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 or alliance				Votes	%	Seats
	National Front		Communist Party of Czechoslovakia[note 1]	10,605,672	99.97	137
			Czechoslovak People's Party			11
			Czechoslovak Socialist Party			10
			Party of Slovak Revival			2
			Freedom Party			2
			Independents			38
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: [4], IPU, CZSO

House of Nations

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats
	National Front		Communist Party of Czechoslovakia	10,605,672	99.97	102
			Czechoslovak People's Party			7
			Czechoslovak Socialist Party			7
			Party of Slovak Revival			2
			Freedom Party			2
			Independents			30
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: [5], IPU, CZSO

Notes

1. One member of the Communist parliamentary group is also in the unaffiliated group.^[4] This member has been placed in the Communist results in this table.

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
4. "Federální shromáždění ČSSR/ČSFR - Sněmovna lidu (23. 10. 1976 — 17. 6. 1981 )". databazeposlancu.cz. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
5. "Federální shromáždění ČSSR/ČSFR - Sněmovna národů (23. 10. 1976 — 17. 6. 1981 )". databazeposlancu.cz. Retrieved 14 November 2024.