1954 Czechoslovak parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Czechoslovakia on 28 November 1954.[1] Voters were presented with a single list from the National Front, dominated by the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ).[1]

Czechoslovak parliamentary election, 1954

28 November 1954 (1954-11-28)
All 368 seats to the National Assembly
Turnout	99.2%
Majority party   Leader Antonín Novotný Party KSČ Alliance National Front Seats after 172 Seat change 12
Prime Minister before election Viliam Široký KSČ Elected Prime Minister Viliam Široký KSČ

According to official figures, 99.2 percent of eligible voters turned out to vote, and 97.9 percent approved the National Front list.[1] Within the Front, the Communists had a large majority of 262 seats–172 for the main party and 90 for the Slovak branch.

Non-Communist members appeared on the National Front list in order to keep up the appearance of pluralism. However, seats were allocated in accordance with a set percentage, and no party could take part in the political process without KSČ approval.[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
National Front	Communist Party of Czechoslovakia	8,484,102	97.9	172
	Communist Party of Slovakia			90
	Independents			56
	Czechoslovak People's Party			20
	Czechoslovak Socialist Party			20
	Party of Slovak Revival			6
	Freedom Party			4
Against		189,928	2.1	–
Invalid/blank votes		34,688	–	–
Total		8,711,718	100	368
Registered voter/turnout		8,783,186	99.2	–
Source: Czechoslovak Unit

References

1. National Assembly 1954-1960 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Czechoslovak Unit
2. Czech Republic/Czechoslovakia: Stalinization Library of Congress Country Studies