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]

PartySeats
Progressive Party35
Social Democratic Party30
São Paulo Constitutionalist Party22
Social Democratic Party of Pernambuco15
Liberal Republican Party14
Paulista Republican Party12
Minas Republican Party11
Republican Party10
Fluminense Progressive Union9
United Front8
Catholic Electoral League8
Autonomist Party8
Governor Captain Octavia Mangabeira7
Pará Liberal Party7
Radical People's Party5
Catarinense Liberal Party4
Socialist National Party4
Pelo Amazonas Redimido4
Mato Grosso Evolutionist Party3
People's Party3
Republican Social Party3
Republican Union3
Alliance for Santa Catarina2
Social Alliance2
Chapa Popular2
Pernambucana Dissidents2
Paraense United Front2
Fluminense Socialist Party2
Libertarian Union2
Libertarian Coalition1
Piauhyense Coalition1
Agriculture Party1
Fluminense Evolutionary Party1
Mato Grossense Liberal Party1
National Party1
Libertarian Republican Party1
Nationalist Social Party1
Progressive Republicans1
Maranhense Republican Union1
Paranaense Republican Union1
Indirectly elected members50
Total300
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. 1 2 3 Joseph Smith (2014). A History of Brazil. p. 143.
  3. 1 2 Brazil, a Country Study. 1983. p. 41.
  4. 1 2 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.
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