1971 Hungarian parliamentary election

1971 Hungarian parliamentary election

25 April 1971
All 352 seats in the National Assembly
Turnout	98.69%
First party Second party   Leader János Kádár – Party MSZMP Independents Alliance HNF HNF Seats won 224 128 Seat change 35 38

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 25 April 1971.[1] The Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party was the only party to contest the elections, and won 224 of the 352 seats, with the remaining 128 going to independents selected by the party.[2]

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 49 of the 352 constituencies had more than one candidate.[4]

Results

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Patriotic People's Front		Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party	7,189,125	99.05	224	–35
			Independents			128	+38
Against				68,996	0.95	–	–
Total				7,258,121	100.00	352	+3
Valid votes				7,258,121	98.95
Invalid/blank votes				76,797	1.05
Total votes				7,334,918	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				7,432,420	98.69
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p. 899. ISBN 9783832956097
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p. 931
3. Burant, Stephen R. Hungary: A Country Study p181
4. Nohlen & Stöver, p. 923