1922 Hungarian parliamentary election

none Kingdom of Hungary (1920–46) parliamentary 1920 Hungarian parliamentary election 1920 1926 Hungarian parliamentary election 1926 All 245 elected seats in the Diet 123 28 May–2 June 1922 István Bethlen 1922 (cropped).jpg István Bethlen KKFKgP 140 245 #FFDB52 623,201 38.18% Peyer_Károly_(cropped).png Károly Peyer MSZDP 25 245 #BE1F2E 277,481 17.00% Ifj._gróf_Andrássy_Gyula.jpg Gyula Andrássy KNFPP #43884A 11 245 #43884A 103,705 6.35% Prime Minister Prime Minister after election István Bethlen KKFKgP István Bethlen KKFKgP Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 28 May and 2 June 1922.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p899 978-3-8329-5609-7 The result was a victory for the Unity Party (a renamed National Smallholders and Agricultural Labourers Party),Nohlen & Stöver, p876 which won 140 of the 245 seats in Parliament, the vast majority in "open" constituencies where there was no secret ballot. Electoral system Prior to the elections the United Party-led government changed the electoral system in order to ensure it retained its leading position. This involved reintroducing open elections and restricting the electoral census. The reforms were passed by a decree by Prime Minister István Bethlen as Parliament had already been dissolved. The country was divided into 219 constituencies, of which 215 were single member constituencies and four were multi-member constituencies. Of the 215 single member constituencies, only 20 used the secret ballot, with the remainder (which were rural constituencies) using open elections.Nohlen & Stöver, pp916-917 All four multi-member constituencies used secret ballots. Parties and leaders PartyLeader Christian Farmers, Smallholders and Civic Party (KKFKgP) István Bethlen Social Democratic Party of Hungary (MSZDP) Károly Peyer Christian National Agricultural Workers' and Civic Party (KNFPP) Gyula Andrássy Christian National Union Party (KNEP) Károly Wolff hu Wolff Károly (politikus) National Democratic Party (NDP) Vilmos Vázsonyi Christian Socialist Party (KSZP) István Haller Party of Independence and '48 (F48P) Tivadar Batthyány Alliance of Christian Unity (KET) Károly Huszár Results File:Hungary Parliament 1922.svg Unity Party 623201 140 +28 Social Democratic Party of Hungary 277481 25 New Andrássy-Friedrich Party 103705 11 New United National Democratic and Liberal Opposition 79434 7 +1 Christian National Union Party 70748 10 –72 Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party 66693 5 New Christian Socialist Party 65325 6 +3 Alliance of Christian Unity 59508 5 New Party of Independence and '48 33220 1 +1 '48 Smallholders Party 26972 2 New National Civic Party 22764 2 New Christian Opposition 20610 2 New National Defence Party 8067 0 0 Hungarian Workers' Party 7768 1 0 Christian Agricultural Workers and Craftsmen Party 3584 1 New Liberal Opposition 2929 1 New National Democratic Party 1944 0 – Economic Policy Party 7545 0 New Christian National Party 3547 0 –2 Hungarian National Socialist Bloc 1423 0 0 Independents 145836 26 +14 +26 2382158 Nohlen & Stöver By constituency type Open SMCsThe number of votes refers to only 170 of the 195 open single member constituencies, as the remaining 25 were uncontested. Secret SMCsThe number of votes refers to only 12 of the 20 secret single member constituencies. MMCs Unity Party 585551 133 26765 6 10885 1 140 +28 Social Democratic Party of Hungary 69501 5 40268 7 167712 13 25 New Andrássy-Friedrich Party 77612 9 6151 0 19942 2 11 New United National Democratic and Liberal Opposition 79434 7 7 +1 Christian National Union Party 62470 9 8278 1 10 –72 Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party 61266 4 5427 1 5 New Christian Socialist Party 48653 5 4212 0 12460 1 6 +3 Alliance of Christian Unity 59508 5 5 New Party of Independence and '48 23795 1 5674 0 3751 0 1 +1 '48 Smallholders Party 26972 2 2 New National Civic Party 7482 1 5809 1 9473 0 2 New Christian Opposition 6780 1 13830 1 2 New National Defence Party 4644 0 3423 0 0 0 Hungarian Workers' Party 7768 1 1 0 Christian Agricultural Workers and Craftsmen Party 3584 1 1 New Liberal Opposition 2929 1 1 New National Democratic Party 1944 0 0 – Economic Policy Party 7545 0 0 New Christian National Party 3547 0 0 –2 Hungarian National Socialist Bloc 1423 0 0 0 Independents 113673 22 32163 4 26 +14 0 13167 +26 1553184 153024 444710 Nohlen & Stöver Notes References Hungary Category:Parliamentary elections in Hungary Parliamentary Category:May 1922 in Europe Category:June 1922 in Europe hu:Magyarországi országgyűlési választások a Horthy-rendszerben#Az 1922-es választások