1952 Romanian parliamentary election|
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Turnout | 97.91% |
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| First party | | | | | Leader | Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej | | Party | PMR | | Alliance | FDP | | Seats won | 428 | | Seat change | 23 | | Popular vote | 10,187,833 | | Percentage | 100.00% | | Swing | 6.81pp | | |
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Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on 30 November 1952.[1] They were the second held under communist rule, and the first under a constitution adopted that September.[2] They were also the first held after longtime Prime Minister Petru Groza handed the post to Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, who as leader of the communist Romanian Workers' Party (PMR) had been the country's de facto leader since the communists seized full power in 1947.
Voters were presented with a single slate of candidates from the People's Democratic Front (FDP), which was dominated by PMR.[3] The Front won all 428 seats in the Great National Assembly.[4] This election set the tone for all elections held in Romania until 1989. For the remainder of the communist era, voters only had the choice of approving or rejecting a communist-dominated list.
The new constitution was promulgated on 24 September 1952 and three days later a new electoral law was passed.[5] Under the new system candidates were elected in single member constituencies, and had to receive over 50% of the vote. If no candidate passed this threshold, or if voter turnout in the constituency was less than 50%, re-runs were held until the requirements were met.[5] Candidates could be nominated by the FDP or mass organisations, although the latter were monitored by the Front.[5]
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Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| People's Democratic Front | 10,187,833 | 100.00 | 428 |
Total | 10,187,833 | 100.00 | 428 |
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Valid votes | 10,187,833 | 98.40 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 165,656 | 1.60 | |
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Total votes | 10,353,489 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 10,574,475 | 97.91 | |
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Source: Nohlen & Stöver |