1880 Serbian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on 12 December 1880 to elect members of the National Assembly.[1] As expected, the elections resulted in a majority for the government, whose supporters won 94 seats, whilst Radicals won only 18 seats.[1][2] By January 1881 the number of government supporters had risen to over 100, whilst the Radicals had split.[3]

1880 Serbian parliamentary election
Kingdom of Serbia
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Party Leader Seats
Progressive Milan Piroćanac 127
Liberal Jovan Ristić 7
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Milan Piroćanac
Progressive
Milan Piroćanac
Progressive

Background

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Prince Milan signed a decree dissolving the National Assembly and calling elections on 5 November.[4] Unlike the previous elections in which many candidates were returned unopposed, most seats were contested.[1]

Results

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The Serbian Progressive Party won 127 seats while the Liberal Party won 7.[5]

Aftermath

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Supplementary elections were subsequently held in December 1881 [sr] and May 1882 [sr].

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Servia". The Times. 13 December 1880.
  2. ^ "News in Brief". The Times. 15 December 1880.
  3. ^ "Servia". The Times. 24 January 1881.
  4. ^ "News in Brief". The Times. 6 November 1880.
  5. ^ Mitrinović, Čedomil; Brašić, Miloš N. (1937). Jugoslovenske narodne skupštine i sabori. Belgrade: National Assembly of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. p. 94.