1939 Hungarian Parliamentary Election
28–29 May 1939 · The Horthy era · 257 seats
Party of Hungarian Life finished first with 181 of 257 seats on 49.5% of the vote. Turnout 89.7%.
Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in World War II (1939–1945). Conflicts →
The secret ballot applied only in the larger cities; elsewhere voters declared their choice in front of officials, and the government party won every time.
Prime Minister before
Pál Teleki
MÉP
Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Party of Hungarian Life
181 of 257 seats
Turnout
89.7%
The result
| Share of the National Assembly | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party of Hungarian Life | — | 181 | +17 | 1 824 573 | 49.5% | — | |
| Independent Smallholders Party | — | 14 | -8 | 569 054 | 15.4% | — | |
| Arrow Cross Party | — | 29 | — | 530 405 | 14.4% | — | |
| Social Democratic Party of Hungary | — | 5 | -6 | 126 237 | 3.4% | — | |
| Christian National Socialist Front | — | 3 | — | 87 533 | 2.4% | — | |
| United Hungarian National Socialist Party | — | 4 | — | 78 806 | 2.1% | — | |
| National Front | — | 3 | — | 64 355 | 1.8% | — | |
| Civic Freedom Party | — | 5 | — | 58 639 | 1.6% | — | |
| United Christian Party | — | 4 | -11 | 56 943 | 1.5% | — | |
| Unofficial Party of Hungarian Life candidates | — | 0 | -6 | 46 802 | 1.3% | — | |
| National Reform Party | — | 0 | — | 22 122 | 0.6% | — | |
| Christian National Independence Party | — | 0 | — | 14 024 | 0.4% | — | |
| Hungarian National Socialist Party | — | 0 | -2 | 10 872 | 0.3% | — | |
| People's Will Party | — | 1 | — | 8970 | 0.2% | — | |
| National Smallholders, Craftsmen and Workers Party | — | 0 | — | 6110 | 0.2% | — | |
| Independent People's Party | — | 0 | — | 3568 | 0.1% | — | |
| National Agricultural Labourers, Craftsmen and Workers Party | — | 0 | — | 3453 | 0.1% | — | |
| Christian Opposition | — | 0 | -1 | 2384 | 0.1% | — | |
| Hungarian Race Protection Party | — | 0 | — | 1288 | 0.0% | — | |
| Far-right independents | — | 6 | — | 108 937 | 3.0% | — | |
| Independents | — | 2 | -8 | 25 391 | 0.7% | — |