1878 Hungarian parliamentary election

1878 Hungarian parliamentary election

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All 413 seats in the Diet 207 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader István Gorove Lajos Mocsáry  [ hu ] Dezső Szilágyi Party SZP FP  [ hu ] NP  [ hu ] Last election 333 seats 36 seats New Seats won 239 76 75 Seat change 94 40 New
Prime Minister before election Kálmán Tisza SZP Prime Minister after election Kálmán Tisza SZP

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 5 and 14 August 1878. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 239 of the 413 seats.

Results

Party		Seats	+/–
	Liberal Party (SZP)	239	-94
	Independence Party  [ hu ] (FP)	76	+40
	United Opposition  [ hu ] (NP)	75	New
	Minorities' Party	9	New
	Independents	14	-10
Total		413	–