1981 Cuban parliamentary election explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/CUBA_1981_E.PDF Cuba