Serb People's Party (better known as Serb People's Party in/on Primorje, / ''Srpska narodna stranka u/na Primorju'', "Serb People's Party in/on the Littoral") was political party in the

Kingdom of Dalmatia The Kingdom of Dalmatia (; ; ) was a crown land of the Austrian Empire (1815–1867) and the Cisleithanian half of Austria-Hungary (1867–1918). It encompassed the entirety of the region of Dalmatia, with its capital at Zadar. History The Habs ...

during the time of

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. Significant early members of the Serb Party were

Stjepan Mitrov Ljubiša Stjepan (modernist: Stefan) Mitrov Ljubiša ( sr-cyr, Стјепан Митров Љубиша; 29 February 1824 – 11 November 1878), was a Serbian writer and politician. He is famous for his unique short stories, generally ranked among the m ...

(d. 1878),

Nikodim Milaš Nikodim Milaš ( sr-cyr, Никодим Милаш), born Nikola Milaš, (16 April 1845 – 2 April 1915), was a Serbian Orthodox Church bishop, theologian, university professor and academic. He was a writer, one of the most respected experts on ...

, Ljubomir Vujnović,

Uroš Desnica Uroš Desnica may refer to: * Uroš Desnica (politician) (1874–1941), Croatian Serb politician, grandfather of Uroš Desnica born in 1944 * Uroš Desnica (scientist) (1944–2021), Croatian scientist, grandson of Uroš Desnica born in 1874 ...

, Vladimir Simić. In political efforts, Ljubiša he fought against the ethnic Italian domination in Dalmatian politics and culture, for the equality of religions and languages, for the emancipation of Serb populace in Dalmatia, the economic benefit of the province but also for the autonomy of Dalmatia and against the unification with Croatia-Slavonia. Ljubiša had been the President of the Dalmatian parliament between 1870 and 1878 when he was overthrown by the clerical Croat fraction in the People's Party led by

Mihovil Pavlinović Mihovil Pavlinović (28 January 1831 – 18 May 1887) was a Croatian Roman Catholic priest, politician, and writer who led Croatian National Revival in the Kingdom of Dalmatia. He is known as a keen promoter of Croatian political thought in Dalma ...

. Following the 1876 Dalmatian parliamentary election, the People's Party was in power. In 1878, led by

Sava Bjelanović Sava Bjelanović ( sr-cyr, Сава Бјелановић; 15 October 1850 – 1897) was a Dalmatian journalist and politician, the leader of the Serb People's Party in Dalmatia and one of the most prominent Dalmatian Serbs of the 19th century. ...

, the Serb members of the party left and founded the Serb Party. The Serb Party retained the leading position in the provinces of upper Dalmatia (Dalmatian hinterland):

Kninska Krajina Kninska Krajina ( sr-Cyrl, Книнска Крајина) is a geographical and historical region in Dalmatian Hinterland in Croatia, centered around the town of Knin. Geography Kninska Krajina is situated between Bukovica in the southwest, Lik ...

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, as well as the

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(which is today in

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). The party's liberal left-wing branch was led by Bjelanović, while conservative right-wing branch by Milaš. They often were in conflict. Another significant member was

Lazar Tomanović Lazar Tomanović, PhD (; 3 September 1845 – 2 November 1932) was a Montenegrin and Dalmatian Serb writer, politician and diplomat, who served as the fifth Prime Minister of Montenegro, as well the first Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Montene ...

. All six members of the Diet, but without Milaš who was parliamentary representative (still allowed to participate), were present during the so-called Zadar Resolution in 1905, which was one of the steps that led to the

Croat-Serb Coalition The Croat-Serb Coalition ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Hrvatsko-srpska koalicija, separator=/, Хрватско-српска коалиција) was a major political alliance in Austria-Hungary during the early 20th century that governed the Croatian lands, th ...

Diet of Dalmatia elections

*1883: 8/41 *1889: 9/41 *1895: 9/41 *1901: 6/41 *1908: 7/41

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Diet of Dalmatia elections

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