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Legislative election in the Soviet Union From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elections to the Supreme Soviet were held in the Soviet Union on 16 March 1958.[1]
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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]
CPSU candidates accounted for around three quarters of the nominees, whilst many of the others were members of Komsomol.[4]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Communist Party of the Soviet Union | 133,214,652 | 99.57 | 563 | –2 | |
Independents | 175 | +32 | |||
Against | 580,641 | 0.43 | – | – | |
Total | 133,795,293 | 100.00 | 738 | +30 | |
Valid votes | 133,795,293 | 100.00 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 798 | 0.00 | |||
Total votes | 133,796,091 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 133,836,325 | 99.97 | |||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Communist Party of the Soviet Union | 133,431,524 | 99.73 | 485 | 0 | |
Independents | 155 | +1 | |||
Against | 363,736 | 0.27 | – | – | |
Total | 133,795,260 | 100.00 | 640 | +1 | |
Valid votes | 133,795,260 | 100.00 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 831 | 0.00 | |||
Total votes | 133,796,091 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 133,836,325 | 99.97 | |||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |