1971 Hungarian parliamentary election
25 April 1971
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All 352 seats in the National Assembly | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 98.69% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 25 April 1971.[1] The Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party was the only party to contest the elections, and won 224 of the 352 seats, with the remaining 128 going to independents selected by the party.[2]
All prospective candidates had to accept the program of the Patriotic People's Front, which was dominated by the HSWP. While it was possible for more than one candidate to run in a constituency,[3] only 49 of the 352 constituencies had more than one candidate.[4]
Results
| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||
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| Patriotic People's Front | Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party | 7,189,125 | 99.05 | 224 | –35 | ||
| Independents | 128 | +38 | |||||
| Against | 68,996 | 0.95 | – | – | |||
| Total | 7,258,121 | 100.00 | 352 | +3 | |||
| Valid votes | 7,258,121 | 98.95 | |||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 76,797 | 1.05 | |||||
| Total votes | 7,334,918 | 100.00 | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,432,420 | 98.69 | |||||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||||
The activity of the parliament
The new parliament re-regulated the operation of economic cooperatives in 1971.[5] The Health Act stipulated that providing care was the state's responsibility and that citizens had a duty to take care of their own health and that of their environment.[6] The method of marriage was re-regulated in 1974, the equality of spouses and the rights of children were ensured, and the legal framework of guardianship was clarified.[7] Before the next election modified the term of the next parliament from 4 to 5 years.[8]
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p. 899. ISBN 9783832956097
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p. 931
- ^ Burant, Stephen R. Hungary: A Country Study p181
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p. 923
- ^ "Act III of 1971 on Cooperatives" (in Hungarian). Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "Act II of 1972 on health care" (in Hungarian). Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "Act I of 1974 on the amendment and consolidation of Act IV of 1952 on marriage, family and guardianship" (in Hungarian). Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "Act I of 1975 on the amendment of certain provisions of the Constitution" (in Hungarian). Retrieved 11 September 2025.