Volebný zákon do Poslaneckej snemovne Národného zhromaždenia za prvej Československej republiky a strany národnostných menšín
The Law on Elections to the Lower House of the National Assembly of the First Czechoslovak Republic and the National Minority Parties

Summary/Abstract: The Constitution of the Czechoslovak Republic enacted a proportional electoral system for parliamentary elections, so that the composition of parliament would reflect the will of the voters, especially from the minority nationalities, as closely as possible. The introduction of this principle was partly a reaction to the electoral system and practice applied in both parts of the Habsburg Monarchy up to 1918. The election laws and their amendments concerning elections to both chambers of the National Assembly regulated this principle, so that it was applied to a large extent, although not perfectly, in all four elections to the Czechoslovak parliament from 1920 to 1935.

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