1971 Hungarian parliamentary election

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1971 Hungarian parliamentary election
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  1967 25 April 1971 1975  

All 352 seats in the National Assembly
Turnout98.69%
 First partySecond party
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Leader János Kádár
Party MSZMP Independents
Alliance HNF HNF
Seats won224128
Seat changeDecrease2.svg35Increase2.svg38

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 25 April 1971. [1] The Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party was the only party to contest the elections, and won 224 of the 352 seats, with the remaining 128 going to independents selected by the party. [2]

All prospective candidates had to accept the program of the Patriotic People's Front, which was dominated by the HSWP. While it was possible for more than one candidate to run in a constituency, [3] only 49 of the 352 constituencies had more than one candidate. [4]

Results

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Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Patriotic People's Front Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party 7,189,12599.05224–35
Independents128+38
Against68,9960.95
Total7,258,121100.00352+3
Valid votes7,258,12198.95
Invalid/blank votes76,7971.05
Total votes7,334,918100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,432,42098.69
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p. 899. ISBN   9783832956097
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p. 931
  3. Burant, Stephen R. Hungary: A Country Study p181
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p. 923