1902 Bulgarian parliamentary election

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1902 Bulgarian parliamentary election
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  1901 17 February 1902 1903  

All 189 seats in the National Assembly
95 seats needed for a majority
Turnout49.79%
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
Progressive Liberal Stoyan Danev 30.0982+51
People's Party Ivan Geshov 20.2732+7
People's Liberal Dimitar Petkov 11.329−22
LP (Radoslavists) Vasil Radoslavov 6.998+3
BZNS Yanko Zabunov  [ bg ]6.1112−1
Democratic Petko Karavelov 5.888−19
BSDP Dimitar Blagoev 4.768+6
Young Democratic Naycho Tsanov  [ bg ]2.296New
Ind. Liberals 1.041New
Turkish Group 0.864New
Ind. Democrats 0.781−1
Conservative 0.5120
Democratic-Republican 0.501+1
Undetermined2.812+2
Independents 5.3613−11
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Stoyan Danev
Danev I (PLP)
Stoyan Danev
Danev II (PLP)

Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 17 February 1902 [1] to elect members of the XII Ordinary National Assembly. The result was a victory for the ruling Progressive Liberal Party. Voter turnout was 50%. [2]

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Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Progressive Liberal Party 298,31030.0982+51
People's Party 200,97220.2732+7
People's Liberal Party 112,24211.329–22
Liberal Party (Radoslavists) 69,2526.998+3
Bulgarian Agrarian National Union 60,5516.1112–1
Democratic Party 58,2995.888–19
Bulgarian Workers' Social Democratic Party 47,1724.768+6
Young Democratic Party 22,6982.296New
Independent Liberals 10,2821.041+1
Turkish group8,5700.864New
Indepdendent Democrats 7,6850.781–1
Conservative Party 5,0550.5120
Democratic-Republican 4,9290.501+1
Independent People's Liberals 2,6730.270New
Reformists 1,1310.110–5
Others6010.0600
Undetermined27,8582.812+2
Independents53,1425.3613–11
Total991,422100.00189+22
Total votes404,497
Registered voters/turnout812,46749.79
Source: National Statistical Institute [3] [4]

By-elections

Several MPs were elected in more than one constituency and were required to choose which one to represent when the Assembly convened, resulting in ten seats being vacanted. By-elections were held on 1 September 1902. This resulted in the Progressive Liberal Party becoming the largest party with 89 seats. [3]

PartySeats
Progressive Liberal Party 89
People's Party 28
Bulgarian Agrarian National Union 12
People's Liberal Party 8
Liberal Party 7
Democratic Party 7
Bulgarian Workers' Social Democratic Party 7
Young Democratic Party 6
Turkish group4
Conservative Party 2
Independent Democrats 1
Democratic-Republican 1
Independent Liberals 1
Undetermined3
Independents13
Total189
Source: National Statistical Institute [3]

Aftermath

The ruling Progressive Liberal Party continued in a minority government, with the support of the People's Party. The government secured a loan with the Paribas Bank in June 1902, which was used to pay Bulgaria's occupational debt to Russia. Following a dispute with Prince Ferdinand in early May 1903 the government resigned. [5] Ferdinand appointed an NLP government led by independent Racho Petrov and scheduled a snap election for October 1903.

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p368 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p378
  3. 1 2 3 Statistique des elections des deputes pour la XII-eme Assemblee nationale ordinaire. NSI. 1904. pp. 11, 12, 203.
  4. Statistique des elections des deputes pour la XI-eme Assemblee nationale ordinaire. NSI. 1904. pp. 11, 12, 203.
  5. "Политически партии, организации и движения в България и техните лидери" (in Bulgarian).