Original scientific paper
THE POLITICAL LOYALTIES OF VOTERS ON THE ISLAND OF KORČULA FROM 1923 TO 1941
Franko Mirošević
; Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
In this work the author follows the key political developments on the island of Korčula in the period from 1923 to 1938. These turned mainly on the issues surrounding the parliamentary elections that took place during this time. From the text it is clear that the main struggle was carried out between supporters of political centralism and those of anti-centralism, in other words, between unitarists and federalists, Yugoslavism and Croatianism. Even though the island of Korčula was by nationality Croatian, suprisingly, centralistic forces won enviable successes right up to the 1938 elections, winning simple majorities in terms of total votes cast. Confirming the results of parliamentary elections in the interwar era on the island of Korčula, the author arrives at some credible facts and certain indications concerning the political loyalties of the islanders in parliamentary elections during this time. It is clear that the Croatian Peasant Party was slowly but surely winning supporters through the whole period, even though they did not command a majority by 1938. In conclusion, he attempts to explain why centralist forces on the island won majorities at parliamentary elections, while they experienced overwhelming victories at county elections (1926, 1936, and 1940) and district elections (1927).
Keywords
Island of Korčula; Elections; Croat Peasant Party
Hrčak ID:
285083
URI
Publication date:
4.1.2007.
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