1976 Czechoslovak parliamentary election

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]

1976 Czechoslovak parliamentary election

← 1971 22–23 October 1976 1981 →
All 200 seats in the House of the People All 150 seats in the House of Nations
Turnout	99.70%
Majority party   Leader Gustáv Husák Party KSČ Alliance National Front Seats after 237 Seat change 8
Prime Minister before election Lubomír Štrougal KSČ Elected Prime Minister Lubomír Štrougal KSČ

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
	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
	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

1. Czechoslovakia Inter-Parliamentary Union
2. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p465 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p457