November 1888 Serbian parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia for the Great National Assembly in November 1888 for the purposes of drafting a new Constitution. [1] The result was a victory for the People's Radical Party. [2]

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Electoral system

The Parliament 628 members; 88 directly elected in 23 boroughs and 540 indirectly elected to represent rural constituencies. In rural areas voters would first elect electors, who would in turn elect the MPs. [3] Around 32,000 people were registered to vote. [1]

Campaign

The People's Radical Party were largely funded by Russian backing. [4] Many of their candidates claimed that Serbia did not need an army, but should instead rely on militia. [5]

Conduct

On 28 November King Milan annulled the elections held in rural seats on the basis that the elections had not been free. [3] The People's Radical Party had complained of interference by the police, whilst the Progressive Party had complained that the Radicals had conducted a violent campaign. The King ordered voting to restart on 3 December with three royal commissioners to attend each constituency. [3]

Results

The People's Radical Party were expected to have a majority of around 40 following the original elections, but after the rural constituencies voted for a second time, the majority was increased to nearly 200. [6] The Progressive Party won several seats in the original elections, but were almost wiped out in the second vote. [7]

Kingdom of Serbia National Assembly 1888.svg
PartySeats
People's Radical Party 450
Liberal Party 150
Progressive Party 2
Others26
Total628
Source: The Times [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "News in Brief", The Times, 21 November 1888
  2. 1 2 "Servia", The Times, 19 December 1888
  3. 1 2 3 "Servia", The Times, 30 November 1888
  4. "King Milan's Abdication", The Times, 8 March 1889
  5. "Servia", The Times, 9 March 1889
  6. "Servia", The Times, 7 December 1888
  7. "King Milan", The Times, 6 March 1889