1944 Hungarian parliamentary election

none Kingdom of Hungary (1920–46) parliamentary 1939 Hungarian parliamentary election 1939 1945 Hungarian parliamentary election 1945 All 498 elected seats in the Diet 250 November 1944–June 1945 150x150px Mátyás Rákosi MKP BB 166 498 #D70012 33.33% 150x150px György Marosán de György Marosán MSZDP BB 125 498 #BC1931 25.10% István Balogh FKgP BB 124 498 #37492C 24.90% 150x150px Péter Veres NPP BB 42 498 #FECB2B 8.43% Prime Minister Prime Minister after election Ferenc Szálasi NYKP Béla Miklós Military Elections for the National Interim Assembly were held in Hungary in November 1944.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p914 978-3-8329-5609-7 Members were elected at public meetings held in 45 cities and towns in areas under the control of the Red Army. An additional 160 members were elected in liberated areas on 2 April and 24 June 1945.Nohlen & Stöver, p900 The Hungarian Communist Party won 89 of the 230 seats, increasing to 166 of the 498 seats after the 1945 elections. The Assembly first convened in Debrecen on 21 and 22 December 1944, establishing a new government and declaring war on Nazi Germany. Its second session was held in Budapest in September 1945, establishing fresh elections and passing legislation on land redistribution. Results File:Hungary Provisional National Assembly.svg Nov 1944 Apr 1945 Jun 1945 Total Hungarian Communist Party 89 36 41 166 Social Democratic Party of Hungary 42 38 45 125 Independent Smallholders Party 57 16 51 124 National Peasant Party 16 6 20 42 Civic Democratic Party 12 6 3 21 Independents 14 6 0 20 Nohlen & Stöver The activity of the parliament The Interim National Assembly declared itself as the exclusive representative of sovereignty,https://net.jogtar.hu/ezer-ev-torveny?docid=94500001.TV Act I of 1945 on the Exercise of hungarian state sovereignty 21 May 2026 hu and transferred the powers of the head of state to the High National Council, which was composed of the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the House and a delegate from the Political Committee of the National Assembly.https://net.jogtar.hu/ezer-ev-torveny?docid=94500003.TV Act III of 1945 on the National Supreme Council 21 May 2026 hu The rules of the parliamentary elections were amended: single-member districts were abolished, the national list was introduced and the multi-member constituencies were extended to the entire country. Members of organizations and parties classified as fascist, (including the Hungarian Life Party, which was in government until 1944), were excluded from the electors.https://net.jogtar.hu/ezer-ev-torveny?docid=94500008.TV Act VIII of 1945 on National Assembly Elections 21 May 2026 hu References Hungary Hungary Category:Parliamentary elections in Hungary Parliamentary Parliamentary Hungary Hungary Hungary