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Elections to the Supreme Soviet were held in the Soviet Union on 14 June 1970.[1]

Electoral system

Candidates had to be nominated by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) or by a public organisation.[2] However, all public organisations were controlled by the party and were subservient to a 1931 law that required them to accept party rule.[2] The CPSU itself remained the only legal one in the country.[3]

Voters could vote against the CPSU candidate, but could only do so by using polling booths, whereas votes for the party could be cast simply by submitting a blank ballot.[2] Turnout was required to be over 50% for the election to be valid.[2]

Candidates

CPSU candidates accounted for around three quarters of the nominees, whilst many of the others were members of Komsomol.[4]

Results

Soviet of the Union

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Communist Party of the Soviet Union152,771,73999.74562–11
Independents205+11
Against400,0540.26––
Total153,171,793100.007670
Valid votes153,171,793100.00
Invalid/blank votes4200.00
Total votes153,172,213100.00
Registered voters/turnout153,237,11299.96
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By republic

Soviet Republic Votes Seats
For % Against % Invalid
Russian SFSR 84,511,249 99.62 318,725 0.38 222 423
Armenian SSR 1,251,812 99.91 1,140 0.09 0 7
Azerbaijan SSR 2,472,025 99.95 1,260 0.05 7 15
Byelorussian SSR 5,838,677 99.92 4,423 0.08 2 28
Estonian SSR 945,879 99.67 3,019 0.33 56 4
Georgian SSR 2,833,298 99.98 549 0.02 6 15
Kazakh SSR 7,038,724 99.72 19,755 0.28 1 39
Kirghiz SSR 1,475,729 99.77 3,364 0.23 0 9
Latvian SSR 1,701,358 99.92 1,354 0.08 10 7
Lithuanian SSR 2,055,767 99.96 873 0.04 2 10
Moldavian SSR 2,163,805 99.93 1,583 0.07 0 11
Tajik SSR 1,336,401 99.86 1,939 0.14 1 8
Turkmen SSR 1,033,718 99.80 2,081 0.20 0 6
Ukrainian SSR 32,496,538 99.92 27,431 0.08 0 150
Uzbek SSR 5,616,759 99.84 8,847 0.16 114 35
Soviet Union 152,771,739 99.74 396,343 0.24 420 767
Source: IPU

Soviet of Nationalities

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Communist Party of the Soviet Union152,843,22899.79534–34
Independents216+34
Against328,5440.21––
Total153,171,772100.007500
Valid votes153,171,772100.00
Invalid/blank votes4410.00
Total votes153,172,213100.00
Registered voters/turnout153,237,11299.96
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

By republic

Votes Seats
For % Against % Invalid
Union Republics 152,843,228 99.79 320,633 0.21 441 480
Autonomous Republics 11,449,897 99.59 47,169 0.41 24 220
Autonomous Regions 1,115,099 99.64 3,978 0.36 1 40
National Areas 583,055 99.55 2,645 0.45 0 10
Source: IPU

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1642 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ a b c d Nohlen & Stöver, p1630
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1654
  4. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1631
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