1961 Romanian parliamentary election

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5 March 1961

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All 465 seats in the Great National Assembly

	First party

Leader	Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Party	PMR
Alliance	FDP
Seats won	465
Seat change	28
Popular vote	12,388,787
Percentage	99.81%

Prime Minister before election

Chivu Stoica
PMR

Elected Prime Minister

Ion Gheorghe Maurer
PMR

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

Electoral system

Candidates were elected in single member constituencies, and had to receive over 50% of the vote. 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. Candidates could be nominated by the FDP or mass organisations, although the latter were monitored by the Front. Voters had the option of voting against the Front candidates.

Results


465
Party		Votes	%	Seats
	People's Democratic Front	12,388,787	99.81	465
Against		23,461	0.19	–
Total		12,412,248	100.00	465

Valid votes		12,412,248	99.96
Invalid/blank votes		5,552	0.04
Total votes		12,417,800	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		12,444,977	99.78
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1591 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1604
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Sergiu Verona (July 1989). "Government and Politics". In Bachman, Ronald D (ed.). Romania: a country study. Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. LCCN 90006449.
Nohlen & Stöver, p1612
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1583

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