Soviet Union legislative election, 1950
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All 1316 seats to the Soviet Supreme Soviet | |||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to the Supreme Soviet were held in the Soviet Union on 12 March 1950.[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
| Party | Soviet of the Union | Soviet of Nationalities | ||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |
| Communist Party of the Soviet Union | 110,788,377 | 99.7 | 580 | 110,782,009 | 99.7 | 519 |
| Independents | 98 | 119 | ||||
| Against | 300,146 | 0.3 | – | 306,830 | 0.3 | – |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,487 | – | – | 1,619 | – | – |
| Total | 111,090,010 | 100 | 678 | 111,090,010 | 100 | 638 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 111,116,373 | 100 | – | 111,116,373 | 100 | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||