Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria between 6 and 27 March 1938, the first after the 1934 coup. [1] The elections were held on a non-partisan basis, with the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union and Bulgarian Communist Party banned. [2] Pro-government candidates won a majority of seats. [3] Voter turnout was 69.5%. [4]
Women were allowed to vote – for the first time – if they were married, divorced or widowed. [5]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pro-government candidates | 97 | |||
Opposition candidates | 63 | |||
Total | 160 | |||
Total votes | 2,261,862 | – | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 3,252,883 | 69.53 | ||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |