1978 Brazilian legislative election

none Brazil 1968 1974 1982 15 November 1978 yes Chamber of Deputies 422 seats in the Chamber of Deputies Chamber of Deputies National Renewal Alliance Ernesto Geisel 50.42 231 203 Brazilian Democratic Movement #FF0000 49.58 191 161 yes Senate 23 seats in the Senate yes Brazilian Democratic Movement #FF0000 57.07 8 National Renewal Alliance Ernesto Geisel 42.93 15 300px Results by constituency of the Chamber of Deputies 300px Results by constituency of the Senate 2 Legislative elections were held in Brazil on 15 November 1978.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p. 173 978-0-19-928358-3 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%.Nohlen, p. 175 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.Nohlen, p. 166 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. The Senate election saw the MDB win only eight of the 23 seats, despite receiving 57% of the vote.Nohlen, pp. 212–228 Results Chamber of Deputies File:Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, 1978 election.svg National Renewal Alliance 15053387 231 +28 Brazilian Democratic Movement 14803526 191 +30 #FF0000 7770910 +58 46985466 Nohlen Senate Brazilian Democratic Movement 17432948 8 #FF0000 National Renewal Alliance 13116194 15 6952139 45864901 Nohlen References Category:Parliamentary elections in Brazil Brazil Parliamentary Brazil