2018 Brazilian Parliamentary Election

The PSL's 51-seat surge

7 October 2018 · The New Republic's Congress · 513 seats, 257 for a majority

General elections were held in Brazil on 7 October 2018 to elect the president, the National Congress and the state governments. In the Chamber of Deputies the Workers' Party won the most seats, 56 of 513, with 30 parties winning representation.

President before

Michel Temer

MDB

President after

Jair Bolsonaro

PSL

Largest force

Workers' Party

56 of 513 seats

Turnout

79.8%

The result

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Workers' Party

10.3% of votes · -13 seats

seats

Social Liberal Party

11.7% of votes · +51 seats

seats

Progressistas

5.6% of votes · -1 seats

seats

Social Democratic Party

5.8% of votes · -2 seats

seats

Brazilian Democratic Movement

5.5% of votes · -32 seats

seats

Party of the Republic

5.3% of votes · -1 seats

seats

Brazilian Socialist Party

5.5% of votes · -2 seats

seats

Brazilian Republican Party

5.1% of votes · +9 seats

seats

Brazilian Social Democracy Party

6.0% of votes · -25 seats

seats

Democrats

4.7% of votes · +8 seats

seats


Workers' Party	—	56	-13	10.126.611	10.3%	-3.6
Social Liberal Party	—	52	+51	11.457.878	11.7%	—
Progressistas	—	37	-1	5.480.067	5.6%	—
Social Democratic Party	—	34	-2	5.749.008	5.8%	-0.3
Brazilian Democratic Movement	—	34	-32	5.439.167	5.5%	—
Party of the Republic	—	33	-1	5.224.591	5.3%	-0.5
Brazilian Socialist Party	—	32	-2	5.386.400	5.5%	-1.0
Brazilian Republican Party	—	30	+9	4.992.016	5.1%	+0.5
Brazilian Social Democracy Party	—	29	-25	5.905.541	6.0%	-5.4
Democrats	—	29	+8	4.581.162	4.7%	+0.5

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