1880 Bulgarian parliamentary election

1880 Bulgarian parliamentary election

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All 162 seats in the National Assembly 82 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Dragan Tsankov Kliment Turnovski Party Liberal Conservative Last election 140 seats 30 seats Seats won 103 50 Seat change 37 20
Prime Minister before election Kliment Turnovski Conservative Subsequent Prime Minister Dragan Tsankov Liberal

Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria in January and February 1880. ^{[1] [2]} Low voter turnout in some constituencies led to the results being invalidated and the elections re-run. ^[1] Unlike in former elections, the government did not attempt to influence the result, ^[1] resulting in the opposition Liberal Party retaining their majority in the National Assembly. ^[3] Of the 162 seats, the Liberal Party won 103 and the Conservative Party won 50. ^[3] When the newly elected Assembly convened, Liberal Party member Petko Karavelov was elected Chairperson. ^[3]

Following the election the government resigned, but incumbent Prime Minister Kliment Turnovski was asked to form another government. ^[3] Ultimately Dragan Tsankov formed a government and became Prime Minister on 8 April. ^[4]

Results

Party		Seats	+/–
	Liberal Party	103	–37
	Conservative Party	50	+20
	Others	9	–
Total		162	–8
Source: The Times

References

1. "Bulgaria", The Times, 31 January 1880
2. "News in Brief", The Times, 3 February 1880
3. "Bulgaria", The Times, 6 April 1880
4. Bulgaria World Leaders