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1978 Brazilian parliamentary election

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FieldValue
countryBrazil
flag_year1968
previous_election1974
next_election1982
election_date15 November 1978
module{{Infobox legislative election
embedyes
election_nameChamber of Deputies
seats_for_election422 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
heading1Chamber of Deputies
party1National Renewal Alliance
leader1Ernesto Geisel
percentage150.42
seats1231
last_election1203
party2Brazilian Democratic Movement
colour2#FF0000
percentage249.58
seats2191
last_election2161
module{{Infobox legislative election
embedyes
election_nameSenate
seats_for_election23 seats in the Senate
first_electionyes
party1Brazilian Democratic Movement
colour1#FF0000
percentage157.07
seats18
party2National Renewal Alliance
leader2Ernesto Geisel
percentage242.93
seats215
map{{Switcher
Results by constituency of the Senatedefault2}}

| [[File:1978 Brazilian parliamentary election - Results by constituency (Chamber of Deputies).svg|300px]] | Results by constituency of the Chamber of Deputies | [[File:1978 Brazilian parliamentary election - Results by constituency (Senate).svg|300px]] | Results by constituency of the Senate|default=2}} Parliamentary elections were held in Brazil on 15 November 1978. The pro-government National Renewal Alliance Party (ARENA) won 231 of the 420 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 15 of the 23 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 82%.

They were the last elections held under a mandatory two-party system, as reforms were enacted in 1979 by Brazil's governing military junta, represented in Congress by ARENA, to allow a multi-party system to emerge in an effort to combat the growing popularity of the opposition Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) by splitting their vote.

Electoral system

In 1977 the electoral system had been reformed, making the election of senators indirect. As with the 1979 reforms, this was primarily done in response to the growth of the Brazilian Democratic Movement.

Results

Chamber of Deputies

Senate

References

References

  1. [[Dieter Nohlen]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p. 173 {{ISBN. 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Nohlen, p. 175
  3. Nohlen, p. 166
  4. The Senate election saw the MDB win only eight of the 23 seats, despite receiving 57% of the vote.Nohlen, pp. 212–228
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