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1926 Hungarian parliamentary election

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Field	Value
country	Kingdom of Hungary (1920–46)
type	parliamentary
previous_election	1922 Hungarian parliamentary election
previous_year	1922
next_election	1931 Hungarian parliamentary election
next_year	1931
seats_for_election	All 245 elected seats in the Diet
majority_seats	123
election_date	8–15 December 1926
image1	Portrait_of_István_Bethlen.jpg
leader1	István Bethlen
party1	KKFKgP
seats1	161
popular_vote1	482,086
percentage1	42.16%
image2	Zichy_János.jpg
leader2	János Zichy
party2	KNP
seats2	35
popular_vote2	175,275
percentage2	15.33%
image4	Peyer_Károly.png
leader4	Károly Peyer
party4	MSZDP
seats4	14
popular_vote4	126,824
percentage4	11.09%
leader5
party5	FKFPP
seats5	9
popular_vote5	90,132
percentage5	7.88%
title	Prime Minister
posttitle	Prime Minister after election
before_election	István Bethlen
before_party	KKFKgP
after_election	István Bethlen
after_party	KKFKgP

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 8 and 15 December 1926. The result was a victory for the Unity Party, which won 161 of the 245 seats in Parliament. István Bethlen remained Prime Minister.

Electoral system

Prior to the election the electoral system was changed again. In the previous elections there had been 219 constituencies, of which 195 were openly elected single-member constituencies, 20 of which were secretly elected single-member constituencies, and four of which were secretly elected multi-member constituencies. For this election there were 199 openly elected single-member constituencies and 11 secretly elected multi-member constituencies electing a total of 46 seats.

Parties and leaders

Party	Leader
Unity Party (Hungary)}}"		Christian Farmers, Smallholders and Civic Party (KKFKgP)
Christian National Economic Party}}"		Christian National Economic Party (KNP)
Social Democratic Party of Hungary}}"		Social Democratic Party of Hungary (MSZDP)
Civic Freedom Party}}"		Civic Freedom Party (FKFPP)
Hungarian National Independence Party}}"		Hungarian National Independence Party (MNFP)
Agrarian Party (Hungary)}}"		Agrarian Party (AP)
Party of Independence and '48}}"		Party of Independence and '48 (F48P)
National Party of the Lower-Middle Class}}"		National Party of the Lower-Middle Class (KPOP)

Results

The total number of registered voters was 2,231,972, but only 1,504,227 were registered in contested seats.

By constituency type

Notes

References

hu:Magyarországi országgyűlési választások a Horthy-rendszerben#Az 1926-os választások

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p899 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
Graham, Malbone W.. (1927). "The Elections to the New Hungarian Parliament". American Political Science Review.
Nohlen & Stöver, p940
Nohlen & Stöver, pp916-917
Nohlen & Stöver, p918
Nohlen & Stöver, p933

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