Bulgarian parliamentary election, 1884

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Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 27 May 1884. [1] The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 100 of the 171 seats. Voter turnout was 28.9%. [2] Further members were elected from Eastern Rumelia between 11 and 18 May 1886, [2] after it became part of Bulgaria in 1885.

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Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Liberal Party 100
Conservative Party 71
Invalid/blank votes
Total171
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p368 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. 1 2 Nohlen & Stöver, p369