1878 Hungarian parliamentary election

1878 Hungarian parliamentary election

5–14 August 1878

All 413 seats in the Diet
207 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader István Gorove Lajos Mocsáry Dezső Szilágyi
Party SZP FP NP
Last election 333 seats 36 seats New
Seats won 239 76 75
Seat change Decrease94 Increase40 New

Prime Minister before election

Kálmán Tisza
SZP

Prime Minister after election

Kálmán Tisza
SZP

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.

Results

PartySeats+/–
Liberal Party (SZP)239-94
Independence Party (FP)76+40
United Opposition (NP)75New
Minorities' Party9New
Independents14-10
Total413