Election Name: | 1938 Czechoslovak presidential election |
Country: | Czech Republic |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1935 Czechoslovak presidential election |
Previous Year: | 1935 |
Next Election: | 1946 Czechoslovak presidential election |
Next Year: | 1946 |
Election Date: | 30 November 1938 |
Nominee1: | Emil Hácha |
Party1: | Independent (politician) |
Electoral Vote1: | 272 |
Percentage1: | 87.2% |
President | |
Before Election: | Edvard Beneš |
Before Party: | Czechoslovak National Socialist Party |
After Election: | Emil Hácha |
After Party: | Independent (politician) |
The 1938 Czechoslovak presidential election took place on 30 November 1938. The election was held following the Munich Agreement. Edvard Beneš resigned on his position and Emil Hácha became the new president.[1]
312 members of parliament voted. Hácha received 272 votes while 39 were blank.[2]