1950 Manchu general election

The 1950 Manchu general election was the second general election in the Manchu Commune, being held on November 7, 1950. It was the first election to feature the four-party system that dominated the Manchu Commune for several decades. This was the first election to involve the Sino-Manchu Syndicate (SMS), Anti-Commune Party (ACP), and Sino-Manchu Union Party (SMUP). The Sino-Manchu Syndicate nominee, Li Zhaolin, was elected the second President of the Manchu Commune, defeating incumbent Zhou Baozhong of the Manchu Agrarian Front (MAF).
== Incumbent government ==
In the 1946 Manchu general election, the Zhou Baozhong and the Manchu Agrarian Front won a majority in both houses of the Manchu Assembly of Communard Representation. The majority was relatively small, though enough to govern with.
Baozhong administration
Party 	President 	Lower house control	Upper house control
Manchu Agrarian Front	Zhou Baozhong	271/500 	54/100
Total: 	Total: 	271/500 	54/100
== Nominations ==
=== Manchu Agrarian Front ===
=== Sino-Manchu Syndicate ===
Facing accusations of electoral fraud following the 1946 general election, the Soviet-Manchu Union Front (SMUF) was dissolved and party leader Vasily Stalin flee to the Soviet Union. With their party no more, ex-SMUF members were turned into a large factions of independents within the Manchu Assembly. Hoping to reorganize his political allies, assembly member Li Zhaolin announced the formation of the Sino-Manchu Syndicate on February 17, 1947. After engaging in negotiations with other ex-SMUF politicians, all of the assembly members formerly affiliated with the SMUF joined the SMS by October 9, 1947. As had become political tradition since the first election, the party leader was named the presidential nominee, which in this case was Li Zhaolin.
=== Anti-Commune Party ===
=== Sino-Manchu Union Party ===
== Debates ==
=== August ===
=== October ===
== Turnout ==
According to official records, 49% of eligible Manchu Communard voters turned out in the 1950 general election. This was a 17-point increase from the 1946 general election.
== Results ==
Unsurprisingly, Li Zhaolin of the Sino-Manchu Syndicate won in a landslide, obtaining 67% of the popular vote. Despite landing in a distant second, incumbent President Zhou Baozhong of the Manchu Agrarian Front overperformed expectations in reaching 20%. Hideo Iwakuro of the Anti-Commune Party, who was expected to finish second, underperformed with 10% of the popular vote and a third place finish. Despite not nominating a candidate due to the lack of ballot access, the Sino-Manchu Union Party obtained 3% of the popular vote because of write-ins.
1950 Manchu general election results
Nominee 	Political affiliation 	Popular vote	Result 	Seats 	Seats
Nominee 	Political affiliation 	Popular vote	Result 	Lower house	Upper house
Li Zhaolin 	Sino-Manchu Syndicate 	67% 	First place 	335 (+106) 	67 (+21)
Zhou Baozhong	Manchu Agrarian Front 	20% 	Second place	100 (-171) 	20 (-34)
Hideo Iwakuro	Anti-Commune Party 	10% 	Third place 	50 (+50) 	10 (+10)
N/A 	Sino-Manchu Union Party	3% 	Fourth place	15 (+15) 	3 (+3)
Total: 	Total: 	100% 	4 	500 	100
Category:Elections
Category:Manchu Commune