1947 Soviet Union regional elections

On 9 February 1947, elections were held for the Supreme Soviets of the Soviet Union's constituent republics.

1947 Soviet Union regional elections

February 1947

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– AzKP(b) Mir Jafar Baghirov 310 / 310 ArCP(b) Grigory Arutinov 340 / 340 KPB(b) Panteleimon Ponomarenko 204 / 204 EKP Nikolai Karotamm 100 / 100 CNG(b) Candide Charkviani 237 / 237 KPKaz(b) Gennady Kupriyanov 120 / 120 KPKaz(b) Zhumabay Shayakhmetov 300 / 300 KPK(b) Nikolay Bogolyubov LK(b)P Jānis Kalnbērziņš 200 / 200 CPL Antanas Sniečkus 250 / 250 PCM Nicolae Coval VKP(b) Joseph Stalin 750 / 750 CPT Bobojon Ghafurov CPT Mikhail Fonin CPU(b) Nikita Khrushchev 415 / 415 CPU Usman Yusupov This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

According to Soviet law, 2,422,000 out of an eligible adult voting population of 103,933,000 were disenfranchised for various reasons. These elections would be the first held after the Second World War.

See also

• 1947 Estonian Supreme Soviet election
• 1947 Russian Supreme Soviet election

References

• The Distinctiveness of Soviet Law. Ferdinand Joseph Maria Feldbrugge, ed. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers: Dordrecht (1987): 110.