1961 Romanian parliamentary election

1961 Romanian parliamentary election

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

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 FDP 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	99.81	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

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1591 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1604
3. 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.
4. Nohlen & Stöver, p1612
5. Nohlen & Stöver, p1583