June 1920 Zagreb local elections

On 18 June 1920 local elections were held in Zagreb, in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. The elections were held for the revoked mandates from last local elections in March 1920. The Croatian Union won a majority of seats and Vjekoslav Heinzel was named the new mayor of Zagreb.

June 1920 Zagreb local elections

18 June 1920

20 seats to the Zagreb City Assembly
Turnout13.64%
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Vjekoslav Heinzel Vladimir Prebeg
Party Croatian Union Party of Rights
Seats won
13 / 20
5 / 20
Popular vote 2,070 766
Percentage 65.16% 24.11%

Mayor before election

Dragutin Dončić

Elected Mayor

Vjekoslav Heinzel
Croatian Union

Results

Political party Votes % Seats %
Croatian Union
Hrvatska zajednica
2,070 65.16% 13 65%
Croatian Party of Rights
Hrvatska stranka prava
766 24.11% 5 25%
Croatian People's Peasant Party
Hrvatska pučka seljačka stranka
212 6.67% 1 5%
People's Socialist Party
Narodna socijalistička stranka
129 4.06% 1 5%
Total 3,177 100% 20 100%
Registered Voters/Turnout 23,290 13.64%

Mayoral elections

Democratic Party boycotted the elections and asked to schedule elections for the entire city assembly. The assembly after these elections had 28 members of the Croatian Union, 8 representatives of the Croatian Party of Rights, 5 from the Democratic Party, 5 from the Croatian People's Peasant Party, 1 from the Social Democratic Party, 2 representatives of Jewish parties and 1 socialist. On 17 August 17, 1920 Vjekoslav Heinzel was elected mayor with 27 votes, while Vladimir Prebeg from the Party of Rights received eight votes. Eight votes were invalid (blank ballots).[1]

References

  1. Izvještaj Gradskog poglavarstva o sveopćoj upravi slobodnog i kraljevskog glavnog grada Zagreba za godine 1919. – 1925., 243.

See also

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