1931 Hungarian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 28 and 30 June 1931. 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.

1931 Hungarian parliamentary election

28–30 June 1931

All 245 seats in the Diet 123 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Unity István Bethlen 39.96 149 −12 KGSZP János Zichy 12.22 32 −3 FKGP Gaszton Gaál 11.48 10 New MSZDP Károly Peyer 10.98 14 0 Unofficial Unity 5.57 8 −1 ESZDP Károly Rassay 3.04 4 Christian Opposition István Friedrich 1.18 2 New National Democratic János Vázsonyi 1.05 2 New Christian Socialist 0.73 1 New Independent Civic 0.48 1 New KGEP 0.47 1 New National Radical Endre Bajcsy-Zsilinszky 0.4 1 New KNEP 0.35 1 New Independent Left 0.35 1 New Agro-Democratic 0.24 1 New United Opposition 0.19 1 New Independents – 7.22 16 +6 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after election István Bethlen EP István Bethlen EP

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.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Unity Party	603,576	39.96	149	–12
	Christian Economic and Social Party	184,618	12.22	32	–3
	Independent Smallholders Party	173,477	11.48	10	New
	Social Democratic Party of Hungary	165,794	10.98	14	0
	Unofficial Unity Party candidates	84,156	5.57	8	–1
	Unified Liberal Democratic Party	45,977	3.04	4	–
	Party of Independence and '48	28,518	1.89	0	–1
	Christian Opposition	17,880	1.18	2	New
	National Democratic Party	15,930	1.05	2	New
	Christian Socialist Party	10,996	0.73	1	New
	Independent Civic Party	7,316	0.48	1	New
	Christian Economic Opposition Party	7,109	0.47	1	New
	National Radical Party	6,057	0.40	1	New
	Christian National Opposition Party	5,318	0.35	1	New
	Independent Left Party	5,213	0.35	1	New
	Hungarian Agricultural Labourers and Workers Party	5,198	0.34	0	0
	Allied Civic Parties	6,929	0.46	0	New
	United National Party of Front Veterans	4,804	0.32	0	New
	Racist Party	4,362	0.29	0	New
	Smallholders	3,735	0.25	0	New
	Agro-Democratic Party	3,567	0.24	1	New
	United Opposition	2,891	0.19	1	New
	Christian Social and Economic Party	2,343	0.16	0	New
	Independent Christian Socialist Party	2,096	0.14	0	New
	Győr City Economic Party	1,936	0.13	0	New
	Smallholders, Craftsmen and Agricultural Workers Nagyatádi Party	1,586	0.10	0	New
	Independents	109,127	7.22	16	+6
Total		1,510,509	100.00	245	0
Registered voters/turnout		1,907,112	–
Source: 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

Party		SMCs			MMCs			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Unity Party	483,149	45.26	138	120,427	27.18	11	149
	Christian Economic and Social Party	118,898	11.14	24	65,720	14.83	8	32
	Independent Smallholders Party	162,139	15.19	8	11,338	2.56	2	10
	Social Democratic Party of Hungary	34,188	3.20	0	131,606	29.70	14	14
	Unofficial Unity Party candidates	84,156	7.88	8				8
	Unified Liberal Democratic Party				45,977	10.38	4	4
	Party of Independence and '48	28,518	2.67	0				0
	Christian Opposition	1,647	0.15	0	16,233	3.66	2	2
	National Democratic Party	1,671	0.16	0	14,259	3.22	2	2
	Christian Socialist Party	6,413	0.60	1	4,583	1.03	0	1
	Independent Civic Party				7,316	1.65	1	1
	Christian Economic Opposition Party	7,109	0.67	1				1
	National Radical Party	6,057	0.57	1				1
	Christian National Opposition Party				5,318	1.20	1	1
	Independent Left Party				5,213	1.18	1	1
	Hungarian Agricultural Labourers and Workers Party	5,198	0.49	0				0
	Allied Civic Parties				6,929	1.56	0	0
	United National Party of Front Veterans	1,277	0.12	0	3,527	0.80	0	0
	Racist Party	4,362	0.41	0				0
	Smallholders	3,735	0.35	0				0
	Agro-Democratic Party	3,567	0.33	1				1
	United Opposition	2,891	0.27	1				1
	Christian Social and Economic Party	2,343	0.22	0				0
	Independent Christian Socialist Party	2,096	0.20	0				0
	Győr City Economic Party				1,936	0.44	0	0
	Smallholders, Craftsmen and Agricultural Workers Nagyatádi Party	1,586	0.15	0				0
	Independents	106,446	9.97	16	2,681	0.61	0	16
Total		1,067,446	100.00	199	443,063	100.00	46	245
Valid votes		1,067,446	100.00
Invalid/blank votes		0	0.00
Total votes		1,067,446	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,322,080	80.74		585,032	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver