1880 Serbian parliamentary election explained

Country:Kingdom of Serbia
Flag Year:1880
Previous Election:1878
Next Election:1883
Election Date:12 December 1880
Nopercentage:yes
First Election:yes
Party1:Serbian Progressive Party (Kingdom of Serbia)
Leader1:Milan Piroćanac
Seats1:127
Party2:Liberal Party (Kingdom of Serbia)
Leader2:Jovan Ristić
Seats2:7
Prime Minister
Before Election:Milan Piroćanac
Before Party:Serbian Progressive Party (Kingdom of Serbia)
After Election:Milan Piroćanac
After Party:Serbian Progressive Party (Kingdom of Serbia)

Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on 12 December 1880 to elect members of the National Assembly.[1] As expected, the elections resulted in a majority for the government, whose supporters won 94 seats, whilst Radicals won only 18 seats.[1] [2] By January 1881 the number of government supporters had risen to over 100, whilst the Radicals had split.[3]

Background

Prince Milan signed a decree dissolving the National Assembly and calling elections on 5 November.[4] Unlike the previous elections in which many candidates were returned unopposed, most seats were contested.[1]

Results

The Serbian Progressive Party won 127 seats while the Liberal Party won 7.[5]

Aftermath

Supplementary elections were subsequently held in and .

Notes and References

  1. News: Servia . The Times . 13 December 1880.
  2. News: News in Brief . The Times . 15 December 1880.
  3. News: Servia . The Times . 24 January 1881.
  4. News: News in Brief . The Times . 6 November 1880.
  5. Book: Mitrinović . Čedomil . Brašić . Miloš N. . Jugoslovenske narodne skupštine i sabori . 1937 . National Assembly of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia . Belgrade . 94.