1976 Cuban parliamentary election

none 1976 Cuban parliamentary election Cuba parliamentary no 1958 Cuban general election 1958 1981 Cuban parliamentary election 1981 All 489 seats in the National Assembly of People's PowerIndirectly elected by municipal assemblies 2 November 1976 Fidel en Chile 04.jpg Fidel Castro Communist Party of Cuba 489 Prime Minister Fidel Castro Communist Party of Cuba Fidel Castro Communist Party of Cuba Indirect parliamentary elections were held in Cuba on 2 November 1976,Cuba Inter-Parliamentary Union the first since the Cuban Revolution. Between December 1975 and November 1976 voters had elected members of the 169 Municipal Assemblies, who in turn elected the 489 members of the National Assembly. Candidates had to be members of the Communist Party or mass organisations. Of the members elected to the National Assembly, 30% worked in industry or public services (including education), 29% were local government officials and 12% were civil servants. Municipal Assembly members also elected members of the 14 Provincial Assemblies. In the municipal elections there were around 30,000 candidates, with over five million citizens casting their vote. References Cuba Category:Parliamentary elections in Cuba Category:Local elections in Cuba Parliamentary election Category:One-party elections Cuban parliamentary election Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results