1990 Brazilian parliamentary election

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Chamber of Deputies

	Leader	Vote %	Seats	+/–
PMDB	Fernando Henrique Cardoso	19.26	108	−152
PFL	Jorge Bornhausen	12.41	83	−35
PT	Lula da Silva	10.19	35	+19
PDT	Leonel Brizola	10.04	46	+22
PDS	Paulo Maluf	8.91	42	+9
PSDB	Franco Montoro	8.68	38	New
PRN	Daniel Tourinho	8.29	40	New
PTB		5.62	38	+21
PL	Alvaro Valle	4.25	16	+10
PDC		2.98	22	+17
PSB		1.87	11	+10
PTR		1.05	2	New
PCB	Solomon Malina	0.96	3	0
PST		0.92	2	New
PCdoB		0.87	5	+2
PSC		0.84	6	+5
PMN		0.62	1	+1
PRS		0.60	4	New
PSD		0.53	1	New

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Senate

32 seats in the Senate

	Leader	Seats
MDB	Fernando Henrique Cardoso	8
PFL	Jorge Bornhausen	8
PTB	Jorge Bornhausen	4
PRN	Daniel Tourinho	2
PDC		2
PDS		2
PT	Lula da Silva	1
PDT	Leonel Brizola	1
PSDB	Franco Montoro	1
PL	Alvaro Valle	1
PST		1
Independents	–	1

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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Parliamentary elections were held in Brazil on 3 October 1990, the first held under the 1988 constitution. The Brazilian Democratic Movement Party emerged as the largest party, winning 108 of the 502 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 8 of the 31 seats in the Senate.

Results

Chamber of Deputies


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Brazilian Democratic Movement Party	7,798,653	19.26	108	–152
	Liberal Front Party	5,026,474	12.41	83	–35
	Workers' Party	4,128,052	10.19	35	+19
	Democratic Labour Party	4,068,078	10.04	46	+22
	Democratic Social Party	3,609,196	8.91	42	+9
	Brazilian Social Democracy Party	3,515,809	8.68	38	New
	National Reconstruction Party	3,357,091	8.29	40	New
	Brazilian Labour Party	2,277,882	5.62	38	+21
	Liberal Party	1,721,929	4.25	16	+10
	Christian Democratic Party	1,205,506	2.98	22	+17
	Brazilian Socialist Party	756,034	1.87	11	+10
	Renovator Labour Party	426,848	1.05	2	New
	Brazilian Communist Party	388,564	0.96	3	0
	Social Labour Party	373,986	0.92	2	New
	Communist Party of Brazil	352,049	0.87	5	+2
	Social Christian Party	342,079	0.84	6	+5
	Party of National Mobilization	249,606	0.62	1	+1
	Social Reforms Party	243,231	0.60	4	New
	Social Democratic Party	215,226	0.53	1	New
	National Community Party	141,453	0.35	0	0
	Progressive Republican Party	94,069	0.23	0	New
	Labour Party of Brazil	78,358	0.19	0	New
	Social Action Party	42,790	0.11	0	New
	Liberating Solidarity Party	27,082	0.07	0	New
	Democratic Party	17,102	0.04	0	New
	Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order	12,464	0.03	0	New
	Humanist Liberal Party	10,076	0.02	0	New
	Workers' Nationalist Party	8,395	0.02	0	New
	United Socialist Party	3,912	0.01	0	New
	Progressive Action Party	3,669	0.01	0	New
	Socialist Party	2,274	0.01	0	0
	Brazilian Students' Party	638	0.00	0	New
	Brazilian Party of Women	194	0.00	0	New
Total		40,498,769	100.00	503	+16

Valid votes		40,498,769	56.29
Invalid/blank votes		31,442,144	43.71
Total votes		71,940,913	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		83,820,558	85.83
Source: Nohlen, Marchetti Ferraz Júnior

Senate


Party		Seats
	Brazilian Democratic Movement Party	8
	Liberal Front Party	8
	Brazilian Labour Party	4
	National Reconstruction Party	2
	Christian Democratic Party	2
	Democratic Social Party	2
	Workers' Party	1
	Democratic Labour Party	1
	Brazilian Social Democracy Party	1
	Liberal Party	1
	Social Labour Party	1
	Independents	1
Total		32

Source: Nohlen

References

Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p174 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3

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