Albanian parliamentary election, 1962

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Parliamentary elections were held in the People's Republic of Albania on 3 June 1962. [1] The Democratic Front was the only party able to contest the elections, and subsequently won all 214 seats. Voter turnout was reported to be 100%. [2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/-
Democratic Front 889,828100214+26
Non-Front400.0
Invalid/blank votes0
Total889,868100214+26
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