1955 Russian Supreme Soviet election
Supreme Election held in the Soviet Union in 1955
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Elections to the fourth convocation of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic were held on 27 February 1955.[2]
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27 February 1955
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| Turnout | 99.97% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Bloc of Communists and Non-Partisans | 70,374,801 | 99.76 | 796 | +33 | |
| Against all candidates | 171,847 | 0.24 | – | – | |
| Total | 70,546,648 | 100.00 | 796 | +33 | |
| Valid votes | 70,546,648 | 100.00 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 459 | 0.00 | |||
| Total votes | 70,547,107 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 70,568,608 | 99.97 | |||
| Source: Moskovskaya Pravda[7] | |||||