Hungarian parliamentary election, 1896

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Hungarian parliamentary election, 1896
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←  1892 29 October – 4 November 1896 1901  →
All 413 seats in the Diet
207 seats needed for a majority

 First partySecond partyThird party
  Ellinger Portrait of Frigyes Podmaniczky 1878.jpg Kossuth Ferenc.jpg Apponyi Albert portre litografia.jpg
Leader Frigyes Podmaniczky Ferenc Kossuth Albert Apponyi
Party Liberal Party Party of Independence and '48 National Party
Last election243 seats, 58.84%86 seats, 20.82%61 seats, 14.77%
Seats won2905033
Seat changeIncrease2.svg47Decrease2.svg36Decrease2.svg28
Percentage70.21%12.10%8.23%
SwingIncrease2.svg11.37%Decrease2.svg8.72%Decrease2.svg6.54%
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  Zichy Nandor.jpg Id. Ugron Gabor.jpg
Leader Nándor Zichy Gábor Ugron –
Party Catholic People Party 'Ugron' Party of Independence and '48 Independents
Last electiondid not contest15 seats, 3.63%8 seats, 1.94%
Seats won181110
Seat change–Decrease2.svg4Increase2.svg2
Percentage4.36%2.66%2.42%
Swing–Decrease2.svg0.97%Increase2.svg0.48%
 Seventh party
  Dr. Ioan Ratiu la 70 de ani (1898).jpg
Leader Ioan Rațiu
Party Romanian National Party
Seats won1
Percentage0.24%
Prime Minister before election

Dezső Bánffy
Liberal Party

Elected Prime Minister

Dezső Bánffy
Liberal Party

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Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 29 October and 4 November 1896 . The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 290 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

PartySeats%Parliamentary role
Liberal Party 29070,21%government
Party of Independence and '48 5012,10%opposition
National Party 338,23%opposition
Catholic People's Party 184,36%opposition
'Ugron' Party of Independence and '48 112,66%opposition
Independent102,42%independent
Romanian National Party 10,24%opposition
Total413100%—
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