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

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Hungarian Communist Party

22.3% of votes

seats

Democratic People's Party

16.5% of votes

seats

Independent Smallholders Party

15.3% of votes

seats

Social Democratic Party of Hungary

14.9% of votes

seats

Hungarian Independence Party

13.4% of votes

seats

National Peasant Party

8.3% of votes

seats

Independent Hungarian Democratic Party

5.3% of votes

seats

Hungarian Radical Party

1.7% of votes

seats

Christian Women's League

1.4% of votes

seats

Civic Democratic Party

1.0% of votes

seats


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.