1935 Czechoslovak parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Czechoslovakia on 19 May 1935.[1] The result was a victory for the newly established Sudeten German Party, which won 44 seats in the Chamber and 23 in the Senate. Funded by the German Nazi Party, it won over two-thirds of the vote amongst Sudeten Germans. Voter turnout was 91.9% in the Chamber election and 81.2% for the Senate.[2]

1935 Czechoslovak parliamentary election
19 May 1935 (1935-05-19)
All 300 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
All 150 seats to the Senate
151 seats needed for a majority
Turnout91.9%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Konrad Henlein Rudolf Beran Antonín Hampl
Party SdP RSZML ČSSD
Seats after 44 45 38
Seat change 44 1 1
Popular vote 1,249,534 1,176,628 1,032,773
Percentage 15.2% 14.3% 12.5%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Klement Gottwald Václav Klofáč Jan Šrámek
Party KSČ ČSNS ČSL
Seats after 30 28 22
Seat change 0 4 3
Popular vote 849,495 755,872 615,804
Percentage 10.3% 9.2% 7.5%
  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
Leader Andrej Hlinka Karel Kramář Josef Václav Najman
Party HSĽS NSj ČŽOS
Alliance Autonomous Bloc[a]
Seats after 22 17 17
Seat change 22 17 5
Popular vote 564,273 458,351 448,049
Percentage 6.9% 5.6% 5.4%
Prime Minister before election

Jan Malypetr
RSZML

 Elected Prime Minister

Jan Malypetr
RSZML

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Results

Chamber of Deputies
Party Votes % Seats +/–
 Sudeten German Party1,249,53415.244New
 Republican Party of Farmers and Peasants1,176,62814.345–1
 Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers' Party1,032,77312.538–1
 Communist Party of Czechoslovakia849,49510.3300
 Czechoslovak National Social Party755,8729.228–4
 Czechoslovak People's Party615,8047.522–3
 Autonomous Bloc[a]564,2736.922New
 National Unification–RNAP–RNP458,3515.617New
 Czechoslovak Traders' Party448,0495.417+5
 German Social Democratic Workers' Party299,9453.611–10
 OKSZP–MNP–ZDP291,8373.590
 National Fascist Community167,4332.06New
 German Christian Social People's Party162,7812.06–8
 Farmers' League142,3991.75New
Other parties16,2060.20–
Total8,231,3801003000
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

a The Autonomous Bloc was composed of Hlinka's Slovak People's Party, the Slovak National Party, the Autonomous Agrarian Union, the Polish People's Party and the Polish Socialist Workers Party.

Senate
Party Votes % Seats +/–
 Sudeten German Party1,092,25515.023New
 Republican Party of Farmers and Peasants1,042,92414.323–1
 Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers' Party910,25212.5200
 Communist Party of Czechoslovakia740,69610.216+1
 Czechoslovak National Social Party672,1269.214–2
 Czechoslovak People's Party557,6847.711–2
 Autonomous Bloc[a]495,1666.811New
 National Unification–RNAP–RNP410,0955.69New
 Czechoslovak Traders' Party393,7325.48+2
 German Social Democratic Workers' Party271,0973.76–5
 OKSZP–MNP–ZDP259,8323.660
 German Christian Social People's Party155,2342.13–5
 National Fascist Community145,1252.00New
 Farmers' League129,8621.80New
Other parties9730.00–
Total7,277,0531001500
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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