Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 16 November 1958.[1] 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.[2]
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All 338 seats in the National Assembly | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 98.38% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Results edit
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| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||
| Patriotic People's Front | Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party | 6,431,832 | 99.56 | 276 | +70 | ||
| Independents | 62 | –30 | |||||
| Against | 28,651 | 0.44 | – | – | |||
| Total | 6,460,483 | 100.00 | 338 | +40 | |||
| Valid votes | 6,460,483 | 99.49 | |||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 33,197 | 0.51 | |||||
| Total votes | 6,493,680 | 100.00 | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,600,686 | 98.38 | |||||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||||
References edit
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p899 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p931