1896 Hungarian parliamentary election

1896 Hungarian parliamentary election
29 October–4 November 1896
All 413 seats in the Diet
207 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Frigyes Podmaniczky Ferenc Kossuth Albert Apponyi
Party SZP F48P NP
Last election 243 seats 86 seats 61 seats
Seats won 290 50 33
Seat change Increase47 Decrease36 Decrease28
Prime Minister before election

Dezső Bánffy
SZP

Prime Minister after election

Dezső Bánffy
SZP

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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. These elections involved some fatalities due to Prime Minister Dezső Bánffy's policies of obstructing political efforts at reform by non-Hungarian minorities. Protests during the elections were put down by police, leading to 32 persons killed.[1]

Parties and leaders

Party Leader
Liberal Party (SZP) Frigyes Podmaniczky
Party of Independence and '48 (F48P) Ferenc Kossuth
National Party (NP) Albert Apponyi
Christian National Party (KNP) Nándor Zichy
Ugron Party of Independence and '48 (F48UP) Gábor Ugron
Romanian National Party (PNR) Ioan Rațiu

Results

PartySeats+/–
Liberal Party290+47
Party of Independence and '4850-36
National Party33-28
Catholic People's Party18New
Ugron Party of Independence and '4811-4
Romanian National Party1New
Independents10+2
Total413–

References

  1. ^ Robert Seton-Watson, Corruption and Reform in Hungary: A Study of Electoral Practice (1911), p. 10
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