1899 Bulgarian parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 25 April 1899. [1] The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 89 of the 169 seats. Voter turnout was 49.5%. [2]

Results

PartyVotes [lower-alpha 1] %Seats
Liberal Party 138,90040.5789
People's Liberal Party 54,40015.8919
Progressive Liberal Party 54,40015.898
People's Party 41,60012.152
Democratic Party 36,30010.6010
Bulgarian Workers' Social Democratic Party 12,1003.534
Bulgarian Agrarian National Union 4,7001.370
Conservative Party 1
Other parties4
Independents32
Total342,400100.00169
Valid votes342,40090.32
Invalid/blank votes36,6779.68
Total votes379,077100.00
Registered voters/turnout766,41549.46
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
  1. Figures are estimates based on percentages cast for individual candidates. [3]

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p368 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p377
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p377