1961 Romanian legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on 5 March 1961.[1] Voters were presented with a single list from the People's Democratic Front,[2] which was dominated by the Romanian Workers Party.[3] The Front won all 465 seats in the Great National Assembly.[4]

1961 Romanian legislative election

5 March 1961
All 465 seats in the Great National Assembly
Leader Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej Party PMR Alliance People's Democratic Front Seats won 465 Seat change 28 Popular vote 12,388,787
Prime Minister before election Chivu Stoica PMR Elected Prime Minister Ion Gheorghe Maurer PMR

Electoral system

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] Candidates could be nominated by the People's Democratic Front or mass organisations, although the latter were monitored by the Front.[5] Voters had the option of voting against the Front candidates.[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
People's Democratic Front	12,388,787	99.8	465
Against	23,461	0.2	–
Invalid/blank votes	5,552	–	–
Total	12,417,800	100	465
Registered voters/turnout	12,444,977	99.8	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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99.8%
FDP

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1591 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1604
3. Sergiu Verona. "Government and Politics". This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
4. Nohlen & Stöver, p1612
5. Nohlen & Stöver, p1583