Hungarian parliamentary election, 1869
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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.
Three parties ran for the seats; the supporters of the compromise founded the Deák Party, the partial opponents founded the Left Centre, and the total opponents founded the Far-left Party. The two main parties were the Deák Party and the Left Centre. Finally the Deák Party won the 55.95% of the seats.
Results
Party | Seats | % | Parliamentary role |
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Deák Party | 235 | 55,95% | government |
Left Centre | 116 | 27,62% | opposition |
Far-left Party | 40 | 9,52% | opposition |
Minorities' Party | 29 | 6,90% | government |
Total | 420 | 100% | — |
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