Hungarian parliamentary election, 1985

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Hungarian parliamentary election, 1985
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All 387 seats in the National Assembly
194 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 94.02%

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Leader János Kádár –
Party MSZMP Independents
Alliance Patriotic People's Front Patriotic People's Front
Leader since 25 October 1956 –
Seats won 288 98
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Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 8 June 1985. [1] The Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party was the only party to contest the elections, and won 288 of the 387 seats, with 98 of the remaining 99 going to independents selected by the party, whilst one seat remained unfilled until the following year. [2]

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.

Hungarian Socialist Workers Party the ruling Marxist–Leninist party of Hungary between 1956 and 1989

The Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party was the ruling Marxist–Leninist party of the Hungarian People's Republic between 1956 and 1989. It was organised from elements of the Hungarian Working People's Party during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, with János Kádár as general secretary. The party also controlled its armed forces, the Hungarian People's Army.

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Electoral system

The electoral system was modified for the 1985 elections. In addition to the 352 single member constituencies used in previous elections, a further 35 members of Parliament were elected via a national list. [3] Voters who were away from home on election day could only vote on the national list, which had around 160,000 extra voters compared to the single member constituencies. [3]

In the single member constituencies there had to be at least two candidates. This was achieved in all seats except Keszthely, where one candidate withdrew their nomination. A by-election was held for the seat in the spring of 1986. [2]

Keszthely Town in Western Transdanubia, Hungary

Keszthely is a Hungarian city of 20,895 inhabitants located on the western shore of Lake Balaton. It is the largest city by the lake and one of the more important cultural, educational and economic hubs in the region. Due to its favorable location and accessibility by both road and rail, Keszthely and the surrounding area is a preferred holiday destination.

Results

PartySMCsNational listSeats+/–
Votes%Votes%
Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party 6,636,68598.87,145,60199.1288+36
Independents98–2
Vacant––––1–
Against79,7021.264,8940,9––
Invalid/blank votes386,759–55,420–––
Total7,103,1461007,256,915100387+35
Registered voters/turnout7,586,48093.97,728,20894.0––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, IPU Parline database, [4] Other [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p899 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. 1 2 Nohlen & Stöver, p932
  3. 1 2 Nohlen & Stöver, p923
  4. ↑ Parline database of the Interparliamentary Union: HUNGARY_1985_E.PDF
  5. ↑ A választási eredmények 1945–1990
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