1939 Romanian general election

none Kingdom of Romania legislative 1937 Romanian general election 1937 1946 (C) →1990 (S) All 258 seats in the Chamber of DeputiesAll 88 seats in the Senate 1–2 June 1939 Armand Calinescu.jpg Armand Călinescu FRN 000080 1,587,514 100% 258 C / 88 S - C / - S Prime Minister Subsequent Prime Minister Armand Călinescu Armand Călinescu FRN FRN General elections were held in Romania in June 1939.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1591 978-3-8329-5609-7 The Chamber of Deputies was elected on 1 June, and the Senate on the following day. They were the first elections since the introduction of the royal dictatorship of King Carol II under the 1938 constitution. Voters were presented with a single list from the National Renaissance Front, which had been the only legally permitted party in Romania since December.Nohlen & Stöver, p1603 Electoral system The new electoral system saw voters elect candidates in eleven constituencies. Within the constituencies voters and candidates were divided into groups based on their occupations, and could only vote or stand in those groups. Each constituency having between five and ten seats per occupational group.Nohlen & Stöver, p1582 The number of seats for each group was the same in every constituency, even if the number of voters was different, leading to the over-representation of some groups, including the Industry and Commerce group. Voters had as many votes as there were seats available. The number of seats in the Chamber of Deputies was reduced from 387 to 258, whilst the number of seats in the Senate awarded through elections fell from 113 to 88.Nohlen & Stöver, pp1610-1611 The voting age was also raised from 21 to 30, with franchise limited to literate men and women who were effectively working in agriculture, commerce or industry or had an intellectual occupation. Opposition parties were banned.Nohlen & Stöver, p1580 Results Chamber of Deputies National Renaissance Front 1587514 258 78045 Nohlen & Stöver Senate National Renaissance Front 88 Nohlen & Stöver References Category:Parliamentary elections in Romania Romania Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Romania General election