1939 Bulgarian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 24 December 1939, although voting continued in some areas into January 1940.[1] The elections were officially held on a non-partisan basis with the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union and Bulgarian Communist Party banned,[2] and in a process tightly controlled by Tsar Boris III, by then the real power in the country.[3] However, candidates representing parties did contest the elections.[4] Pro-government candidates won a majority of seats.[5] Voter turnout was 67.2%.[6]

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Results
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Pro-government candidates1,222,97157.7142+45
Bulgarian Communist Party170,2528.010–45
Bulgarian Agrarian National Union (Tomov)150,2517.15
Bulgarian Agrarian National Union (Dragiev)125,7135.9
Agrarians94,3544.53
National Social Movement68,8153.2
Democratic Alliance59,7402.8
National Liberal Party46,7662.3
Democratic Party38,8631.8
Zveno37,7061.8
Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers Party (Broad Socialists)26,6721.3
Radical Democratic Party18,9390.9
Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization14,5930.7
Other opposition candidates42,3512.0
Invalid/blank votes57,177–––
Total2,175,1631001600
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp368-369 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p354
  3. Bulgaria: a country study. Library of Congress Federal Research Division, December 1989.
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p381
  5. Nohlen & Stöver, p386
  6. Nohlen & Stöver, p370
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