1958 Hungarian parliamentary election

none Hungarian People's Republic parliamentary 1953 Hungarian parliamentary election 1953 1963 Hungarian parliamentary election 1963 All 338 seats in the National Assembly 16 November 1958 98.38% János Kádár (fototeca.iiccr.ro).jpg János Kádár Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party Patriotic People's Front 25 October 1956 276 70 3x4.svg – Independents Patriotic People's Front 62 30 Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 16 November 1958.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p899 978-3-8329-5609-7 They were the first elections held after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. The Communist Hungarian Working People's Party had been reorganized as the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party, under the leadership of a more moderate Communist, János Kádár. However, as was the case during the era of Mátyás Rákosi, voters were presented with a single list of Communists and pro-Communist independents. The Socialist Workers' Party won 276 of the 338 seats, with the remaining 62 going to independents.Nohlen & Stöver, p931 Results File:Hungarian Parliament_1958.svg Patriotic People's Front 2 Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party 6431832 2 276 +70 Independents 62 –30 Against 28651 33197 +40 6600686 Nohlen & Stöver The activity of the parliament The new parliament created the first unified civil code in Hungary in 1959, which strengthened legal certainty and remained in force until 2013.https://erthetoen.info/ptkold.pdf Act IV of 1959 on the Civil Code of the Republic of Hungary 12 September 2025 hu Exploration and mining were regulated under exclusive state supervision in 1960.https://jogkodex.hu/jsz/bt_1960_3_torveny_5513057 Act III of 1960 on Mining 12 September 2025 hu General conscription was introduced and the tasks of the army were defined.https://jogkodex.hu/jsz/1960_4_torveny_8737910 Act IV of 1960 on National defense 12 September 2025 hu The second five-year plan with the economic goals was adopted in 1961.https://jogkodex.hu/jsz/1961_2_torveny_3275290 Act II of 1961 on the Second Five-Year economic development plan of the Hungarian People's Republic for the period from 1 January 1961 to 31 December 1965 12 September 2025 hu The new education law required that schools prepare students for work, with a focus on natural sciences and vocational training.https://jogkodex.hu/jsz/1961_3_torveny_7310759 Act III of 1961 on the education system of the Hungarian People's Republic 12 September 2025 hu A new unified criminal code was adopted, which severely punished acts classified as anti-state.https://jogkodex.hu/jsz/btk_1961_5_torveny_6483910 Act V of 1961 on the Criminal Code of the Hungarian People's Republic 12 September 2025 hu The expropriation of agricultural land for industrial and residential purposes was prohibited.https://jogkodex.hu/jsz/1961_6_torveny_5319121 Act VI of 1961 on the Protection of agricultural lands 12 September 2025 hu Forest and wildlife management were regulated in order to preserve ecological balance.https://jogkodex.hu/jsz/erdotorveny_1961_7_torveny_4383405 Act VII of 1961 on Forests and wildlife management 12 September 2025 hu The legal framework for electricity supply was created in 1962, which was under exclusive state control.https://jogkodex.hu/jsz/1962_4_torveny_1014028 Act IV of 1962 on the Development, transmission and distribution of electricity 12 September 2025 hu References Category:Parliamentary elections in Hungary Parliamentary Hungary Category:One-party elections hu:Országgyűlési választások a Magyar Népköztársaságban#1958