Hungarian parliamentary election, 1963

Hungarian parliamentary election, 1963
24 February 1963
All 340 seats in the National Assembly
171 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 97.2%

  First party Second party
 
Leader János Kádár –
Party MSZMP Independents
Alliance Patriotic People's Front Patriotic People's Front
Leader since 25 October 1956 –
Seats won 252 88
Seat change Decrease24 Increase26
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Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 24 August 1963.[1] The Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party was the only party to contest the elections, and won 252 of the 340 seats, with the remaining 88 going to independents selected by the party.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party6,813,05898.9252–24
Independents88+26
Against75,7771.1––
Invalid/blank votes26,809–––
Total6,915,644100340+2
Registered voters/turnout7,114,85597.2––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p899 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p931
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