1931 Romanian general election explained

Election Name:1931 Romanian general election
Country:Kingdom of Romania
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Turnout:72.48%
Previous Election:1928 Romanian general election
Previous Year:1928
Next Election:1932 Romanian general election
Next Year:1932
Seats For Election:All 387 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
All 113 seats in the Senate
Election Date:1–8 June 1931
Image1:Ion Gheorghe Duca - Foto02.jpg
Leader1:Ion Duca
Leader Since1:28 December 1930
(PNL-Duca)
Last Election1:
Party1 Name:no
Party1:National Union
Color1:FFE101
Popular Vote1:1,389,901 D
Percentage1:48.86%
Seats1:108 S / 289 D
Seat Change1:New
Swing1:New
Leader2:Iuliu Maniu
Leader Since2:10 October 1926
(party foundation)
Last Election2:105 S / 348 D
Party2:National Peasants' Party
Popular Vote2:438,747 D
Percentage2:15.42%
Swing2:63.8pp
Image3:Gh. I. Bratianu.jpg
Leader3:Gheorghe Brătianu
Leader Since3:15 June 1930
(party foundation)
Last Election3:
Party3:National Liberal Party–Brătianu
Seats3:0 S / 12 D
Seat Change3:New
Popular Vote3:173,586 D
Percentage3:6.10%
Swing3:New
Image4:Le_général_Averescu%2C_commandant_du_1er_corps_d'armée_roumain.jpg
Leader4:Alexandru Averescu
Leader Since4:3 April 1918
(party foundation)
Last Election4:0 S / 5 D
Party4:People's Party (interwar Romania)
Seats4:0 S / 10 D
Seat Change4: 0 S / 5 D
Popular Vote4:141,141 D
Percentage4:4.96%
Swing4:2.5pp
Image5:Gy%C3%B6rgy_Bethlen.jpg
Leader5:György Bethlen
Leader Since5:1 April 1926
Last Election5:0 S / 16 D
Party5:Magyar Party (Romania)
Seats5:0 S / 10 D
Seat Change5: 0 S / 6 D
Popular Vote5:139,003 D
Percentage5:4.89%
Swing5:1.3pp
Image6:A.c_cuza.jpg
Leader6:A. C. Cuza
Leader Since6:March 1923
(party foundation)
Last Election6:0 S / 0 D
Party6:National-Christian Defense League
Seats6:0 S / 8 D
Seat Change6: 0 S / 8 D
Popular Vote6:113,863 D
Percentage6:4.00%
Swing6:2.8pp
Prime Minister
Posttitle:Subsequent Prime Minister
Before Election:Nicolae Iorga
Before Party:PND
After Election:Nicolae Iorga
After Party:PND

General elections were held in Romania in June 1931.[1] The Chamber of Deputies was elected on 1 June, whilst the Senate was elected in three stages on 4, 6 and 8 June.[1] The result was a victory for the governing National Union, an alliance of the National Party, the National Liberal Party, the German Party, the Agrarian Union Party, the Vlad Ţepeş League, the Agrarian League and several other parties.[2] The Union won 289 of the 387 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 108 of the 113 seats in the Senate elected through universal vote.[3] The five seats won by the Communist-dominated Peasant Workers' Bloc were ultimately invalidated by the new Parliament.

Results

Senate

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1601
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1610-1611