1935 Hungarian parliamentary election explained

Country:Kingdom of Hungary (1920–46)
Previous Election:1931
Next Election:1939
Majority Seats:123
Election Date:31 March – 7 April 1935
Percentage1:44.55
Seats1:164
Last Election1:149
Party2:Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party
Percentage2:19.62
Seats2:22
Last Election2:10
Party3:Christian Economic and Social Party
Percentage3:8.87
Seats3:14
Last Election3:32
Party4:Social Democratic Party of Hungary
Percentage4:6.69
Seats4:11
Last Election4:14
Party5:Hungarian National Socialist Party
Percentage5:3.82
Seats5:2
Last Election5:new
Percentage6:3.67
Seats6:7
Last Election6:6
Percentage7:2.85
Seats7:6
Last Election7:8
Party8:National Legitimist Party
Percentage8:2.03
Seats8:1
Last Election8:new
Party9:Reform Generation
Percentage9:0.73
Seats9:2
Last Election9:new
Percentage10:0.56
Seats10:1
Last Election10:0
Party11:Christian Opposition
Percentage11:0.46
Seats11:1
Last Election11:2
Percentage12:0.43
Seats12:1
Last Election12:new
Percentage13:0.38
Seats13:1
Last Election13:new
Party14:Party of Independence and '48
Percentage14:0.29
Seats14:1
Last Election14:0
Percentage15:0.27
Seats15:1
Last Election15:1
Party16:Independents
Leader16:
Percentage16:3.72
Seats16:10
Last Election16:16
Prime Minister
Posttitle:Prime Minister after election
Before Election:Gyula Gömbös
Before Party:NEP
After Election:Gyula Gömbös
After Party:NEP

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 31 March and 7 April 1935.[1] The result was a victory for the Party of National Unity, which won 164 of the 245 seats in Parliament. Gyula Gömbös remained Prime Minister.[2]

Electoral system

The electoral system remained the same as in 1931. There were 199 openly elected single-member constituencies and 11 secretly elected multi-member constituencies electing a total of 46 seats.[3] [4]

Results

The total number of registered voters was 3,005,742, but only 2,475,214 were in contested constituencies.[3]

By constituency type

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p940
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p920
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p933