1935 Hungarian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 31 March and 7 April 1935.[1] The result was a victory for the Party of National Unity, which won 164 of the 245 seats in Parliament. Gyula Gömbös remained Prime Minister.[2]

1935 Hungarian parliamentary election

31 March – 7 April 1935
All 245 seats in the Diet 123 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	65.7%
Leader Gyula Gömbös Tibor Eckhardt János Zichy Party NEP FKGP KGSZP Last election 149 seats, 40% 10 seats, 11.5% 32 seats, 12.2% Seats won 164 22 14 Seat change 15 12 18 Popular vote 879,474 387,351 175,165 Percentage 44.6% 19.6% 8.9% Swing 4.6% 8.1% 3.3%   Leader Károly Peyer Sándor Festetics – Party MSZDP MNSZP Independents Last election 14 seats, 11% did not contest 16 seats, 7.2% Seats won 11 2 10 Seat change 3 – 16 Popular vote 132,052 75,318 73,471 Percentage 6.7% 3.8% 3.7% Swing 4.3% – 3.5%   Leader Károly Rassay – Miklós Griger Party Liberal and Democratic Opposition Unofficial Party of National Unity candidates NLNP Last election did not contest did not contest did not contest Seats won 7 6 1 Seat change – – – Popular vote 72,407 56,249 40,025 Percentage 3.7% 2.8% 2.8% Swing – – –
Prime Minister before election Gyula Gömbös NEP Elected Prime Minister Gyula Gömbös NEP

Electoral system

The electoral system remained the same as in 1931. There were 199 openly elected single-member constituencies and 11 secretly elected multi-member constituencies electing a total of 46 seats.[3][4]

Results

Party	SMCs			MMCs			Total
	Votes^[a]	%	Seats	Votes^[b]	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Party of National Unity	718,911	49.3	150	160,563	31.2	14	879,474	44.6	164	+15
Independent Smallholders Party	379,696	26.0	21	7,655	1.5	1	387,351	19.6	22	+12
Christian Economic and Social Party	91,827	8.3	7	83,338	16.2	7	175,165	8.9	14	–18
Hungarian Social Democratic Party	–	–	–	132,052	25.6	11	132,052	6.7	11	–3
Hungarian National Socialist Party	57,544	3.9	1	17,774	3.5	1	75,318	3.8	2	New
Liberal and Democratic Opposition (ESZDP–NDP)	–	–	–	72,407	14.1	7	72,407	3.7	7	+1
Unofficial Party of National Unity candidates	53,018	3.6	6	3,231	0.6	0	56,249	2.8	6	–2
National Legitimist Party	36,502	2.5	1	3,523	0.7	0	40,025	2.8	1	New
National Radical Party^[c]	9,309	0.6	0	7,722	1.5	0	17,031	0.9	0	–1
Reform Generation	9,265	0.6	1	5,213	1.0	1	14,478	0.7	2	New
Hungarian Agricultural Labourers and Workers Party	11,004	0.8	1	–	–	–	11,004	0.6	1	+1
Christian Opposition	4,928	0.3	0	4,223	0.8	1	9,151	0.5	1	–1
Christian National Front	–	–	–	8,526	1.7	1	8,526	0.4	1	New
Party of National Will	7,431	0.5	1	–	–	–	7,431	0.4	1	New
National Independence Kossuth Party^[c]	5,648	0.4	0	–	–	1	5,648	0.3	1	+1
National Agrarian Opposition	–	–	–	5,320	1.0	1	5,320	0.3	1	0
Free Civic Party	–	–	–	2,527	0.5	0	2,527	0.1	0	New
Unified National Party of Workers and Lower Middle Class	–	–	–	915	0.2	0	915	0.1	0	New
Hungarian Truth Party	546	0.0	0	–	–	–	546	0.0	0	New
Independents	73,471	5.0	10	–	–	–	73,471	3.7	10	–6
Invalid/blank votes	0	–	–		–	–		–	–	–
Total	1,459,100	100	199		100	46		100	245	0
Registered voters/turnout	1,820,266	80.2	–	654,948		–	2,475,214^[d]		–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

^a The number of votes refers to only 146 of the 199 single-member constituencies, as 53 seats were uncontested.[3]

^b The number of votes refers to ten of the eleven MMCs.[3]

^c The National Radical Party and the National Independence Kossuth Party ran a joint list in one multi-member constituency. It won a single seat, taken by the National Independence Kossuth Party.[3][5]

^d The total number of registered voters was 3,005,742; the figure in the table refers to the number of registered voters in the contested seats for which figures are available.[3]

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p899 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p940
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p920
4. Nohlen & Stöver, p933
5. Nohlen & Stöver, p930