1954 Czechoslovak parliamentary election

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28 November 1954 (1954-11-28)

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All 368 seats in the National Assembly

Turnout

99.18%

	Majority party

Leader	Antonín Novotný
Party	KSČ
Alliance	National Front
Seats after	172
Seat change	12

Prime Minister before election

Viliam Široký
KSČ

Elected Prime Minister

Viliam Široký
KSČ

Parliamentary elections were held in Czechoslovakia on 28 November 1954.^[1] Voters were presented with a single list from the National Front, dominated by the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ).^[1]

According to official figures, 99% of eligible voters turned out to vote, and 98% approved the National Front list.^[1] Within the Front, the Communists had a large majority of 262 seats–172 for the main party and 90 for the Slovak branch.

Non-Communist members appeared on the National Front list in order to keep up the appearance of pluralism. However, seats were allocated in accordance with a set percentage, and no party could take part in the political process without KSČ approval.^[2]

Results


Party or alliance			Votes	%	Seats
	National Front	Communist Party of Czechoslovakia	8,494,102	97.89	172
		Communist Party of Slovakia			90
		Czechoslovak People's Party			20
		Czechoslovak Socialist Party			20
		Party of Slovak Revival			6
		Freedom Party			4
		Independents			56
Against			182,928	2.11	–
Total			8,677,030	100.00	368

Valid votes			8,677,030	99.60
Invalid/blank votes			34,688	0.40
Total votes			8,711,718	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			8,783,816	99.18
Source: ÚDKSČ, Czechoslovak Unit

References

^ ^a ^b ^c National Assembly 1954-1960 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Czechoslovak Unit
^ Czech Republic/Czechoslovakia: Stalinization Library of Congress Country Studies