1879 Bulgarian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria between 30 September and 7 October 1879.[1] The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 140 of the 170 seats. Voter turnout was 32.0%.[2]


30 September to 7 October 1879

All 170 seats to the National Assembly
86 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout32.0%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Dragan Tsankov Todor Burmov
Party Liberal Conservative
Seats won 140 30

Prime Minister before election

Todor Burmov
Conservative

Subsequent Prime Minister

Todor Burmov
Conservative

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Liberal Party140
Conservative Party30
Invalid/blank votes
Total170
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p368 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p369
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