June 1920 Zagreb local elections explained

Election Name:June 1920 Zagreb local elections
Country:Zagreb
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:March 1920 Zagreb local elections
Previous Year:1920
Next Election:1921 Zagreb local elections
Next Year:1921
Seats For Election:20 seats to the Zagreb City Assembly
Turnout:13.64%
Election Date:18 June 1920
Candidate1:Vjekoslav Heinzel
Party1:Croatian Union
Popular Vote1:2,070
Percentage1:65.16%
Colour1:727272
Candidate2:Vladimir Prebeg
Party2:Party of Rights
Popular Vote2:766
Percentage2:24.11%
Colour2:000000
Mayor
Before Election:Dragutin Dončić
After Election:Vjekoslav Heinzel
After Party:Croatian Union

On 18 June 1920 local elections were held in Zagreb, in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. The elections were held for the revoked mandates from last local elections in March 1920. The Croatian Union won a majority of seats and Vjekoslav Heinzel was named the new mayor of Zagreb.

Results

Political partyVotes%Seats%
Croatian Union
Hrvatska zajednica
2,07065.16%1365%
Croatian Party of Rights
Hrvatska stranka prava
76624.11%525%
Croatian People's Peasant Party
Hrvatska pučka seljačka stranka
2126.67%15%
People's Socialist Party
Narodna socijalistička stranka
1294.06%15%
Totalalign=center style="background: lightgrey" 3,177align=center style="background: lightgrey" 100%align=center style="background: lightgrey" 20align=center style="background: lightgrey" 100%
Registered Voters/Turnoutalign=center style="background: lightgrey" 23,290align=center style="background: lightgrey" 13.64%

Mayoral elections

Democratic Party boycotted the elections and asked to schedule elections for the entire city assembly. The assembly after these elections had 28 members of the Croatian Union, 8 representatives of the Croatian Party of Rights, 5 from the Democratic Party, 5 from the Croatian People's Peasant Party, 1 from the Social Democratic Party, 2 representatives of Jewish parties and 1 socialist. On 17 August 17, 1920 Vjekoslav Heinzel was elected mayor with 27 votes, while Vladimir Prebeg from the Party of Rights received eight votes. Eight votes were invalid (blank ballots).[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Izvještaj Gradskog poglavarstva o sveopćoj upravi slobodnog i kraljevskog glavnog grada Zagreba za godine 1919. – 1925., 243.