 October 2002 · The New Republic's Congress · 513 seats, 257 for a majority

General elections were held in Brazil on 6 October 2002 to elect the president, the National Congress and the state governments. In the Chamber of Deputies the Workers' Party won the most seats, 91 of 513, with 19 parties winning representation.

President before

Fernando Henrique Cardoso

PSDB

President after

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Largest force

Workers' Party

91 of 513 seats

Turnout

82.3%

The result

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Workers' Party

18.4% of votes · +33 seats

seats

Liberal Front Party

13.4% of votes · -21 seats

seats

Brazilian Democratic Movement Party

13.4% of votes · -7 seats

seats

Brazilian Social Democracy Party

14.3% of votes · -29 seats

seats

Brazilian Progressive Party

7.8% of votes · -12 seats

seats

Brazilian Labour Party

4.6% of votes · -5 seats

seats

Liberal Party

4.3% of votes · +14 seats

seats

Brazilian Socialist Party

5.3% of votes · +3 seats

seats

Democratic Labour Party

5.1% of votes · -4 seats

seats

Popular Socialist Party

3.1% of votes · +12 seats

seats


Workers' Party	—	91	+33	16.094.080	18.4%	+5.2
Liberal Front Party	—	84	-21	11.706.253	13.4%	-3.9
Brazilian Democratic Movement Party	—	76	-7	11.691.526	13.4%	-1.8
Brazilian Social Democracy Party	—	70	-29	12.473.743	14.3%	-3.3
Brazilian Progressive Party	—	48	-12	6.828.375	7.8%	-3.5
Brazilian Labour Party	—	26	-5	4.052.111	4.6%	-1.0
Liberal Party	—	26	+14	3.780.930	4.3%	+1.9
Brazilian Socialist Party	—	22	+3	4.616.674	5.3%	+1.9
Democratic Labour Party	—	21	-4	4.482.538	5.1%	-0.6
Popular Socialist Party	—	15	+12	2.682.487	3.1%	—

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