March 1929 West Besmenian parliamentary election

March 1929 West Besmenian parliamentary election

24 March 1929
336 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 169 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ± BNU Karl Ochsenbein 51,1 176 +35 SDU Eduard Keinfink 28,9 99 -5 BNVP 11,0 38 +2 BBU 6,9 23 -3 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Strongest party by province

The March 1929 West Besmenian parliamentary election took place in West Besmenia on March 24, 1929.

Campaign

Although all other political parties were allowed to take part in the election, the election campaign was already taking place under the auspices of the dictatorship. The supporters of the BNU committed numerous acts of political terror with impunity, which were directed primarily against the social democrats and the BNVP.

Results

Total 336 seats

• SDU: 99
• BBU: 23
• BNVP: 38
• BNU: 176

Results BNU   51.1% SDU   28.9% BNVP   11.0% BBU   6.9% Other parties   2.1%