1944 Hungarian parliamentary election

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1944 Hungarian parliamentary election
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  1939 November 1944–June 1945 1945  

All 498 elected seats in the Diet
250 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Leader Mátyás Rákosi György Marosán  [ de ]
Party MKP MSZDP
Alliance BB BB
Seats won166125
Percentage33.33%25.10%

 Third partyFourth party
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Leader István Balogh Péter Veres
Party FKgP NPP
Alliance BB BB
Seats won12442
Percentage24.90%8.43%

Prime Minister before election

Ferenc Szálasi
NYKP

Prime Minister after election

Béla Miklós
Military

Elections for the National Interim Assembly were held in Hungary in November 1944. [1] Members were elected at public meetings held in 45 cities and towns in areas under the control of the Red Army. [1] An additional 160 members were elected in liberated areas on 2 April and 24 June 1945. [2]

The Hungarian Communist Party won 89 of the 230 seats, increasing to 166 of the 498 seats after the 1945 elections. [1] The Assembly first convened in Debrecen on 21 and 22 December 1944, establishing a new government and declaring war on Nazi Germany. [1] Its second session was held in Budapest in September 1945, establishing fresh elections and passing legislation on land redistribution. [1]

Results

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PartySeats
Nov 1944Apr 1945Jun 1945Total
Hungarian Communist Party 893641166
Social Democratic Party of Hungary 423845125
Independent Smallholders Party 571651124
National Peasant Party 1662042
Civic Democratic Party 126321
Independents146020
Total230108160498
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p914 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p900