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1922 Hungarian parliamentary election

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FieldValue
countryKingdom of Hungary (1920–46)
typeparliamentary
previous_election1920 Hungarian parliamentary election
previous_year1920
next_election1926 Hungarian parliamentary election
next_year1926
seats_for_electionAll 245 elected seats in the Diet
majority_seats123
election_date28 May–2 June 1922
image1Portrait_of_István_Bethlen.jpg
leader1István Bethlen
party1KKFKgP
seats1140
popular_vote1623,201
percentage138.18%
image2Peyer_Károly.png
leader2Károly Peyer
party2MSZDP
seats225
popular_vote2277,481
percentage217.00%
image3Zichy_János.jpg
leader3Gyula Andrássy
party3KNFPP
seats311
popular_vote3103,705
percentage36.35%
titlePrime Minister
posttitlePrime Minister after election
before_electionIstván Bethlen
before_partyKKFKgP
after_electionIstván Bethlen
after_partyKKFKgP

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 28 May and 2 June 1922. The result was a victory for the Unity Party (a renamed National Smallholders and Agricultural Labourers Party), which won 140 of the 245 seats in Parliament, the vast majority in "open" constituencies where there was no secret ballot.

Electoral system

Prior to the elections the United Party-led government changed the electoral system in order to ensure it retained its leading position. This involved reintroducing open elections and restricting the electoral census. The reforms were passed by a decree by Prime Minister István Bethlen as Parliament had already been dissolved.

The country was divided into 219 constituencies, of which 215 were single member constituencies and four were multi-member constituencies. Of the 215 single member constituencies, only 20 used the secret ballot, with the remainder (which were rural constituencies) using open elections. All four multi-member constituencies used secret ballots.

Parties and leaders

PartyLeader
Unity Party (Hungary)}}"Christian Farmers, Smallholders and Civic Party (KKFKgP)
Social Democratic Party of Hungary}}"Social Democratic Party of Hungary (MSZDP)
Andrássy-Friedrich Party}}"Christian National Agricultural Workers' and Civic Party (KNFPP)
Christian National Union Party}}"Christian National Union Party (KNEP)
National Democratic Party (Hungary)}}"National Democratic Party (NDP)
Christian Socialist Party (Hungary)}}"Christian Socialist Party (KSZP)
Party of Independence and '48}}"Party of Independence and '48 (F48P)
Alliance of Christian Unity}}"Alliance of Christian Unity (KET)

Results

By constituency type

Notes

References

hu:Magyarországi országgyűlési választások a Horthy-rendszerben#Az 1922-es választások

References

  1. [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p899 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p876
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, pp916-917
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