1945 Bulgarian parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 18 November 1945,[1] the country's first to feature universal suffrage for women.[2] The Bulgarian Agrarian National Union and the Bulgarian Communist Party both won 94 seats.[3] Voter turnout was 84.8%.[4]
Results[]
For the first time, women could stand as candidates, with , Ekaterina Avramova, Tsola Dragoycheva, , , , Mara Kinkel, , , , , Rada Todorova, , and Vera Zlatareva becoming the first women in the National Assembly.[5]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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Bulgarian Communist Party | 3,005,983 | 88.14 | 94 | |
Bulgarian Agrarian National Union | 94 | |||
Zveno | 45 | |||
Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers Party (Broad Socialists) | 31 | |||
Radical Democratic Party | 11 | |||
Opposition candidates | 404,482 | 11.86 | 1 | |
Total | 3,410,465 | 100.00 | 276 | |
Valid votes | 3,410,465 | 88.23 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 455,000 | 11.77 | ||
Total votes | 3,865,465 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 4,558,332 | 84.80 | ||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References[]
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