1984 Soviet Legislative Election
The last single-list election4 March 1984 · The Supreme Soviet rituals · 750 seats
They were the last in the Soviet Union to be held before Mikhail Gorbachev's policies of perestroika and demokratizatsiya resulted in partially free elections in 1989. They were also the last direct elections to the Supreme Soviet, as in 1989 deputies were elected to the Congress of People's Deputies, who then elected the Supreme Soviet.
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
551 of 750 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Supreme Soviet | |||||||
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| Communist Party of the Soviet Union | — | 551 | +2 | 183,897,278 | 99.9% | — |
199 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.