1931 Yugoslavian parliamentary election explained

Country:Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Type:parliamentary
Election Name:1931 Yugoslavian parliamentary election
Election Date:8 November 1931
Previous Election:1927 Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes parliamentary election
Previous Year:1927
Next Election:1935 Yugoslavian parliamentary election
Next Year:1935
Seats For Election:All 305 seats in the National Assembly
Image1:Petar Zivkovic.jpg
Leader1:Petar Živković
Party1:JRSD
Seats1:305
Popular Vote1:2,324,395
Percentage1:100%
Prime Minister
Before Election:Petar Živković
Before Party:JRSD
Posttitle:Prime Minister after election
After Election:Petar Živković
After Party:JRSD

Parliamentary elections were held in Yugoslavia on 8 November 1931.[1] Voters were presented with a single list of candidates supporting the royal dictatorship of King Alexander. The list was headed by Prime Minister Petar Živković.[1]

Background

See main article: 6 January Dictatorship.

Alexander abolished the Vidovdan Constitution, prorogued the National Assembly and introduced a personal dictatorship on 6 January 1929. The next day, General Petar Živković became prime minister, heading the regime's Yugoslav Radical Peasants' Democracy. A new constitution was promulgated in September 1931, under which the elections were held.

Notes and References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Klaus Landfried (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente und andere Staatsorgane, Walter de Gruyter, p784