1944 Hungarian parliamentary election

1944 Hungarian parliamentary election

November 1944–June 1945

All 498 elected seats in the Diet
250 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Mátyás Rákosi György Marosán
Party MKP MSZDP
Alliance BB BB
Seats won 166 125
Percentage 33.33% 25.10%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader István Balogh Péter Veres
Party FKgP NPP
Alliance BB BB
Seats won 124 42
Percentage 24.90% 8.43%

Prime Minister before election

Ferenc Szálasi
NYKP

Prime Minister after election

Béla Miklós
Military

Elections for the National Interim Assembly were held in Hungary in November 1944.[1] Members were elected at public meetings held in 45 cities and towns in areas under the control of the Red Army.[1] An additional 160 members were elected in liberated areas on 2 April and 24 June 1945.[2]

The Hungarian Communist Party won 89 of the 230 seats, increasing to 166 of the 498 seats after the 1945 elections.[1] The Assembly first convened in Debrecen on 21 and 22 December 1944, establishing a new government and declaring war on Nazi Germany.[1] Its second session was held in Budapest in September 1945, establishing fresh elections and passing legislation on land redistribution.[1]

Results

PartySeats
Nov 1944Apr 1945Jun 1945Total
Hungarian Communist Party893641166
Social Democratic Party of Hungary423845125
Independent Smallholders Party571651124
National Peasant Party1662042
Civic Democratic Party126321
Independents146020
Total230108160498
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p914 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p900