1967 Hungarian parliamentary election

none Hungarian People's Republic parliamentary 1963 Hungarian parliamentary election 1963 1971 Hungarian parliamentary election 1971 All 349 seats in the National Assembly 19 March 1967 98.83% János Kádár (fototeca.iiccr.ro).jpg János Kádár Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party Patriotic People's Front 259 7 3x4.svg – Independents Patriotic People's Front 90 2 Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 19 March 1967.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p899 978-3-8329-5609-7 The Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party was the only party allowed to contest the elections, and won 259 of the 349 seats, with the remaining 90 going to independents selected by the party.Nohlen & Stöver, p931 The elections were the first held under new electoral laws enacted in 1966 that made it possible for more than one candidate to run in a constituency. However, in order to be eligible, all prospective candidates had to accept the program of the Patriotic People's Front,New Economic Mechanism Library of Congress Country Studies which was dominated by the HSWP. Even under these new rules only nine of the 349 constituencies had more than one candidate.Nohlen & Stöver, p923 Results File:Hungarian Parliament_1967.svg Patriotic People's Front 2 Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party 7086596 2 259 +7 Independents 90 +2 Against 19113 25442 +9 7215408 Nohlen & Stöver The activity of the parliament The parliament enacted a law regulating the rights and obligations of employees and employers in 1967.https://jogkodex.hu/jsz/mt_1967_2_torveny_3468150 Act II of 1967 on the Labor Code 12 September 2025 hu They reorganized the rights and obligations of members of agricultural production cooperatives and supported further collectivization.https://jogkodex.hu/jsz/1967_3_torveny_8846519 Act III of 1967 on Agricultural producers' cooperatives 12 September 2025 hu A law was enacted on the establishment, operation and closure of railways in 1968.https://jogkodex.hu/jsz/1968_4_torveny_2821921 Act IV of 1968 on Railways 12 September 2025 hu Patent law, copyright protection of cultural and scientific works, and legal protection of trademarks and distinctive signs were introduced in 1969.https://jogkodex.hu/jsz/1969_2_torveny_9114710 Act II of 1969 on the Patent protection of inventions 12 September 2025 huhttps://jogkodex.hu/jsz/szjt_1969_3_torveny_1210157 Act III of 1969 on Copyright 12 September 2025 huhttps://jogkodex.hu/jsz/1969_9_torveny_5417214 Act IX of 1969 on Trademarks 12 September 2025 hu Industrial and agricultural vocational training was adapted to the needs of the economy.https://jogkodex.hu/jsz/1969_6_torveny_3413145 Act VI of 1969 on Vocational training 12 September 2025 hu Finally the fourth five-year plan was adopted, based on the economic goals declared at the 10th Congress of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party in 1970.https://jogkodex.hu/jsz/1970_2_torveny_7332452 Act II of 1970 on the Fourth Five-Year Plan for the national economy 12 September 2025 hu References Category:Parliamentary elections in Hungary Parliamentary Hungary Category:One-party elections hu:Országgyűlési választások a Magyar Népköztársaságban#1967