1925 Czechoslovak parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Czechoslovakia on 15 November 1925.[1] The result was a victory for the Republican Party of Farmers and Peasants, which won 45 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 23 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 90.1% in the Chamber election and 77.3% for the Senate.[2]

1925 Czechoslovak parliamentary election

15 November 1925 (1925-11-15)

All 300 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
All 150 seats to the Senate
151 seats needed for a majority
Turnout90.1%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Antonín Švehla Josef Haken Jan Šrámek
Party RSZML KSČ ČSL
Seats after 45 41 31
Seat change 17 41 2
Popular vote 970,498 913,711 691,238
Percentage 13.66% 12.86% 9.73%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Antonín Hampl Václav Klofáč Franz Spina
Party ČSSD ČSNS BdL
Seats after 29 28 24
Seat change 45 4 11
Popular vote 630,894 609,915 571,198
Percentage 8.88% 8.58% 8.03%

  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
Leader Andrej Hlinka Ludwig Czech Karl Hilgenreiner
Party HSĽS DSAP DCVP
Seats after 23 17 13
Seat change 23 14 14
Popular vote 489,027 411,010 314,440
Percentage 6.88% 5.78% 4.43%

Prime Minister before election

Antonín Švehla
RSZML

Elected Prime Minister

Antonín Švehla
RSZML

Results

Chamber of Deputies

Party Votes % Seats +/–
 Republican Party of Farmers and Peasants970,49813.6645+17
 Communist Party of Czechoslovakia913,71112.8641New
 Czechoslovak People's Party691,2389.7331–2
 Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers' Party630,8948.8829–45
 Czechoslovak Socialist Party609,9158.5828+4
 Carpatho-Russian Labour Party0New
 Farmers' League571,1988.0324+11
 Hlinka's Slovak People's Party489,0276.8823New
 German Social Democratic Workers' Party411,0105.7817+4
 German Christian Social People's Party314,4404.4313–14
 Czechoslovak Traders' Party285,9284.0213+7
 Czechoslovak National Democracy284,6284.0113–6
 German National Party240,8793.3910New
 German National Socialist Workers' Party168,2782.377–8
 Provincial Christian-Socialist Party85,7771.214+4
 Jewish Party98,7931.390
 National Labour Party98,2401.380
 Autonomous Agrarian Union35,6740.501New
 Slovak National Party35,4460.500–12
 Polish People's Party29,8840.421New
 Polish Socialist Workers PartyNew
 Czechoslovak Agrarian and Conservative Party27,8840.390New
 West Slovak Christian Social Party17,2850.240New
 Jewish Economic Party16,8610.240New
 Czechoslovak Cottiers and Smallholders Party14,4530.200
 German Free Social Party11,3670.160New
 Independent Communist Party7,8540.110New
 Provincial Peasants Party4,5920.060New
 Civic Party4,2400.060New
 Union of Christian Rural Peoples2,3920.030New
 Entrepreneur Party of Subcarpathian Ruthenia1,0940.020New
Total7,073,4801003000
Source: CZSO

Senate

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Republican Party of Farmers and Peasants841,64713.823+9
Communist Party of Czechoslovakia774,45412.720New
Czechoslovak People's Party618,03310.116–2
Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers' Party537,4708.814–27
Czechoslovak Socialist Party516,2508.514+4
Farmers' League505,5978.312+6
Hlinka's Slovak People's Party417,2066.812New
German Social Democratic Workers' Party363,3106.09–7
German Christian Social People's Party289,0554.77+3
Czechoslovak Traders' Party257,1714.26+3
Czechoslovak National Democracy256,3604.27–3
German National Party214,5893.55New
German National Socialist Workers' Party139,9452.33
Provincial Christian-Socialist Party85,7771.420
Slovak National and Farmers' Party31,6570.50–6
Other parties248,1964.10–4
Total6,096,717100150+8
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

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