1975 Hungarian parliamentary election

1975 Hungarian parliamentary election

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All 352 seats in the National Assembly
Turnout	96.99%
First party Second party   Leader János Kádár – Party MSZMP Independents Alliance HNF HNF Seats won 215 137 Seat change 9 9

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 15 June 1975. ^[1] The Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party was the only party to contest the elections, and won 215 of the 352 seats, with the remaining 137 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 34 of 352 constituencies had more than one candidate. ^[4]

Results

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Patriotic People's Front		Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party		99.6	215	–9
			Independents			137	+9
Against					0.4	–	–
Total						352	0
Total votes				7,527,169	–
Registered voters/turnout				7,760,464	96.99
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