1958 Soviet Union legislative election

1958 Soviet Union legislative election

16 March 1958

Soviet of the Union

All 738 seats in the Soviet of the Union

Party Seats /– Communist Party 563 −2 Independents 175 32 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Soviet of the Union

All 640 seats in the Soviet of Nationalities

Party Seats /– Communist Party 485 0 Independents 155 1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Chairman of the Council of Ministers before Chairman of the Council of Ministers after Nikolai Bulganin CPSU Nikita Khrushchev CPSU

Supreme Soviet elections were held in the Soviet Union on 16 March 1958.

Electoral system

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

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. Turnout was required to be over 50% for the election to be valid.

Candidates

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

Results

Soviet of the Union

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	/–
	BKB		Communist Party of the Soviet Union	133,214,652	99.57	563	–2
			Independents			175	32
Against				580,641	0.43	–	–
Total				133,795,293	100.00	738	30
Valid votes				133,795,293	100.00
Invalid/blank votes				798	0.00
Total votes				133,796,091	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				133,836,325	99.97
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Soviet of Nationalities

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	/–
	BKB		Communist Party of the Soviet Union	133,431,524	99.73	485	0
			Independents			155	1
Against				363,736	0.27	–	–
Total				133,795,260	100.00	640	1
Valid votes				133,795,260	100.00
Invalid/blank votes				831	0.00
Total votes				133,796,091	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				133,836,325	99.97
Source: Nohlen & Stöver