1889 Serbian parliamentary election
26 September 1889
117 seats in the National Assembly
59 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Nikola Pašić Jovan Ristić
Party NRS Liberal Party
Seats won 102 15
Popular vote 158,635 21,874
Percentage 87.88% 12.12%
Prime Minister before election

Sava Grujić
NRS

 Prime Minister after election

Sava Grujić
NRS

Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on 26 September 1889.[1] The result was a victory for the People's Radical Party, which won 102 of the 117 seats in the National Assembly.[2][3]

Background

The elections were originally planned for November,[4] but was later rescheduled for September.[5] After King Milan abdicated in February 1889, it was thought that fresh elections would be held shortly afterwards,[6] but it was decided by the regents later in March that there would be no early election on the basis that Crown Prince Alexander was a minor and could not be required to take the Constitutional Oath before the National Assembly, and as the Regents had taken their oath in the presence of King Milan, the National Assembly was not required.[7] This was in violation of the constitution, which required the regents to immediately call an election.[7]

The Progressive Party chose not to contest the election.[8]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
People's Radical Party158,63587.88102
Liberal Party21,87412.1215
Total180,509100.00117
Valid votes180,509100.00
Invalid/blank votes00.00
Total votes180,509100.00
Registered voters/turnout254,00071.07
Source: The Times[2]

Aftermath

The newly elected Assembly met for the first time on 13 October.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Servia", The Times, 22 April 1889
  2. 1 2 "Servia", The Times, 2 October 1889
  3. ↑ Palmer, Archie Emerson (1889). "Record of Political Events". Political Science Quarterly. 4 (4): 725. doi:10.2307/2139421. ISSN 0032-3195.
  4. ↑ "Servia", The Times, 14 February 1889
  5. ↑ "Servia", The Times, 28 February 1889
  6. ↑ "King Milan's Abdication", The Times, 8 March 1889
  7. 1 2 "Servia", The Times, 11 March 1889
  8. ↑ "Servia", The Times, 9 October 1889
  9. ↑ "Servia", The Times, 14 October 1889
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