1949 Bulgarian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 18 December 1949.[1] They were the first legislative elections held under undisguised Communist rule. With all meaningful opposition having been destroyed,[2] voters were presented with a single list from the Fatherland Front, dominated by the Bulgarian Communist Party. According to official figures, almost 4.7 million people turned out to vote and only 980 of them voted against the list, while another 109,963 ballots were invalid or blank. Voter turnout was reportedly 98.9 percent.[3]

Bulgarian parliamentary election, 1949

18 December 1949

400 seats to the Grand National Assembly
Turnout100%
  First party
 
Leader Vasil Kolarov
Party BCP
Alliance Fatherland Front
Seats won 241
Popular vote 4,588,996
Percentage 100%

PM before election

Vasil Kolarov
Fatherland Front

Elected PM

Vasil Kolarov
Fatherland Front

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Fatherland Front4,588,996100241
Against9800.0
Invalid/blank votes109,963
Total4,699,939100241
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p368 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Communism. Bulgaria: a country study. Library of Congress Federal Research Division, 1989.
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p381
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