Parliamentary elections were held in
Romania on 9 March 1975.
Dieter Nohlen
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expe ...
& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1591 The
Front of Socialist Unity
The Front of Socialist Unity and Democracy ( ro, Frontul Democrației și Unității Socialiste, FDUS) was a political alliance in Romania from 1968 to 1989, dominated by the Romanian Communist Party (PCR).
History
The alliance was formed in 196 ...
, dominated by the
Romanian Communist Party
The Romanian Communist Party ( ro, Partidul Comunist Român, , PCR) was a communist party in Romania. The successor to the pro-Bolshevik wing of the Socialist Party of Romania, it gave ideological endorsement to a communist revolution that woul ...
and including other mass organisations, was the only organisation that contested the election.
[Nohlen & Stöver, p1604] No prospective candidate could run for office without the Front's approval.
The Front won all 349 seats in the
Great National Assembly.
[Nohlen & Stöver, p1612]
Electoral system
These were the first elections held after a constitutional amendment in 1974, which reduced the number of seats in the Assembly from 465 to 349 and extended its term from four to five years.
Candidates were elected in single member constituencies, and had to receive over 50% of the vote.
[Nohlen & Stöver, p1583] 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.
Voters had the option of voting against the Front candidates.
Results
References
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Parliamentary elections in Romania
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