1990 Brazilian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Brazil on 3 October 1990,^[1] 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.

1990 Brazilian parliamentary election

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Chamber of Deputies

503 seats in the Chamber of Deputies

Party Leader % 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

Party 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.

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

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