Czechoslovak parliamentary election, 1976

Parliamentary elections were held in Czechoslovakia on 22 and 23 October 1976.^[1] The National Front put forward a single list of candidates for both the House of the People (the lower house) and the House of Nations (the upper house) and one NF candidate ran in each single member constituency.^[2] With a total of 350 seats in the two Houses, 237 were assigned to the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, 18 to the Czechoslovak People's Party, 17 to the Czechoslovak Socialist Party, four to the Party of Slovak Revival and 74 to others.^[1] Voter turnout was reported to be 99.7%.^[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	10,605,762	99.97	200
Against	3,583	0.03	–
Invalid/blank votes	7,897	–	–
Total	10,617,152	100	200
Registered voters/turnout	10,649,261	99.70	–
Source: IPU, CZSO

House of Nations

Party	Votes	%	Seats
National Front	10,605,672	99.97	150
Against	3,372	0.03	–
Invalid/blank votes	8,108	–	–
Total	10,617,152	100	150
Registered voters/turnout	10,649,261	99.70	–
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