All Russia elections

1970 Soviet Legislative Election

14 June 1970 · 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

Premier (continued)

Largest force

Communist Party

562 of 767 seats

Turnout

The result

Share of the Supreme Soviet
Communist Party562-11
Independents205+11