1920 Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Constitutional Assembly election
February 23, 2024
Constitutional Assembly elections were held in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes on 28 November 1920. The Democratic Party emerged as the largest faction, winning 92 of the 419 seats.[1] Deputies are elected by secret ballot, in a direct manner, by the electoral quotient system. The 1920 elections were the first democratic elections in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Shortly after the election, the Communist Party of Yugoslavia was banned by the authorities.
1920 Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Constitutional Assembly election
Up until the elections a Provisional Assembly had existed of unelected delegates from each of the constituent regions of the country.
Province
Seats in Provisional Assembly
Seats in Constitutional Assembly
Bosnia and Herzegovina
42
63
Croatia-Slavonia
62
93
Dalmatia
12
11
Istria
4
N/A
Montenegro
12
10
Northern Serbia
84
103
Southern Serbia
24
55
Slovenia
32
40
Vojvodina
24
44
Total
296
419
Electoral districtsedit
The electoral districts corresponded to administrative divisions of the constitutive lands which came together to form the Kingdom in late 1918. There were 56 in total:
Province
No. of electoral districts
Districts
Bosnia and Herzegovina
6
Banja Luka, Bihać, Mostar, Sarajevo, Travnik, Tuzla
There were a total of 22 party lists and one independent list.
Croatian Husbandmen's Party (Hrvatska težačka stranka, HTS) - Croatian nationalist political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina formed in 1919.[2] Its leader Jozo Sunarić had been a leading member of the Croat People's Union in the former Diet of Bosnia.
Croatian Popular Party (Hrvatska pučka stranka, HPS) - Political party formed in 1919 associated with the Croatian Catholic movement.[2] It ran candidates in districts in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia-Slavonia, Dalmatia, and Vojvodina.
Independent Agrarian Party (Samostojna kmetijska stranka, SKS) - Slovenian anti-clerical political party founded in June 1919 in Ljubljana.
People's Radical Party (Narodna radikalna stranka, NRS) - Formed in Serbia in 1881, the People's Radical Party had formed the government of the Kingdom of Serbia since 1909 and its party leader Nikola Pašić became the first prime minister of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1918. Džemijet entered a coalition with the People's Radical Party and won six deputies.
^Dieter Nohlen, Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Klaus Landfried (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente und andere Staatsorgane, Walter de Gruyter, p783
^ abcDonia, Robert J. (2006). Sarajevo: A Biography. University of Michigan Press. p. 136. ISBN978-0-4721-1557-0.
External linksedit
Branko Petranović, Momčilo Zečević, Jugoslavija 1918-1988. Tematska zbirka dokumenata, p. 158
February 23, 2024
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Constitutional Assembly elections were held in the Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes on 28 November 1920 The Democratic Party emerged as the largest faction winning 92 of the 419 seats 1 Deputies are elected by secret ballot in a direct manner by the electoral quotient system The 1920 elections were the first democratic elections in the Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes Shortly after the election the Communist Party of Yugoslavia was banned by the authorities 1920 Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes Constitutional Assembly election28 November 1920 1920 11 28 1923 All 419 seats in the Constituent Assembly210 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Leader Ljubomir Davidovic Nikola PasicParty DS NRSSeats won 92 91Popular vote 319 448 284 575Percentage 19 88 17 71 Third party Fourth party Leader Filip Filipovic amp Sima Markovic Stjepan RadicParty KPJ HSSSeats won 58 50Popular vote 198 736 230 590Percentage 12 37 14 35 Prime Minister before electionLjubomir DavidovicDS Elected PrimeMinister Ljubomir DavidovicDS Contents 1 Background 2 Electoral districts 3 Parties 4 Results 5 References 6 External linksBackground editUp until the elections a Provisional Assembly had existed of unelected delegates from each of the constituent regions of the country Province Seats inProvisionalAssembly Seats inConstitutionalAssemblyBosnia and Herzegovina 42 63Croatia Slavonia 62 93Dalmatia 12 11Istria 4 N AMontenegro 12 10Northern Serbia 84 103Southern Serbia 24 55Slovenia 32 40Vojvodina 24 44Total 296 419Electoral districts editThe electoral districts corresponded to administrative divisions of the constitutive lands which came together to form the Kingdom in late 1918 There were 56 in total Province No of electoral districts DistrictsBosnia and Herzegovina 6 Banja Luka Bihac Mostar Sarajevo Travnik TuzlaCroatia Slavonia 9 Bjelovar Krizevci Lika Krbava Modrus Rijeka Pozega Syrmia Varazdin with Međimurje Virovitica Zagreb City of ZagrebDalmatia 2 Dubrovnik Kotor Split Sibenik ZadarMontenegro 1 Montenegro single district Northern Serbia 18 Belgrade City of Belgrade Cacak Kragujevac Krajina Krusevac Morava Nis Pirot Podrinje Pozarevac Rudnik Smederevo Timok Toplica Uzice Valjevo VranjeSouthern Serbia 12 Berane Bijelo Polje Pljevlja Prijepolje Bitola Bregalnica Kosovo Kumanovo Metohija Ohrid Prizren Raska Zvecan Skopje Tetovo TikvesSlovenia 3 Celje Maribor Ljubljana Novo Mesto City of LjubljanaVojvodina 5 Veliki Beckerek Velika Kikinda Novi Sad Pancevo Bela Crkva Sombor SuboticaTotal 56Parties edit nbsp Election campaign of Communist Party in 1920 There were a total of 22 party lists and one independent list Croatian Husbandmen s Party Hrvatska tezacka stranka HTS Croatian nationalist political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina formed in 1919 2 Its leader Jozo Sunaric had been a leading member of the Croat People s Union in the former Diet of Bosnia Croatian Popular Party Hrvatska pucka stranka HPS Political party formed in 1919 associated with the Croatian Catholic movement 2 It ran candidates in districts in Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Slavonia Dalmatia and Vojvodina Independent Agrarian Party Samostojna kmetijska stranka SKS Slovenian anti clerical political party founded in June 1919 in Ljubljana People s Radical Party Narodna radikalna stranka NRS Formed in Serbia in 1881 the People s Radical Party had formed the government of the Kingdom of Serbia since 1909 and its party leader Nikola Pasic became the first prime minister of the Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes in 1918 Dzemijet entered a coalition with the People s Radical Party and won six deputies Yugoslav Democratic Party Jugoslovenska demokratska stranka JDS Formed by former members of the Croat Serb Coalition in Austria Hungary led by Croatian Serb Svetozar Pribicevic and opposition politicians in Serbia led by Ljubomir Davidovic in February 1919 The party advocated a centralized state and the abolishment of regional autonomy 2 Results editPartyVotes SeatsDemocratic Party319 44819 8892People s Radical Party284 57517 7191Croatian Popular Peasant Party230 59014 3550Communist Party198 73612 3758Agrarian Alliance Independent Agrarian Party151 6039 4339Yugoslav Muslim Organization110 8956 9024Slovene People s Party58 9713 6714Bunjevac Sokac Party Croatian Popular Party list52 3333 2613Social Democratic Party46 7922 9110Croatian Husbandmen s Party38 4002 397Dzemijet30 0291 878Croatian Union25 8671 614Republican Party18 1361 133Croatian Party of Rights10 8800 682Ante Trumbic6 5810 411People s Socialist Party6 1860 382Liberal Party5 0610 311Others12 1180 750Total1 607 201100 00419Registered voters turnout2 480 623 Source Nohlen et al References edit Dieter Nohlen Dolf Sternberger Bernhard Vogel Klaus Landfried 1969 Die Wahl der Parlamente und andere Staatsorgane Walter de Gruyter p783 a b c Donia Robert J 2006 Sarajevo A Biography University of Michigan Press p 136 ISBN 978 0 4721 1557 0 External links editNebojsa A Popovic Srpske parlamentarne stranke u Kraljevini SHS 1918 1929 Branko Petranovic Momcilo Zecevic Jugoslavija 1918 1988 Tematska zbirka dokumenata p 158 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1920 Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes Constitutional Assembly election amp oldid 1196641859, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
