1926 Hungarian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 8 and 15 December 1926.[1] The result was a victory for the Unity Party, which won 161 of the 245 seats in Parliament. István Bethlen remained Prime Minister.[2]

1926 Hungarian parliamentary election

8–15 December 1926
All 245 seats in the Diet 123 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	51.7%
Leader István Bethlen János Zichy Károly Peyer Party EP KNGP MSZDP Last election 140 seats, 38.2% did not contest 25 seats, 17% Seats won 161 35 14 Seat change 21 – 11 Popular vote 482,086 175,275 126,824 Percentage 42.2% 15.3% 11.1% Swing 4% – 5.9%   Leader – Károly Rassay – Party Unofficial Unity Party candidates United Left Independents Last election did not contest did not contest 26 seats, 8.9% Seats won 9 9 10 Seat change – – 16 Popular vote 97,474 90,132 83,148 Percentage 8.5% 7.9% 7.3% Swing – – 1.6%   Leader Gyula Gömbös Gaszton Gaál Vince Nagy Party MNFP AP F48P Last election did not contest did not contest 1 seat, 2% Seats won 2 3 1 Seat change – – 0 Popular vote 43,263 16,355 13,564 Percentage 3.8% 1.4% 1.2% Swing – – 0.8%
Prime Minister before election István Bethlen EP Elected Prime Minister István Bethlen EP

Electoral system

Prior to the election the electoral system was changed again. In the previous elections there had been 219 constituencies, of which 195 were openly elected single-member constituencies, 20 of which were secretly elected single-member constituencies, and four of which were secretly elected multi-member constituencies.[3] For this election there were 199 openly elected single-member constituencies and 11 secretly elected multi-member constituencies electing a total of 46 seats.[4][5]

Results

Party	SMCs			MMCs			Total
	Votes^[a]	%	Seats	Votes^[b]	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Unity Party	389,529	50.3	150	92,557	25.0	11	482,086	42.2	161	+21
Christian National Economic Party	100,492	13.0	25	74,783	20.2	10	175,275	15.3	35	New
Hungarian Social Democratic Party	18,903	2.4	0	107,921	29.2	14	126,824	11.1	14	–11
Unofficial Unity Party candidates	97,474	12.6	9	–	–	–	97,474	8.5	9	New
United Left (FKFPP–NDP)	20,439	2.6	0	69,693	18.9	9	90,132	7.9	9	+2
Hungarian National Independence Party	22,428	2.9	1	20,835	5.6	1	43,263	3.8	2	New
Agrarian Party	16,355	2.1	3	–	–	–	16,355	1.4	3	New
Independence and '48 Kossuth Party	9,848	1.3	0	3,716	1.0	1	13,564	1.2	1	0
Independent '48 Smallholders Party	9,963	1.3	0	–	–	–	9,963	0.9	0	New
Hungarian Agricultural Labourers and Workers Party	4,317	0.6	0	–	–	–	4,317	0.4	0	New
Hungarian National Socialist Party	1,118	0.1	0	–	–	–	1,118	0.1	0	New
National Party of the Lower-Middle Class	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	New
Independents	83,148	10.7	10	–	–	–	83,148	7.3	10	–16
Invalid/blank votes	0	–	–	10,474	–	–	10,474	–	–	–
Total	774,014	100	199	379,979	100	46	1,153,993	100	245	0
Registered voters/turnout	986,165	78.5	–	518,062	73.3	–	1,504,227^[c]	76.0	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

^a The number of votes refers to only 109 of the 199 single-member constituencies as 90 seats were uncontested.[4]

^b The number of votes refers to ten of the eleven MMCs as one constituency was uncontested.[4]

^c The total number of registered voters was 2,231,972; the figure in the table refers to the number of registered voters in the contested seats.[4]

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p899 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p940
3. Nohlen & Stöver, pp916-917
4. Nohlen & Stöver, p918
5. Nohlen & Stöver, p933