1960 Czechoslovak parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Czechoslovakia on 12 June 1960.[1] Voters were presented with a single list from the National Front, dominated by the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ).[1] According to official figures, 99.7 percent of eligible voters turned out to vote, and 99.9 percent of those who voted approved the National Front list.[1] Within the Front, the Communists had a large majority of 216 seats–147 for the main party and 69 for the Slovak branch.

Czechoslovak parliamentary election, 1960
12 June 1960 (1960-06-12)
All 300 seats to the National Assembly
Turnout99.7%
  Majority party
 
Leader Antonín Novotný
Party KSČ
Alliance National Front
Seats after 147
Seat change 25
Prime Minister before election

Viliam Široký
KSČ

 Elected Prime Minister

Viliam Široký
KSČ

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]

These was the last elections held under the partly liberal democratic Ninth-of-May Constitution. A month after the elections, the new National Assembly approved a new constitution that proclaimed "socialism has won" in Czechoslovakia, and changed the country's official name to the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic.[3]

Results
Party Votes % Seats
National FrontCommunist Party of Czechoslovakia9,059,83899.9147
Communist Party of Slovakia69
Independents43
Czechoslovak Socialist Party19
Czechoslovak People's Party16
Party of Slovak Revival4
Freedom Party2
Against12,7750.1–
Invalid/blank votes12,819––
Total9,085,432100300
Registered voter/turnout9,115,01399.7–
Source: PSP, CZSO
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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
  3. Czech Republic/Czechoslovakia: Stalinization Library of Congress Country Studies
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