1945 Bulgarian parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 18 November 1945,^[1] the country's first to feature universal suffrage for women.^[2] The Bulgarian Agrarian National Union and the Bulgarian Communist Party both won 94 seats.^[3] Voter turnout was 84.8%.^[4]

Results

For the first time, women could stand as candidates, with Stoyanka Ancheva, Ekaterina Avramova, Tsola Dragoycheva, Stanka Ivanova, Tsvetana Keranova [bg], Elena Ketskarova, Mara Kinkel, Venera Klincharova, Vyara Makedonska, Stefana Markova, Ekaterina Nikolova, Rada Todorova, Mata Tyurkedzhieva, Maria Toteva and Vera Zlatareva becoming the first women in the National Assembly.^[5]

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Bulgarian Communist Party	3,005,983	88.14	94
	Bulgarian Agrarian National Union			94
	Zveno			45
	Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers Party (Broad Socialists)			31
	Radical Democratic Party			11
	Opposition candidates	404,482	11.86	1
Total		3,410,465	100.00	276
Valid votes		3,410,465	88.23
Invalid/blank votes		455,000	11.77
Total votes		3,865,465	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		4,558,332	84.80
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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