1969 Romanian parliamentary election
2 March 1969
All 465 seats in the Great National Assembly
  First party
 
Leader Nicolae Ceaușescu
Party PCR
Alliance FUS
Seats won 465
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 13,543,499
Percentage 99.77%
Prime Minister before election

Ion Gheorghe Maurer
PCR

 Elected Prime Minister

Ion Gheorghe Maurer
PCR

Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on 2 March 1969.[1] The Front of Socialist Unity (FUS), which had been formed a year earlier to replace the People's Democratic Front (FDP), was the only organization that contested the election;[2] no prospective candidate could run for office without the Front's prior approval.[3] Like the People's Democratic Front, the Front of Socialist Unity was dominated by the Romanian Communist Party (PCR).[2][3] The Front won all 465 seats in the Great National Assembly.[4]

Electoral system

These were the first elections held under the 1965 constitution. Candidates were elected in single member constituencies, and had to receive over 50% of the vote.[5] 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] Voters had the option of voting against the Front candidates.[2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Front of Socialist Unity13,543,49999.77465
Against30,7480.23–
Total13,574,247100.00465
Valid votes13,574,24799.98
Invalid/blank votes2,8960.02
Total votes13,577,143100.00
Registered voters/turnout13,582,24999.96
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1591 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. 1 2 3 Nohlen & Stöver, p1604
  3. 1 2 Electoral system. Romania: A country study. Library of Congress Federal Research Division, December 1989.
  4. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1612
  5. 1 2 Nohlen & Stöver, p1583
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