April 1923 Bulgarian parliamentary election

April 1923 Bulgarian parliamentary election

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All 245 seats in the National Assembly 123 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	86.48%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– BZNS Aleksandar Stamboliyski 53.77 212 +102 CB-BRSDP (o) Aleksandar Malinov Ivan Geshov Yanko Sakazov 21.40 17 −33 BKP Dimitar Blagoev 19.27 16 −34 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Aleksandar Stamboliyski Stamboliyski I (BZNS) Aleksandar Stamboliyski Stamboliyski II (BZNS)

Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 22 April 1923. ^[1] to elect members of the XX Ordinary National Assembly. The result was a victory for the ruling Bulgarian Agrarian National Union, which won 212 of the 245 seats. Voter turnout was 86%. ^[2]

Results

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Bulgarian Agrarian National Union			569,139	53.77	212	+102
	Bulgarian Communist Party			203,972	19.27	16	–34
	Constitutional Bloc [a]		Constitutional Bloc	166,909	15.77	14	–40
			Constitutional Bloc–BRSDP (united)	31,768	3.00	3	–6
	National Liberal Party			55,963	5.29	0	–6
	BRSDP (united)			27,816	2.63	0	–
	Other BZNS groups			2,768	0.26	0	0
	Others			141	0.01	0	0
Total				1,058,476	100.00	245	+16
Valid votes				1,058,476	98.10
Invalid/blank votes				20,532	1.90
Total votes				1,079,008	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				1,247,720	86.48
Source: National Statistical Institute [3]

Aftermath

Following the election, much of the opposition became involved in the organization of a coup. Interior minister Hristo Stoyanov  ( bg ) had called 5000 Orange Guards to Sofia in response, however early in the morning on 9 June 1923 the government was overthrown. ^[4]

The People's Alliance, which had organized the coup alongside the Bulgarian Military Union  ( bg ), formed a government with the parties of the opposition Constitutional Bloc (ONPP, DP and RDP) as well as the NLP and the Broad Socialists. NLP's sole minister, Boyan Smilov  ( bg ), was later forced to resign under Socialist pressure. In the months that followed, BZNS leader Aleksandar Stamboliyski was murdered, many other BZNS members were imprisoned and the anti-government June Uprising and September Uprising took place. The People's Alliance, ONPP, DP and RDP merged into the Democratic Alliance on 10 August and snap elections were scheduled for November. ^[5]

Notes

1. Democratic Party - 8 seats, United People's Progressive Party - 4 seats, Radical Democratic Party - 2 seats, BRSDP (united) - 2 seats, Independent - 1 seat

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. Statistique des elections des deputes pour la XX-eme Assemblee nationale ordinaire. NSI. 1927.
4. Tsurakov, Angel. Encyclopedia of Governments, National Assemblies, and Assassinations in Bulgaria. Sofia, Trud Publishing House, 2008. ISBN 954-528-790-X, p. 146-149.
5. Kumanov, Milen. Political organizations and movements in Bulgaria and their leaders 1879-1949, Sofia 1991.