Brazil 2006 general election
What was the result of the 2006 general election in Brazil?
Workers' Party led with 14.9% of the vote. 83.3% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Brazil- Held:
- Final result
- Superior Electoral Court (Brazil), read 28 October 2026
Which party won the most votes?
Final results from the Superior Electoral Court of Brazil, read : Workers' Party led with 14.9% of the vote; 83.3% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 1.0 points on 2002.
- Workers' Party 14.9% −3.5 points
- Brazilian Democratic Movement 14.5% +1.1 points
- Brazilian Social Democracy Party 13.8% −0.5 points
- Democrats 10.9% −2.5 points
- Progressistas 7.1% −0.7 points
- Brazilian Socialist Party 6.2% +0.9 points
- Democratic Labour Party 5.3% +0.1 points
- Brazilian Labour Party 4.7% +0.1 points
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the Brazil 2002 general election, party by party.
Key numbers
14.9%
Share of the vote won by Workers' Party
It led Brazilian Democratic Movement by 0.4 points of the vote.
+2.3 points
Share of the vote gained by Green Party
The largest gain in votes compared with 2002. Workers' Party lost 3.5 points.
83.3%
Voter turnout
Up 1.0 points on 2002.
Votes by party
| Party | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workers' Party | 14.9 | −3.5 | 13,989,853 |
| Brazilian Democratic Movement | 14.5 | +1.1 | 13,583,437 |
| Brazilian Social Democracy Party | 13.8 | −0.5 | 12,882,975 |
| Democrats | 10.9 | −2.5 | 10,181,878 |
| Progressistas | 7.1 | −0.7 | 6,660,801 |
| Brazilian Socialist Party | 6.2 | +0.9 | 5,813,097 |
| Democratic Labour Party | 5.3 | +0.1 | 4,938,215 |
| Brazilian Labour Party | 4.7 | +0.1 | 4,415,110 |
| Liberal Party | 4.4 | +0.1 | 4,095,635 |
| Cidadania | 4.0 | +0.9 | 3,709,997 |
| Green Party | 3.6 | +2.3 | 3,419,553 |
| Communist Party of Brazil | 2.1 | −0.1 | 1,981,724 |
The other parties and groups
| Party | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Christian Party | 1.9 | +1.3 | 1,743,542 |
| Socialism and Liberty Party | 1.2 | 1,146,771 | |
| Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order | 1.0 | −1.1 | 901,338 |
| National Mobilization | 0.9 | +0.6 | 872,131 |
| Agir | 0.8 | +0.8 | 798,842 |
| Humanist Party of Solidarity | 0.5 | +0.1 | 430,140 |
| Christian Democracy | 0.4 | +0.2 | 351,885 |
| Avante | 0.3 | +0.1 | 298,259 |
| Party of the Nation's Retirees | 0.3 | +0.2 | 297,659 |
| Republicans | 0.3 | 229,503 | |
| Progressive Republican Party | 0.2 | −0.1 | 225,040 |
| Social Liberal Party | 0.2 | −0.3 | 182,666 |
| Brazilian Labour Renewal Party | 0.2 | −0.2 | 165,552 |
| Podemos | 0.2 | 0.0 | 145,934 |
| United Socialist Workers' Party | 0.1 | −0.1 | 94,226 |
| Brazilian Communist Party | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37,856 |
| Workers' Cause Party | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23,806 |
± is the change against the Brazil 2002 general election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Workers' Party 13,989,853
- Brazilian Democratic Movement 13,583,437
- Brazilian Social Democracy Party 12,882,975
- Democrats 10,181,878
- Progressistas 6,660,801
- Brazilian Socialist Party 5,813,097
- Democratic Labour Party 4,938,215
- Brazilian Labour Party 4,415,110
- Liberal Party 4,095,635
- Cidadania 3,709,997
- Green Party 3,419,553
- Communist Party of Brazil 1,981,724
- Social Christian Party 1,743,542
- Socialism and Liberty Party 1,146,771
- Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order 901,338
- National Mobilization 872,131
- Agir 798,842
- Humanist Party of Solidarity 430,140
- Christian Democracy 351,885
- Avante 298,259
- Party of the Nation's Retirees 297,659
- Republicans 229,503
- Progressive Republican Party 225,040
- Social Liberal Party 182,666
- Brazilian Labour Renewal Party 165,552
- Podemos 145,934
- United Socialist Workers' Party 94,226
- Brazilian Communist Party 37,856
- Workers' Cause Party 23,806
Source: Superior Electoral Court (Brazil), dataset "Resultados - 2006" of its open data portal, under the Creative Commons Attribution licence. We added up the votes of its municipality and zone rows and worked out each share. Shown in our own layout.
A share is a party's votes over the votes of all the parties: the votes of its candidates and the votes for its label, with blank, null and annulled votes left out.
The Court's two files differ here. Its file of votes by party adds up to 93,617,425 votes, which the shares are over. Its file of totals by zone, which the turnout uses, counts 93,771,604 valid votes.
The Court's files give the votes of each party and not the seats, so none are shown.
The election also chose the president, in one round or two. Results by candidate are not shown yet: we publish candidates' names only once our assessment of candidate data is adopted. The turnout of each round is further down the page.
How many people voted?
83.3% of the 125,827,119 registered voters cast a ballot (104,779,065 ballots), up 1.0 points on 2002. 93,771,604 of them were valid votes.
How the result is shaped
The effective number of parties by votes is 10.6; Workers' Party led Brazilian Democratic Movement by 0.4 points of the vote.
Turnout
Presidential election, first round
83.2% of the 125,913,235 registered voters cast a ballot (104,820,459 ballots). 95,996,733 of them were valid votes.
Presidential election, second round
81.0% of the 125,913,235 registered voters cast a ballot (101,998,221 ballots). 95,838,220 of them were valid votes.
Time and source Data as of