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1958 Hungarian parliamentary election

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Field	Value
country	Hungarian People's Republic
type	parliamentary
previous_election	1953 Hungarian parliamentary election
previous_year	1953
next_election	1963 Hungarian parliamentary election
next_year	1963
seats_for_election	All 338 seats in the National Assembly
election_date	16 November 1958
turnout	98.38%
image1	János Kádár (fototeca.iiccr.ro).jpg
leader1	János Kádár
party1	Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party
alliance1	Patriotic People's Front
leader_since1	25 October 1956
seats1	276
seat_change1	70
image2	3x4.svg
leader2	–
party2	Independents
alliance2	Patriotic People's Front
seats2	62
seat_change2	30

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 16 November 1958. They were the first elections held after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. The Communist Hungarian Working People's Party had been reorganized as the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party, under the leadership of a more moderate Communist, János Kádár. However, as was the case during the era of Mátyás Rákosi, voters were presented with a single list of Communists and pro-Communist independents. The Socialist Workers' Party won 276 of the 338 seats, with the remaining 62 going to independents.

Results

The activity of the parliament

The new parliament created the first unified civil code in Hungary in 1959, which strengthened legal certainty and remained in force until 2013. Exploration and mining were regulated under exclusive state supervision in 1960. General conscription was introduced and the tasks of the army were defined. The second five-year plan with the economic goals was adopted in 1961. The new education law required that schools prepare students for work, with a focus on natural sciences and vocational training. A new unified criminal code was adopted, which severely punished acts classified as anti-state. The expropriation of agricultural land for industrial and residential purposes was prohibited. Forest and wildlife management were regulated in order to preserve ecological balance. The legal framework for electricity supply was created in 1962, which was under exclusive state control.

References

hu:Országgyűlési választások a Magyar Népköztársaságban#1958

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p899 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
Nohlen & Stöver, p931
"Act IV of 1959 on the Civil Code of the Republic of Hungary".
"Act III of 1960 on Mining".
"Act IV of 1960 on National defense".
"Act II of 1961 on the Second Five-Year economic development plan of the Hungarian People's Republic for the period from 1 January 1961 to 31 December 1965".
"Act III of 1961 on the education system of the Hungarian People's Republic".
"Act V of 1961 on the Criminal Code of the Hungarian People's Republic".
"Act VI of 1961 on the Protection of agricultural lands".
"Act VII of 1961 on Forests and wildlife management".
"Act IV of 1962 on the Development, transmission and distribution of electricity".

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