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]