1955 Russian Supreme Soviet election

1955 Russian Supreme Soviet election
27 February 1955 (1955-02-27)
All 796 seats in the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR
Turnout99.97%
  First party
 
Leader Nikita Khrushchev
Party CPSU
Alliance BKB
Leader's seat Kalininsky (Moscow)[1]
Seats won 796
Seat change Increase 33
Popular vote 70,374,801
Percentage 99.76%
Chairman of the Presidium before election

Mikhail Tarasov

 Elected Chairman of the Presidium

Mikhail Tarasov

Premier before election

Alexander Puzanov

 Elected Premier

Alexander Puzanov

Elections to the fourth convocation of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic were held on 27 February 1955.[2]

Background

The elections to the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR were held at the time of the beginning of the Khrushchev Thaw, after the internal power struggle between Khrushchev, Beria and Malenkov ended, but before the famous 20th Congress of the CPSU, which marked the beginning of the de-Stalinization process. At the same time, the Gosplan raised purchase prices for collective farm products, abortion restrictions were lifted and single-sex education was abolished,[3] which could not but have a positive effect on the mood of the population of the RSFSR.

Conduct

The elections were held in accordance with the Regulations on elections to the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR, approved by the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR of December 11, 1950.[4]

Soviet propaganda actively covered the elections in its news outlets, contrasting them with the elections of the countries of Western Europe and North America, putting emphasis on their alleged transparency and fairness.[2][5][6]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Bloc of Communists and Non-Partisans70,374,80199.76796+33
Against all candidates171,8470.24––
Total70,546,648100.00796+33
Valid votes70,546,648100.00
Invalid/blank votes4590.00
Total votes70,547,107100.00
Registered voters/turnout70,568,60899.97
Source: Moskovskaya Pravda[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Список депутатов, избранных в Верховный Совет РСФСР по Москве и Московской области". Moskovskaya Pravda (in Russian). No. 52 (10567). 1955-03-03. p. 1 – via National Electronic Library.
  2. 1 2 "Сегодня — день выборов в Верховный Совет РСФСР и местные Советы депутатов трудящихся" (PDF). Сталинец (in Russian). 1955-02-27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  3. ↑ Н.С. Хрущёв. Политическая биография. — М., Книга, 1990. — с. 113-114.
  4. ↑ Russian S.F.S.R (1963). Положение о выборах в Верховный Совет РСФСР: утверждено указом Президиума Верховного Совета РСФСР от 11 дек. 1950 г. ; с изменениями и дополнениями, внесенными Указами Президиума Верховного Совета РСФСР от 29 дек. 1958 г., от 28 марта 1961 г., от 9 янв. 1963 г. Гос. изд-во юрид. лит-ры. p. 44. Archived from the original on 2023-02-08.
  5. ↑ "Выборы в Советы с новой силой показали морально-политмческое единство нашего общества, любовь народа к своей любимой Коммунистической партии, политика которой выражает кровные интересны трудящихся. Советские люди всенародно одобрили мудрую внутреннюю и внешнюю политику партии" (PDF). Сталинец (in Russian). 1955-03-04. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  6. ↑ "На выборах в Верховный Совет РСФСР и местные Советы трудящиеся нашей страны единодушно голосовали за кандидатов от народного блока коммунистов и беспартийных, за политику Коммунистической партии, за претворение в жизнь задач, постановленных партией и правительством" (PDF). Магнитогорский металл. 1955-03-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  7. ↑ "Сообщение Центральной избирательной комиссии по выборам в Верховный Совет РСФСР «Об итогах выборов в Верховный Совет РСФСР 27 февраля 1955 года»". Moskovskaya Pravda (in Russian). No. 52 (10567). 1955-03-03. p. 1 – via National Electronic Library.
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