1960 Czechoslovak parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Czechoslovakia on 12 June 1960.[1] Voters were presented with a single list from the National Front, dominated by the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ).[1] According to official figures, 99.7 percent of eligible voters turned out to vote, and 99.9 percent of those who voted approved the National Front list.[1] Within the Front, the Communists had a large majority of 216 seats–147 for the main party and 69 for the Slovak branch.
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| Turnout | 99.68% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Non-Communist members appeared on the National Front list in order to keep up the appearance of pluralism. However, seats were allocated in accordance with a set percentage and no party could take part in the political process without KSČ approval.[2]
These were the last elections held under the Ninth-of-May Constitution. A month after the elections, the new National Assembly approved a new constitution that proclaimed "socialism has won" in Czechoslovakia, and changed the country's official name to the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. The new document made democratic centralism a part of constitutional law and defined Czechoslovakia as a socialist state under the leadership of the KSČ, codifying the actual state of affairs that had prevailed since the 1948 Communist takeover.[3]
Results
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| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| National Front | Communist Party of Czechoslovakia | 9,059,838 | 99.86 | 147 | ||
| Communist Party of Slovakia | 69 | |||||
| Czechoslovak Socialist Party | 19 | |||||
| Czechoslovak People's Party | 16 | |||||
| Party of Slovak Revival | 4 | |||||
| Freedom Party | 2 | |||||
| Independents | 43 | |||||
| Against | 12,775 | 0.14 | – | |||
| Total | 9,072,613 | 100.00 | 300 | |||
| Valid votes | 9,072,613 | 99.86 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 12,819 | 0.14 | ||||
| Total votes | 9,085,432 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 9,115,013 | 99.68 | ||||
| Source: PSP, CZSO | ||||||