1979 Soviet Legislative Election

4 March 1979 · The Supreme Soviet rituals · 750 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

549 of 750 seats

Turnout

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The result

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Communist Party of the Soviet Union

99.9% of votes · +13 seats

549

seats

				Share of the Supreme Soviet
Communist Party of the Soviet Union	—	549	+13		174,734,459	99.9%	—

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