Czechoslovakian parliamentary election, 1929

Parliamentary elections were held in Czechoslovakia on 27 October 1929.[1] The result was a victory for the Republican Party of Agricultural and Smallholder People, which won 46 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 24 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 90.2% in the Chamber election and 78.8% for the Senate.[2]

Results

Chamber of Deputies

Party Votes % Seats +/–
 Republican Party of Agrarian and Smallholding Peoples1,105,49815.046+1
 Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers Party963,46213.039+10
 Czechoslovak National Socialist Party767,32810.432+4
 Communist Party of Czechoslovakia753,22010.230–11
 Czechoslovak People's Party623,3408.425–6
 German Social Democratic Workers Party506,7616.921+4
 Hlinka's Slovak People's Party425,0515.819–4
 German Electoral Coalition396,4545.416New
 Czechoslovak National Democracy359,5474.915+2
 German Christian Social People's Party348,0664.714+1
 Czechoslovak Traders' Party291,2093.912–1
 Provincial Christian-Socialist Party257,3723.59+5
 German National Socialist Workers' Party204,1102.88+1
 German National Party189,1872.67–3
 United Jewish and Polish Parties194,3742.64New
 League Against Bound Tickets3New
 Provincial Party of Smallholders, Entrepreneurs and Workers of Czechoslovakia00
 Pangerman Party of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia0New
 Juriga's Slovak People's Party0New
Total7,384,9791003000
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Senate

Party Votes % Seats +/–
 Republican Party of Agrarian and Smallholding Peoples978,29115.224+1
 Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers Party841,33113.020+6
 Czechoslovak National Socialist Party666,60710.316+2
 Communist Party of Czechoslovakia644,89610.015–5
 Czechoslovak People's Party559,7008.713–3
 German Social Democratic Workers Party446,9406.911+2
 Hlinka's Slovak People's Party377,4985.99–3
 German Electoral Coalition359,0025.69New
 Czechoslovak National Democracy325,0235.08+1
 German Christian Social People's Party313,5444.98+1
 Czechoslovak Traders' Party274,0854.260
 Provincial Christian-Socialist Party233,7723.66+4
 German National Socialist Workers' Party171,1812.74+1
 German National Party166,7182.60–5
 Other parties91,9131.41+1
Total6,450,5011001500
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p471 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p472