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1980 Hungarian parliamentary election

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Field	Value
country	Hungarian People's Republic
type	parliamentary
previous_election	1975 Hungarian parliamentary election
previous_year	1975
next_election	1985 Hungarian parliamentary election
next_year	1985
seats_for_election	All 352 seats in the National Assembly
election_date	8 June 1980
turnout	97.03%
image1	János Kádár (fototeca.iiccr.ro).jpg
leader1	János Kádár
party1	Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party
alliance1	Patriotic People's Front
seats1	252
seat_change1	37
image2	3x4.svg
leader2	–
party2	Independents
alliance2	Patriotic People's Front
seats2	100
seat_change2	37

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 8 June 1980. 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.

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, only 15 of the 352 constituencies had more than one candidate.

Results

The activity of the parliament

The new Parliament passed a law on the peaceful use of nuclear energy in 1980, which created the legal prerequisites for the opening of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant in 1982. The sixth five-year plan was adopted, based on the economic goals declared at the 12th Congress of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party. The constitution and the election rules were amended in 1983, allowing for multiple candidates in every single-member district and the recall of elected representatives.

References

hu:Országgyűlési választások a Magyar Népköztársaságban#1980

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p899 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
Nohlen & Stöver, p931
Burant, Stephen R. [https://cdn.loc.gov/master/frd/frdcstdy/hu/hungarycountryst00bura_0/hungarycountryst00bura_0.pdf Hungary: A Country Study] p181
Nohlen & Stöver, p923
"Act I of 1980 on atomic energy".
"Act III of 1980 on the Sixth Five-Year Plan for the national economy".
"Act II of 1983 on the amendment of the Constitution".
"Act III of 1983 on the election of members of parliament and councils".

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