1976 Czechoslovak parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Czechoslovakia on 22 and 23 October 1976.[1] The National Front put forward a single list of candidates for both the House of the People (the lower house) and the House of Nations (the upper house) and one NF candidate ran in each single member constituency.[2] With a total of 350 seats in the two Houses, 237 were assigned to the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, 18 to the Czechoslovak People's Party, 17 to the Czechoslovak Socialist Party, four to the Party of Slovak Revival and 74 to others.[1] Voter turnout was reported to be 99.7%.[1]
Like the other elections of the Communist era, the result was a foregone conclusion. People were afraid not to vote, and when they did so, those who entered a voting booth to modify their ballot paper could expect to be persecuted by the state.[3]
Results
House of the People
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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National Front | 10,605,672 | 99.97 | 200 | |
Against | 3,583 | 0.03 | – | |
Total | 10,609,255 | 100.00 | 200 | |
Valid votes | 10,609,255 | 99.93 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 7,897 | 0.07 | ||
Total votes | 10,617,152 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 10,649,261 | 99.70 | ||
Source: IPU, CZSO |
House of Nations
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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National Front | 10,605,672 | 99.97 | 150 | |
Against | 3,372 | 0.03 | – | |
Total | 10,609,044 | 100.00 | 150 | |
Valid votes | 10,609,044 | 99.92 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 8,108 | 0.08 | ||
Total votes | 10,617,152 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 10,649,261 | 99.70 | ||
Source: IPU, CZSO |
References
- ^ a b c Czechoslovakia Inter-Parliamentary Union
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p465 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p457