1931 Yugoslavian parliamentary election

1931 Yugoslavian parliamentary election

8 November 1931
All 305 seats in the National Assembly
First party   Leader Petar Živković Party JRSD Seats won 305 Popular vote 2,324,395 Percentage 100%
Prime Minister before election Petar Živković JRSD Prime Minister after election Petar Živković JRSD

Parliamentary elections were held in Yugoslavia on 8 November 1931.^[1] Voters were presented with a single list of candidates supporting the royal dictatorship of King Alexander. The list was headed by Prime Minister Petar Živković.^[1]

Background

Main article: 6 January Dictatorship

Alexander abolished the Vidovdan Constitution, prorogued the National Assembly and introduced a personal dictatorship on 6 January 1929. The next day, General Petar Živković became prime minister, heading the regime's Yugoslav Radical Peasants' Democracy. A new constitution was promulgated in September 1931, under which the elections were held.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Yugoslav Radical Peasants' Democracy	2,324,395	100.00	305
Total		2,324,395	100.00	305
Registered voters/turnout		3,560,278	–
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Klaus Landfried (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente und andere Staatsorgane, Walter de Gruyter, p784