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1971 Hungarian parliamentary election
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Hungarian People's Republic parliamentary 1967 Hungarian parliamentary election 1967 1975 Hungarian parliamentary election 1975 All 352 seats in the National Assembly 25 April 1971 98.69% János Kádár (fototeca.iiccr.ro).jpg János Kádár Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party Patriotic People's Front 224 35 3x4.svg – Independents Patriotic People's Front 128 38
Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 25 April 1971.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p. 899. 9783832956097 The Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party was the only party to contest the elections, and won 224 of the 352 seats, with the remaining 128 going to independents selected by the party.Nohlen & Stöver, p. 931
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 49 of the 352 constituencies had more than one candidate.Nohlen & Stöver, p. 923
Results
File:Hungarian Parliament_1971.svg Patriotic People's Front 2 Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party 7189125 2 224 –35 Independents 128 +38 Against 68996 76797 +3 7432420 Nohlen & Stöver
The activity of the parliament
The new parliament re-regulated the operation of economic cooperatives in 1971.https://jogkodex.hu/jsz/1971_3_torveny_1715895 Act III of 1971 on Cooperatives 11 September 2025 hu The Health Act stipulated that providing care was the state's responsibility and that citizens had a duty to take care of their own health and that of their environment.https://jogkodex.hu/jsz/eutv_1972_2_torveny_8137632 Act II of 1972 on health care 11 September 2025 hu The method of marriage was re-regulated in 1974, the equality of spouses and the rights of children were ensured, and the legal framework of guardianship was clarified.https://jogkodex.hu/jsz/1974_1_torveny_4834609 Act I of 1974 on the amendment and consolidation of Act IV of 1952 on marriage, family and guardianship 11 September 2025 hu Before the next election modified the term of the next parliament from 4 to 5 years.https://jogkodex.hu/jsz/1975_1_torveny_9275819 Act I of 1975 on the amendment of certain provisions of the Constitution 11 September 2025 hu
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