1952 Romanian parliamentary election
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All 428 seats in the Great National Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 97.91% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on 30 November 1952.[1] They were the second held under communist rule, and the first under a constitution adopted that September.[2] They were also the first held after longtime Prime Minister Petru Groza handed the post to Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, who as leader of the communist Romanian Workers' Party (PMR) had been the country's de facto leader since the communists seized full power in 1947.
Voters were presented with a single slate of candidates from the People's Democratic Front (FDP), which was dominated by PMR.[3] The Front won all 428 seats in the Great National Assembly.[4] This election set the tone for all elections held in Romania until 1989. For the remainder of the communist era, voters only had the choice of approving or rejecting a communist-dominated list.
Electoral system
The new constitution was promulgated on 24 September 1952 and three days later a new electoral law was passed.[5] Under the new system candidates were elected in single member constituencies, and had to receive over 50% of the vote. If no candidate passed this threshold, or if voter turnout in the constituency was less than 50%, re-runs were held until the requirements were met.[5] Candidates could be nominated by the FDP or mass organisations, although the latter were monitored by the Front.[5]
Results
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
People's Democratic Front | 10,187,833 | 100.00 | 428 | |
Total | 10,187,833 | 100.00 | 428 | |
Valid votes | 10,187,833 | 98.40 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 165,656 | 1.60 | ||
Total votes | 10,353,489 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 10,574,475 | 97.91 | ||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1591 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1604
- ^ This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Sergiu Verona (July 1989). "Government and Politics". In Bachman, Ronald D (ed.). Romania: a country study. Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. LCCN 90006449.
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1612
- ^ a b c Nohlen & Stöver, p1583
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