1926 Hungarian parliamentary election explained

Country:Kingdom of Hungary (1920–46)
Previous Election:1922
Next Election:1931
Majority Seats:123
Election Date:8–15 December 1926
Turnout:76.72%
Party1:Unity Party (Hungary)
Percentage1:42.16
Seats1:161
Last Election1:140
Percentage2:15.33
Seats2:35
Last Election2:new
Party3:Social Democratic Party of Hungary
Percentage3:11.09
Seats3:14
Last Election3:25
Percentage4:8.52
Seats4:9
Last Election4:new
Percentage5:7.88
Seats5:9
Last Election5:7
Party6:Hungarian National Independence Party
Percentage6:3.78
Seats6:2
Last Election6:new
Percentage7:1.43
Seats7:3
Last Election7:new
Party8:Party of Independence and '48
Percentage8:1.19
Seats8:1
Last Election8:1
Percentage9:
Seats9:1
Last Election9:new
Party10:Independents
Leader10:
Percentage10:7.27
Seats10:10
Last Election10:26
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 8 and 15 December 1926.[1] [2] The result was a victory for the Unity Party, which won 161 of the 245 seats in Parliament. István Bethlen remained Prime Minister.[3]

Electoral system

Prior to the election the electoral system was changed again. In the previous elections there had been 219 constituencies, of which 195 were openly elected single-member constituencies, 20 of which were secretly elected single-member constituencies, and four of which were secretly elected multi-member constituencies.[4] For this election there were 199 openly elected single-member constituencies and 11 secretly elected multi-member constituencies electing a total of 46 seats.[5] [6]

Results

The total number of registered voters was 2,231,972, but only 1,504,227 were registered in contested seats.[5]

By constituency type

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Graham. Malbone W.. 1927. The Elections to the New Hungarian Parliament. American Political Science Review. en. 21. 2. 381–388. 10.2307/1945189. 1945189 . 0003-0554.
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p940
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, pp916-917
  5. Nohlen & Stöver, p918
  6. Nohlen & Stöver, p933