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This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Czechoslovakia |
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Parliamentary elections were held in Czechoslovakia on 22 and 23 October 1976. [1] The National Front put forward a single list of candidates for both the House of the People (the lower house) and the House of Nations (the upper house) and one NF candidate ran in each single member constituency. [2] With a total of 350 seats in the two Houses, 237 were assigned to the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, 18 to the Czechoslovak People's Party, 17 to the Czechoslovak Socialist Party, four to the Party of Slovak Revival and 74 to others. [1] Voter turnout was reported to be 99.7%. [1]
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The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia was a Communist and Marxist–Leninist political party in Czechoslovakia that existed between 1921 and 1992. It was a member of the Comintern. Between 1929 and 1953 it was led by Klement Gottwald. After its election victory in 1946 it seized power in the 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état and established a one-party state allied with the Soviet Union. Nationalization of virtually all private enterprises followed.
Like the other elections of the Communist era, the result was a foregone conclusion. People were afraid not to vote, and when they did so, those who entered a voting booth to modify their ballot paper could expect to be persecuted by the state. [3]
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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National Front | 10,605,762 | 99.97 | 200 |
Against | 3,583 | 0.03 | – |
Invalid/blank votes | 7,897 | – | – |
Total | 10,617,152 | 100 | 200 |
Registered voters/turnout | 10,649,261 | 99.70 | – |
Source: IPU, CZSO |
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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National Front | 10,605,672 | 99.97 | 150 |
Against | 3,372 | 0.03 | – |
Invalid/blank votes | 8,108 | – | – |
Total | 10,617,152 | 100 | 150 |
Registered voters/turnout | 10,649,261 | 99.70 | – |
Source: IPU, CZSO |
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