1953 Hungarian parliamentary election

1953 Hungarian parliamentary election

17 May 1953
All 298 seats in the National Assembly
Turnout	97.98%
First party Second party   Leader Mátyás Rákosi – Party MDP Independents Alliance HFN HFN Leader since 1 February 1949 – Seats won 206 92 Seat change 79 25

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 17 May 1953. As would be the case with all elections for the remainder of Communist rule, voters were presented with a single list from the Communist Hungarian Working People's Party, comprising Communists and pro-Communist independents. The Working People's Party won 206 of the 298 seats, with the remaining 92 going to independents.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Hungarian Working People's Party	6,256,653	99.0	206	–79
Independents			92	–25
Against	61,257	1.0	–	–
Invalid/blank votes	52,609	–	–	–
Total	6,370,519	100	298	–104
Registered voters/turnout	6,501,869	98.0	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver