Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria between 6 and 27 March 1938, the first after the 1934 coup.[1] The elections were held on a non-partisan basis, with the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union and Bulgarian Communist Party banned.[2] Pro-government candidates won a majority of seats.[3] Voter turnout was 69.5%.[4]
Women were allowed to vote – for the first time – if they were married, divorced or widowed.[5]
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro-government candidates | 97 | |||
| Opposition candidates | 63 | |||
| Total | 160 | |||
| Total votes | 2,261,862 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,252,883 | 69.53 | ||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p368 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p354
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p386
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p370
- ^ Krassimira Daskalova: How Should We Name the “Women-Friendly” Actions of State Socialism?, in: Aspasia: International Yearbook of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern European Women's and Gender History, Vol. 1 (2007), pp. 214–219 (here: p. 215). Available here.