1905 Hungarian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 26 January and 4 February 1905. The result was a victory for the Party of Independence and '48, marking the first time the Liberal Party had lost power since 1875. Because of bad decisions after the elections, the Parliament was dissolved in 1906. Franz Joseph I of Austria ignored the result and instead of the victorious allied opposition he kept István Tisza in power, and then on 18 June he nominated baron Géza Fejérváry mashal (the captain of his Hungarian bodyguards) as acting Prime Minister, which deepened the crisis.

1905 Hungarian parliamentary election

26 January – 4 February 1905
All 413 seats in the Diet 207 seats needed for a majority
Leader Ferenc Kossuth Frigyes Podmaniczky Gyula Andrássy Party Party of Independence and '48 Liberal Party Dissidents (from the Liberal Party) Alliance Allied opposition – Allied opposition Last election 79 seats, 19.12% 277 seats, 67.07% did not contest Seats won 165 159 27 Seat change 86 118 – Percentage 39.95% 38.5% 6.54% Swing 20.83% 28.57% –   Leader Aladár Zichy Dezső Bánffy – Party Catholic People Party New Party Independents Alliance Allied opposition Allied opposition – Last election 25 seats, 6.05% did not contest 13 seats, 3.14% Seats won 25 13 10 Seat change 0 – 3 Percentage 6.05% 3.15% 2.42% Swing 0% – 0.72%   Leader Gheorghe Pop de Băsești Vilmos Vázsonyi Party Romanian National Party Democratic Party Socialists Alliance – Allied opposition – Last election – 1 seats, 0.24% did not contest Seats won 8 2 2 Seat change – 1 – Percentage 1.94% 0.48% 0.48% Swing – 0.24% –
Prime Minister before election István Tisza Liberal Party Elected Prime Minister István Tisza Liberal Party

Results

Party	Seats	%	Parliamentary role
Party of Independence and '48	165	39,95%	government
Liberal Party	159	38,50%	opposition
Dissidents^1 (from the Liberal Party)	27	6,54%	government
Catholic People's Party	25	6,05%	government
New Party	13	3,15%	government
independent	10	2,42%	independent
Romanian National Party	8	1,94%	opposition
Democratic Party	2	0,48%	government
Socialists	2	0,48%	opposition
Serb National Party	1	0,24%	opposition
Slovak National Party	1	0,24%	opposition
Total	413	100%	—

¹: The 27 MP left the Liberal Party led by Gyula Andrássy JR.. At the end of 1905 they founded the National Constitutional Party.