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The 1881 Soravian legislative election was held between June 10 and June 18, 1881, to elect all 500 members of the Soravian National Congress. It was the last election to be held before the Congress was dissolved in 1882, and was also the first election to allocate seats using the Boeri method of proportional representation.

Turnout was around 54%, consistent with the 50–60% turnout rates seen since universal manhood suffrage was introduced in 1861. With over 14 million votes cast, it was one of the largest elections in history at the time by votes cast. Incumbent Minister-President Anton Gaweł Hlushko sought re-election for the third time under the leadership of the Liberal–Democratic Coalition. The election was notable for the large rise of Lev Rasskazov's Miscellaneous Left faction.

Hlushko won re-election, leading his coalition in 264 seats and over half of the popular vote. Liberal parties saw gains across the country, but notably in Soravia, Vedmed and Kantemosha, and coincided with the decline of independent agrarian conservatism, with Renard Borkowski leading the Miersan Agrarian Party to its worst ever result. Factions such as the Autonomists also saw a decline in the vote, mainly due to the rise of the Miscellaneous Left. (read more...)

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