Czechoslovakian parliamentary election, 1935
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Parliamentary elections were held in Czechoslovakia
on 19 May 1935. 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-third of the vote amongst Sudeten Germans
. Voter turnout was 91.9% in the Chamber election and 81.2% for the Senate.
¹ 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
.
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 19 May 1935. 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-third of the vote amongst Sudeten Germans
Sudeten Germans
- Importance of Sudeten Germans :Czechoslovakia was inhabited by over 3 million ethnic Germans, comprising about 23 percent of the population of the republic and about 29.5% of Bohemia and Moravia....
. Voter turnout was 91.9% in the Chamber election and 81.2% for the Senate.
Chamber of Deputies
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudeten German Party | 1,249,534 | 15.2 | 44 | New | |
| Republican Party of Agrarian and Smallholding Peoples | 1,176,628 | 14.3 | 45 | –1 | |
| 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... |
1,032,773 | 12.5 | 38 | –1 | |
| Communist Party of Czechoslovakia Communist Party of Czechoslovakia The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, in Czech and in Slovak: Komunistická strana Československa was a Communist and Marxist-Leninist political party in Czechoslovakia that existed between 1921 and 1992.... |
849,495 | 10.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| Czechoslovak National 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... |
755,872 | 9.2 | 28 | –4 | |
| Czechoslovak People's Party | 615,804 | 7.5 | 22 | –3 | |
| Autonomous Bloc¹ | 564,273 | 6.9 | 22 | New | |
| National Reunion 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... |
458,351 | 5.6 | 17 | New | |
| Czechoslovak Traders' Party | 448,049 | 5.4 | 17 | ||
| German Social Democratic Workers Party | 299,945 | 3.6 | 11 | –10 | |
| German-Hungarian Coalition | 291,837 | 3.5 | 9 | New | |
| National Fascist Community National Fascist Community The National Fascist Community was a Czechoslovakian Fascist movement led by Radola Gajda, and based on the Fascism of Benito Mussolini.-Formation and ideology:... |
167,433 | 2.0 | 6 | New | |
| 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... |
162,781 | 2.0 | 6 | –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... |
142,399 | 1.7 | 5 | New | |
| Other parties | 16,206 | 0.2 | 0 | – | |
| Total | 8,231,380 | 100 | 300 | 0 | |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
¹ The Autonomous Bloc was composed of Hlinka's Slovak People's Party, the Slovak National Party, the Autonomous Agrarian Union
Autonomous Agrarian Union
The Autonomous Agrarian Union was a political party in Czechoslovakia, which fought for autonomy for Subcarpathia. The party was founded as the Subcarpathian Agrarian Union . The party published Russkij vestnik. It was represented in the Czechoslovak parliament by Ivan Kurtyak.The party was one of...
, the Polish People's Party
Polish People's Party (Czechoslovakia)
Polish People's Party was a political party in Czechoslovakia founded in autumn 1922, based amongst Polish middle-class Protestants. The chairman of the party was doctor Jan Buzek. Other prominent party activists were pastor Józef Berger and journalist Jarosław Waleczko. In the 1929 parliamentary...
and the Polish Socialist Workers Party
Polish Socialist Workers Party
Polish Socialist Workers Party was a political party in Czechoslovakia founded in February 1921, based amongst Polish workers. The party was active in trade union struggles, mainly mobilizing miners and workers in heavy industries. The chairman of the party was Emanuel Chobot. Other prominent...
.
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudeten German Party | 1,092,255 | 15.0 | 23 | New | |
| Republican Party of Agrarian and Smallholding Peoples | 1,042,924 | 14.3 | 23 | –1 | |
| 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... |
910,252 | 12.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| Communist Party of Czechoslovakia Communist Party of Czechoslovakia The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, in Czech and in Slovak: Komunistická strana Československa was a Communist and Marxist-Leninist political party in Czechoslovakia that existed between 1921 and 1992.... |
740,696 | 10.2 | 16 | ||
| Czechoslovak National 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... |
672,126 | 9.2 | 14 | –2 | |
| Czechoslovak People's Party | 557,684 | 7.7 | 11 | –2 | |
| Autonomous Bloc | 495,166 | 6.8 | 11 | New | |
| National Reunion 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... |
410,095 | 5.6 | 9 | New | |
| Czechoslovak Traders' Party | 393,732 | 5.4 | 8 | ||
| German Social Democratic Workers Party | 271,097 | 3.7 | 6 | –5 | |
| German-Hungarian Coalition | 259,832 | 3.6 | 6 | New | |
| 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... |
155,234 | 2.1 | 3 | –5 | |
| National Fascist Community National Fascist Community The National Fascist Community was a Czechoslovakian Fascist movement led by Radola Gajda, and based on the Fascism of Benito Mussolini.-Formation and ideology:... |
145,125 | 2.0 | 0 | New | |
| 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... |
129,862 | 1.8 | 0 | New | |
| Other parties | 973 | 0.0 | 0 | – | |
| Total | 7,277,053 | 100 | 150 | 0 | |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||