1934 Brazilian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Brazil on 14 October 1934 to elect members of the Chamber of Deputies and state legislatures.[1]

Background

Following the Brazilian Revolution of 1930, a constitutional assembly was elected in 1933 and drew up a new constitution, which came into force on 16 July 1934.[2] It provided for a federal state with a bicameral parliament consisting of a 300-member Chamber of Deputies (of which 250 were directly elected and 50 selected by union and employer bodies) and a Senate consisting of two members from each state, who would be elected by state legislatures.[2][3]

After the constitution was promulgated, the Assembly was converted into a Chamber of Deputies and elected Getúlio Vargas as president the following day.[2]

Electoral system

The 250 directly elected members were elected by open list proportional representation, with states acting as constituencies.[3][4] Voters could cast preferential votes for candidates from multiple parties.[4]

Results

Of the 250 elected members, 142 were supporters of Vargas, 76 were from the opposition and 32 were independents.[5]

Party		Seats
	Progressive Party	35
	Social Democratic Party	30
	São Paulo Constitutionalist Party [pt]	22
	Social Democratic Party of Pernambuco	15
	Liberal Republican Party	14
	Paulista Republican Party	12
	Mineiro Republican Party	11
	Republican Party	10
	Fluminense Progressive Union	9
	United Front	8
	Catholic Electoral League	8
	Autonomist Party [pt]	8
	Governor Captain Octavia Mangabeira	7
	Pará Liberal Party	7
	Radical People's Party	5
	Catarinense Liberal Party [pt]	4
	Socialist National Party	4
	Pelo Amazonas Redimido	4
	Mato Grosso Evolutionist Party	3
	People's Party	3
	Republican Social Party [pt]	3
	Republican Union	3
	Alliance for Santa Catarina	2
	Social Alliance	2
	Chapa Popular	2
	Pernambucana Dissidents	2
	Paraense United Front	2
	Fluminense Socialist Party	2
	Libertarian Union	2
	Libertarian Coalition	1
	Piauhyense Coalition	1
	Agriculture Party	1
	Fluminense Evolutionary Party	1
	Mato Grossense Liberal Party	1
	National Party	1
	Libertarian Republican Party	1
	Nationalist Social Party [pt]	1
	Progressive Republicans	1
	Maranhense Republican Union	1
	Paranaense Republican Union	1
Indirectly elected members		50
Total		300
Source: TSE

References

1. C. Peixoto-Mehrtens (2010). Urban Space and National Identity in Early Twentieth Century São Paulo, Brazil: Crafting Modernity. p. 2008.
2. Joseph Smith (2014). A History of Brazil. p. 143.
3. Brazil, a Country Study. 1983. p. 41.
4. Jairo Nicolau (2007). "The open-list electoral system in Brazil" (PDF). Dados. 3.
5. John W. F. Dulles (2014). Vargas of Brazil: A Political Biography. p. 157.