93:
1293:
28:
174:
166:
1443:
262:
Voters could vote against the CPSU candidate, but could only do so by using polling booths, whereas votes for the party could be cast simply by submitting a blank ballot. Turnout was required to be over 50% for the election to be valid.
259:(CPSU) or by a public organisation. However, all public organisations were controlled by the party and were subservient to a 1931 law that required them to accept party rule. The CPSU itself remained the only legal one in the country.
1259:
1576:
1581:
1281:
1311:
1422:
1417:
1412:
1407:
1397:
1392:
1387:
1382:
1377:
1372:
1367:
1362:
1357:
1352:
1347:
1342:
1332:
1327:
52:
42:
1217:
92:
1498:
1468:
1463:
1458:
1453:
1448:
1438:
1596:
1591:
928:
312:
256:
226:
211:
117:
240:
66:
1606:
1529:
1601:
1274:
1337:
1493:
1488:
1483:
1478:
1473:
1297:
1586:
1555:
1539:
1534:
1524:
1519:
1514:
1267:
271:
CPSU candidates accounted for around three quarters of the nominees, whilst many of the others were members of
122:
1213:
1184:
891:
551:
105:
701:
526:
222:
207:
1570:
1205:
801:
726:
1292:
852:
601:
576:
501:
476:
244:
776:
676:
651:
626:
826:
751:
272:
1263:
203:
Chairman of the
Council of Ministers before election
1548:
1507:
1431:
1320:
1304:
63:
198:
1298:Elections and referendums in the Soviet Union
1275:
8:
218:Elected Chairman of the Council of Ministers
19:
1282:
1268:
1260:
903:
287:
18:
1577:Legislative elections in the Soviet Union
1060:
444:
16:Legislative election in the Soviet Union
1198:
1048:
1035:
1022:
1009:
996:
992:
975:
432:
419:
406:
393:
380:
376:
359:
1182:
889:
255:Candidates had to be nominated by the
20:1970 Soviet Union legislative election
1036:
1023:
1010:
997:
908:
420:
407:
394:
381:
292:
7:
1210:Elections in Europe: A data handbook
1231:
1229:
1227:
1225:
929:Communist Party of the Soviet Union
313:Communist Party of the Soviet Union
257:Communist Party of the Soviet Union
75:
1582:1970 elections in the Soviet Union
14:
1291:
173:
172:
165:
164:
91:
26:
1:
1208:& Philip Stöver (2010)
1050:Source: Nohlen & Stöver
434:Source: Nohlen & Stöver
1623:
1597:June 1970 events in Europe
1592:Single-candidate elections
1253:Nohlen & Stöver, p1631
1244:Nohlen & Stöver, p1654
1235:Nohlen & Stöver, p1630
1159:
1136:
1113:
1090:
850:
825:
800:
775:
750:
725:
700:
675:
650:
625:
600:
575:
550:
525:
500:
475:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1049:
1045:
1037:Registered voters/turnout
1032:
1019:
1006:
993:
976:
959:
935:
932:
920:
917:
914:
911:
453:
450:
447:
433:
429:
421:Registered voters/turnout
416:
403:
390:
377:
360:
343:
319:
316:
304:
301:
298:
295:
196:
72:
36:
24:
1607:1970 elections in Europe
900:Soviet of Nationalities
65:All 1,517 seats in the
1602:1970 elections in Asia
1305:Presidential elections
1321:Legislative elections
1114:Autonomous Republics
1587:One-party elections
1137:Autonomous Regions
1011:Invalid/blank votes
905:
395:Invalid/blank votes
289:
284:Soviet of the Union
21:
1432:Regional elections
904:
288:
139:Seats before
129:Leader since
1564:
1563:
1218:978-3-8329-5609-7
1190:
1189:
1054:
1053:
897:
896:
438:
437:
247:on 14 June 1970.
243:were held in the
239:Elections to the
237:
236:
233:
232:
192:
191:
161:Seat change
59:
58:
1614:
1296:
1295:
1284:
1277:
1270:
1261:
1254:
1251:
1245:
1242:
1236:
1233:
1220:
1203:
1091:Union Republics
1061:
906:
552:Byelorussian SSR
448:Soviet Republic
445:
290:
251:Electoral system
199:
176:
175:
168:
167:
132:14 October 1964
95:
74:
73:
38:
37:
31:
30:
29:
22:
1622:
1621:
1617:
1616:
1615:
1613:
1612:
1611:
1567:
1566:
1565:
1560:
1544:
1508:Local elections
1503:
1427:
1316:
1300:
1290:
1288:
1258:
1257:
1252:
1248:
1243:
1239:
1234:
1223:
1204:
1200:
1195:
1160:National Areas
1059:
902:
443:
286:
281:
269:
253:
225:
220:
210:
205:
197:
150:Seats won
106:Leonid Brezhnev
64:
32:
27:
25:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1620:
1618:
1610:
1609:
1604:
1599:
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1579:
1569:
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1511:
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1504:
1502:
1501:
1496:
1491:
1486:
1481:
1476:
1471:
1466:
1461:
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1446:
1441:
1435:
1433:
1429:
1428:
1426:
1425:
1420:
1415:
1410:
1405:
1400:
1395:
1390:
1385:
1380:
1375:
1370:
1365:
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1355:
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1345:
1340:
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1330:
1324:
1322:
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1306:
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1301:
1289:
1287:
1286:
1279:
1272:
1264:
1256:
1255:
1246:
1237:
1221:
1197:
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1194:
1191:
1188:
1187:
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1176:
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1170:
1167:
1164:
1161:
1157:
1156:
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1127:
1124:
1121:
1118:
1115:
1111:
1110:
1107:
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1101:
1098:
1095:
1092:
1088:
1087:
1084:
1081:
1078:
1075:
1071:
1070:
1067:
1064:
1058:
1055:
1052:
1051:
1047:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1038:
1034:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1025:
1021:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1012:
1008:
1007:
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1002:
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994:
991:
990:
987:
984:
981:
978:
974:
973:
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964:
961:
957:
956:
953:
950:
947:
944:
943:
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934:
931:
926:
923:
922:
919:
916:
913:
910:
901:
898:
895:
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887:
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848:
847:
844:
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835:
832:
829:
823:
822:
819:
816:
813:
810:
807:
804:
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779:
773:
772:
769:
766:
763:
760:
757:
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748:
747:
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741:
738:
735:
732:
729:
723:
722:
719:
716:
713:
710:
707:
704:
702:Lithuanian SSR
698:
697:
694:
691:
688:
685:
682:
679:
673:
672:
669:
666:
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660:
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635:
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629:
623:
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582:
579:
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569:
566:
563:
560:
557:
554:
548:
547:
544:
541:
538:
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529:
527:Azerbaijan SSR
523:
522:
519:
516:
513:
510:
507:
504:
498:
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482:
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306:
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297:
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285:
282:
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265:
252:
249:
241:Supreme Soviet
235:
234:
231:
230:
223:Alexei Kosygin
215:
208:Alexei Kosygin
194:
193:
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115:
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89:
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78:
70:
69:
67:Supreme Soviet
61:
60:
57:
56:
50:
45:
34:
33:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
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1310:
1309:
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1299:
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1278:
1273:
1271:
1266:
1265:
1262:
1250:
1247:
1241:
1238:
1232:
1230:
1228:
1226:
1222:
1219:
1215:
1211:
1207:
1206:Dieter Nohlen
1202:
1199:
1192:
1186:
1181:
1177:
1174:
1171:
1168:
1165:
1162:
1158:
1154:
1151:
1148:
1145:
1142:
1139:
1135:
1131:
1128:
1125:
1122:
1119:
1116:
1112:
1108:
1105:
1102:
1099:
1096:
1093:
1089:
1085:
1082:
1079:
1076:
1073:
1072:
1062:
1056:
1042:
1039:
1029:
1026:
1016:
1013:
1003:
1000:
988:
985:
982:
979:
971:
968:
965:
962:
958:
954:
951:
948:
946:
945:
941:
938:
930:
927:
925:
924:
907:
899:
893:
888:
885:
882:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
854:
849:
845:
842:
839:
836:
833:
830:
828:
824:
820:
817:
814:
811:
808:
805:
803:
802:Ukrainian SSR
799:
795:
792:
789:
786:
783:
780:
778:
774:
770:
767:
764:
761:
758:
755:
753:
749:
745:
742:
739:
736:
733:
730:
728:
727:Moldavian SSR
724:
720:
717:
714:
711:
708:
705:
703:
699:
695:
692:
689:
686:
683:
680:
678:
674:
670:
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664:
661:
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655:
653:
649:
645:
642:
639:
636:
633:
630:
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620:
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611:
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605:
603:
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595:
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586:
583:
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578:
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570:
567:
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561:
558:
555:
553:
549:
545:
542:
539:
536:
533:
530:
528:
524:
520:
517:
514:
511:
508:
505:
503:
499:
495:
492:
489:
486:
483:
480:
478:
474:
470:
467:
464:
461:
458:
457:
446:
440:
426:
423:
413:
410:
400:
397:
387:
384:
372:
369:
366:
363:
355:
352:
349:
346:
342:
338:
335:
332:
330:
329:
325:
322:
314:
311:
309:
308:
291:
283:
278:
276:
274:
266:
264:
260:
258:
250:
248:
246:
242:
229:
228:
224:
219:
216:
214:
213:
209:
204:
201:
200:
195:
187:
184:
181:
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171:
163:
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159:
155:
152:
149:
148:
144:
141:
138:
137:
134:
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128:
127:
124:
121:
119:
116:
113:
112:
109:
107:
104:
101:
100:
97:
94:
90:
87:
86:
83:Second party
82:
79:
76:
71:
68:
62:
55: →
54:
51:
49:
46:
44:
41:←
40:
39:
35:
23:
1402:
1249:
1240:
1209:
1201:
1094:152,843,228
949:Independents
883:
878:
873:
868:
863:
858:
853:Soviet Union
851:
602:Georgian SSR
577:Estonian SSR
502:Armenian SSR
477:Russian SFSR
333:Independents
270:
261:
254:
245:Soviet Union
238:
221:
217:
206:
202:
80:First party
48:14 June 1970
47:
1549:Referendums
1117:11,449,897
1057:By republic
1040:153,237,112
1027:153,172,213
1024:Total votes
1001:153,171,772
998:Valid votes
980:153,171,772
933:152,843,228
859:152,771,739
806:32,496,538
777:Turkmen SSR
677:Latvian SSR
652:Kirghiz SSR
481:84,511,249
441:By republic
424:153,237,112
411:153,172,213
408:Total votes
385:153,171,793
382:Valid votes
364:153,171,793
317:152,771,739
182:Percentage
123:Independent
1571:Categories
1193:References
1140:1,115,099
831:5,616,759
781:1,033,718
756:1,336,401
731:2,163,805
706:2,055,767
681:1,701,358
656:1,475,729
631:7,038,724
627:Kazakh SSR
606:2,833,298
556:5,838,677
531:2,472,025
506:1,251,812
267:Candidates
827:Uzbek SSR
752:Tajik SSR
1212:, p1642
1183:Source:
1163:583,055
1100:320,633
1086:Invalid
1080:Against
890:Source:
581:945,879
487:318,725
471:Invalid
465:Against
273:Komsomol
1123:47,169
963:328,544
960:Against
869:396,343
812:27,431
637:19,755
347:400,054
344:Against
279:Results
102:Leader
88:
77:
1216:
1169:2,645
1166:99.55
1146:3,978
1143:99.64
1120:99.59
1097:99.79
1069:Seats
1066:Votes
1030:100.00
1004:100.00
983:100.00
837:8,847
834:99.84
809:99.92
787:2,081
784:99.80
762:1,939
759:99.86
737:1,583
734:99.93
709:99.96
687:1,354
684:99.92
662:3,364
659:99.77
634:99.72
609:99.98
587:3,019
584:99.67
562:4,423
559:99.92
537:1,260
534:99.95
512:1,140
509:99.91
454:Seats
451:Votes
414:100.00
388:100.00
367:100.00
188:27.8%
185:72.2%
153:1,096
114:Party
1172:0.45
1149:0.36
1126:0.41
1103:0.21
1043:99.96
977:Total
936:99.79
918:Seats
912:Votes
909:Party
864:99.74
840:0.16
815:0.08
790:0.20
765:0.14
740:0.07
715:0.04
690:0.08
665:0.23
640:0.28
615:0.02
590:0.33
565:0.08
540:0.05
515:0.09
490:0.38
484:99.62
427:99.96
361:Total
320:99.74
302:Seats
296:Votes
293:Party
142:1141
1556:1991
1540:1927
1535:1926
1530:1925
1525:1924
1520:1923
1515:1922
1499:1990
1494:1985
1489:1980
1484:1975
1479:1971
1474:1967
1469:1963
1464:1959
1459:1955
1454:1951
1449:1947
1444:1939
1439:1938
1423:1989
1418:1984
1413:1979
1408:1974
1403:1970
1398:1966
1393:1962
1388:1958
1383:1954
1378:1950
1373:1946
1368:1937
1363:1936
1358:1935
1353:1931
1348:1929
1343:1927
1338:1925
1333:1924
1328:1922
1312:1990
1214:ISBN
1132:220
1109:480
1106:441
1074:For
1017:0.00
966:0.21
874:0.24
843:114
821:150
712:873
612:549
496:423
459:For
401:0.00
350:0.26
227:CPSU
212:CPSU
156:421
145:376
118:CPSU
53:1974
43:1966
1185:IPU
1178:10
1155:40
1129:24
1014:441
986:750
955:+34
952:216
942:–34
939:534
921:+/–
892:IPU
884:767
879:420
846:35
746:11
721:10
693:10
646:39
621:15
593:56
571:28
546:15
493:222
398:420
370:767
339:+11
336:205
326:–11
323:562
305:+/–
177:45
169:45
1573::
1224:^
1175:0
1152:1
1083:%
1077:%
818:0
796:6
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768:1
743:0
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671:9
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643:1
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568:2
543:7
521:7
518:0
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1283:e
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989:0
972:–
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373:0
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