Country: | Hungarian People's Republic |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1975 Hungarian parliamentary election |
Previous Year: | 1975 |
Next Election: | 1985 Hungarian parliamentary election |
Next Year: | 1985 |
Election Date: | 8 June 1980 |
Turnout: | 97.03% |
Image1: | János Kádár (fototeca.iiccr.ro).jpg |
Leader1: | János Kádár |
Party1: | Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party |
Alliance1: | Patriotic People's Front |
Seats1: | 252 |
Seat Change1: | 37 |
Leader2: | – |
Party2: | Independents |
Alliance2: | Patriotic People's Front |
Seats2: | 100 |
Seat Change2: | 37 |
Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 8 June 1980.[1] The Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party was the only party to contest the elections, and won 252 of the 352 seats, with the remaining 100 going to independents selected by the party.[2]
All prospective candidates had to accept the program of the Patriotic People's Front, which was dominated by the HSWP. While it was possible for more than one candidate to run in a constituency,[3] only 15 of the 352 constituencies had more than one candidate.[4]