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1953 Hungarian parliamentary election

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1953 Hungarian parliamentary election

← 1949 17 May 1953 1958 →

All 298 seats in the National Assembly
Turnout97.98%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Mátyás Rákosi
Party MDP Independents
Alliance MFN MFN
Seats won 206 92
Seat change Decrease79 Decrease25

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 17 May 1953.[1] As would be the case with all elections for the remainder of Communist rule, voters were presented with a single list from the Communist Hungarian Working People's Party, comprising Communists and pro-Communist independents. The Working People's Party won 206 of the 298 seats, with the remaining 92 going to independents.[2]

Results

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Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Hungarian Independence
People's Front
Hungarian Working People's Party6,256,65399.03206–79
Independents92–25
Against61,2570.97
Total6,317,910100.00298–104
Valid votes6,317,91099.17
Invalid/blank votes52,6090.83
Total votes6,370,519100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,501,86997.98
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