1935 Czechoslovak parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Czechoslovakia on 19 May 1935.^[1] The result was a victory for the newly established Sudeten German Party, which won 44 seats in the Chamber and 23 in the Senate. Funded by the German Nazi Party, it won over two-thirds of the vote amongst Sudeten Germans. Voter turnout was 91.9% in the Chamber election and 81.2% for the Senate.^[2] These elections would be the last in Czechoslovakia until 1946.

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1935 Czechoslovak parliamentary election

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Chamber of Deputies

All 300 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 151 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– SdP Konrad Henlein 15.18 44 New RSZML Rudolf Beran 14.29 45 −1 ČSDSD Antonín Hampl 12.55 38 −1 KSČ Klement Gottwald 10.32 30 0 ČSNS Václav Klofáč 9.18 28 −4 ČSL Jan Å rámek 7.48 22 −3 AB Andrej Hlinka 6.86 22 New NSj–RNAP–RNP Karel Kramář 5.57 17 New ČŽOS Josef Václav Najman 5.44 17 +5 DSAP Ludwig Czech 3.64 11 −10 OKSZP–MNP–ZDP Géza Szüllö 3.55 9 0 NOF Radola Gajda 2.03 6 New DCVP Karl Hilgenreiner 1.98 6 −8 BdL Franz Spina 1.73 5 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Senate

All 150 seats in the Senate 76 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– SdP Konrad Henlein 15.01 23 New RSZML Rudolf Beran 14.33 23 −1 ČSDSD Antonín Hampl 12.51 20 0 KSČ Klement Gottwald 10.18 16 +1 ČSNS Václav Klofáč 9.24 14 −2 ČSL Jan Å rámek 7.66 11 −2 AB Andrej Hlinka 6.8 11 New NSj–RNAP–RNP Karel Kramář 5.64 9 New ČŽOS Josef Václav Najman 5.41 8 +2 DSAP Ludwig Czech 3.73 6 −5 OKSZP–MNP–ZDP Géza Szüllö 3.57 6 0 DCVP Karl Hilgenreiner 2.13 3 −5 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Jan Malypetr RSZML Jan Malypetr RSZML

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