Hungarian parliamentary election, 1967

Hungarian parliamentary election, 1967

19 March 1967

All 349 seats in the National Assembly
175 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 98.69%

  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 259 90
Seat change Increase7 Increase2
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Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 19 March 1967.[1] The Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party was the only party to contest the elections, and won 259 of the 349 seats, with the remaining 90 going to independents selected by the party.[2] Of the 349 constituencies, only nine had more than one candidate.[3]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party7,086,59699.7259+7
Independents90+2
Against19,1130.3
Invalid/blank votes25,442
Total7,131,151100349+9
Registered voters/turnout7,215,40898.8
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
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p923
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