Agrarian League (Romania)

The Agrarian League (Romanian: Liga Agrară, LA) was a political party in Romania.

Agrarian League
Liga Agrară
PresidentConstantin Argetoianu
FounderConstantin Argetoianu
Founded1931
Dissolved1933
Split fromPeople's Party
Succeeded byAgrarian Union Party
IdeologyAgrarianism
Monarchism[1]
Romanian nationalism
Political positionCenter

History

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A breakaway from the People's Party, the LA contested the 1931 elections as part of the National Union alliance. The alliance won 274 seats, of which the LA took four.[2]

It ran alone in the 1932 elections, but received just 0.5% of the vote and failed to win a seat.[3][2]

Election results

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Parliamentary elections

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ElectionVotes%ChamberSenatePosition
1931 Part of the National Union
8 / 387
0 / 113
1932 14,831 0.5
0 / 387
0 / 113
16th

References

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  1. "CONSTANTIN ARGETOIANU PORTRETUL UNUI TRASEIST POLITIC | Prof. Univ. Dr. Ioan Scurtu".
  2. 1 2 Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1610 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1602