1887 Bulgarian parliamentary election

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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

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