Bulgarian parliamentary election, 1945

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Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 18 November 1945,[1] the country's first to feature universal suffrage for women.[2] The Bulgarian Agrarian National Union and the Bulgarian Communist Party both won 94 seats.[3] Voter turnout was 84.8%.[4]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Bulgarian Communist Party3,005,98388.194
Bulgarian Agrarian National Union94
Zveno45
Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers Party (Broad Socialists)31
Radical Democratic Party11
Opposition candidates404,48211.91
Invalid/blank votes455,000
Total3,865,465100276
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp368-369 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p86
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p386
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p370
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