1932 Romanian general election

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General elections were held in Romania in July 1932.[1] The Chamber of Deputies was elected on 17 July, whilst the Senate was elected in three stages on 20, 24 and 26 July.[1] The result was a victory for the governing National Peasants' Party-German Party alliance, which won 274 of the 387 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 104 of the 113 seats in the Senate elected through universal male vote.[2] Of the 274 Chamber seats, 265 were taken by the National Peasant's Party and nine by the German Party.[2]

Quick facts All 387 seats in the Chamber of Deputies All 113 seats in the Senate, Majority party ...
1932 Romanian general election

← 1931
17–26 July 1932
1933 â†’

All 387 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
All 113 seats in the Senate
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Iuliu Maniu Ion Duca Gheorghe Brătianu
Party PNȚ+PG PNL PNL–Brătianu
Seats won 104 S / 274 C 1 S / 28 C 0 S / 14 D
Seat change Increase 103 S / Increase 244 C Decrease 10 S / Decrease 52 C Steady 0 S / Increase 2 D
Popular vote 1,203,700 D 407,023 D 195,048 D
Percentage 41.52% 14.04% 6.73%

Prime Minister before election

Alexandru Vaida-Voevod
PNȚ

Subsequent Prime Minister

Alexandru Vaida-Voevod
PNȚ

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Results

Chamber of Deputies

More information Party, Votes ...
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
National Peasants' Party–German Party1,203,70041.52274+244
National Liberal Party407,02314.0428–
National Liberal Party–Brătianu195,0486.7314+2
Peasants' Party–Lupu170,8605.8912+5
National-Christian Defense League159,0715.4911+3
Magyar Party141,8944.8914+4
National Agrarian Party108,8573.758New
Social Democratic Party101,0683.497+1
Codreanu Group70,6742.445New
National Union[a]68,1162.355–
Jewish Party67,5822.335+1
People's Party64,5252.234–6
Traders Council45,8511.580New
Democratic Peasants' Party–Stere41,4541.430–5
Conservative Party18,6430.640New
Agrarian League14,8310.510New
Peasant Workers' Bloc9,4410.330–5
Civic Union1,5030.050New
Other parties9,1780.320–
Total2,899,319100.003870
Valid votes2,899,31997.06
Invalid/blank votes87,8102.94
Total votes2,987,129100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,220,73170.77
Source: Sternberger et al.,[4] Nohlen & Stöver
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Senate

More information Party, Seats ...
PartySeats+/–
National Peasants' Party–German Party104+103
Magyar Party3–1
National-Christian Defense League2+2
Democratic Peasant Party2New
National Liberal Party1–
Peasants' Party–Lupu1+1
Total1130
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
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Notes

  1. Of the five seats won by the National Union (an alliance of the National Party–Iorga, the Democratic Nationalist Party and the Agrarian Union Party), the National Party–Iorga took three and the Agrarian Union Party two.[3]

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