Parliamentary election in Hungary in 1949

The parliamentary elections in Hungary in 1949 were sham elections in Hungary and took place on May 15, 1949 after the completion of the coordination of the former opposition parties.

prehistory

After the semi-free parliamentary elections on August 31, 1947 had not resulted in the victory of the communist MKP desired by the occupying power of the Soviet Union , the MKP and Social Democrats were forcibly united on June 12, 1948 to form the Party of Hungarian Working People .

execution

The parliamentary elections in May 1949 were carried out according to single lists. The Communist Party of the Hungarian Working People and the FKgP , NPP , FMDP and MRP , which had been transformed into block parties , formed a common electoral list and ran under a uniform program. The distribution of seats was determined in advance and secured the party of the Hungarian working people a two-thirds majority .

Official results

Political party	be right	%	Mandates
Hungarian Working People's Party	5,478,515	97.1	285
FKgP			62
NPP			39
FMDP			10
MRP			4th
Independent			2
Votes against	165.283	2.9	-
Invalid votes	86.721	-	-
total	5,730,519	100	402

consequences

After the election, the constitution was changed and the People's Republic of Hungary was transformed into a one-party state . Accordingly, in the following "election" in 1953, only the party of the Hungarian working people entered.

swell

• Nohlen, D & Stöver: Elections in Europe: A data handbook, 2010, ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7 , p. 899