Bulgarian parliamentary election, 1914

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Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 23 February 1914. [1] 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. Voter turnout was 67.1%. [2]

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Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. The capital and largest city is Sofia; other major cities are Plovdiv, Varna and Burgas. With a territory of 110,994 square kilometres (42,855 sq mi), Bulgaria is Europe's 16th-largest country.

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Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Liberal Concentration345,73045.2126+38
Bulgarian Agrarian National Union 147,14319.347–1
Democratic Party 86,61111.331+17
Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers Party (Broad Socialists) 42,2355.910–9
Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers' Party (Narrow Socialists) 43,2515.711–17
People's Party 39,0355.110+5
Radical Democratic Party 27,3533.650
Progressive Liberal Party 23,3073.02+1
Independents6,6210.93–3
Invalid/blank votes5,426
Total769,712100245+41
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

¹ Of the 126 seats, the Liberal Party won 83, the People's Liberal Party 31 and the Young Liberals Party twelve. [2]

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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, p379