Candidates had to be nominated by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) or by a public organisation.[2] However, all public organisations were controlled by the party and were subservient to a 1931 law that required them to accept party rule.[2] The CPSU itself remained the only legal party in the country.[3]
Voters could vote against the CPSU candidate, but could only do so by using polling booths, whereas votes for the party could be cast simply by submitting a blank ballot.[2] Turnout was required to be over 50% for the election to be valid.[2]
Candidates
CPSU candidates accounted for around three quarters of the nominees, whilst many of the others were members of Komsomol.[4]
1954, soviet, union, legislative, election, elections, supreme, soviet, were, held, soviet, union, march, 1954, 1950, march, 1954, 1958, seats, supreme, soviet, first, party, second, party, leader, nikita, khrushchevparty, cpsu, independentleader, since, march. Elections to the Supreme Soviet were held in the Soviet Union on 14 March 1954 1 1954 Soviet Union legislative election 1950 14 March 1954 1958 All 1 347 seats in the Supreme Soviet First party Second party Leader Nikita KhrushchevParty CPSU IndependentLeader since 13 March 1953Last election 1099 217Seats won 1050 297Seat change 49 80Percentage 78 0 22 0 Chairman of the Council of Ministers before electionGeorgy MalenkovCPSU Elected Chairman of the Council of Ministers Georgy MalenkovCPSUStamp marking the 1954 elections Contents 1 Electoral system 2 Candidates 3 Results 3 1 Soviet of the Union 3 2 Soviet of Nationalities 4 ReferencesElectoral system EditCandidates had to be nominated by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union CPSU or by a public organisation 2 However all public organisations were controlled by the party and were subservient to a 1931 law that required them to accept party rule 2 The CPSU itself remained the only legal party in the country 3 Voters could vote against the CPSU candidate but could only do so by using polling booths whereas votes for the party could be cast simply by submitting a blank ballot 2 Turnout was required to be over 50 for the election to be valid 2 Candidates EditCPSU candidates accounted for around three quarters of the nominees whilst many of the others were members of Komsomol 4 Results EditSoviet of the Union Edit PartyVotes Seats Communist Party of the Soviet Union120 479 24999 79565 15Independents143 45Against247 8970 21 Total120 727 146100 00708 30Valid votes120 727 146100 00Invalid blank votes6800 00Total votes120 727 826100 00Registered voters turnout120 750 81699 98Source Nohlen amp StoverSoviet of Nationalities Edit PartyVotes Seats Communist Party of the Soviet Union120 539 86099 84485 34Independents154 35Against187 3570 16 Total120 727 217100 00639 1Valid votes120 727 217100 00Invalid blank votes6090 00Total votes120 727 826100 00Registered voters turnout120 750 81699 98Source Nohlen amp StoverReferences Edit Dieter Nohlen amp Philip Stover 2010 Elections in Europe A data handbook p1642 ISBN 978 3 8329 5609 7 a b c d Nohlen amp Stover p1630 Nohlen amp Stover p1654 Nohlen amp Stover p1631 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1954 Soviet Union legislative election amp oldid 1123562158, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
