1922 Hungarian parliamentary election explained

Country:Kingdom of Hungary (1920–46)
Previous Election:1920
Next Election:1926
Majority Seats:123
Election Date:28 May–2 June 1922
Party1:Unity Party (Hungary)
Percentage1:38.18
Seats1:140
Last Election1:112
Party2:Social Democratic Party of Hungary
Percentage2:17.00
Seats2:25
Last Election2:new
Percentage3:6.35
Seats3:11
Last Election3:new
Percentage4:4.87
Seats4:7
Last Election4:6
Party5:Christian National Union Party
Percentage5:4.33
Seats5:10
Last Election5:82
Percentage6:4.09
Seats6:5
Last Election6:new
Percentage7:4.00
Seats7:6
Last Election7:3
Percentage8:3.65
Seats8:5
Last Election8:new
Party9:Party of Independence and '48
Percentage9:2.04
Seats9:1
Last Election9:0
Percentage10:1.65
Seats10:2
Last Election10:new
Percentage11:1.39
Seats11:2
Last Election11:new
Party12:Christian Opposition
Percentage12:1.26
Seats12:2
Last Election12:new
Percentage13:0.48
Seats13:1
Last Election13:1
Percentage14:0.22
Seats14:1
Last Election14:new
Party15:Liberal Opposition
Percentage15:0.18
Seats15:1
Last Election15:new
Party16:Independents
Leader16:
Percentage16:8.93
Seats16:26
Last Election16:12
Prime Minister
Posttitle:Prime Minister after election
Before Election:István Bethlen
Before Party:EP
After Election:István Bethlen
After Party:EP

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 28 May and 2 June 1922.[1] The result was a victory for the Unity Party (a renamed National Smallholders and Agricultural Labourers Party),[2] which won 140 of the 245 seats in Parliament, the vast majority in "open" constituencies where there was no secret ballot.[2]

Electoral system

Prior to the elections the United Party-led government changed the electoral system in order to ensure it retained its leading position.[2] This involved reintroducing open elections and restricting the electoral census. The reforms were passed by a decree by Prime Minister István Bethlen as Parliament had already been dissolved.

The country was divided into 219 constituencies, of which 215 were single member constituencies and four were multi-member constituencies. Of the 215 single member constituencies, only 20 used the secret ballot, with the remainder (which were rural constituencies)[2] using open elections.[3] All four multi-member constituencies used secret ballots.[3]

Results

By constituency type

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p876
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, pp916-917