1872 Hungarian parliamentary election

1872 Hungarian parliamentary election

12 June – 9 July 1872

All 427 seats in the Diet
214 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Ferenc Deák Kálmán Ghyczy Dániel Irányi
Party DP BK O48P
Last election 235 seats 116 seats 40 seats
Seats won 245 116 38
Seat change Increase10 Steady Decrease2

Prime Minister before election

Menyhért Lónyay
DP

Prime Minister after election

Menyhért Lónyay
DP

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 12 June and 9 July 1872. The result was a victory for the Deák Party, which won 245 of the 427 seats.

Results

PartySeats+/–
Deák Party (DP)245+10
Left Centre (BK)1160
Far-Left (O48P)38-2
Independents28New
Total427

References