1879 Bulgarian parliamentary election

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1879 Bulgarian parliamentary election
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  January 1879 30 September–7 October 1879 1880  

All 170 seats in the National Assembly
86 seats needed for a majority
Turnout32.0%
 First partySecond party
  DraganTsankov.jpg Todor Burmov.jpg
Leader Dragan Tsankov Todor Burmov
Party Liberal Conservative
Seats won14030

Prime Minister before election

Todor Burmov
Conservative

Subsequent Prime Minister

Todor Burmov
Conservative

Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria between 30 September and 7 October 1879 [1] to elect members of the I Ordinary National Assembly. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 140 of the 170 seats. Voter turnout was 32.0%. [2]

Results

PartySeats
Liberal Party 140
Conservative Party 30
Total170
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p368 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p369