1980 Romanian parliamentary election
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| ← 1975 | 9 March 1980 | 1985 → |
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All 369 seats in the Great National Assembly |
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| | First party | | | |  | | | Leader | Nicolae Ceaușescu | | | Party | PCR | | | Alliance | FDUS | | | Seats won | 369 | | | Seat change |  20 | | | Popular vote | 15,398,443 | | | Percentage | 98.52% | | |
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Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on 9 March 1980.[1] The Front of Socialist Unity and Democracy (FDUS), dominated by the Romanian Communist Party (PCR) and including other mass organisations, was the only organisation that contested the election.[2] No prospective candidate could run for office without the Front's prior approval.[3] The Front won all 369 seats in the Great National Assembly.[4]
Electoral system
Candidates were elected in single member constituencies, and had to receive over 50% of the vote.[5] 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.[5] Voters had the option of voting against the Front candidates.[2]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Front of Socialist Unity and Democracy | 15,398,443 | 98.52 | 369 |
| Against | 230,611 | 1.48 | – |
| Total | 15,629,054 | 100.00 | 369 |
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| Valid votes | 15,629,054 | 100.00 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 44 | 0.00 | |
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| Total votes | 15,629,098 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 15,631,351 | 99.99 | |
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| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1591 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ a b Nohlen & Stöver, p1604
- ^ Electoral system. Romania: A country study. Library of Congress Federal Research Division, December 1989.
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1612
- ^ a b Nohlen & Stöver, p1583
