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 one 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]
1962, soviet, union, legislative, election, elections, supreme, soviet, were, held, soviet, union, march, 1962, 1958, march, 1962, 1966, 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 18 March 1962 1 1962 Soviet Union legislative election 1958 18 March 1962 1966 All 1 443 seats in the Supreme Soviet First party Second party Leader Nikita KhrushchevParty CPSU IndependentLeader since 13 March 1953Seats before 1048 330Seats won 1094 349Seat change 46 19Percentage 75 8 24 2 Chairman of the Council of Ministers before electionNikita KhrushchevCPSU Elected Chairman of the Council of Ministers Nikita KhrushchevCPSU 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 one 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 Union139 210 43199 47604 41Independents187 12Against746 5630 53 Total139 956 994100 00791 53Valid votes139 956 994100 00Invalid blank votes8150 00Total votes139 957 809100 00Registered voters turnout140 022 35999 95Source Nohlen amp StoverSoviet of Nationalities Edit PartyVotes Seats Communist Party of the Soviet Union139 391 45599 60490 5Independents162 7Against565 6480 40 Total139 957 103100 00652 12Valid votes139 957 103100 00Invalid blank votes7060 00Total votes139 957 809100 00Registered voters turnout140 022 35999 95Source 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 This Soviet Union related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1962 Soviet Union legislative election amp oldid 1102753865, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
