1967 Hungarian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 19 March 1967.[1] The Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party was the only party allowed to contest the elections, and won 259 of the 349 seats, with the remaining 90 going to independents selected by the party.[2]

1967 Hungarian parliamentary election

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All 349 seats in the National Assembly
Turnout98.83%
  First party Second party
 
Leader János Kádár
Party MSZMP Independents
Alliance HNF HNF
Seats won 259 90
Seat change Increase7 Increase2

The elections were the first held under new electoral laws enacted in 1966 that made it possible for more than one candidate to run in a constituency. However, in order to be eligible, all prospective candidates had to accept the program of the Patriotic People's Front,[3] which was dominated by the HSWP. Even under these new rules only nine of the 349 constituencies had more than one candidate.[4]

Results

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Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Patriotic People's FrontHungarian Socialist Workers' Party7,086,59699.73259+7
Independents90+2
Against19,1130.27
Total7,105,709100.00349+9
Valid votes7,105,70999.64
Invalid/blank votes25,4420.36
Total votes7,131,151100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,215,40898.83
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p899 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p931
  3. ^ New Economic Mechanism Library of Congress Country Studies
  4. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p923