1962 Soviet Union legislative election

1962 Soviet Union legislative election

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Soviet of the Union

All 791 seats in the Soviet of the Union

Party Seats +/– Communist Party 604 +41 Independents 187 +12 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Soviet of Nationalities

All 652 seats in the Soviet of Nationalities

Party Seats +/– Communist Party 490 +5 Independents 162 +7 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Chairman of the Council of Ministers before Chairman of the Council of Ministers after Nikita Khrushchev CPSU Nikita Khrushchev CPSU

Supreme Soviet elections were held in the Soviet Union on 18 March 1962. ^[1]

Electoral system

Candidates had to be nominated by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) or by a public organisation. ^[2] However, all public organisations were controlled by the party and were subservient to a 1931 law that required them to accept party rule. ^[2] The CPSU itself remained the only legal one in the country. ^[3]

Voters could vote against the CPSU candidate, but could only do so by using polling booths, whereas votes for the party could be cast simply by submitting a blank ballot. ^[2] Turnout was required to be over 50% for the election to be valid. ^[2]

Candidates

CPSU candidates accounted for around three quarters of the nominees, whilst many of the others were members of Komsomol. ^[4]

Results

Soviet of the Union

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	BKB		Communist Party of the Soviet Union	139,210,431	99.47	604	+41
			Independents			187	+12
Against				746,563	0.53	–	–
Total				139,956,994	100.00	791	+53
Valid votes				139,956,994	100.00
Invalid/blank votes				815	0.00
Total votes				139,957,809	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				140,022,359	99.95
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Soviet of Nationalities

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	BKB		Communist Party of the Soviet Union	139,391,455	99.60	490	+5
			Independents			162	+7
Against				565,648	0.40	–	–
Total				139,957,103	100.00	652	+12
Valid votes				139,957,103	100.00
Invalid/blank votes				706	0.00
Total votes				139,957,809	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				140,022,359	99.95
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1642 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1630
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1654
4. Nohlen & Stöver, p1631