1906 Hungarian parliamentary election

1906 Hungarian parliamentary election

29 April – 8 May 1906
All 413 seats in the Diet 207 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Ferenc Kossuth Gyula Andrássy Aladár Zichy Party Party of Independence and '48 National Constitution Party Catholic People Party Alliance Allied opposition Allied opposition Allied opposition Last election 165 seats, 39.95% 27 seats, 6.54% 25 seats, 6.05% Seats won 253 71 33 Seat change 88 44 8 Percentage 61.26% 17.19% 7.99% Swing 21.31% 10.65% 1.94%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Gheorghe Pop de Băsești – Party Romanian National Party Saxon Party Independents Alliance – – – Last election 8 seats, 1.94% – 10 seats, 2.42% Seats won 14 13 13 Seat change 6 – 3 Percentage 3.39% 3.15% 3.15% Swing 1.45% – 0.72%   Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party   Leader Pavol Mudroň Vilmos Vázsonyi Party Slovak National Party Serb National Party Democratic Party Alliance – – Allied opposition Leader since 1877 Last election 1 seat, 0.24 % – 2 seats, 0.48% Seats before 1 Seats won 7 4 3 Seat change 6 – 1 Percentage 1.69% 0.94% 0.72% Swing 1.45% – 0.24%
Prime Minister before election Géza Fejérváry Independent Prime Minister after election Sándor Wekerle National Constitution Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 29 April and 8 May 1906. The parties of the allied opposition received 87.96% of the vote. The main party of the opposition, the Party for Independence and '48, received an absolute majority alone (61.26%). However the party failed to govern effectively as cleavages in the party led to several splits and due to the compromise made with Franz Joseph I of Austria.

Results

Party	Seats	%	Parliamentary role
Party of Independence and '48	253	61,26%	government
National Constitution Party	71	17,19%	government
Catholic People Party	33	7,99%	government
Romanian National Party	14	3,39%	opposition
Saxon Party	13	3,15%	opposition
Slovak National Party	7	1,69%	opposition
Serb National Party	4	0,97%	opposition
Democratic Party	3	0,72%	government
Reorganised Social Democratic Party of Hungary	1	0,24%	opposition
Peasant Party	1	0,24%	opposition
independent	13	3,15%	independent
Total	413	100%	—