1931 Yugoslavian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Yugoslavia on 8 November 1931.[1] Voters were presented with a single list of candidates supporting the royal dictatorship of King Alexander. The list was headed by Prime Minister Petar Živković.[1]

1931 Yugoslavian parliamentary election

8 November 1931

All 305 seats to the National Assembly
Turnout65.3%
  First party
 
Leader Petar Živković
Party JRSD
Seats won 305
Popular vote 2,324,395
Percentage 100.0%

Prime Minister before election

Petar Živković
JRSD

Elected Prime
Minister

Petar Živković
JRSD

Background

The royal dictatorship lasted from 6 January 1929, when the king prorogued parliament and assumed control of the state, and ended with the 1931 Yugoslav Constitution.

Alexander abolished the Vidovdan Constitution, prorogued the National Assembly and introduced a personal dictatorship on 6 January 1929. The next day, General Petar Živković became prime minister, heading the regime's Yugoslav Radical Peasants' Democracy.

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Yugoslav Radical Peasants' Democracy2,324,395100305
Total2,324,395100305
Registered voters/turnout3,560,27865.3
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Klaus Landfried (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente und andere Staatsorgane, Walter de Gruyter, p784
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