1946 Slovak parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 14 August 1946, when the Slovak Commissariat of Interior assigned seats in the National Council to the political parties according to their result in the 1946 state parliament election. They were the last elections before the Communist takeover in 1948. Vast majority of 100 seats went to the conservative Democratic Party. The elections also determined the composition of the Slovak Board of Commissioners.[1]

1946 Slovak parliamentary election
← 1938 14 August 1946 1948 →

All 100 seats in the Slovak National Council
51 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Jozef Lettrich Karol Šmidke
Party DS KSS
Seats after 63 31
Popular vote 999,622 489,596
Percentage 62.50% 30.61%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Vavro Šrobár Ivan Frlička
Party SS SP
Seats after 3 3
Popular vote 60,195 50,079
Percentage 3.76% 3.13%

Chairman of the Slovak National Council before election

Jozef Lettrich
DS

Elected Chairman of the Slovak National Council

Jozef Lettrich
DS

Result

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PartyVotes%Seats
Democratic Party999,62262.5063
Communist Party of Slovakia489,59630.6131
Freedom Party60,1953.763
Labour Party50,0793.133
Total1,599,492100.00100
Source: Čas (seats) Statistical Handbook (votes)

References

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  1. ^ "Members of the Democratic Party in the new Slovak National Council" (in Slovak). Bratislava. 1946-08-14 – via Čas.