1979 Soviet Union legislative election

1979 Soviet Union legislative election

4 March 1979
Soviet of the Union

All 750 seats in the Soviet of the Union
Party Seats +/–
Communist Party 549 −13
Independents 201 −4
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Soviet of Nationalities

All 750 seats in the Soviet of Nationalities
Party Seats +/–
Communist Party 526 −8
Independents 224 +8
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Chairman of the Council of Ministers before Chairman of the Council of Ministers after
Alexei Kosygin
CPSU
Alexei Kosygin
CPSU

Supreme Soviet election were held in the Soviet Union on 4 March 1979. They were the first elections held under the 1977 Soviet constitution, which slightly reformed the composition of the Supreme Soviet.