1958_Soviet_Union_legislative_election Knowpia

1958 Soviet Union legislative election
All 1,378 seats in the Supreme Soviet
Chairman of the Council of Ministers before election; Nikolai Bulganin; CPSU	Elected Chairman of the Council of Ministers ; Nikita Khrushchev; CPSU

Elections to the Supreme Soviet were held in the Soviet Union on 16 March 1958.^[1]

Electoral system edit

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]

Candidates edit

CPSU candidates accounted for around three quarters of the nominees, whilst many of the others were members of Komsomol.^[4]

Results edit

Soviet of the Union edit


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Communist Party of the Soviet Union	133,214,652	99.57	563	–2
	Independents	133,214,652	99.57	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

Soviet of Nationalities edit


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Communist Party of the Soviet Union	133,431,524	99.73	485	0
	Independents	133,431,524	99.73	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

References edit

^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1642 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Nohlen & Stöver, p1630
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1654
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1631

[NS-1] Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1642 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

[N-2] Nohlen & Stöver, p1630

[3] Nohlen & Stöver, p1654

[4] Nohlen & Stöver, p1631

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