Czechoslovakian parliamentary election, 1935
Parliamentary elections were held in Czechoslovakia on 19 May 1935.[1] The result was a victory for the newly established Sudeten German Party, which won 44 seats in the Chamber and 23 in the Senate. Funded by the German Nazi Party, it won over two-third of the vote amongst Sudeten Germans. Voter turnout was 91.9% in the Chamber election and 81.2% for the Senate.[2]
Results
Chamber of Deputies
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
| |
Sudeten German Party |
1,249,534 |
15.2 |
44 |
New |
| |
Republican Party of Agrarian and Smallholding Peoples |
1,176,628 |
14.3 |
45 |
–1 |
| |
Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers Party |
1,032,773 |
12.5 |
38 |
–1 |
| |
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia |
849,495 |
10.3 |
30 |
0 |
| |
Czechoslovak National Socialist Party |
755,872 |
9.2 |
28 |
–4 |
| |
Czechoslovak People's Party |
615,804 |
7.5 |
22 |
–3 |
| |
Autonomous Bloc¹ |
564,273 |
6.9 |
22 |
New |
| |
National Reunion |
458,351 |
5.6 |
17 |
New |
| |
Czechoslovak Traders' Party |
448,049 |
5.4 |
17 |
+5 |
| |
German Social Democratic Workers Party |
299,945 |
3.6 |
11 |
–10 |
| |
German-Hungarian Coalition |
291,837 |
3.5 |
9 |
New |
| |
National Fascist Community |
167,433 |
2.0 |
6 |
New |
| |
German Christian Social People's Party |
162,781 |
2.0 |
6 |
–8 |
| |
Farmers' League |
142,399 |
1.7 |
5 |
New |
|
Other parties |
16,206 |
0.2 |
0 |
– |
| Total |
8,231,380 |
100 |
300 |
0 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
¹ The Autonomous Bloc was composed of Hlinka's Slovak People's Party, the Slovak National Party, the Autonomous Agrarian Union, the Polish People's Party and the Polish Socialist Workers Party.
Senate
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
| |
Sudeten German Party |
1,092,255 |
15.0 |
23 |
New |
| |
Republican Party of Agrarian and Smallholding Peoples |
1,042,924 |
14.3 |
23 |
–1 |
| |
Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers Party |
910,252 |
12.5 |
20 |
0 |
| |
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia |
740,696 |
10.2 |
16 |
+1 |
| |
Czechoslovak National Socialist Party |
672,126 |
9.2 |
14 |
–2 |
| |
Czechoslovak People's Party |
557,684 |
7.7 |
11 |
–2 |
| |
Autonomous Bloc |
495,166 |
6.8 |
11 |
New |
| |
National Reunion |
410,095 |
5.6 |
9 |
New |
| |
Czechoslovak Traders' Party |
393,732 |
5.4 |
8 |
+2 |
| |
German Social Democratic Workers Party |
271,097 |
3.7 |
6 |
–5 |
| |
German-Hungarian Coalition |
259,832 |
3.6 |
6 |
New |
| |
German Christian Social People's Party |
155,234 |
2.1 |
3 |
–5 |
| |
National Fascist Community |
145,125 |
2.0 |
0 |
New |
| |
Farmers' League |
129,862 |
1.8 |
0 |
New |
|
Other parties |
973 |
0.0 |
0 |
– |
| Total |
7,277,053 |
100 |
150 |
0 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p471 ISBN 9873832956097
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p472
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