1975 Romanian legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on 9 March 1975.[1] The Front of Socialist Unity, dominated by the Romanian Communist Party and including other mass organisations, was the only organisation that contested the election.[2] No prospective candidate could run for office without the Front's approval.[3] The Front won all 349 seats in the Great National Assembly.[4]

1975 Romanian legislative election
9 March 1975
All 349 seats in the Great National Assembly
  Majority party
 
Leader Nicolae Ceaușescu
Party PCR
Alliance FUS
Seats won 349
Seat change 116
Popular vote 14,715,539
Percentage 98.80%
Prime Minister before election

Manea Mănescu
PCR

 Elected Prime Minister

Manea Mănescu
PCR

Electoral system

These were the first elections held after a constitutional amendment in 1974, which reduced the number of seats in the Assembly from 465 to 349 and extended its term from four to five years.[5] 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 Unity14,715,53998.80349
Against178,0531.20–
Total14,893,592100.00349
Valid votes14,893,592100.00
Invalid/blank votes5930.00
Total votes14,894,185100.00
Registered voters/turnout14,900,03299.96
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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