1939 Bulgarian parliamentary election explained

Election Name:1939 Bulgarian parliamentary election
Country:Bulgaria
Flag Year:1878
Previous Election:1938
Next Election:1945
Election Date:
Seats For Election:All 160 seats in the National Assembly
Majority Seats:81
Turnout:67.2%
First Election:yes
Party1:Pro-government
Leader1:
Percentage1:57.74
Seats1:142
Party2:BKP
Leader2:Georgi Dimitrov
Percentage2:8.04
Seats2:10
Prime Minister
Before Election:Georgi Kyoseivanov
Before Party:Independent politician
After Election:Georgi Kyoseivanov
After Party:Independent politician

Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 24 December 1939, although voting continued in some areas into January 1940.[1] The elections were officially held on a non-partisan basis with the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union and Bulgarian Communist Party banned,[2] and in a process tightly controlled by Tsar Boris III, by then the real power in the country.[3] However, candidates representing parties did contest the elections.[4] Pro-government candidates won a majority of seats.[5] Voter turnout was 67.2%.[6]

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p354
  3. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/bgtoc.html Bulgaria: a country study
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p381
  5. Nohlen & Stöver, p386
  6. Nohlen & Stöver, p370