Country: | Socialist Republic of Romania |
Flag Year: | 1952 |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1952 Romanian parliamentary election |
Previous Year: | 1952 |
Next Election: | 1961 Romanian parliamentary election |
Next Year: | 1961 |
Seats For Election: | All 437 seats in the Great National Assembly |
Election Date: | 3 February 1957 |
Turnout: | 99.15% |
Image1: | Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej1.jpg |
Leader1: | Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej |
Party1: | PMR |
Alliance1: | People's Democratic Front (Romania) |
Seats1: | 437 |
Seat Change1: | 9 |
Popular Vote1: | 11,652,289 |
Percentage1: | 99.00% |
Swing1: | 1.00pp |
Prime Minister | |
Posttitle: | Elected Prime Minister |
Before Election: | Chivu Stoica |
After Election: | Chivu Stoica |
Before Party: | PMR |
After Party: | PMR |
Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on 3 February 1957.[1] Voters were presented with a single slate of candidates from the People's Democratic Front (FDP),[2] which was dominated by the Romanian Workers Party (PMR). The Front won all 437 seats in the Great National Assembly.[3]
Candidates were elected in single member constituencies, and had to receive over 50% of the vote.[4] If no candidate passed this threshold, or if voter turnout in the constituency was less than 50%, re-runs were held until the requirements were met.[4] Candidates could be nominated by the FDP or mass organisations, although the latter were monitored by the Front.[4] Voters had the option of voting against the Front candidates.[2]