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1914 Bulgarian parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 23 February 1914.[1] The result was a victory for the Liberal Concentration, an alliance of the Liberal Party, the People's Liberal Party and the Young Liberals Party, which won 126 of the 245 seats. Voter turnout was 67.1%.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Liberal Concentration 345,730 45.2 126 +38
Bulgarian Agrarian National Union 147,143 19.3 47 –1
Democratic Party 86,611 11.3 31 +17
Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers Party (Broad Socialists) 42,235 5.9 10 –9
Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers' Party (Narrow Socialists) 43,251 5.7 11 –17
People's Party 39,035 5.1 10 +5
Radical Democratic Party 27,353 3.6 5 0
Progressive Liberal Party 23,307 3.0 2 +1
Independents 6,621 0.9 3 –3
Invalid/blank votes 5,426
Total 769,712 100 245 +41
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

¹ Of the 126 seats, the Liberal Party won 83, the People's Liberal Party 31 and the Young Liberals Party twelve.[2]

References

  1. ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p368 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ a b Nohlen & Stöver, p379