1934 Czechoslovak presidential election
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Nominee Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Klement Gottwald
Party Independent KSČ
Electoral vote 327 38
Percentage 78.2% 9.1%
President before election

Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
Independent

Elected President

Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
Independent

The 1934 Czechoslovak presidential election took place on 24 May 1934. Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk was elected for his fourth term.[1]

Background

Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk was 84 years old when his third term concluded. He wanted Edvard Beneš to become his successor but Beneš didn't have required support and Masaryk decided to run instead of him.[2] Masaryk had to deal with poor health and suffered a stroke prior to election. Communist Party of Czechoslovakia nominated Klement Gottwald as its candidate; he would later go on to serve as president between 1948 and 1953, following the coup in 1948.[1]

Procedure

President was elected by bicameral parliament that consisted of 300 Deputies and 150 Senators.[3] Candidate needed 60% of votes to be elected.[4][5]

Voting

Candidate Votes %
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk 327 78.23
Blank votes 53 12.68
Klement Gottwald 38 9.09

418 electors voted. Masaryk received 327 votes while Gottwald received 38 votes. 53 Ballots were blank.[6]

Aftermath

Masaryk resigned on 14 December 1935 and Edvard Beneš was elected his successor.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "TGM: Čtyři prezidentské volby a každá úplně jiná". ČT24 (in Czech). Česká televize. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  2. ^ "1934 - Volba prezidenta 2008 (Český rozhlas)". Rozhlas.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Bouřlivé ovace i protesty komunistů. Masaryk vyhrál čtyřikrát, naposled mu už napovídali slova slibu". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 14 September 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  4. ^ "1927 - Volba prezidenta 2008 (Český rozhlas)". Rozhlas.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Masaryka zvolili řvoucí poslanci a Beneš poplival Háchu". TÝDEN.cz. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Poslední prezidentská volba T. G. Masaryka v roce 1934". Modernidejiny.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Jak jsme volili prezidenta Masaryka? Divili byste se, jak to bylo napínavé". Zoom magazin (in Czech). Retrieved 2 February 2018.
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