Hungarian parliamentary election, 1901

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Hungarian parliamentary election, 1901
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  1896 2–9 October 1901 1905  

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 Zichy Janos.jpg
Leader Frigyes Podmaniczky Ferenc Kossuth János Zichy
Party Liberal Party Party of Independence and '48 Catholic People Party
Last election290 seats, 70.21%50 seats, 12.10%18 seats, 4.36%
Seats won2777925
Seat changeDecrease2.svg13Increase2.svg19Increase2.svg7
Percentage67.07%19.12%6.05%
SwingDecrease2.svg3.14%Increase2.svg7.02%Increase2.svg1.69%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  Id. Ugron Gabor.jpg
Leader Gábor Ugron
Party 'Ugron' Party of Independence and '48 Independents Slovak National Party
Last election11 seats, 2.66%10 seats, 2.42%
Seats won13134
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Increase2.svg3
Percentage3.14%3.14%0.94%
SwingIncrease2.svg0.48%Increase2.svg0.72%

 Seventh partyEighth party
  Vazsonyi Vilmos -Erdelyi.jpg
Leader Vilmos Vázsonyi
Party Serb National Party Democratic Party
Last electiondid not contest
Seats won11
Seat change
Percentage0.24%0.24%
Swing

Prime Minister before election

Kálmán Széll
Liberal Party

Elected Prime Minister

Kálmán Széll
Liberal Party

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Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 2 and 9 October 1901. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 277 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 27767,07%government
Party of Independence and '48 7919,12%opposition
Catholic People's Party 256,05%opposition
'Ugron' Party of Independence and '48 133,14%opposition
Independent133,14%independent
Slovak National Party 40,97%opposition
Serb National Party 10,24%opposition
Democratic Party 10,24%ellenzék
Total413100%