Hungarian parliamentary election, 1975

Hungarian parliamentary election, 1975

15 June 1975

All 352 seats in the National Assembly
177 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 97.6%

  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 215 137
Seat change Decrease9 Increase9
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Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 15 June 1975.[1] The Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party was the only party to contest the elections, and won 215 of the 352 seats, with the remaining 137 going to independents selected by the party.[2] Of the 352 constituencies, only 34 had more than one candidate.[3]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party99.6215–9
Independents137+9
Against0.4
Invalid/blank votes
Total7,527,1691003520
Registered voters/turnout7,760,46497.0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p. 899. ISBN 9783832956097
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p. 931
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p. 923
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