1953 Bulgarian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 20 December 1953.^[1] Voters were presented with a single list from the Fatherland Front, dominated by the Bulgarian Communist Party. As the Fatherland Front was the only organisation to contest the election and all candidate lists had to be approved by the Front (per an electoral law adopted in 1953), voters only had the option of voting for or against the Front list. Only 0.2% of vote were cast against the Front. Voter turnout was reportedly 99.5%.^[2][3]

1953 Bulgarian parliamentary election

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All 249 seats in the Grand National Assembly
Turnout	99.48%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– OF Valko Chervenkov 99.82 249 +8 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. PM before PM after Valko Chervenkov OF Valko Chervenkov OF

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Fatherland Front	4,981,594	99.82	249	+8
Against		9,077	0.18	–	–
Total		4,990,671	100.00	249	+8
Valid votes		4,990,671	99.98
Invalid/blank votes		967	0.02
Total votes		4,991,638	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		5,017,667	99.48
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p368 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Bulgaria: a country study. Library of Congress Federal Research Division, December 1989.
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p370