1919 Bulgarian parliamentary election

1919 Bulgarian parliamentary election

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All 236 seats in the National Assembly 118 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	54.53%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– BZNS Aleksandar Stamboliyski 27.35 77 +30 BRSDP (Narrow) Dimitar Blagoev 18.52 47 +36 BRSDP (Broad) Yanko Sakazov 13.06 38 +28 Democratic Aleksandar Malinov 10.39 28 −3 People's Ivan Evstratiev Geshov 8.98 19 +9 PLP Stoyan Danev 5.77 8 +6 RDP Stoyan Kustorkov  [ bg ] 5.25 8 +3 BZNS factions [a] Dimitar Dragiev  [ bg ] 4.24 8 New PLP–Genadiev Nikola Genadiev  [ bg ] 2.22 1 New PLP–Petkov Dobri Petkov  [ bg ] 2.07 2 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Teodor Teodorov People's Aleksandar Stamboliyski BZNS

Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 17 August 1919 ^[1] to elect members of the XVIII Ordinary National Assembly. The result was a victory for the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union, which won 77 of the 236 seats. Voter turnout was 55%. ^[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Bulgarian Agrarian National Union	176,281	27.35	77	+30
	Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers' Party (Narrow Socialists)	119,395	18.52	47	+36
	Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers' Party (Broad Socialists)	84,185	13.06	38	+28
	Democratic Party	66,953	10.39	28	–3
	People's Party	57,907	8.98	19	+9
	Progressive Liberal Party	37,178	5.77	8	+6
	Radical Democratic Party	33,861	5.25	8	+3
	Other BZNS groups [a]	27,349	4.24	8	New
	People's Liberal Party–Genadiev	14,307	2.22	1	New
	People's Liberal Party–Petkov	13,367	2.07	2	New
	Liberal Party (Radoslavists) [b]	9,313	1.44	0	–83
	Young Liberals Party	4,093	0.63	0	–12
	Others	457	0.07	0	–
Total		644,646	100.00	236	–9
Valid votes		644,646	98.22
Invalid/blank votes		11,708	1.78
Total votes		656,354	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,203,745	54.53
Source: National Statistical Institute [4]

1. Includes various BZNS splinters. All eight elected were from BZNS-Stara Zagora led by Dimitar Dragiev  [ bg ].
2. Includes breakaways (1,618 votes) and Liberal–Young Liberals coalitions (319 votes) ^[3]

Aftermath

BZNS formed a coalition government with the People's Party and the Progressive Liberal party. The government signed the Treaty of Neuilly. During its term several ministers from the government of Vasil Radoslavov were imprisoned, due to their involvement in Bulgaria's entry into WW1. Following a mass national transport workers' strike, Prime Minister Stamboliyski requested the tsar schedule early elections, in the hopes of achieving an outright majority in the Assembly. ^{[5] [6]}

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. Dolf Sternberger, Berngard Vogel & Dieter Nohlen (1969). Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band I: Europa - Erster Halbband. p. 146.
4. Statistique des elections des deputes pour la XVII-eme, XVIII-eme et XIX-eme Assemblees nationales ordinaires. NSI. 1928. pp. 35, 49, 53.
5. "Политически партии, организации и движения в България и техните лидери" (in Bulgarian).
6. Tsurakov, Angel. Encyclopedia of Governments, National Assemblies, and Assassinations in Bulgaria. Sofia, Trud Publishing House, 2008. ISBN 954-528-790-X, p. 138-146.