1947 Brazilian legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Brazil on 19 January 1947.[1] The elections were for 19 vacant seats in the Chamber of Deputies, one additional Senator for each state (except Santa Catarina, which elected two),[2] and for all state Governors and legislatures.

1947 Brazilian legislative election
19 January 1947
19 vacant seats in the Chamber of Deputies
22 additional seats in the Senate
905 seats in State Assemblies
Party Leader % Seats ±
Chamber of Deputies
PSD Nereu Ramos 39.7 11
UDN Otávio Mangabeira 32.4 4
PSP Adhemar de Barros 14.8 1
PTB Getúlio Vargas 12.6 1
Senate
PSD Nereu Ramos 32.8 10
UDN Otávio Mangabeira 17.4 4
PTB Getúlio Vargas 13.0 1
PSP Adhemar de Barros 11.3 1
BPP 1.2 1
Coalitions 5
State Assembly
PSD Nereu Ramos 31.97 360
UDN Otávio Mangabeira 23.79 250
PTB Getúlio Vargas 14.07 94
PCB Luís Carlos Prestes 9.22 64
PR Arthur Bernardes 7.35 53
PSP Adhemar de Barros 4.47 26
PRP Plínio Salgado 3.06 16
PTN 1.50 6
PDC 1.36 5
PL 1.10 5
Other parties 2.12 26
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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The elections were most notable for the continued growth of the Brazilian Communist Party, which won nearly 10% of the vote in the state elections, becoming the third party in the state of São Paulo (ahead of the UDN) and the single largest party in the federal capital, Rio de Janeiro. The PCB's growing success and its unpopularity amongst the ruling elite led to the party being banned later in 1947 by President Eurico Gaspar Dutra.

Results

Chamber of Deputies
Party Votes % Seats
  Social Democratic Party (PSD) 828,720 39.7% 11
  National Democratic Union (UDN) 677,374 32.4% 4
  Progressive Social Party (PSP) 309,531 14.8% 1
  Brazilian Labour Party (PTB) 603,500 12.6% 1
  Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) 4,167 0.2% 0
  Party of Popular Representation (PRP) 3,915 0.2% 0
  Others 1,221 0.1% 0
Total 2,088,302 100% 19

Senate
Party Votes % Seats
Social Democratic Party1,964,77932.810
National Democratic Union1,040,90217.44
Brazilian Labour Party776,86613.01
Social Progressive Party678,95811.31
Brazilian Communist Party151,1822.50
Brazilian Proletarian Party72,0311.21
Progressive Renewal Party65,3951.10
Democratic Left58,9011.00
Republican Party35,1060.60
Christian Democratic Party20,8400.30
Others984,07716.40
Independents144,7512.40
Coalitions––5
Invalid/blank votes614,184––
Total6,607,97210022
Registered voters/turnout7,710,50485.7–
Source: Nohlen

State Assemblies
Party Votes % Seats
  Social Democratic Party (PSD) 1,660,401 31.97% 360
  National Democratic Union (UDN) 1,235,928 23.79% 250
  Brazilian Labour Party (PTB) 730,908 14.07% 94
  Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) 479,024 9.22% 64
  Republican Party (PR) 381,549 7.35% 53
  Progressive Social Party (PSP) 232,341 4.47% 26
  Party of Popular Representation (PRP) 158,886 3.06% 16
  National Labor Party (PTN) 77,707 1.50% 6
  Christian Democratic Party (PDC) 70,864 1.36% 5
  Liberator Party (PL) 57,341 1.10% 5
  Others 109,918 2.12% 26
Total 5,194,230 100.00% 905

References
  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p173 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Nohlen, p210


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