1954 Czechoslovak parliamentary election
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All 368 seats in the National Assembly | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 99.18% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Parliamentary elections were held in Czechoslovakia on 28 November 1954.[1] Voters were presented with a single list from the National Front, dominated by the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ).[1]
According to official figures, 99% of eligible voters turned out to vote, and 98% approved the National Front list.[1] Within the Front, the Communists had a large majority of 262 seats–172 for the main party and 90 for the Slovak branch.
Non-Communist members appeared on the National Front list in order to keep up the appearance of pluralism. However, seats were allocated in accordance with a set percentage, and no party could take part in the political process without KSČ approval.[2]
Results
[edit]Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | |||
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National Front | Communist Party of Czechoslovakia | 8,494,102 | 97.89 | 172 | ||
Communist Party of Slovakia | 90 | |||||
Czechoslovak People's Party | 20 | |||||
Czechoslovak Socialist Party | 20 | |||||
Party of Slovak Revival | 6 | |||||
Freedom Party | 4 | |||||
Independents | 56 | |||||
Against | 182,928 | 2.11 | - | |||
Total | 8,677,030 | 100.00 | 368 | |||
Valid votes | 8,677,030 | 99.60 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 34,688 | 0.40 | ||||
Total votes | 8,711,718 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 8,783,816 | 99.18 | ||||
Source: ÚDKSČ, Czechoslovak Unit |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c National Assembly 1954-1960 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Czechoslovak Unit
- ^ Czech Republic/Czechoslovakia: Stalinization Library of Congress Country Studies