1905 Hungarian parliamentary election

1905 Hungarian parliamentary election

←  1901 26 January–4 February 1905 1906  →
All 413 elected seats in the Diet 207 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Ferenc Kossuth Frigyes Podmaniczky  [ de ] Party F48P SZP Seats won 165 159 Seat change 86 118   Third party Fourth party   Leader Gyula Andrássy Aladár Zichy Party LPD KNP Seats won 27 25 Seat change New 0
Prime Minister before election István Tisza SZP Prime Minister after election István Tisza SZP

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 26 January and 4 February 1905. The result was a victory for the Party of Independence and '48, marking the first time the Liberal Party had lost power since 1875. Because of bad decisions after the elections, the Parliament was dissolved in 1906. King Franz Joseph I ignored the result and instead of the victorious allied opposition he kept Count István Tisza in power, and then on 18 June he nominated Baron Géza Fejérváry mashal (the captain of his Hungarian bodyguards) as acting Prime Minister, which deepened the crisis. After the election the 27 Liberal dissidents led by Count Gyula Andrássy founded the National Constitution Party at the end of 1905.

Parties and leaders

Party		Leader
	Party of Independence and '48 (F48P)	Ferenc Kossuth
	Liberal Party (SZP)	Frigyes Podmaniczky  [ de ]
	Liberal Party dissidents (LPD)	Gyula Andrássy
	Christian National Party (KNP)	Aladár Zichy
	New Party  [ hu ] (ÚP)	Dezső Bánffy
	Romanian National Party (PNR)	Gheorghe Pop
	Democratic Party (DP)	Vilmos Vázsonyi

Results

Party		Seats	+/–
	Party of Independence and '48	165	+86
	Liberal Party	159	-118
	Liberal Party dissidents	27	New
	Catholic People's Party	25	0
	New Party  [ hu ]	13	New
	Romanian National Party	8	+8
	Democratic Party	2	+1
	Socialists	2	New
	Serb National Party	1	0
	Slovak National Party	1	-3
	Independents	10	-3
Total		413	–