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1869 Hungarian parliamentary election

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1869 Hungarian parliamentary election

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All 420 seats in the Diet
211 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Ferenc Deák Kálmán Ghyczy
Party Deák Party Left Centre
Seats won 235 116

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Dániel Irányi
Party Far-Left Minorities' Party
Seats won 40 29

Prime Minister before election

Gyula Andrássy
Deák Party

Prime Minister after election

Gyula Andrássy
Deák Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 9 and 13 March 1869. The main issues were the legitimisation of the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 and the birth of Austria-Hungary. The compromise was created by the governing party. Hungary got more freedom and autonomy from Austria, but still in a mutual state with Austria and Franz Joseph I of Austria was crowned as the King of Hungary.

At the elections three parties ran for the seats; Deák Party, the supporter of the compromise, the Left Centre, partially opponents of it and the Far-Left opposing the treaty entirely. Finally the Deák Party won the 55.95% of the seats.[1]

Results

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PartySeats
Deák Party235
Left Centre116
Far-Left40
Minorities' Party29
Total420
Source: [2]

References

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  1. ^ Vincent E. McHale (1983). Political parties of Europe. Greenwood Press. p. 505. ISBN 0-313-23804-9.
  2. ^ Szabó Pál Csaba, ed. (2006). A Magyar állam története 1711–2006 [History of the Hungarian State: 1711-2006] (in Hungarian). Budapest: Bölcsész konzorcium. p. 373. ISBN 963-9704-08-3.