1980 Hungarian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 8 June 1980.[1] The Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party was the only party to contest the elections, and won 252 of the 352 seats, with the remaining 100 going to independents selected by the party.[2]

1980 Hungarian parliamentary election

8 June 1980
All 352 seats in the National Assembly
Turnout	97.03%
Leader János Kádár – Party MSZMP Independents Alliance HNF HNF Leader since 25 October 1956 – Seats won 252 100 Seat change 37 37

All prospective candidates had to accept the program of the Patriotic People's Front, which was dominated by the HSWP. While it was possible for more than one candidate to run in a constituency,[3] only 15 of the 352 constituencies had more than one candidate.[4]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party	7,462,593	99.3	252	+37
Independents			100	–37
Against	54,070	0.7	–	–
Invalid/blank votes	60,738	–	–	–
Total	7,577,401	100	352	0
Registered voters/turnout	7,809,407	97.0	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p899 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p931
3. Burant, Stephen R. Hungary: A Country Study p181
4. Nohlen & Stöver, p923