1896 Hungarian parliamentary election
29 October–4 November 1896
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All 413 seats in the Diet 207 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 29 October and 4 November 1896. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 290 of the 413 seats. These elections involved some fatalities due to Prime Minister Dezső Bánffy's policies of obstructing political efforts at reform by non-Hungarian minorities. Protests during the elections were put down by police, leading to 32 persons killed.[1]
Parties and leaders
| Party | Leader | |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party (SZP) | Frigyes Podmaniczky | |
| Party of Independence and '48 (F48P) | Ferenc Kossuth | |
| National Party (NP) | Albert Apponyi | |
| Christian National Party (KNP) | Nándor Zichy | |
| Ugron Party of Independence and '48 (F48UP) | Gábor Ugron | |
| Romanian National Party (PNR) | Ioan Rațiu | |
Results
| Party | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | 290 | +47 | |
| Party of Independence and '48 | 50 | -36 | |
| National Party | 33 | -28 | |
| Catholic People's Party | 18 | New | |
| Ugron Party of Independence and '48 | 11 | -4 | |
| Romanian National Party | 1 | New | |
| Independents | 10 | +2 | |
| Total | 413 | – | |
References
- ^ Robert Seton-Watson, Corruption and Reform in Hungary: A Study of Electoral Practice (1911), p. 10