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1985 Hungarian parliamentary election
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1985 Hungarian parliamentary election | |
| country | Hungarian People's Republic | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 1980 Hungarian parliamentary election | |
| previous_year | 1980 | |
| next_election | 1990 Hungarian parliamentary election | |
| next_year | 1990 | |
| seats_for_election | All 387 seats in the National Assembly | |
| election_date | 8 June 1985 | |
| turnout | 94.02% | |
| image1 | [[File:János Kádár (fototeca.iiccr.ro).jpg | 150x150px]] |
| leader1 | János Kádár | |
| party1 | MSZMP | |
| alliance1 | HNF | |
| color1 | FF0000 | |
| leader_since1 | 25 October 1956 | |
| seats1 | 288 | |
| seat_change1 | 36 | |
| image2 | [[File:No image.svg | 100x150px]] |
| leader2 | – | |
| party2 | Independents | |
| alliance2 | HNF | |
| color2 | DDDDDD | |
| leader_since2 | – | |
| seats2 | 98 | |
| seat_change2 | 2 |
Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 8 June 1985. The Patriotic People's Front, dominated by the Communist Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party, was the only organisation allowed to contest the election. All prospective candidates had to accept the Front's program in order to be eligible.
The HSWP, the only legal political party in the country, won 288 of the 387 seats, with 98 of the remaining 99 going to independents selected by the party. The one other seat remained unfilled until the following year.
Electoral system
The elections took place under new rules enacted in 1983 that allowed for wider participation in the electoral process. Voters who were away from home on election day could only vote on the national list, which had around 160,000 extra voters compared to the single-member constituencies.
There had to be at least two candidates in the single-member constituencies, which was achieved everywhere except Keszthely, where one candidate withdrew his nomination. A by-election was later held for the seat in the spring of 1986.
Results
References
hu:Országgyűlési választások a Magyar Népköztársaságban#1985
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p899 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Burant, Stephen R. [https://cdn.loc.gov/master/frd/frdcstdy/hu/hungarycountryst00bura_0/hungarycountryst00bura_0.pdf Hungary: A Country Study] p181
- Nohlen & Stöver, p932
- In addition to the 352 [[Single-member district
- Burant, p. 184
- In 54 constituencies, mainly in urban areas, at least three and as many as four candidates appeared on the ballot.Burant, p. 184
- [http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/HUNGARY_1985_E.PDF Parline database of the Interparliamentary Union: HUNGARY_1985_E.PDF]
- [http://allamszocializmus.lapunk.hu/tarhely/allamszocializmus/dokumentumok/valaszt.pdf A választási eredmények 1945–1990]
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