1935 Satavian general election

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1935 Satavian general election
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← 1927 May 21, 1935 (1935-05-21) 1936 →

All 75 seats in the House of Representatives
38 seats needed for a majority
Registered3,989,914
Turnout2,641,323 (66.2%)
(Decrease 3.1 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
  Michael Joseph Savage Portrait.jpg Francis Matthew John Baker.jpg Bill Aylett (cropped).jpg
Leader Edward Limes Willem de Klerk Felix Morgenthau
Party Liberal United Conservative & Country
Leader since 26 April 1925 1 February 1929 5 July 1932
Leader's seat Court (HP) Norwood (HP) Hunter (WF)
Last election 40 seats, 43.6% 31 seats, 38.6% 4 seats, 16.8%
Seats won 49 23 3
Seat change Increase9 Decrease8 Decrease1
Popular vote 1,410,466 832,017 330,165
Percentage 53.4% 31.5% 12.5%
Swing Increase9.8% Decrease7.1% Decrease4.3%

Prime Minister before election

Edward Limes
Liberal

Prime Minister after election

Edward Limes
Liberal

The 1935 Satavian general election was held in the Dominion of Satavia on 21 May 1935. All 75 seats in the House of Representatives were up for election. This was the final election held before the dissolution of the Estmerish monarchy and independence of Satavia, and the first election held since the liberation of Satavia earlier some five months earlier. The election was held despite the ongoing Great War, and was the first since the 1927 Satavian general election. The incumbent government, led by Edward Limes of the Liberal Party, was re-elected with a majority of 11 seats, defeating the opposition led by Willem de Klerk of the United Party.