Czechoslovakian parliamentary election, 1920
Encyclopedia
Parliamentary elections were held in Czechoslovakia
on 18 and 25 April 1920. The Chamber of Deputies was elected on 18 April and the Senate on 25 April. They were the first elections held under the Czechoslovak Constitution of 1920
. The result was a victory for the Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers Party
, which won 74 seats in the Chamber and 41 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 89.6% for the Chamber election and 75.6% for the Senate.
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
on 18 and 25 April 1920. The Chamber of Deputies was elected on 18 April and the Senate on 25 April. They were the first elections held under the Czechoslovak Constitution of 1920
Czechoslovak Constitution of 1920
After World War I, Czechoslovakia established itself and as a republic and democracy with the establishment of the Constitution of 1920. The constitution was adopted by the National Assembly on 29 February 1920 and replaced the provisional constitution adopted on 13 November 1918.The introduction...
. The result was a victory for the Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers Party
Czech Social Democratic Party
The Czech Social Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Czech Republic.-History:The Social Democratic Czechoslavonic party in Austria was founded on 7 April 1878 in Austria-Hungary representing the Kingdom of Bohemia in the Austrian parliament...
, which won 74 seats in the Chamber and 41 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 89.6% for the Chamber election and 75.6% for the Senate.
Chamber of Deputies
| Party | Nationality | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers Party Czech Social Democratic Party The Czech Social Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Czech Republic.-History:The Social Democratic Czechoslavonic party in Austria was founded on 7 April 1878 in Austria-Hungary representing the Kingdom of Bohemia in the Austrian parliament... |
Czechoslovak | 1,590,520 | 25.65 | 74 | |
| Czechoslovak People's Party | Czechoslovak | 699,728 | 11.29 | 33 | |
| German Social Democratic Workers Party | German | 689,589 | 11.12 | 31 | |
| Republican Party of Agricultural and Smallholder People | Czechoslovak | 603,618 | 9.74 | 28 | |
| Czechoslovak Socialist Party Czech National Social Party Czech National Social Party was a civic nationalist political party established in 1898 within the Young Czech Party as a nominally socialist group with a stress on achieving Czech independence from Austria–Hungary Czech National Social Party (Czech: Česká strana národně sociální) was a civic... |
Czechoslovak | 500,821 | 8.08 | 24 | |
| Czechoslovak National Democracy National Democratic Party (Czechoslovakia) The National Democratic Party was a First Republic right-wing political party in Czechoslovakia. It was founded by Karel Kramář in 1919, after the creation of independent Czechoslovakia from the Austria-Hungary Empire... |
Czechoslovak | 387,552 | 6.25 | 19 | |
| German National Socialist Workers' Party German National Socialist Workers' Party (Czechoslovakia) The German National Socialist Workers' Party was a protofascist party of Germans in Czechoslovakia, successor of the German Workers' Party from Austria-Hungary. It was founded in November 1919 in Duchcov. Most important party activists were Hans Knirsch, Hans Krebs, Adam Fahrner, Rudolf Jung and... |
German | 328,735 | 5.30 | 15 | |
| Slovak National and Peasant Party Slovak National Party (historical party) The Slovak National Party was a Slovak conservative and nationalist political party in the Kingdom of Hungary and then in Czechoslovakia from 1871 to 1938... |
Slovak | 242,045 | 3.91 | 12 | |
| Farmers' League Farmers' League Farmers' League was an ethnic German agrarian political party in Czechoslovakia. Ideologically the party was moderately conservative, having its base in the Sudetenland countryside. The party was led by Franz Spina. Landjugend was the youth wing of the party... |
German | 241,747 | 3.90 | 11 | |
| German Christian Social People's Party German Christian Social People's Party German Christian Social People's Party was an ethnic German political party in Czechoslovakia, formed as a continuation from the Austrian Christian Social Party. It was founded in November 1919 in Prague. The party had good relations with its Czechoslovak brother party.In the summer of 1919, a... |
German | 212,913 | 3.43 | 10 | |
| Provincial Christian-Socialist Party Provincial Christian-Socialist Party The Provincial Christian-Socialist Party was the main political party of ethnic Hungarians in the First Republic of Czechoslovakia.It was founded on 23 November 1919 in Košice, by the merger of Catholic associations from Bratislava and Košice, but the first party convention took place in... |
Hungarian | 139,355 | 2.25 | 5 | |
| Czechoslovak Traders' Party | Czechoslovak | 122,813 | 1.98 | 6 | |
| Hungarian Social Democratic Party Hungarian Social Democratic Party The Hungarian Social Democratic Party is a political party in Hungary. Both the MSZDP and SZDP lay claim to the same heritage: the Social Democratic Party which was part of a governing coalition in Hungary between 1945 and 1948, and a short period in 1956, which itself was renamed from the... |
Hungarian | 108,546 | 1.75 | 4 | |
| German Liberal Party | German | 105,449 | 1.70 | 5 | |
| United Jewish Parties | Jewish | 79,714 | 1.29 | 0 | |
| Socialist Party of Czechoslovak Working Peoples | Czechoslovak | 58,580 | 0.94 | 3 | |
| Party of Smallholders, Cottiers and Entrepreneurs of Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovak | 42,670 | 0.69 | 0 | |
| Hungarian Provincial Party of Smallholders and Agrarians Hungarian National Party (Czechoslovakia) Hungarian National Party was one of political parties of ethnic Hungarians in the First Republic of Czechoslovakia.The party was founded in February 1920 in Komárno as party of smallholders, under name Országos Magyar Kisgazda és Földműves Párt... |
Hungarian | 26,520 | 0.43 | 1 | |
| German Free Social Party | German | 7,630 | 0.12 | 0 | |
| Independent Party of Small People | Czechoslovak | 5,252 | 0.08 | 0 | |
| Hungarian National Party | Hungarian | 4,214 | 0.07 | 0 | |
| Slavic Socialist Party | Czechoslovak | 2,024 | 0.03 | 0 | |
| Total | 6,200,035 | 100 | 281 | ||
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers Party Czech Social Democratic Party The Czech Social Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Czech Republic.-History:The Social Democratic Czechoslavonic party in Austria was founded on 7 April 1878 in Austria-Hungary representing the Kingdom of Bohemia in the Austrian parliament... |
1,466,958 | 28.07 | 41 |
| Czechoslovak People's Party | 622,406 | 11.91 | 18 |
| German Social Democratic Workers Party | 539,344 | 11.35 | 16 |
| Republican Party of Agricultural and Smallholder People | 530,388 | 10.15 | 14 |
| Czechoslavak Socialist Party Czech National Social Party Czech National Social Party was a civic nationalist political party established in 1898 within the Young Czech Party as a nominally socialist group with a stress on achieving Czech independence from Austria–Hungary Czech National Social Party (Czech: Česká strana národně sociální) was a civic... |
395,844 | 7.57 | 10 |
| Czechoslovak National Democracy National Democratic Party (Czechoslovakia) The National Democratic Party was a First Republic right-wing political party in Czechoslovakia. It was founded by Karel Kramář in 1919, after the creation of independent Czechoslovakia from the Austria-Hungary Empire... |
354,561 | 6.78 | 10 |
| German National Socialist Workers' Party German National Socialist Workers' Party (Czechoslovakia) The German National Socialist Workers' Party was a protofascist party of Germans in Czechoslovakia, successor of the German Workers' Party from Austria-Hungary. It was founded in November 1919 in Duchcov. Most important party activists were Hans Knirsch, Hans Krebs, Adam Fahrner, Rudolf Jung and... |
300,333 | 5.7 | 8 |
| Farmers' League Farmers' League Farmers' League was an ethnic German agrarian political party in Czechoslovakia. Ideologically the party was moderately conservative, having its base in the Sudetenland countryside. The party was led by Franz Spina. Landjugend was the youth wing of the party... |
210,724 | 4.0 | 6 |
| Slovak National and Farmers' Party Slovak National Party (historical party) The Slovak National Party was a Slovak conservative and nationalist political party in the Kingdom of Hungary and then in Czechoslovakia from 1871 to 1938... |
181,289 | 3.47 | 6 |
| German Christian Social People's Party German Christian Social People's Party German Christian Social People's Party was an ethnic German political party in Czechoslovakia, formed as a continuation from the Austrian Christian Social Party. It was founded in November 1919 in Prague. The party had good relations with its Czechoslovak brother party.In the summer of 1919, a... |
141,495 | 2.7 | 4 |
| Czechoslovak Traders' Party | 107,674 | 2.06 | 3 |
| Provincial Christian-Socialist Party Provincial Christian-Socialist Party The Provincial Christian-Socialist Party was the main political party of ethnic Hungarians in the First Republic of Czechoslovakia.It was founded on 23 November 1919 in Košice, by the merger of Catholic associations from Bratislava and Košice, but the first party convention took place in... |
100,371 | 1.92 | 2 |
| Other parties | 275,424 | 5.30 | 4 |
| Total | 5,226,811 | 100 | 142 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||