# 1931 Hungarian parliamentary election

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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.

## 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 | 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 | Total | 1,510,509 | 100.00 | 245 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 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 | Party | SMCs | SMCs | SMCs | MMCs | MMCs | MMCs | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total 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 | Total | 1,067,446 | 100.00 | 199 | 443,063 | 100.00 | 46 | 245 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,067,446 | 100.00 | | | | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | | | | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 1,067,446 | 100.00 | | | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,322,080 | 80.74 | | 585,032 | – | | |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |||||||||