1880 Serbian parliamentary election

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1880 Serbian parliamentary election
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  1878 12 December 1880 1883  
PartyLeaderSeats
Progressive Milan Piroćanac 127
Liberal Jovan Ristić 7
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Milan Piroćanac
Progressive
Milan Piroćanac
Progressive

Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on 12 December 1880 to elect members of the National Assembly. [1] As expected, the elections resulted in a majority for the government, whose supporters won 94 seats, whilst Radicals won only 18 seats. [1] [2] By January 1881 the number of government supporters had risen to over 100, whilst the Radicals had split. [3]

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Background

Prince Milan signed a decree dissolving the National Assembly and calling elections on 5 November. [4] Unlike the previous elections in which many candidates were returned unopposed, most seats were contested. [1]

Results

The Serbian Progressive Party won 127 seats while the Liberal Party won 7. [5]

Aftermath

Supplementary elections were subsequently held in December 1881  [ sr ] and May 1882  [ sr ].

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Servia". The Times. 13 December 1880.
  2. "News in Brief". The Times. 15 December 1880.
  3. "Servia". The Times. 24 January 1881.
  4. "News in Brief". The Times. 6 November 1880.
  5. Mitrinović, Čedomil; Brašić, Miloš N. (1937). Jugoslovenske narodne skupštine i sabori. Belgrade: National Assembly of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. p. 94.