1954 Soviet Union legislative election

none Soviet Union 1936 1950 Soviet Union legislative election 1950 1958 Soviet Union legislative election 1958 14 March 1954 yes Soviet of the Union All 708 seats in the Soviet of the Union yes yes Communist Party 580 565 Independents 98 143 yes Soviet of Nationalities All 639 seats in the Soviet of Nationalities yes yes Communist Party 519 485 Independents 119 154 Chairman of the Council of Ministers Georgy Malenkov Communist Party of the Soviet Union Georgy Malenkov Communist Party of the Soviet Unionthumb|Stamp marking the 1954 elections Supreme Soviet elections were held in the Soviet Union on 14 March 1954.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1642 978-3-8329-5609-7 Electoral system Candidates had to be nominated by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) or by a public organisation.Nohlen & Stöver, p1630 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 party in the country.Nohlen & Stöver, p1654 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. Candidates CPSU candidates accounted for around three quarters of the nominees, whilst many of the others were members of Komsomol.Nohlen & Stöver, p1631 Results Soviet of the Union File:Soviet_Union_Soviet_of_the_Union_1954.svg BKB 2 Communist Party of the Soviet Union 120479249 2 565 –15 Independents 143 +45 Against 247897 +30 680 120750816 Nohlen & Stöver Soviet of Nationalities File:Soviet_Union_Soviet_of_Nationalities_1954.svg BKB 2 Communist Party of the Soviet Union 120539860 2 485 –34 Independents 154 +35 Against 187357 +1 609 120750816 Nohlen & Stöver References Category:Legislative elections in the Soviet Union Category:1954 elections in the Soviet Union Category:One-party elections Category:Single-candidate elections in the Soviet Union Category:March 1954 in Asia Category:March 1954 in Europe Soviet Union Soviet Union