Hungarian parliamentary election, 1985

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 8 June 1985. The Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party was the only party to contest the elections, and won 288 of the 387 seats, with 98 of the remaining 99 going to independents selected by the party, whilst one seat remained unfilled until the following year.

Electoral system

The electoral system was modified for the 1985 elections. In addition to the 352 single member constituencies used in previous elections, a further 35 members of Parliament were elected via a national list. Voters who were away from home on election day could only vote on the national list, which had around 160,000 extra voters compared to the single member constituencies.

In the single member constituencies there had to be at least two candidates. This was achieved in all seats except Keszthely, where one candidate withdrew their nomination. A by-election was held for the seat in the spring of 1986.

Results

Party	SMCs		National list		Seats	+/–
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party	6,636,685	98.8	7,145,601	99.1	288	+36
Independents					98	–2
Vacant	–	–	–	–	1	–
Against	79,702	1.2	64,894	0,9	–	–
Invalid/blank votes	386,759	–	55,420	–	–	–
Total	7,103,146	100	7,256,915	100	387	+35
Registered voters/turnout	7,586,480	93.9	7,728,208	94.0	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, IPU Parline database, Other