1880 Serbian parliamentary election
Kingdom of Serbia
12 December 1880
PartyLeader Seats
Progressive Milan Piroćanac 127
Liberal Jovan Ristić 7
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Milan Piroćanac
Progressive		 Milan Piroćanac
Progressive

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]

Background

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

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.
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