Supreme Soviet elections were held in the Soviet Union on 14 June 1970.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1642
Electoral system Candidates had to be nominated by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) or by a public organisation.Nohlen & Stöver, p1630 However, all public organisations were controlled by the party and were subservient to a 1931 law that required them to accept party rule. The CPSU itself remained the only legal one in the country.Nohlen & Stöver, p1654
Voters could vote against the CPSU candidate, but could only do so by using polling booths, whereas votes for the party could be cast simply by submitting a blank ballot. Turnout was required to be over 50% for the election to be valid.
Candidates CPSU candidates accounted for around three quarters of the nominees, whilst many of the others were members of Komsomol.Nohlen & Stöver, p1631
Results Soviet of the Union
By republic Soviet RepublicVotesSeatsFor%Against%InvalidRussian SFSR84,511,24999.62318,7250.38222423Armenian SSR1,251,81299.911,1400.0907Azerbaijan SSR2,472,02599.951,2600.05715Byelorussian SSR5,838,67799.924,4230.08228Estonian SSR945,87999.673,0190.33564Georgian SSR2,833,29899.985490.02615Kazakh SSR7,038,72499.7219,7550.28139Kirghiz SSR1,475,72999.773,3640.2309Latvian SSR1,701,35899.921,3540.08107Lithuanian SSR2,055,76799.968730.04210Moldavian SSR2,163,80599.931,5830.07011Tajik SSR1,336,40199.861,9390.1418Turkmen SSR1,033,71899.802,0810.2006Ukrainian SSR32,496,53899.9227,4310.080150Uzbek SSR5,616,75999.848,8470.1611435Soviet Union152,771,73999.74396,3430.24420767Source: IPU
Soviet of Nationalities
By republic VotesSeatsFor%Against%InvalidUnion Republics152,843,22899.79320,6330.21441480Autonomous Republics11,449,89799.5947,1690.4124220Autonomous Regions1,115,09999.643,9780.36140National Areas583,05599.552,6450.45010Source: IPU
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