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Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 18 November 1923. [1] They followed a coup in June that had overthrown the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union government led by Aleksandar Stamboliyski, which had been elected in April. The result was a victory for the Democratic Alliance, which won 200 of the 247 seats. Voter turnout was 86%. [2]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Alliance | 639,881 | 63.76 | 200 | +183 | |
| Bulgarian Agrarian National Union | 132,160 | 13.17 | 19 | −193 | |
| National Liberal Party | 120,640 | 12.02 | 7 | +7 | |
| BZNS–BKP | 68,943 | 6.87 | 19 | – | |
| BZNS–BKP–Craftsmen | 12,246 | 1.22 | 2 | – | |
| Bulgarian Communist Party | 8,437 | 0.84 | – | ||
| Independents | 21,206 | 2.11 | – | ||
| Total | 1,003,513 | 100.00 | 247 | +2 | |
| Valid votes | 1,003,513 | 91.52 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 92,964 | 8.48 | |||
| Total votes | 1,096,477 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,271,890 | 86.21 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
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