1946 Slovak parliamentary election

1946 Slovak parliamentary election

14 August 1946
All 100 seats in the Slovak National Council 51 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Jozef Lettrich Karol Šmidke Party DS KSS Seats after 63 31 Popular vote 999,622 489,596 Percentage 62.50% 30.61%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Vavro Šrobár Ivan Frlička Party SS SP Seats after 3 3 Popular vote 60,195 50,079 Percentage 3.76% 3.13%
Chairman of the Slovak National Council before election Jozef Lettrich DS Elected Chairman of the Slovak National Council Jozef Lettrich DS

Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 14 August 1946, when the Slovak Commissariat of Interior assigned seats in the National Council to the political parties according to their result in the 1946 state parliament election. They were the last elections before the Communist takeover in 1948. Vast majority of 100 seats went to the conservative Democratic Party. The elections also determined the composition of the Slovak Board of Commissioners.

Result

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Democratic Party	999,622	62.50	63
	Communist Party of Slovakia	489,596	30.61	31
	Freedom Party	60,195	3.76	3
	Labour Party	50,079	3.13	3
Total		1,599,492	100.00	100
Source: Čas (seats) Statistical Handbook (votes)