1986 Czechoslovak parliamentary election

1986 Czechoslovak parliamentary election

23–24 May 1986
All 200 seats in the House of the People All 150 seats in the House of Nations
Turnout	99.40%
Majority party   Leader Gustáv Husák Party KSČ Alliance National Front Seats after 241 Seat change 1
Prime Minister before election Lubomír Štrougal KSČ Elected Prime Minister Lubomír Štrougal KSČ

Parliamentary elections were held in Czechoslovakia on 23 and 24 May 1986. The National Front put forward a single list of candidates for both the House of the People (the lower house) and the House of Nations (the upper house) and one NF candidate ran in each single member constituency. With a total of 350 seats in the two Houses, 242 were assigned to the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, 18 to the Czechoslovak People's Party, 18 to the Czechoslovak Socialist Party, four to the Party of Slovak Revival, four to the Freedom Party and 64 to independents. Voter turnout was reported to be 99.39%.

Like the other elections of the Communist era, the result was a foregone conclusion. People were afraid not to vote, and when they did so, those who entered a voting booth to modify their ballot paper could expect to be persecuted by the state.

Results

House of the People

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats
	National Front		Communist Party of Czechoslovakia	10,871,881	99.4	138
			Czechoslovak People's Party			11
			Czechoslovak Socialist Party			11
			Party of Slovak Revival			2
			Freedom Party			2
			Independents			36
Against					0.6	–
Total						200
Total votes				10,884,947	–
Registered voters/turnout				10,950,675	99.40
Source: , IPU, CZSO

House of Nations

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats
	National Front		Communist Party of Czechoslovakia			103
			Czechoslovak People's Party			7
			Czechoslovak Socialist Party			7
			Party of Slovak Revival			2
			Freedom Party			2
			Independents			29
Total						150
Total votes				10,884,947	–
Registered voters/turnout				10,950,675	99.40
Source: , IPU, CZSO