1953 Hungarian parliamentary election

1953 Hungarian parliamentary election

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All 298 seats in the National Assembly
Turnout	97.98%
First party Second party   Leader Mátyás Rákosi – Party MDP Independents Alliance MFN MFN Seats won 206 92 Seat change 79 25

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 17 May 1953. ^[1] As would be the case with all elections for the remainder of Communist rule, voters were presented with a single list from the Communist Hungarian Working People's Party, comprising Communists and pro-Communist independents. The Working People's Party won 206 of the 298 seats, with the remaining 92 going to independents. ^[2]

Results

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Hungarian Independence People's Front		Hungarian Working People's Party	6,256,653	99.03	206	–79
			Independents			92	–25
Against				61,257	0.97	–	–
Total				6,317,910	100.00	298	–104
Valid votes				6,317,910	99.17
Invalid/blank votes				52,609	0.83
Total votes				6,370,519	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				6,501,869	97.98
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p899 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p931