Elections in the First Czechoslovak Republic

[1] Parliamentarians were elected under a proportional representation system using multi-member electoral districts.

[3][5] Voters were required to have lived in their respective constituency for three months to be entitled to vote there.

[10] With the proportional representation list vote system and ethno-linguistic pluralism, many different political parties flourished.

[10] Elections for representatives to the Czechoslovak parliament from Subcarpathian Rus' did not take place in 1920, as the area remained under a joint military-civilian administration.

[18][19] A by-election for deputies to the Czechoslovak parliament from the Užhorod electoral district (i.e. Subcarpathian Rus') was held on March 16, 1924.

[26] About half of the territory of the Těšín electoral district had been awarded to Poland by the decision of the Conference of Ambassadors July 28, 1920.

[27] The nine Chamber of Deputies seats that had been allocated to Těšín in 1920 were re-allocated to the Prague (3), Brno (1) and Moravská Ostrava (5) electoral districts.

[27][29] One of the Těšín Senate seats was allocated to Prague, the remaining three went to Moravská Ostrava.

[27] Moreover, the Prague electoral district was divided into two subdistricts, I A and I B, which each would elect 24 members of the Chamber of Deputies.

[5] Hlinka's Slovak People's Party (HSĽS) emerged as a major force in Slovakia.

[5][31] Act 56 of 1927 disenfranchised members of the armed forces and the gendarmerie from voting in parliamentary elections.

[31] The RSZML retained its position as the largest party, with 15% of the Chamber of Deputies vote, followed by the ČSDSD with 13%.