1947 Hungarian Parliamentary Election
31 August 1947 · Between the armies · 411 seats, 206 for a majority
Hungarian Communist Party finished first with 79 of 411 seats on 22.2% of the vote. Turnout 92.3%.
The Communists issued blue ballot papers that let their supporters vote in constituencies where they did not live, and they controlled the ministry that ran the count.
Prime Minister before
Lajos Dinnyés
FKGP
Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Hungarian Communist Party
79 of 411 seats
Turnout
92.3%
The result
| Share of the National Assembly | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungarian Communist Party | — | 79 | — | 1 111 001 | 22.3% | — | |
| Democratic People's Party | — | 58 | — | 824 259 | 16.5% | — | |
| Independent Smallholders Party | — | 54 | — | 766 000 | 15.3% | — | |
| Social Democratic Party of Hungary | — | 53 | — | 742 171 | 14.9% | — | |
| Hungarian Independence Party | — | 47 | — | 670 751 | 13.4% | — | |
| National Peasant Party | — | 29 | — | 413 409 | 8.3% | — | |
| Independent Hungarian Democratic Party | — | 18 | — | 262 109 | 5.3% | — | |
| Hungarian Radical Party | — | 6 | — | 85 535 | 1.7% | — | |
| Christian Women's League | — | 4 | — | 69 363 | 1.4% | — | |
| Civic Democratic Party | — | 3 | — | 49 740 | 1.0% | — |
60 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.