1928 Romanian general election

General elections were held in Romania in December 1928.[1] The Chamber of Deputies was elected on 12 December, whilst the Senate was elected in three stages on 15, 17 and 19 December.[1] The result was a victory for the governing National Peasants' Party-led alliance, which won 348 of the 387 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 105 of the 110 seats in the Senate elected through universal male vote.[2] Of the 348 Chamber seats won by the alliance, the National Peasants' Party won 326, the Social Democratic Party won 9, the German Party won 8, the Hungarian People's Party won 2 and three were won by Jewish candidates.[2] It is generally regarded as the freest election ever held in Romania until the 1990s.[3]

1928 Romanian general election

12–19 December 1928
All 387 seats in the Chamber of Deputies All 110 seats in the Senate
Turnout	77.4% (0.4%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Iuliu Maniu Vintilă Brătianu György Bethlen Party PNȚ-led Alliance PNL PM Leader since 10 October 1926 (party foundation) 24 November 1927 1 April 1926 Last election 17 S 54 D, 22.5% 92 S 318 D, 62.7% 1 S 15 D, 6.4%† Seats won 105 S / 348 D 0 S / 13 D 3 S / 16 D Seat change 88 S / 294 D 92 S / 305 D 2 S / 1 D† Popular vote 2,208,922 D 185,939 D 172,099 D Percentage 79.2% 6.7% 6.2% Swing 56.7% 56.0% 0.2%†
† Participated in the previous election as the BMG, in coalition with the PG.
Prime Minister before election Iuliu Maniu PNȚ Elected Prime Minister Iuliu Maniu PNȚ