Czechoslovak parliamentary election, 1971

Parliamentary elections were held in Czechoslovakia on 26 and 27 November 1971.^[1] The National Front, dominated by the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, put forward a single list of candidates for both houses of the Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia, the House of the People (the lower house) and the House of Nations (the upper house). A single NF-approved candidate ran in each single member constituency.^[2] With a total of 350 seats in the two Houses, 245 were assigned to the Communist Party, 20 to the Czechoslovak Socialist Party, 16 to the Czechoslovak People's Party four to the Party of Slovak Revival, four to the Freedom Party and 61 to independents.^[1] Voter turnout was reported to be 99.45%.^[1]

Like the other elections of the Communist era, the result was a foregone conclusion. People were afraid not to vote, and when they did so, those who entered a voting booth to modify their ballot paper could expect to be persecuted by the state.^[3]

Results

House of the People

Party	Votes	%	Seats
National Front	10,153,572		200
Invalid/blank votes		–	–
Total	10,197,234	100	200
Registered voters/turnout	10,253,796	99.4	–
Source: IPU, CZSO

House of Nations

Party	Votes	%	Seats
National Front	10,144,464		150
Invalid/blank votes		–	–
Total	10,197,234	100	150
Registered voters/turnout	10,253,796	99.4	–
Source: IPU, CZSO

References

1. Czechoslovakia Inter-Parliamentary Union
2. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p465 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p457