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328:) with 38% of the vote. The Communist vote share was higher than any party had ever achieved in a Czechoslovak parliamentary election; previously, no party had ever won more than 25%. Voter turnout was 94%. The national results also determined the composition of the Slovak National Council and
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422:
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formed a coalition government. However, the
Communists gradually tightened their grip on the country. After the non-Communist members resigned from the Cabinet on 25 February 1948, the Communists
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was formed and met for the first time on 28 October 1945. The
Assembly created a new electoral system with the country divided into 28 multi-member constituencies. 150 members were elected from
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1413:
1712:
1435:
1946:
1181:
1045:
909:
63:
1683:
1304:
372:
1941:
280:
1535:
1530:
1525:
1520:
1515:
1510:
1505:
1500:
1495:
1490:
1480:
1475:
1470:
1465:
356:
49:
39:
1669:
1428:
1240:
340:
1915:
1199:
1951:
1421:
1211:
1097:
628:
325:
210:
1936:
1273:
1079:
943:
807:
586:
523:
408:
321:
304:
168:
105:
1653:
1648:
1643:
1638:
1633:
1628:
1623:
344:
329:
1618:
1905:
1740:
352:
1613:
1608:
1603:
1598:
1593:
1577:
1572:
1567:
997:
861:
607:
429:
295:
189:
1735:
1765:
1451:
979:
825:
544:
415:
317:
126:
1551:
1744:
1693:
1688:
1115:
649:
496:
231:
1704:
1133:
670:
252:
1305:
Now, the Czech
Reality; Political 'Amateurs,' After Free Elections, Turn to Problems Left by the Communists
215:
1825:
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391:. The voting age was lowered to 18, but only Czechs, Slovaks and other Slavs could register to vote.
291:
194:
1393:"Parlamentní volby v roce 1946 – odraz na stránkách ústředních tiskových orgánů politických stran"
355:. As a result, the 1946 election was the last free and fair election held in Czechoslovakia until
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emerged as the largest party, winning 114 of the 300 seats (93 for the main party and 21 for its
236:
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1881:
1290:
1269:
1236:
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1195:
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110:
1873:
152:
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1760:
348:
1446:
173:
24:
1930:
384:
368:
336:
1849:
1806:
961:
843:
565:
147:
131:
1356:
1333:
388:
1286:
380:
376:
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1334:"Zákon č. 67/1946 sb. o volbě ústavodárného Národního shromáždění"
274:
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
1287:"Czech Republic: Fiftieth Anniversary Of Communist Coup Observed"
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This was one of only two free nationwide elections held in the
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1268:, p.8. Central European University Press (1999),
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90:
8:
16:
1452:Elections and referendums in Czechoslovakia
1355:mínění, Ústav pro výzkum veřejného (1946).
1336:(in Czech). Zakonyprolidi.cz. 18 April 1946
343:. Two years later, the Communists staged a
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1713:
1705:
1436:
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1414:
1357:"Výzkum Volby I. - 3/1946 duben ÚVVM/CVVM"
1194:Following the elections, Communist leader
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80:
15:
1911:1946 Czechoslovak parliamentary election
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17:1946 Czechoslovak parliamentary election
1947:Legislative elections in Czechoslovakia
1231:Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (2010).
1223:
1178:
1165:
1161:
1147:
1042:
1029:
1025:
1011:
906:
893:
889:
875:
773:
760:
747:
734:
721:
708:
704:
687:
1319:
1317:
1166:
1062:
1030:
926:
894:
790:
761:
748:
735:
722:
709:
503:
316:Parliamentary elections were held in
7:
1233:Elections in Europe: A data handbook
1285:Jolyon Naegele (23 February 1998).
1212:1946 Slovak parliamentary election
1200:seized full control of the country
980:Czechoslovak National Social Party
826:Czechoslovak National Social Party
545:Czechoslovak National Social Party
14:
1736:First Cabinet of Klement Gottwald
944:Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
808:Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
524:Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
322:Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
82:
1942:1946 elections in Czechoslovakia
1445:
495:
353:a Communist-dominated government
23:
1689:Elections in the Czech Republic
67:151 seats needed for a majority
1398:(in Czech). Masaryk University
341:held in Hungary a year earlier
1:
1916:1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état
998:Czechoslovak Social Democracy
862:Czechoslovak Social Democracy
608:Czechoslovak Social Democracy
64:Constituent National Assembly
1381:Nohlen & Stöver, p. 457
1323:Nohlen & Stöver, p. 464
1255:Nohlen & Stöver, p. 472
1098:Communist Party of Slovakia
962:Czechoslovak People's Party
844:Czechoslovak People's Party
775:Source: Nohlen & Stöver
629:Communist Party of Slovakia
566:Czechoslovak People's Party
1968:
1545:Parliamentary by-elections
1952:May 1946 events in Europe
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876:
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762:Registered voters/turnout
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744:
731:
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705:
688:
515:
512:
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373:Interim National Assembly
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125:
104:
79:
60:
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1937:1946 elections in Europe
339:, the other having been
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1264:Andorka, Rudolf et al.
1800:Deputy Prime Ministers
1684:Presidential elections
1694:Elections in Slovakia
1391:Stupka, Jiří (2012).
1266:A Society Transformed
347:and forced President
62:All 300 seats in the
1182:Statistical Handbook
1046:Statistical Handbook
910:Statistical Handbook
320:on 26 May 1946. The
286:Prime Minister after
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918:Moravia and Silesia
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18:
1826:Vladimír Clementis
1561:Regional elections
1309:The New York Times
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216:Štefan Bašťovanský
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1834:Zdeněk Fierlinger
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1784:Klement Gottwald
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1196:Klement Gottwald
1080:Democratic Party
1060:
924:
788:
587:Democratic Party
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301:Klement Gottwald
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111:Klement Gottwald
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1587:Local elections
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1882:Ludvík Svoboda
1879:
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1858:Zdeněk Nejedlý
1855:
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1842:Václav Kopecký
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809:
806:
804:
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789:
781:
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738:
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371:a 300-member
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1866:Václav Nosek
1761:Edvard Beneš
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1386:
1377:
1365:. Retrieved
1361:Invenio Nusl
1360:
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1338:. Retrieved
1328:
1299:
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1265:
1260:
1251:
1232:
1226:
1193:
1134:Labour Party
671:Labour Party
462:
387:and 69 from
369:World War II
366:
349:Edvard Beneš
337:Eastern Bloc
334:
315:
258:Ivan Frlička
237:Vavro Šrobár
44:
1850:Jan Masaryk
1739: [
1663:Referendums
1167:Blank votes
1031:Blank votes
895:Blank votes
749:Total votes
736:Blank votes
710:Valid votes
456:April 1946
351:to appoint
345:coup d'etat
45:26 May 1946
1931:Categories
1874:Jan Šrámek
1807:Petr Zenkl
1682:See also:
1367:26 January
1363:(in Czech)
1218:References
379:, 81 from
363:Background
153:Jan Šrámek
132:Petr Zenkl
1819:Ministers
1754:President
1402:19 August
1340:19 August
1190:Aftermath
1152:1,599,492
1016:1,917,914
880:3,553,310
812:1,541,852
765:7,596,947
752:7,130,143
713:7,070,716
692:7,070,716
570:1,111,009
549:1,298,980
528:2,205,697
1206:See also
1180:Source:
1054:Slovakia
1044:Source:
908:Source:
389:Slovakia
1894:Related
1102:489,596
1084:999,622
1002:322,509
984:400,555
966:531,005
948:663,845
866:533,029
848:580,004
830:898,425
782:Bohemia
633:489,596
612:855,538
591:999,622
486:Results
385:Silesia
381:Moravia
377:Bohemia
87:Leader
72:Turnout
1885:(ind.)
1853:(ind.)
1837:(ČSSD)
1810:(ČSNS)
1272:
1239:
1170:12,724
1155:100.00
1138:50,079
1120:60,195
1019:100.00
898:10,969
883:100.00
755:100.00
739:32,177
726:27,250
695:100.00
675:50,079
654:60,195
441:Notes
438:votes
367:After
283:before
199:12.10
178:14.14
157:15.71
136:18.37
115:31.19
95:Seats
75:93.86%
1877:(ČSL)
1869:(KSČ)
1861:(KSČ)
1845:(KSČ)
1829:(KSČ)
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1396:(PDF)
1149:Total
1105:30.61
1087:62.50
1072:Seats
1066:Votes
1063:Party
1034:8,484
1013:Total
1005:16.82
987:20.88
969:27.69
951:34.61
936:Seats
930:Votes
927:Party
877:Total
869:15.00
851:16.32
833:25.28
815:43.39
800:Seats
794:Votes
791:Party
768:93.86
716:99.17
689:Total
615:12.10
594:14.14
573:15.71
552:18.37
531:31.19
513:Seats
507:Votes
504:Party
473:16.0
470:19.2
467:22.5
459:ÚVVM
436:Blank
402:Date
262:0.71
241:0.85
220:6.92
84:Party
1766:ČSNS
1670:1951
1654:1990
1649:1986
1644:1981
1639:1976
1634:1971
1629:1964
1624:1960
1619:1954
1614:1938
1609:1931
1604:1927
1599:1923
1594:1919
1578:1935
1573:1928
1568:1923
1552:1924
1536:1992
1531:1990
1526:1986
1521:1981
1516:1976
1511:1971
1506:1964
1501:1960
1496:1954
1491:1948
1486:1946
1481:1935
1476:1929
1471:1925
1466:1920
1404:2017
1369:2018
1342:2017
1270:ISBN
1237:ISBN
1173:0.79
1141:3.13
1123:3.76
1037:0.44
901:0.31
742:0.45
729:0.38
678:0.71
657:0.85
636:6.92
476:2.7
463:39.6
431:ČSSD
417:ČSNS
383:and
357:1990
296:ČSSD
268:New
247:New
226:New
190:ČSSD
184:New
163:+24
142:+27
127:ČSNS
121:+63
50:1948
40:1935
1789:KSČ
886:150
698:300
684:New
663:New
642:New
600:New
579:+24
558:+27
537:+63
516:+/–
424:ČSL
410:KSČ
305:KSČ
223:21
211:KSS
205:−1
202:37
181:43
160:46
148:ČSL
139:55
118:93
106:KSČ
99:+/–
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1022:81
1008:14
990:17
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854:24
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818:65
639:21
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