1914 Bulgarian parliamentary election

1914 Bulgarian parliamentary election

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All 245 seats in the National Assembly 123 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	67.11%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– LP–NLP–MLP Vasil Radoslavov 45.24 126 +32 BZNS Aleksandar Dimitrov  [ bg ] Dimitar Dragiev  [ bg ] 19.25 47 −1 Democratic Aleksandar Malinov 11.33 31 +17 BRSDP (united) Yanko Sakazov 5.92 10 −9 BRSDP Dimitar Blagoev 5.66 11 −7 People's Party Ivan Geshov 5.11 10 +5 Radical Democratic Naycho Tsanov  [ bg ] 3.58 5 0 Progressive Liberal Stoyan Danev 3.05 2 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Vasil Radoslavov Radoslavov III (LP–NLP–MLP) Vasil Radoslavov Radoslavov III (LP–NLP–MLP)

Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 23 February 1914. ^[1] to elect members of the XVII Ordinary National Assembly. The result was a victory for the Liberal Concentration, an alliance of the Liberal Party, the People's Liberal Party and the Young Liberals Party, which won 126 of the 245 seats, achieving a majority. Voter turnout was 67%. ^[2] The coalition won with large margins in the newly incorporated territories, having promised certain degrees of religious and cultural minority rights. ^[3]

Results

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Liberal Concentration		Liberal Party	345,730	45.24	83	+23
			People's Liberal Party			31	+4
			Young Liberals Party			12	+5
			Undetermined Liberals			3	+3
	Bulgarian Agrarian National Union			147,143	19.25	47	–1
	Democratic Party			86,611	11.33	31	+17
	Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers' Party (United)			45,235	5.92	10	–9
	Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers' Party (Narrow Socialists)			43,251	5.66	11	–7
	People's Party			39,005	5.10	10	+5
	Radical Democratic Party			27,353	3.58	5	0
	Progressive Liberal Party			23,307	3.05	2	+1
	Others			6,651	0.87	0	0
Total				764,286	100.00	245	+41
Valid votes				764,286	99.30
Invalid/blank votes				5,426	0.70
Total votes				769,712	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				1,146,880	67.11
Source: National Statistical Institute [4]

Aftermath

Members of Radoslavov's third government

Having achieved a majority the pro-Triple Alliance liberal coalition government continued its term and despite its initial declaration of neutrality eventually oversaw Bulgaria's entry into WW1.

All of the opposition parties except the Narrow Socialists (NP, PLP, DP, RDP, BZNS and BRSDP-o) had formed a "Civic Bloc" opposition coalition in 1917. In the summer of 1918 the dire military situation led to Tsar Ferdinand dismissing the government and appointed DP leader Malinov as PM. Only the RDP joined his government, but the other parties of the bloc agreed to support it. ^[3] Despite being made up of pro-Entente parties, the new government vowed to "fight until a victorious end to the war". After the worsening of the military situation and during the ongoing Radomir Rebellion, the government signed an armistice with the Entente on 29 September 1918. Ferdinand abdicated on the 3rd of October. Later that month Malinov formed a government of national unity, including the DP, RDP, NP, BZNS and the Broad Socialists. However, he resigned the following month, after the Romanian occupation of Southern Dobruja.

Foreign minister Teodorov from the NP formed another government of national unity including the same parties and the PLP. Three ministrerial positions were given to the BZNS, representing both of its factions (Dragiev and Stamboliyski). In May 1919 Teodorov formed a second government, which excluded the DP. ^[5]

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p368 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p379
3. "Политически партии, организации и движения в България и техните лидери" (in Bulgarian).
4. Statistique des elections des deputes pour la XVII-eme, XVIII-eme et XIX-eme Assemblees nationales ordinaires. NSI. 1928. pp. 9, 16, 20.
5. Tsurakov, Angel. Encyclopedia of Governments, National Assemblies, and Assassinations in Bulgaria. Sofia, Trud Publishing House, 2008. ISBN 954-528-790-X, p. 125-137.