1970 Soviet Union legislative election

none Soviet Union 1966 Soviet Union legislative election 1966 1974 Soviet Union legislative election 1974 14 June 1970 yes Soviet of the Union All 767 seats in the Soviet of the Union yes yes Communist Party 573 562 Independents 194 205 yes Soviet of Nationalities All 750 seats in the Soviet of Nationalities yes yes Communist Party 568 534 Independents 182 216 Chairman of the Council of Ministers Alexei Kosygin Communist Party of the Soviet Union Alexei Kosygin Communist Party of the Soviet Union Supreme Soviet elections were held in the Soviet Union on 14 June 1970.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 one 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_1970.svg BKB 2 Communist Party of the Soviet Union 152771739 2 562 –11 Independents 205 +11 Against 400054 0 420 153237112 Nohlen & Stöver By republic Soviet RepublicVotesSeatsFor%Against%InvalidRussian SFSR84,511,24999.62318,7250.38222423Armenian SSR1,251,81299.911,1400.0907Azerbaijan SSR2,472,02599.951,2600.05715Byelorussian SSR5,838,67799.924,4230.08228Estonian SSR945,87999.673,0190.33564Georgian SSR2,833,29899.985490.02615Kazakh SSR7,038,72499.7219,7550.28139Kirghiz SSR1,475,72999.773,3640.2309Latvian SSR1,701,35899.921,3540.08107Lithuanian SSR2,055,76799.968730.04210Moldavian SSR2,163,80599.931,5830.07011Tajik SSR1,336,40199.861,9390.1418Turkmen SSR1,033,71899.802,0810.2006Ukrainian SSR32,496,53899.9227,4310.080150Uzbek SSR5,616,75999.848,8470.1611435Soviet Union152,771,73999.74396,3430.24420767Source: IPU Soviet of Nationalities File:Soviet_Union_Soviet_of_Nationalities_1970.svg BKB 2 Communist Party of the Soviet Union 152843228 2 534 –34 Independents 216 +34 Against 328544 0 441 153237112 Nohlen & Stöver By republic VotesSeatsFor%Against%InvalidUnion Republics152,843,22899.79320,6330.21441480Autonomous Republics11,449,89799.5947,1690.4124220Autonomous Regions1,115,09999.643,9780.36140National Areas583,05599.552,6450.45010Source: IPU References Category:Legislative elections in the Soviet Union Category:1970 elections in the Soviet Union Category:One-party elections Category:Single-candidate elections in the Soviet Union Category:June 1970 in the Soviet Union