Czechoslovakian parliamentary election, 1946

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Parliamentary elections were held in Czechoslovakia on May 26, 1946. They were the last elections in Czechoslovakia, before Communists took power in 1948. The result of this election enabled them to a great extent to do so.

Voting age was lowered to 18 years. Suffrage was granted only for citizens with Czech, Slovak or other Slav nationality (not for Czechoslovak citizens with German, Hungrarian or Jewish nationality). Only six political parties of National front were allowed (additional two were allowed a few months before elections). Voting was compulsory.

Voters could cast a blank ballot to abstain.

The results were different in Czech lands, where the Communists won, as compared to Slovakia, where the Democratic Party (the anti-Communists) won.

[edit] Total results

The results are in the following table:

Political party	% won	Seats won in the Czechoslovak parliament out of 300
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ)	31.05%	93
Communist Party of Slovakia (KSS)	6.89%	21
Czechoslovak National Socialist Party	18.29%	55
Czechoslovak People's Party	15.64%	46
Democratic Party	14.07%	43
Czechoslovak Social Democratic Party	12.05%	37
Freedom Party	0.85%	3
Labour Party	0.71%	2
empty ballot	0.45%

[edit] The Czech part of the total results

Political party	% won in Czech lands
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia	40.17%
Czechoslovak National Socialist Party	23.66%
Czechoslovak People's Party	20.24%
Czechoslovak Social Democratic Party	15,58%
empty ballot	0.35%