1935 Czechoslovak parliamentary election

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1935 Czechoslovak parliamentary election
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  1929 19 May 1935 (1935-05-19) 1946  
Chamber of Deputies

All 300 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
151 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
SdP Konrad Henlein 15.1844New
RSZML Rudolf Beran 14.2945−1
ČSDSD Antonín Hampl 12.5538−1
KSČ Klement Gottwald 10.32300
ČSNS Václav Klofáč 9.1828−4
ČSL Jan Šrámek 7.4822−3
AB Andrej Hlinka 6.8622New
NSjRNAPRNP Karel Kramář 5.5717New
ČŽOS Josef Václav Najman 5.4417+5
DSAP Ludwig Czech 3.6411−10
OKSZPMNPZDP Géza Szüllö 3.5590
NOF Radola Gajda 2.036New
DCVP Karl Hilgenreiner 1.986−8
BdL Franz Spina 1.735New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Senate

All 150 seats in the Senate
76 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
SdP Konrad Henlein 15.0123New
RSZML Rudolf Beran 14.3323−1
ČSDSD Antonín Hampl 12.51200
KSČ Klement Gottwald 10.1816+1
ČSNS Václav Klofáč 9.2414−2
ČSL Jan Šrámek 7.6611−2
AB Andrej Hlinka 6.811New
NSjRNAPRNP Karel Kramář 5.649New
ČŽOS Josef Václav Najman 5.418+2
DSAP Ludwig Czech 3.736−5
OKSZPMNPZDP Géza Szüllö 3.5760
DCVP Karl Hilgenreiner 2.133−5
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Jan Malypetr
RSZML
Jan Malypetr
RSZML

Parliamentary elections were held in Czechoslovakia on 19 May 1935. [1] The result was a victory for the newly established Sudeten German Party, which won 44 seats in the Chamber and 23 in the Senate. Funded by the German Nazi Party, it won over two-thirds of the vote amongst Sudeten Germans. Voter turnout was 91.9% in the Chamber election and 81.2% for the Senate. [2] These elections would be the last in Czechoslovakia until 1946.

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Results

Chamber of Deputies

National Assembly of Czechoslovakia 1935.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Sudeten German Party 1,249,53415.1844New
Republican Party of Farmers and Peasants 1,176,62814.2945–1
Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers' Party 1,032,77312.5538–1
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia 849,49510.32300
Czechoslovak National Social Party 755,8729.1828–4
Czechoslovak People's Party 615,8047.4822–3
Autonomous Bloc (HSĽSSNSAZSPSL)564,2736.8622New
National UnificationRNAPRNP 458,3515.5717New
Czechoslovak Traders' Party 448,0495.4417+5
German Social Democratic Workers' Party 299,9453.6411–10
OKSZPMNPZDP 291,8373.5590
National Fascist Community 167,4342.036New
German Christian Social People's Party 162,7811.986–8
Farmers' League 142,4021.735New
National Unification of the Clerical-Administrative Parties10,2250.120New
Economic Party of Debtors5,9770.070New
Total8,231,380100.003000
Registered voters/turnout8,957,572
Source: Statistical Office [3]

Senate

Czechoslovak Senate 1935.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Sudeten German Party 1,092,25515.0123New
Republican Party of Farmers and Peasants 1,042,92414.3323–1
Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers' Party 910,25212.51200
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia 740,69610.1816+1
Czechoslovak National Social Party 672,1269.2414–2
Czechoslovak People's Party 557,6847.6611–2
Autonomous Bloc (HSĽSSNSAZSPSL)495,1666.8011New
National UnificationRNAPRNP 410,0955.649New
Czechoslovak Traders' Party 393,7325.418+2
German Social Democratic Workers' Party 271,0973.736–5
OKSZPMNPZDP 259,8323.5760
German Christian Social People's Party 155,2342.133–5
National Fascist Community 145,1251.990New
Farmers' League 129,8621.780New
Economic Party of Debtors9730.010New
Total7,277,053100.001500
Registered voters/turnout8,957,572
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p471 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p472
  3. Statistical Office