1974 Brazilian presidential election

1974 Brazilian presidential election
503 members of the electoral college; 252 electoral votes needed to win
President before election; Emílio Garrastazu Médici; ARENA	Elected President ; Ernesto Geisel; ARENA

Indirect presidential elections were held in Brazil on 15 January 1974. They were the fourth presidential elections held under the military government and were carried out through an electoral college.

Background[edit]

All elections during the military government elected candidates from the National Renewal Alliance Party (ARENA), though the 1966 and 1969 were one-party elections. In other elections during the military government, there were two parties running for elections.

Candidates[edit]

The candidatures were defined in September 1973, on party conventions. The first defined were from the ARENA on day 14 and 15, when Ernesto Geisel was chosen as president candidate, and Adalberto Pereira dos Santos as vice-president.^[1]

The Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) chose its candidates on day 22, when they chose Ulysses Guimarães and Barbosa Lima Sobrinho with 201 votes.^[2] The MDB president declared that "with no popular vote, all solutions chosen will be from the ruling party".^[2]

Results[edit]


Candidate		Running mate	Party	Votes	%
	Ernesto Geisel	Adalberto Pereira dos Santos	National Renewal Alliance	400	84.03
	Ulysses Guimarães	Barbosa Lima Sobrinho	Brazilian Democratic Movement	76	15.97
Total				476	100.00

Total votes				476	–
Registered voters/turnout				503	94.63
Source: Folha de S.Paulo^[3]

References[edit]

^ "ARENA aprovou candidaturas de Geisel e Adaberto" [ARENA approves Geisel's and Adalberto's candidature]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo. Folha. 15 January 1973. p. 5.
^ ^a ^b "Às 14h30 fala candidato do MDB, pela TV" [At 14h30, the MDB candidate will speak on TV]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo. Folha. 15 January 1973. p. 5.
^ "Geisel eleito, por 400 votos a 76" [Geisel elected, 400 votes against 76]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo. Folha. 16 January 1974. p. 5. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02.

[folhasp_arena_candidates-1] "ARENA aprovou candidaturas de Geisel e Adaberto" [ARENA approves Geisel's and Adalberto's candidature]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo. Folha. 15 January 1973. p. 5.

[folhasp_mdb_candidates-2] "Às 14h30 fala candidato do MDB, pela TV" [At 14h30, the MDB candidate will speak on TV]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo. Folha. 15 January 1973. p. 5.

[folhasp_results-3] "Geisel eleito, por 400 votos a 76" [Geisel elected, 400 votes against 76]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo. Folha. 16 January 1974. p. 5. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02.

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