Albanian parliamentary election, 1954

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Parliamentary elections were held in the People's Republic of Albania on 28 May 1954. [1] The Democratic Front was the only party able to contest the elections, and subsequently won all 134 seats. Voter turnout was reported to be 99.9%. [2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/-
Democratic Front 701,94299.9134+13
Non-Front9590.1
Invalid/blank votes0
Total701,942100134+13
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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References

  1. Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (31 May 2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. p. 133. ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7.
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p138