1966 Soviet Legislative Election

12 June 1966 · The Supreme Soviet rituals · 767 seats

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.

A single-candidate ritual of the Soviet state: one party-approved name per seat, with announced turnout near 100%. Recorded here as history, not as an election.

Premier before

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Premier (continued)

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Largest force

Communist Party of the Soviet Union

573 of 767 seats

Turnout

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The result

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Communist Party of the Soviet Union

99.8% of votes · +31 seats

573

seats

				Share of the Supreme Soviet
Communist Party of the Soviet Union	—	573	+31		143,570,976	99.8%	—

194 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.