1990 Brazilian parliamentary election

1990 Brazilian legislative election

3 October 1990

502 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 31 seats in the Senate

Party Leader % Seats +/– Chamber of Deputies MDB Fernando Henrique Cardoso 19.3 109 −151 PFL Jorge Bornhausen 12.4 83 −35 PDT Leonel Brizola 10.0 46 +22 PDS Paulo Maluf 8.9 42 +9 PRN Daniel Tourinho 8.3 41 New PSDB Franco Montoro 8.7 37 New PT Lula da Silva 10.2 35 +19 PTB 5.6 34 +17 PDC 3.0 22 +17 PL Alvaro Valle 4.3 15 +9 PSB 1.9 11 +10 PTR 1.1 5 New PCdoB 0.9 5 +2 PSC 0.8 5 +4 SRP 0.6 4 New PCB Solomon Malina 1.0 3 0 PST 1.0 2 New PMN 0.6 1 +1 PRB 1 New PRT 1 +1 Senate MDB Fernando Henrique Cardoso 8 −30 PFL Jorge Bornhausen 8 +1 PTB Jorge Bornhausen 4 New PRN Daniel Tourinho 2 New PDC 2 New SDP 2 New PT Lula da Silva 1 New PDT Leonel Brizola 1 0 PSDB Franco Montoro 1 New PL Alvaro Valle 1 New PST 1 New Independent 1 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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 109 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	19.3	109	–151
Liberal Front Party	5,026,474	12.4	83	–35
Workers' Party	4,128,052	10.2	35	+19
Democratic Labour Party	4,068,078	10.0	46	+22
Democratic Social Party	3,609,196	8.9	42	+9
Brazilian Social Democracy Party	3,515,809	8.7	37	New
National Reconstruction Party	3,357,091	8.3	41	New
Brazilian Labour Party	2,277,882	5.6	34	+17
Liberal Party	1,721,929	4.3	15	+9
Christian Democratic Party	1,205,506	3.0	22	+17
Brazilian Socialist Party	756,034	1.9	11	+10
Reform Labour Party	426,848	1.1	5	New
Brazilian Communist Party	388,654	1.0	3	0
Social Labour Party	373,986	1.0	2	New
Communist Party of Brazil	352,049	0.9	5	+2
Social Christian Party	342,079	0.8	5	+4
Party of National Mobilization	249,606	0.6	1	+1
Social Reform Party	243,231	0.6	4	New
Democratic Social Party	215,226	0.5	0	New
Progressive Republican Party	94,069	0.2	0	New
Labour Party of Brazil	78,358	0.2	0	New
Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order	12,464	0.0	0	New
Brazilian Ruralist Party	257,585	0.9	1	New
Labour Reforming Party			1	+1
National Community Party			0	0
Social Action Party			0	New
Liberating Solidarity Party			0	New
Democratic Party			0	New
Humanist Liberal Party			0	New
Workers' Nationalist Party			0	New
United Socialist Party			0	New
Progressive Action Party			0	New
Socialist Party			0	0
Brazilian Student Party			0	New
Brazilian Women's Party			0	New
Invalid/blank votes	31,442,144	–	–	–
Total	71,940,913	100	502	+15
Registered voters/turnout	83,820,558	85.8	–	–
Source: Nohlen

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Brazilian Democratic Movement Party			8
Liberal Front Party			8
Brazilian Labour Party			4
National Reconstruction Party			2
Christian Democratic Party			2
Social Democratic Party			2
Workers' Party			1
Democratic Labour Party			1
Brazilian Social Democracy Party			1
Liberal Party			1
Social Labour Party			1
Independents			1
Invalid/blank votes		–	–
Total			31
Registered voters/turnout			–
Source: Nohlen