1980 Hungarian parliamentary election

1980 Hungarian parliamentary election

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All 352 seats in the National Assembly
Turnout	97.03%
First party Second party   Leader János Kádár – Party MSZMP Independents Alliance HNF HNF Seats won 252 100 Seat change 37 37

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Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 8 June 1980.^[1] The Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party was the only party to contest the elections, and won 252 of the 352 seats, with the remaining 100 going to independents selected by the party.^[2]

All prospective candidates had to accept the program of the Patriotic People's Front, which was dominated by the HSWP. While it was possible for more than one candidate to run in a constituency,^[3] only 15 of the 352 constituencies had more than one candidate.^[4]

Results

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Patriotic People's Front		Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party	7,462,593	99.28	252	+37
			Independents			100	–37
Against				54,070	0.72	–	–
Total				7,516,663	100.00	352	0
Valid votes				7,516,663	99.20
Invalid/blank votes				60,738	0.80
Total votes				7,577,401	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				7,809,407	97.03
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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