1953 Hungarian parliamentary election

none Hungarian People's Republic 1949 parliamentary 1949 Hungarian parliamentary election 1949 1958 Hungarian parliamentary election 1958 All 298 seats in the National Assembly 17 May 1953 97.98% 150x150px Mátyás Rákosi Hungarian Working People's Party MFN 206 79 3x4.svg – Independents MFN 92 25 1 February 1949 Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 17 May 1953.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p899 978-3-8329-5609-7 As would be the case with all elections for the remainder of Communist rule, voters were presented with a single list from the Communist Hungarian Working People's Party, comprising Communists and pro-Communist independents. The Working People's Party won 206 of the 298 seats, with the remaining 92 going to independents.Nohlen & Stöver, p931 Results File:Hungarian Parliament_1953.svg Hungarian IndependencePeople's Front 2 Hungarian Working People's Party 6256653 2 206 –79 Independents 92 –25 Against 61257 52609 –104 6501869 Nohlen & Stöver The activity of the parliament The new Parliament amended the election rules in such a way that the multi-member constituencies voting continued to operate. The lists were compiled by the committees of the Hungarian Independence People's Front from the persons elected at the nomination meetings. Candidates were elected if the majority voted in favor of the list.https://jogkodex.hu/jsz/1953_2_torveny_4830590 Act II of 1953 on the amendment of the legislation on parliamentary elections 19 May 2026 hu In order to help mothers working, the number of kindergartens was increased.https://jogkodex.hu/jsz/1953_3_torveny_2296309 Act III of 1953 on Child Support 19 May 2026 hu The mandate of the Parliament was extended by two years,https://jogkodex.hu/jsz/1957_1_torveny_8684988 Act I of 1957 on the extension of the mandate of the National Assembly elected on 17 May 1953 19 May 2026 hu the coat of arms and flag of the country were modified.https://jogkodex.hu/jsz/1957_2_torveny_2475063 Act II of 1957 on the Amendment of the Constitution of the Hungarian People's Republic 19 May 2026 hu The possibilities of losing citizenship were regulated,https://jogkodex.hu/jsz/1957_5_torveny_1059416 Act V of 1957 on Citizenship 19 May 2026 hu and the need for state consent for marriage with foreigners was abolished.https://jogkodex.hu/jsz/1957_6_torveny_8639516 Act VI of 1957 on the marriage of a Hungarian citizen with a foreign citizen and on the adoption of foreign citizens 19 May 2026 hu A three-year plan was adopted, including industrial development and an increase in the number of rural medical districts.https://jogkodex.hu/jsz/1958_2_torveny_1401939 Act II of 1958 on the guidelines of the Three-Year National Economic Development Plan for 1958-1960 19 May 2026 hu References Category:Parliamentary elections in Hungary Parliamentary Hungary Category:One-party elections hu:Országgyűlési választások a Magyar Népköztársaságban#1953