Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 27 May 1884. [1] The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 100 of the 171 seats. Voter turnout was 28.9%. [2] Further members were elected from Eastern Rumelia between 11 and 18 May 1886, [2] after it became part of Bulgaria in 1885.
Party | Seats | |
---|---|---|
Liberal Party | 100 | |
Conservative Party | 71 | |
Total | 171 | |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
The Democratic Party is a centre-right political party in Bulgaria led by Alexander Pramatarski. The party was a member of the European People's Party (EPP).
Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 19 April 1997. The result was a victory for the United Democratic Forces, which won 137 of the 240 seats. Following the election, SDS leader Ivan Kostov became prime minister.
Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 18 December 1994. The Democratic Left, the core of which was the Bulgarian Socialist Party, won 125 of the 240 seats, enough to govern without the support of parties from outside the coalition. Voter turnout was 75.3%. Following the election, Socialist Party leader Zhan Videnov became prime minister.
Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 18 November 1945, the country's first to feature universal suffrage for women. The Bulgarian Agrarian National Union and the Bulgarian Communist Party both won 94 seats. Voter turnout was 84.8%.
Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 8 June 1986. The Fatherland Front, dominated by the Bulgarian Communist Party, was the only organization to contest the election; all candidate lists had to be approved by the Front. The Front nominated one candidate for each constituency. Of the 400 candidates 276 were members of the Communist Party, 99 were members of the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union and the remaining 25 were unaffiliated. Voter turnout was reportedly 99.5%.
Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 7 June 1981. The Fatherland Front, dominated by the Bulgarian Communist Party, was the only organisation to contest the election; all candidate lists had to be approved by the Front. The Front nominated one candidate for each constituency. Of the 400 candidates 271 were members of the Communist Party, 99 were members of the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union and the remaining 30 were unaffiliated. Voter turnout was reportedly 99.9%.
Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 30 May 1976. The Fatherland Front, dominated by the Bulgarian Communist Party, was the only organisation to contest the election; all candidate lists had to be approved by the Front. The Front nominated one candidate for each constituency. Of the 400 candidates 272 were members of the Communist Party, 100 were members of the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union and the remaining 28 were unaffiliated. Voter turnout was reportedly 99.9%.
Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 25 April 1899. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 89 of the 169 seats. Voter turnout was 49.5%.
A constitutional referendum was held in Bulgaria on 16 May 1971. Voters were asked whether they approved of a new constitution. The new constitution defined Bulgaria as a "socialist state of the working people from the cities and the villages", led by the Bulgarian Communist Party in cooperation with the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union. The result was reportedly 99.7% in favour, with a voter turnout of 99.7%.
Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 25 May 1908. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won 166 of the 203 seats. Voter turnout was 50%.
Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 17 August 1919. The result was a victory for the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union, which won 77 of the 236 seats. Voter turnout was 55%.
Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 29 May 1927. The result was a victory for the Democratic Alliance–National Liberal Party alliance, which won 174 of the 261 seats. Voter turnout was 84.3%. A special election law guaranteed the party which gained the largest share of the vote an absolute majority in the assembly.
Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria between 6 and 27 March 1938, the first after the 1934 coup. The elections were held on a non-partisan basis, with the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union and Bulgarian Communist Party banned. Pro-government candidates won a majority of seats. Voter turnout was 69.5%.
Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 24 December 1939, although voting continued in some areas into January 1940. The elections were officially held on a non-partisan basis with the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union and Bulgarian Communist Party banned, and in a process tightly controlled by Tsar Boris III, by then the real power in the country. However, candidates representing parties did contest the elections. Pro-government candidates won a majority of seats. Voter turnout was 67.2%.
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