1946 Slovak parliamentary election explained

Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1938 Slovak parliamentary election
Previous Year:1938
Next Election:1948 Slovak parliamentary election
Next Year:1948
Seats For Election:All 100 seats in the Slovak National Council
Majority Seats:51
Election Date:14 August 1946
Image1:Emblem of the Democratic Party (Czechoslovakia).svg
Leader1:Jozef Lettrich
Party1:Democratic Party (Slovakia, 1944)
Seats After1:63
Popular Vote1:999,622
Percentage1:62.50%
Leader2:Karol Šmidke
Party2:Communist Party of Slovakia (1939)
Seats After2:31
Popular Vote2:489,596
Percentage2:30.61%
Image4:File:Vavro Šrobár.JPG
Leader4:Vavro Šrobár
Party4:Freedom Party (Slovakia)
Seats After4:3
Popular Vote4:60,195
Percentage4:3.76%
Leader5:Ivan Frlička
Party5:Labour Party (Slovakia)
Seats After5:3
Popular Vote5:50,079
Percentage5:3.13%
Chairman of the Slovak National Council
Before Election:Jozef Lettrich
Before Party:Democratic Party (Slovakia, 1944)
After Election:Jozef Lettrich
After Party:Democratic Party (Slovakia, 1944)

Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 14 August 1946, when the Slovak Commissariat of Interior assigned seats in the National Council to the political parties according to their result in the 1946 state parliament election. They were the last elections before the Communist takeover in 1948. Vast majority of 100 seats went to the conservative Democratic Party. The elections also determined the composition of the Slovak Board of Commissioners.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Members of the Democratic Party in the new Slovak National Council . sk . Bratislava . 1946-08-14 . Čas .