1966 Bulgarian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 27 February 1966.[1] Voters were presented with a single list from the Fatherland Front, dominated by the Bulgarian Communist Party. As the Fatherland Front was the only organisation to contest the election and all candidate lists had to be approved by the Front, voters only had the option of voting for or against the Front list.[2] Only 2,089 of the 5,746,161 valid votes were cast against the Front list. Voter turnout was reportedly 99.6%.[3]

1966 Bulgarian Parliamentary elections

27 February 1966

400 seats to the Grand National Assembly
Turnout100%
  First party
 
Leader Todor Zhivkov
Party BCP
Alliance Fatherland Front
Seats won 414
Popular vote 5,744,072
Percentage 100%

PM before election

Todor Zhivkov
Fatherland Front

Elected PM

Todor Zhivkov
Fatherland Front

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Fatherland Front5,744,072100414+93
Against2,0890.0
Invalid/blank votes6,651
Total5,752,812100414+93
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p368 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Bulgaria: a country study. Library of Congress Federal Research Division, December 1989.
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p381
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