1954 Soviet Union legislative election explained

Country:Soviet Union
Flag Year:1936
Previous Election:1950 Soviet Union legislative election
Previous Year:1950
Next Election:1958 Soviet Union legislative election
Next Year:1958
Election Date:14 March 1954
Module:
Embed:yes
Election Name:Soviet of the Union
Seats For Election:All 708 seats in the Soviet of the Union
Noleader:yes
Nopercentage:yes
Last Election1:580
Seats1:565
Party2:Independents
Last Election2:98
Seats2:143
Module:
Embed:yes
Election Name:Soviet of the Union
Seats For Election:All 639 seats in the Soviet of Nationalities
Noleader:yes
Nopercentage:yes
Last Election1:519
Seats1:485
Party2:Independents
Last Election2:119
Seats2:154
Chairman of the Council of Ministers
Before Election:Georgy Malenkov
Before Party:Communist Party of the Soviet Union
After Election:Georgy Malenkov
After Party:Communist Party of the Soviet Union

Supreme Soviet elections were held in the Soviet Union on 14 March 1954.[1]

Electoral system

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 party 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

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

Results

Soviet of Nationalities

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1630
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1654
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p1631