Romanian legislative election, 1957

Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on 3 February 1957.[1] Voters were presented with a single slate of candidates from the People's Democratic Front,[2] which was dominated by the Romanian Workers Party.[3] The Front won all 437 seats in the Great National Assembly.[4]

Electoral system

Candidates were elected in single member constituencies, and had to receive over 50% of the vote.[5] If no candidate passed this threshold, or if voter turnout in the constituency was less than 50%, re-runs were held until the requirements were met.[5] Candidates could be nominated by the People's Democratic Front or mass organisations, although the latter were monitored by the Front.[5] Voters had the option of voting against the Front candidates.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
People's Democratic Front11,424,52199.0437
Against115,8801.0–
Invalid/blank votes13,289––
Total11,553,690100437
Registered voters/turnout11,652,28999.2–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1591 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. 1 2 Nohlen & Stöver, p1604
  3. ↑ Sergiu Verona. "Government and Politics".  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1612
  5. 1 2 3 Nohlen & Stöver, p1583
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