Bulgarian parliamentary election, 1887

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Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 9 October 1887.^[1] The People's Liberal Party led by Stefan Stambolov won a large majority, taking 260 of the 292 seats in the National Assembly, whilst the three opposition parties led by Petko Karavelov, Vasil Radoslavov and Dragan Tsankov won 32 between them.^[2] All three opposition party leaders lost their seats.^[2]^[1]

Voter turnout was only around 33%, with only 3,039 votes cast in Sofia.^[1] Thirty people died in violence related to the election.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
People's Liberal Party			260
Democratic Party			32
Liberal Party
Progressive Liberal Party
Total			292

References

1 2 3 "The Bulgarian Question", The Times, 11 October 1887
1 2 3 "The Bulgarian Question", The Times, 12 October 1887

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