Election Name: | 1985 Russian Supreme Soviet election |
Country: | Russian SFSR |
Flag Image: | Flag of Russian SFSR.svg |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1980 Russian Supreme Soviet election |
Previous Year: | 1980 |
Next Election: | 1990 Russian Supreme Soviet election |
Next Year: | 1990 |
Seats For Election: | All 975 seats in the Supreme Soviet |
Turnout: | 99.97% (0.01 pp) |
Image1: | KonstantinChernenko2.jpg |
Leader1: | Konstantin Chernenko |
Party1: | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
Alliance1: | Bloc of Communists and Non-Partisans |
Last Election1: | 650 seats |
Leader Since1: | 13 February 1984 |
Seats1: | 649 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Alliance2: | Bloc of Communists and Non-Partisans |
Last Election2: | 325 seats |
Seats2: | 326 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet | |
Before Party: | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
After Party: | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
Elections to the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR were held on 24 February 1985, along with elections to Soviets in the rest of the Republics of the USSR.
The official turnout was 99.97%.[1] 975 people were elected, all from the Bloc of Communists and Non-Partisans.[2]
100% of voters in their constituency voted for the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU Konstantin Chernenko. Chernenko died two weeks later.