1872 Hungarian Parliamentary Election
12 June – 9 July 1872 · Dualism · 413 seats, 207 for a majority
Deák Party finished first with 252 of 413 seats.
A property and tax franchise held the electorate to about six per cent of the population, and voting outside the towns was open rather than secret.
Prime Minister before
Menyhért Lónyay
DP
Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Deák Party
252 of 413 seats
Turnout
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The result
Deák Party
+6 seats
252
seats
Left Centre
-2 seats
110
seats
Party of 1848
+1 seats
37
seats
Reform Party
5
seats
National Party of Romanians in Hungary
-5 seats
5
seats
Serbian People's Liberal Party
+1 seats
3
seats
National Party of Romanians in Transylvania
0 seats
1
seats