1961 Romanian legislative election

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1961 Romanian legislative election
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All 465 seats in the Great National Assembly
  Majority party
  Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej1.jpg
Leader Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Party PMR
Alliance FDP
Seats won 465
Seat change Increase 28
Popular vote 12,388,787
Percentage 99.81%
Prime Minister before election

Chivu Stoica
PMR

Elected Prime Minister

Ion Gheorghe Maurer
PMR

Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on 5 March 1961.[1] Voters were presented with a single list from the People's Democratic Front,[2] which was dominated by the Romanian Workers Party.[3] The Front won all 465 seats in the Great National Assembly.[4]

Electoral system[]

Candidates were elected in single member constituencies, and had to receive over 50% of the vote.[5] If no candidate passed this threshold, or if voter turnout in the constituency was less than 50%, re-runs were held until the requirements were met.[5] Candidates could be nominated by the People's Democratic Front or mass organisations, although the latter were monitored by the Front.[5] Voters had the option of voting against the Front candidates.[2]

Results[]

PartyVotes%Seats
People's Democratic Front12,388,78799.81465
Against23,4610.19–
Total12,412,248100.00465
Valid votes12,412,24899.96
Invalid/blank votes5,5520.04
Total votes12,417,800100.00
Registered voters/turnout12,444,97799.78
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References[]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1591 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ a b Nohlen & Stöver, p1604
  3. ^ Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Sergiu Verona (July 1989). "Government and Politics". In Bachman, Ronald D (ed.). Romania: a country study. Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. LCCN 90006449.
  4. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1612
  5. ^ a b c Nohlen & Stöver, p1583
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