1896 Hungarian parliamentary election

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1896 Hungarian parliamentary election
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  1892 29 October–4 November 1896 1901  

All 413 seats in the Diet
207 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Ellinger Portrait of Frigyes Podmaniczky 1878.jpg Kossuth Ferenc.jpg Apponyi Albert portre litografia.jpg
Leader Frigyes Podmaniczky Ferenc Kossuth Albert Apponyi
Party Liberal F48P National Party
Last election243 seats86 seats61 seats
Seats won2905033
Seat changeIncrease2.svg47Decrease2.svg36Decrease2.svg28

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  Zichy Nandor.jpg Id. Ugron Gabor.jpg Dr. Ioan Ratiu la 70 de ani (1898).jpg
Leader Nándor Zichy Gábor Ugron Ioan Rațiu
Party CVP F48(U)P PNR
Last election15 seats
Seats won18111
Seat changenewDecrease2.svg4New

Prime Minister before election

Dezső Bánffy
Liberal Party

Prime Minister after election

Dezső Bánffy
Liberal Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 29 October and 4 November 1896. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 290 of the 413 seats.

Results

PartySeats
Liberal Party 290
Party of Independence and '48 50
National Party 33
Catholic People's Party 18
'Ugron' Party of Independence and '48 11
Romanian National Party 1
Independents10
Total413

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