1929 Czechoslovak parliamentary election

The 1929 election took place at a time of relative prosperity, just before the Great Depression. It had emerged as a major force in the 1925 election and had around 150,000 members in 1928. Nevertheless, relations between Rázus and the leader of the National Democrats in Slovakia Milan Ivanka were strained, as the former was fiercely autonomist and the latter a strong supporter of Czechoslovak nationhood. The Tuka affair had resulted in an internal rift in the party, with the expelled anti-Tuka faction (led by Juriga and Tománek) setting up their own Juriga's Slovak People's Party. ==Results==

Hlinka's Slovak People's Party saw a decline compared to the 1925 vote, being reduced from 23 seats to 19. One interpretation is that two years of government participation without achieving Slovak autonomy had weakened the party. The Communist Party on the other hand retreated from 5 seats in Slovakia, compared to 8 seats in 1925. Magyar and German parties won 9 seats from Slovakia. This was the best result for the party in Slovakia during the years of the First Republic. Its deputies were Ludvík Singer from Bohemia and Julius Reiz from Slovakia. Senate Chamber of Deputies By province Electoral districts I-IX160 seats -SilesiaElectoral districts X-XIV70 seats Electoral districts XV-XXI61 seats Electoral district XXII9 seats By electoral district Prague Hradec Králové Josef Adámek (Czechoslovak People's Party) was elected from Pardubice electoral district. Mladá Boleslav Amongst the deputies elected from the Česká Lípa 5th electoral district were Ernst Grünzner (DSAP), Irene Kirpal (DSAP), Josef Schweichhart (DSAP), Josef Kleibl (DNP) and Hans Krebs. Louny Plzeň Brno Amongst the deputies elected from the Jihlava 10th electoral district were Johann Wagner (German Electoral Coalition), Erwin Zajicek (German Christian Social People's Party) and Viktor Stern (Communist Party). Moravská Ostrava Turčiansky Svätý Martin Liptovský Svätý Mikuláš Prešov Nové Zámky The Nové Zámky senatorial district consisted of the Nové Zámky 16th electoral district and the Košice 20th electoral district, two districts that together hosted around 96% of the Hungarian and 56% of the German population of Slovakia. The percentage achieved by the Communist Party in the Nové Zámky 16th electoral district was the highest in the country in the 1929 vote. Fielding Tuka in a district where the party lacked strong support displayed the ambiguity the party had towards him during his treason trials. The Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers' Party stood on a joint list with the Social Democratic Workers' Party in Subcarpathian Rus' in the constituency. The sole mandate won by this list went to Julius Husnaj of the Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers' Party. The Czechoslovak People's Party contested under the name 'Christian People's Party' in the Užhorod electoral district. ==Aftermath==

On 7 December 1929 František Udržal formed a coalition government of Czechoslovak Agrarians, Czechoslovak People's Party, Czechoslovak Social Democrats, Czechoslovak National Socialists, Czechoslovak National Democrats, Czechoslovak Traders' Party, German Agrarians and German Social Democrats. Whilst the cabinet was politically broadened after the 1929 elections, it lacked representation from Slovak populists, German Clericals or the Magyar parties. ==References==