1953 Bulgarian parliamentary election

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1953 Bulgarian parliamentary election
Bulgaria
← 1949 20 December 1953 1957 →

All 249 seats in the Grand National Assembly
Turnout99.48%
Party Leader % Seats +/–
OF Valko Chervenkov 99.82 249 +8
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
PM before PM after
Valko Chervenkov
OF
Valko Chervenkov
OF

Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 20 December 1953.[1] Voters were presented with a single list from the Fatherland Front, dominated by the Bulgarian Communist Party. As the Fatherland Front was the only organisation to contest the election and all candidate lists had to be approved by the Front (per an electoral law adopted in 1953), voters only had the option of voting for or against the Front list. Only 0.2% of vote were cast against the Front. Voter turnout was reportedly 99.5%.[2][3]

Results[edit]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Fatherland Front4,981,59499.82249+8
Against9,0770.18
Total4,990,671100.00249+8
Valid votes4,990,67199.98
Invalid/blank votes9670.02
Total votes4,991,638100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,017,66799.48
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p368 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Bulgaria: a country study. Library of Congress Federal Research Division, December 1989.
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p370