1880_Serbian_parliamentary_election

1880 Serbian parliamentary election

1880 Serbian parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on 12 December 1880 to elect members of the National Assembly.[1] As expected, the elections resulted in a majority for the government, whose supporters won 94 seats, whilst Radicals won only 18 seats.[1][2] By January 1881 the number of government supporters had risen to over 100, whilst the Radicals had split.[3]

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Background

Prince Milan signed a decree dissolving the National Assembly and calling elections on 5 November.[4] Unlike the previous elections in which many candidates were returned unopposed, most seats were contested.[1]

Results

The Serbian Progressive Party won 127 seats while the Liberal Party won 7.[5]

Aftermath

Supplementary elections were subsequently held in December 1881 [sr] and May 1882 [sr].

References

  1. [1]
    "Servia". The Times. 13 December 1880.
  2. [2]
    "News in Brief". The Times. 15 December 1880.
  3. [3]
    "Servia". The Times. 24 January 1881.
  4. [4]
    "News in Brief". The Times. 6 November 1880.
  5. [5]
    Mitrinović, Čedomil; Brašić, Miloš N. (1937). Jugoslovenske narodne skupštine i sabori. Belgrade: National Assembly of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. p. 94.
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