1931 Hungarian parliamentary election

none August 2024 Kingdom of Hungary (1920–46) parliamentary 1926 Hungarian parliamentary election 1926 1935 Hungarian parliamentary election 1935 All 245 elected seats in the Diet 123 28–30 June 1931 István Bethlen Portrait (cropped).jpg István Bethlen KKFKgP 149 245 #FFDB52 603,576 39.96% Zichy Janos.png János Zichy KGSZP 32 245 #006447 184,618 12.22% Gaál_Gaszton.jpg Gaszton Gaál FKgP 10 245 #36492b 173,477 11.48% Peyer_Károly_(cropped).png Károly Peyer MSZDP 14 245 #BE1F2E 165,794 10.98% Prime Minister Prime Minister after election István Bethlen KKFKgP István Bethlen KKFKgP Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 28 and 30 June 1931.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, which won 149 of the 245 seats in Parliament. István Bethlen remained Prime Minister, but resigned on 24 August due to the effects of the Great Depression and was replaced by Gyula Károlyi.Nohlen & Stöver, p940 Electoral system The electoral system remained the same as in 1926. There were 199 openly elected single-member constituencies and 11 secretly elected multi-member constituencies electing a total of 46 seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p919Nohlen & Stöver, p933 Parties and leaders PartyLeader Christian Farmers, Smallholders and Civic Party (KKFKgP) István Bethlen Christian Economic and Social Party (KGSZP) János Zichy Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party (FKgP) Gaszton Gaál Social Democratic Party of Hungary (MSZDP) Károly Peyer Civic Freedom Party (ESZDP) Károly Rassay hu Rassay Károly Christian Opposition (KE) István Friedrich National Democratic Party (NDP) János Vázsonyi hu Vázsonyi János (ügyvéd) National Radical Party (NRP) Endre Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Results File:Hungary Parliament 1931.svg Unity Party 603576 149 –12 Christian Economic and Social Party 184618 32 –3 Independent Smallholders Party 173477 10 New Social Democratic Party of Hungary 165794 14 0 Unofficial Unity Party candidates 84156 8 –1 Unified Liberal Democratic Party 45977 4 – Party of Independence and '48 28518 0 –1 Christian Opposition 17880 2 New National Democratic Party 15930 2 New Christian Socialist Party 10996 1 New Independent Civic Party 7316 1 New Christian Economic Opposition Party 7109 1 New National Radical Party 6057 1 New Christian National Opposition Party 5318 1 New Independent Left Party 5213 1 New Hungarian Agricultural Labourers and Workers Party 5198 0 0 Allied Civic Parties 6929 0 New United National Party of Front Veterans 4804 0 New Racist Party 4362 0 New Smallholders 3735 0 New Agro-Democratic Party 3567 1 New United Opposition 2891 1 New Christian Social and Economic Party 2343 0 New Independent Christian Socialist Party 2096 0 New Győr City Economic Party 1936 0 New Smallholders, Craftsmen and Agricultural Workers Nagyatádi Party 1586 0 New Independents 109127 16 +6 0 1907112 Nohlen & Stöver The total number of registered voters was 2,549,178, but only 1,907,112 were registered in contested constituencies for which figures are available. By constituency type SMCsThe number of votes refers to only 132 of the 199 single-member constituencies, as 67 seats were uncontested. MMCs Unity Party 483149 138 120427 11 149 Christian Economic and Social Party 118898 24 65720 8 32 Independent Smallholders Party 162139 8 11338 2 10 Social Democratic Party of Hungary 34188 0 131606 14 14 Unofficial Unity Party candidates 84156 8 8 Unified Liberal Democratic Party 45977 4 4 Party of Independence and '48 28518 0 0 Christian Opposition 1647 0 16233 2 2 National Democratic Party 1671 0 14259 2 2 Christian Socialist Party 6413 1 4583 0 1 Independent Civic Party 7316 1 1 Christian Economic Opposition Party 7109 1 1 National Radical Party 6057 1 1 Christian National Opposition Party 5318 1 1 Independent Left Party 5213 1 1 Hungarian Agricultural Labourers and Workers Party 5198 0 0 Allied Civic Parties 6929 0 0 United National Party of Front Veterans 1277 0 3527 0 0 Racist Party 4362 0 0 Smallholders 3735 0 0 Agro-Democratic Party 3567 1 1 United Opposition 2891 1 1 Christian Social and Economic Party 2343 0 0 Independent Christian Socialist Party 2096 0 0 Győr City Economic Party 1936 0 0 Smallholders, Craftsmen and Agricultural Workers Nagyatádi Party 1586 0 0 Independents 106446 16 2681 0 16 0 0 1322080 585032 Nohlen & Stöver Notes References Hungary Category:Parliamentary elections in Hungary Parliamentary Hungary hu:Magyarországi országgyűlési választások a Horthy-rendszerben#Az 1931-es választások