Election Name: | 1981 Cuban parliamentary election |
Country: | Cuba |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1976 Cuban parliamentary election |
Previous Year: | 1976 |
Next Election: | 1986 Cuban parliamentary election |
Next Year: | 1986 |
Seats For Election: | All 499 seats in the National Assembly of People's Power Indirectly elected by municipal assemblies |
Election Date: | 28 December 1981 |
Image1: | Fidel Castro, 16 de febrero de 1984.jpeg |
Leader1: | Fidel Castro |
Party1: | Communist Party of Cuba |
Seats1: | 499 |
Seat Change1: | 10 |
President of the Council of Ministers | |
Before Election: | Fidel Castro |
Before Party: | Communist Party of Cuba |
After Election: | Fidel Castro |
After Party: | Communist Party of Cuba |
Indirect parliamentary elections were held in Cuba on 28 December 1981.[1]
On 11 and 18 October voters elected members of the 169 Municipal Assemblies. A total of 6,097,139 votes were cast in the first round (11 October) and in the second round (18 October), giving a turnout of 97% in the first round and 93.6% in the second.[1] The elected members of the Municipal Assemblies then elected the 499 members of the National Assembly. Candidates were selected by a commission composed of the Communist Party, the Young Communist League or mass organisations.