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Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 8 and 15 December 1926.[1][2] The result was a victory for the Unity Party, which won 161 of the 245 seats in Parliament. István Bethlen remained Prime Minister.[3]
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All 245 seats in the Diet 123 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 76.72% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Prior to the election the electoral system was changed again. In the previous elections there had been 219 constituencies, of which 195 were openly elected single-member constituencies, 20 of which were secretly elected single-member constituencies, and four of which were secretly elected multi-member constituencies.[4] For this election there were 199 openly elected single-member constituencies and 11 secretly elected multi-member constituencies electing a total of 46 seats.[5][6]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unity Party | 482,086 | 42.16 | 161 | +21 | |
| Christian National Economic Party | 175,275 | 15.33 | 35 | New | |
| Social Democratic Party of Hungary | 126,824 | 11.09 | 14 | –11 | |
| Unofficial Unity Party candidates | 97,474 | 8.52 | 9 | New | |
| United Left (FKFPP–NDP) | 90,132 | 7.88 | 9 | +2 | |
| Hungarian National Independence Party | 43,263 | 3.78 | 2 | New | |
| Agrarian Party | 16,355 | 1.43 | 3 | New | |
| Party of Independence and '48 | 13,564 | 1.19 | 1 | 0 | |
| Independent '48 Smallholders Party | 9,963 | 0.87 | 0 | New | |
| Hungarian Agricultural Labourers and Workers Party | 4,317 | 0.38 | 0 | New | |
| Hungarian National Socialist Party | 1,118 | 0.10 | 0 | New | |
| National Party of the Lower-Middle Class | 1 | New | |||
| Independents | 83,148 | 7.27 | 10 | –16 | |
| Total | 1,143,519 | 100.00 | 245 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 1,143,519 | 99.09 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 10,474 | 0.91 | |||
| Total votes | 1,153,993 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,504,227 | 76.72 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
The total number of registered voters was 2,231,972, but only 1,504,227 were registered in contested seats.[5]
By constituency type
| Party | SMCs[a] | MMCs[b] | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| Unity Party | 389,529 | 50.33 | 150 | 92,557 | 25.05 | 11 | 161 | |
| Christian National Economic Party | 100,492 | 12.98 | 25 | 74,783 | 20.24 | 10 | 35 | |
| Social Democratic Party of Hungary | 18,903 | 2.44 | 0 | 107,921 | 29.21 | 14 | 14 | |
| Unofficial Unity Party candidates | 97,474 | 12.59 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| United Left (FKFPP–NDP) | 20,439 | 2.64 | 0 | 69,693 | 18.86 | 9 | 9 | |
| Hungarian National Independence Party | 22,428 | 2.90 | 1 | 20,835 | 5.64 | 1 | 2 | |
| Agrarian Party | 16,355 | 2.11 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Party of Independence and '48 | 9,848 | 1.27 | 0 | 3,716 | 1.01 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent '48 Smallholders Party | 9,963 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Hungarian Agricultural Labourers and Workers Party | 4,317 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Hungarian National Socialist Party | 1,118 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| National Party of the Lower-Middle Class | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Independents | 83,148 | 10.74 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 774,014 | 100.00 | 199 | 369,505 | 100.00 | 46 | 245 | |
| Valid votes | 774,014 | 100.00 | 369,505 | 97.24 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | 10,474 | 2.76 | ||||
| Total votes | 774,014 | 100.00 | 379,979 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 986,165 | 78.49 | 518,062 | 73.35 | ||||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||||
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