1938 Russian Supreme Soviet election

Legislative elections were held in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic on 26 June 1938, the first after the establishment of the Soviet Union.

1938 Russian Supreme Soviet election

26 June 1938 (1938-06-26)
All 727 seats to the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR
First party Second party   Leader Joseph Stalin Party CPSU Independent Leader since 3 April 1922 Seats won 568 159
Prime Minister before election Nikolay Bulganin CPSU Elected Prime Minister Nikolay Bulganin CPSU

Background

The Constitution of the USSR was adopted on 5 December 1936, in accordance with which elections were held for new bodies at all levels from local councils and ending with the Supreme Council of the Soviet Union.[1]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks)		78	568
Independents		22	159
Total		100	727
Registered voters/turnout		99.3	–
Source: Open Text

References

1. "Постановление ВЦИК от 16.02.1938 "Об утверждении "Положения о выборах в Верховный Совет РСФСР"". Archived from the original on 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2016-07-10.