Hungarian parliamentary election, 1881

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Hungarian parliamentary election, 1881
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  1878 24 June – 3 July 1881 1884  

All 413 seats in the Diet
207 seats needed for a majority

  First party Second party Third party
  VizsolyiGusztav.png Mocsary Lajos.jpg Banhidy Bela.jpg
Leader Gusztáv Vizsolyi Lajos Mocsáry Béla Bánhidy
Party Liberal Party Independence Party Moderate Opposition
Last election 239 seats, 57.87% 76 seats, 18.4% 75 seats, 18.16%
Seats won 235 88 57
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Percentage 56.9% 21.31% 13.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg0.97%Increase2.svg2.91%Decrease2.svg4.36%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader
Party Independents Ethnic minority parties
Last election 14 seats, 3.39% 9 seats, 2.18%
Seats won 19 14
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Percentage 4.6% 3.39%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.21%Increase2.svg1.21%

Prime Minister before election

Kálmán Tisza
Liberal Party

Elected Prime Minister

Kálmán Tisza
Liberal Party

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Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 24 June and 3 July 1881. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 235 of the 413 seats.

Hungary Country in Central Europe

Hungary is a country in Central Europe. Spanning 93,030 square kilometres (35,920 sq mi) in the Carpathian Basin, it borders Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Austria to the northwest, Romania to the east, Serbia to the south, Croatia to the southwest, and Slovenia to the west. With about 10 million inhabitants, Hungary is a medium-sized member state of the European Union. The official language is Hungarian, which is the most widely spoken Uralic language in the world. Hungary's capital and largest city is Budapest. Other major urban areas include Debrecen, Szeged, Miskolc, Pécs and Győr.

The Liberal Party was a political party in Hungary between 1875 and 1906.

Results

Party Seats % Parliamentary role
Liberal Party 23556,90% government
Moderate Opposition 5713,80% opposition
Independence Party 8821,31% opposition
Minorities' Party 143,39% opposition
Independents194,60% independent
Total413100%