Bulgarian parliamentary election, 1957

Bulgarian Parliamentary elections, 1957
Bulgaria
22 December 1957

400 seats to the Grand National Assembly
Turnout 100%
  First party
 
Leader Todor Zhivkov
Party Fatherland Front
Seats won 247
Popular vote 5,204,027
Percentage 100%

PM before election

Anton Yugov
Fatherland Front

Elected PM

Anton Yugov
Fatherland Front

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Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 22 December 1957.[1] The Fatherland Front was the only organisation to contest the election, and voters had the choice of voting for or against the party, with only 2,076 of the 5,206,103 valid votes being cast against. Voter turnout was reportedly 99.8%.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/−
Fatherland Front5,204,027100247−2
Against2,0760.0
Invalid/blank votes325
Total5,206,428100247−2
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p368 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p381
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