1981 Czechoslovak parliamentary election

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5–6 June 1981

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All 200 seats in the House of the People
All 150 seats in the House of Nations

Turnout

99.51%

	Majority party

Leader	Gustáv Husák
Party	KSČ
Alliance	National Front
Seats after	242
Seat change	5

Prime Minister before election

Lubomír Štrougal
KSČ

Elected Prime Minister

Lubomír Štrougal
KSČ

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v t e

Parliamentary elections were held in Czechoslovakia on 5 and 6 June 1981. The National Front put forward a single list of candidates for both the House of the People (the lower house) and the House of Nations (the upper house) and one NF candidate ran in each single member constituency. With a total of 350 seats in the two Houses, 240 were assigned to the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, 18 to the Czechoslovak People's Party, 18 to the Czechoslovak Socialist Party, four to the Party of Slovak Revival, four to the Freedom Party and 66 to independents. Voter turnout was reported to be 99.51%.

Like the other elections of the Communist era, the result was a foregone conclusion. People were afraid not to vote, and when they did so, those who entered a voting booth to modify their ballot paper could expect to be persecuted by the state.

Results

House of the People



Party or alliance			Votes	%	Seats
	National Front	Communist Party of Czechoslovakia	10,725,609	99.96	137
		Czechoslovak People's Party			12
		Czechoslovak Socialist Party			11
		Party of Slovak Revival			2
		Freedom Party			2
		Independents			36
Against			4,596	0.04	–
Total			10,730,205	100.00	200

Valid votes			10,730,205	99.94
Invalid/blank votes			6,107	0.06
Total votes			10,736,312	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			10,789,574	99.51
Source: , IPU, CZSO

House of Nations



Party or alliance			Votes	%	Seats
	National Front	Communist Party of Czechoslovakia	10,725,895	99.96	105
		Czechoslovak Socialist Party			7
		Czechoslovak People's Party			6
		Party of Slovak Revival			2
		Freedom Party			2
		Independents			28
Against			4,308	0.04	–
Total			10,730,203	100.00	150

Valid votes			10,730,203	99.94
Invalid/blank votes			6,109	0.06
Total votes			10,736,312	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			10,789,574	99.51
Source: , IPU, CZSO

Notes

One member of the Communist parliamentary group is also in the unaffiliated group. This member has been placed in the Communist results in this table.
Two members of the Communist parliamentary group is also in the unaffiliated group. These members has been placed in the Communist results in this table.

References

^ Czechoslovakia Inter-Parliamentary Union
Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p465 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
Nohlen & Stöver, p457
^ "Federální shromáždění ČSSR/ČSFR - Sněmovna lidu (6. 6. 1981 — 6. 6. 1986 )". databazeposlancu.cz. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
^ "Federální shromáždění ČSSR/ČSFR - Sněmovna národů (6. 6. 1981 — 6. 6. 1986 )". databazeposlancu.cz. Retrieved 14 November 2024.

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Referendums	1951
See also: Presidential elections Elections in the Czech Republic Elections in Slovakia

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