1950 Albanian parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in the People's Republic of Albania on 28 May 1950. [1] Candidates were nominated by the Democratic Front, which was an organization subservient to the ruling Albanian Party of Labour. The Front won all 121 seats, with voter turnout reported to be 99.4%. [2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic Front 626,00598.18121+39
Non-Front11,5731.82
Total637,578100.00121+39
Total votes637,578
Registered voters/turnout641,24199.43
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p133 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p138