1871 Serbian parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on 6 August 1871.
Background
[edit]Following the promulgation of the 1869 constitution, elections were held in 1870 for an extraordinary Legislative Assembly to pass legislation that conformed to the new constitution.[1]
It was dissolved after completing its work, which included a new electoral law setting the size of the National Assembly at 115 members, of which 97 were to be elected and 18 appointed by the monarch.[1]
Aftermath
[edit]The newly elected Assembly convened for the first time on 5 September. Živko Karabiberović became president of the National Assembly while Josif Pančić became vice-president.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Cedomil Mitrinović and Milos N. Brasić (1937). "Yugoslavian National Assembly and Parliaments". pp. 81–85.