1952 Romanian parliamentary election

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1952 Romanian parliamentary election
Flag of Romania (1948-1952).svg
  1948 30 November 1952 1957  

All 428 seats in the Great National Assembly
 First party
  Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej1.jpg
Leader Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Party PMR
Alliance FDP
Seats won428
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 23
Popular vote10,187,833
Percentage100%

Prime Minister before election

Gheorghe
Gheorghiu-Dej

PMR

Elected Prime Minister

Gheorghe
Gheorghiu-Dej

PMR

Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on 30 November 1952. [1] They were the second held under communist rule, and the first under a constitution adopted that September. [2] They were also the first held after longtime Prime Minister Petru Groza handed the post to Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, who as leader of the communist Romanian Workers' Party (PMR) had been the country's de facto leader since the communists seized full power in 1947.

Contents

Voters were presented with a single slate of candidates from the People's Democratic Front (FDP), which was dominated by PMR. [3] The Front won all 428 seats in the Great National Assembly. [4] This election set the tone for all elections held in Romania until 1989. For the remainder of the communist era, voters only had the choice of approving or rejecting a communist-dominated list.

Electoral system

The new constitution was promulgated on 24 September 1952 and three days later a new electoral law was passed. [5] Under the new system candidates were elected in single member constituencies, and had to receive over 50% of the vote. 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 FDP or mass organisations, although the latter were monitored by the Front. [5]

Results

428
PartyVotes%Seats
People's Democratic Front 10,187,833100.00428
Total10,187,833100.00428
Valid votes10,187,83398.40
Invalid/blank votes165,6561.60
Total votes10,353,489100.00
Registered voters/turnout10,574,47597.91
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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References

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