1980 Hungarian parliamentary election

none Hungarian People's Republic parliamentary 1975 Hungarian parliamentary election 1975 1985 Hungarian parliamentary election 1985 All 352 seats in the National Assembly 8 June 1980 97.03% János Kádár (fototeca.iiccr.ro).jpg János Kádár Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party Patriotic People's Front 252 37 3x4.svg – Independents Patriotic People's Front 100 37 Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 8 June 1980.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 to contest the elections, and won 252 of the 352 seats, with the remaining 100 going to independents selected by the party.Nohlen & Stöver, p931 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,Burant, Stephen R. Hungary: A Country Study p181 only 15 of the 352 constituencies had more than one candidate.Nohlen & Stöver, p923 Results File:Hungarian Parliament 1980.svg Patriotic People's Front 2 Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party 7462593 2 252 +37 Independents 100 –37 Against 54070 0 60738 7809407 Nohlen & Stöver The activity of the parliament The new Parliament passed a law on the peaceful use of nuclear energy in 1980,https://jogkodex.hu/jsz/1980_1_torveny_9701659 Act I of 1980 on atomic energy 11 September 2025 hu which created the legal prerequisites for the opening of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant in 1982. The sixth five-year plan was adopted, based on the economic goals declared at the 12th Congress of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party.https://jogkodex.hu/jsz/1980_3_torveny_3612454 Act III of 1980 on the Sixth Five-Year Plan for the national economy 11 September 2025 hu The constitution and the election rules were amended in 1983, allowing for multiple candidates in every single-member district and the recall of elected representatives.https://jogkodex.hu/jsz/1983_2_torveny_2914075 Act II of 1983 on the amendment of the Constitution 11 September 2025 huhttps://jogkodex.hu/jsz/1983_3_torveny_4481422 Act III of 1983 on the election of members of parliament and councils 11 September 2025 hu References Category:Parliamentary elections in Hungary Parliamentary Hungary Category:One-party elections Hungary hu:Országgyűlési választások a Magyar Népköztársaságban#1980