1912 Serbian parliamentary election

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1912 Serbian parliamentary election
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  1908 1 April 1912

All 166 seats in the National Assembly
81 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
NRS 39.75840
SRS 24.9141−7
NSSNS 15.8018+1
National 5.109+2
SSDP 5.372+1
NRS dissidents4.087+7
Progressive 3.205+2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Milovan Milovanović
People's Radical Party
Milovan Milovanović
People's Radical Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on 1 April 1912. The result was a victory for the ruling People's Radical Party, which won 84 of the 160 seats in the National Assembly. [1]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's Radical Party 182,47939.75840
Independent Radical Party 114,34524.9141–7
National PartyProgressive coalition72,50915.8018+1
National Party 23,4115.109+2
Social Democratic Party 24,6655.372+1
People's Radical dissidents18,7444.087+7
Serbian Progressive Party 14,6793.205+2
Independent Radical dissidents5,5611.2100
National Party dissidents7030.150New
Independent lists1,9280.4200
Total459,024100.00166+6
Registered voters/turnout670,746
Source: Slobodan Antonic

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References

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