Hungarian parliamentary election, 1878

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Hungarian parliamentary election, 1878
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  1875 5–14 August 1878 1881  

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

  First party Second party Third party
  Gorove Istvan-1885.jpg Mocsary Lajos.jpg Szilagyi Dezso 1889.jpg
Leader István Gorove Lajos Mocsáry Dezső Szilágyi
Party Liberal Party Independence Party United Opposition
Last election 333 seats, 80.43% 36 seats, 8.7%did not contest
Seats won 239 76 75
Seat changeDecrease2.svg94Increase2.svg40
Percentage 57.87% 18.4% 18.16%
SwingDecrease2.svg22.56%Increase2.svg9.7%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader
Party Independents Ethnic minority parties
Seats won 14 9
Percentage 3.39% 2.18%

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 5 and 14 August 1878. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 239 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 23957,87% government
United Opposition 7518,16% opposition
Independence Party 7618,40% opposition
Minorities' Party 92,18% opposition
Independent143,39% independent
Total413100%