Legislative elections were held in Brazil on 14 October 1934 to elect members of the Chamber of Deputies and state legislatures.
Background Following the Revolution of 1930, a constitutional assembly was elected in 1933 and drew up a new constitution, which came into force on 16 July 1934. 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.
After the constitution was promulgated, the Assembly was converted into a Chamber of Deputies and elected Getúlio Vargas as president the following day.
Electoral system The 250 directly elected members were elected by open list proportional representation, with states acting as constituencies. Voters could cast preferential votes for candidates from multiple parties.
Results Of the 250 elected members, 142 were supporters of Vargas, 76 were from the opposition and 32 were independents.
Elected Federal Deputies +StateFederal DeputyPartyAcrePeople's SlateAlagoasRepublican Party of AlagoasCarlos Cavalcanti de GusmãoOrlando Valeriano de AraújoRodolfo Pinto da Mota LimaNational Party of AlagoasEmílio Eliseu de MayaCatholic Electoral LeagueAmazonasFor the Redeemed AmazonasBahiaArtur NeivaAttila Ferreira do AmaralRafael Sincorá de AndradeJoão MangabeiraGovernor Otávio Mangabeira ListJ. J. SeabraLuís Viana FilhoOtávio MangabeiraPedro CalmonRafael de Menezes SilvaCearáCatholic Electoral LeagueHumberto Rodrigues de AndradeSocial Democratic Party of CearaFederal DistrictCândido Pessoa Cavalcanti de AlbuquerqueFrancisco Antônio Rodrigues de Sales FilhoManuel Caldeira de AlvarengaUnited FrontEspírito SantoSocial Democratic Party of Espírito SantoFrancisco GonçalvesFarmers' Party of Espírito SantoGoiásClaro Augusto de GodóiLaudelino Gomes de AlmeidaVicente Miguel da Silva Abreu
Acre Federal Deputy
Alagoas Federal Deputy
State Deputy
Amazonas Federal Deputy
State Deputy
Bahia Federal Deputy
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