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]
The 1974 elections were the last held under the 1936 Soviet constitution, which provided for a Supreme Soviet elected for a four-year term and mandated that the Soviet of the Union had one deputy for every 300,000 people.[4] During the Supreme Soviet's term, a new constitution was passed in 1977, which extended the Supreme Soviet's term to five years and made the number of seats in the Soviet of the Union equal to that of the Soviet of Nationalities, regardless of population size.[5][6] Consequently, the term of the Supreme Soviet elected in 1974 was extended by a year, from 1978 to 1979; however, the new composition of the Supreme Soviet, with an equal number of members in each house, was only implemented starting with the 1979 elections.
Candidatesedit
CPSU candidates accounted for around three quarters of the nominees, whilst many of the others were members of Komsomol.[7]
^Osakwe, Christopher (1979). "The Theories and Realities of Modern Soviet Constitutional Law: An Analysis of the 1977 USSR Constitution". University of Pennsylvania Law Review. 127 (5): 1414. doi:10.2307/3311636. JSTOR 3311636. S2CID 5783531.
1974, soviet, union, legislative, election, elections, supreme, soviet, were, held, soviet, union, june, 1974, 1970, june, 1974, 1979, seats, supreme, soviet, first, party, second, party, leader, leonid, brezhnev, party, cpsu, independents, last, election, sea. Elections to the Supreme Soviet were held in the Soviet Union on 16 June 1974 1 1974 Soviet Union legislative election 1970 16 June 1974 1979 All 1 517 seats in the Supreme Soviet First party Second party Leader Leonid Brezhnev Party CPSU Independents Last election 1 096 seats 421 seats Seats won 1 096 421 Seat changeChairman of the Council of Ministers before election Alexei Kosygin CPSU Elected Chairman of the Council of Ministers Alexei Kosygin CPSU 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 The 1974 elections were the last held under the 1936 Soviet constitution which provided for a Supreme Soviet elected for a four year term and mandated that the Soviet of the Union had one deputy for every 300 000 people 4 During the Supreme Soviet s term a new constitution was passed in 1977 which extended the Supreme Soviet s term to five years and made the number of seats in the Soviet of the Union equal to that of the Soviet of Nationalities regardless of population size 5 6 Consequently the term of the Supreme Soviet elected in 1974 was extended by a year from 1978 to 1979 however the new composition of the Supreme Soviet with an equal number of members in each house was only implemented starting with the 1979 elections Candidates editCPSU candidates accounted for around three quarters of the nominees whilst many of the others were members of Komsomol 7 Results editSoviet of the Union edit PartyVotes Seats Communist Party of the Soviet Union161 355 95999 795620Independents2050Against333 5690 21 Total161 689 528100 007670Valid votes161 689 528100 00Invalid blank votes840 00Total votes161 689 612100 00Registered voters turnout161 724 22299 98Source Nohlen amp Stover Soviet of Nationalities edit PartyVotes Seats Communist Party of the Soviet Union161 443 60599 855340Independents2160Against245 9180 15 Total161 689 523100 007500Valid votes161 689 523100 00Invalid blank votes890 00Total votes161 689 612100 00Registered voters turnout161 724 22299 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 Verhovnyj Sovet SSSR Great Soviet Encyclopedia https scholarship law vanderbilt edu cgi viewcontent cgi article 2425 amp context vjtl Osakwe Christopher 1979 The Theories and Realities of Modern Soviet Constitutional Law An Analysis of the 1977 USSR Constitution University of Pennsylvania Law Review 127 5 1414 doi 10 2307 3311636 JSTOR 3311636 S2CID 5783531 Nohlen amp Stover p1631 nbsp 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 1974 Soviet Union legislative election amp oldid 1168512277, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
