1920 East Besmenian presidential election

1920 East Besmenian presidential election

30 September 1920

Candidate Hermann Köster Hans Gussmann Oskar Winckel Party Independent BNVP KPB Electoral vote 198 28 21

Result on the ballot   Köster 198   Gussmann 28   Winckel 21   Invalid, blank 10   Uncasted votes 6

President before election None President Hermann Köster

The 1920 East Besmenian presidential election took place on 30 September 1920.

Electoral system

Total 263 seats

• KPB: 20
• SDU: 56
• FPB: 15
• CPB: 5
• BDP: 97
• BKP: 39
• BBU: 11
• BNVP: 18
• Ind.: 2

The President of Besmenia is directly elected by the population once every six years. The election is held under a two-round system; if no candidate receives more than 50% of votes cast in the first round, then a second ballot occurs in which only those two candidates who received the greatest number of votes in the first round may stand.

Results

Candidate		Party	Result
			Votes	%
	Hermann Köster	Independent	198	75,29
	Hans Gussmann	BNVP	28	10,65
	Oskar Winckel	KPB	21	7,98
Invalid/blank votes			10	3,80
Uncasted votes			6	2,28
Total			263	100%