Chamber of Deputies (Greater Romania)
The Chamber of Deputies ( Adunarea Deputaților ) was the lower house of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Romania from 1919 to 1940, with its seat in Bucharest . In addition to the Chamber of Deputies, the Senate was the first chamber in the bicameral parliament .
1919 to 1922
In the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 had Romania reached extensive territorial expansion. On November 2, 1919, parliamentary elections were held for Greater Romania. The legal basis was the election regulations for the old kingdom and Bessarabia of November 14, 1918 , the election regulations for Transylvania , Banat , etc., of August 24 (or 26?) August 1919 and the election regulations for Bucovina of August 24, 1919.
The election, to which men aged 25 and over had the right to vote, was carried out in 79 constituencies. 568 MPs were elected. Among them were representatives of the German minority , who made up 4.1% of the nationwide population. Six Germans were on the list of the German-Swabian People's Party (DSVP), 14 Germans on the list of the German Party , one German on the list of Partidul Populari (PP), one German on the list of Partidul Național Liberal (PNL) and three Germans on the list of Partidul Țărănesc (PȚ).
The legislative period lasted from November 20, 1919 to March 25, 1920.
On April 25-27 May 1920, June 1, 1920 and June 3, 1920 the second elections were held. 369 MPs were elected in 77 constituencies. In these elections, three German MPs were elected for the first time on the list of the Partidul Social-Democrat din România (SDPR).
1922
In the elections from March 1 to 11, 1922, 387 members were elected in 77 constituencies. The parliament thus determined passed the Constitution of Greater Romania on March 28, 1923. The legislative period lasted from June 20, 1920 to January 23, 1926.
1926 to 1939
In the elections from 1926 to 1937, each of the 71 districts (there were 72 in 1933) formed an electoral district. 2 to 20 mandates were awarded per constituency. In addition to the constitution of 1923, the legal basis was the election law of March 26, 1926.
| Election date | Legislative period | Mandates |
|---|---|---|
| May 25, 1926 | June 25, 1926 to 1927 | 387 |
| June 7, 1927 | 1927 to 1928 | 386 |
| 12. and 15. – 19. December 1928 | 1928 to 1931 | 386 |
| June 1, 1931 | 1931 to 1932 | 386 |
| July 17, 1932 | 1932 to 1933 | 386 |
| December 20, 1933 | 1933 to 1977 | 387 |
| December 20, 1937 | 1937 to January 18, 1938 | 387 |
On February 10, 1938, King Carol II dismissed the government and set up a royal dictatorship . On that day the king dissolved parliament. On March 31, 1938, all parties were banned.
1939
After the party ban , the Frontul Renașterii Naționale was the only party approved. In the elections on June 1 to 2, 1939, 258 members were "elected" in 11 constituencies, each with 5 to 10 members in three professional groups. Five of them were Germans. The right to stand for election was held by men who were at least 30 years old. The legal basis for the election was the constitution of February 2, 1938 and the electoral law of May 9, 1939.
1939 to 1940
From June 7, 1939 to September 6, 1940 there was an appointed parliament. When the Iron Guard under Ion Antonescu came to power on September 4, 1940, parliament was dissolved.
post war period
After the Second World War and the incorporation of Romania into the Eastern Bloc , a Romanian People's Republic was formed. There was a unicameral parliament , the Great National Assembly .
literature
- Mads Ole Balling: From Reval to Bucharest - Statistical-Biographical Handbook of the Parliamentarians of the German Minorities in East Central and Southeast Europe 1919-1945. Volume 2, 2nd edition. Copenhagen 1991, ISBN 87-983829-5-0 , p. 563 ff.