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Hungary 1990 parliamentary election

What was the result of the 1990 parliamentary election in Hungary?

Hungarian Democratic Forum won 164 of 386 seats with 24.7% of the vote. 65.1% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Hungarian Democratic Forum won 164 of 386 seats with 24.7% of the vote; 65.1% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Hungarian Democratic Forum 164 24.7%
  • Alliance of Free Democrats 93 21.4%
  • Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party 44 11.7%
  • Hungarian Socialist Party 33 10.9%
  • Fidesz 22 9.0%
  • Christian Democratic People's Party 21 6.5%
  • Hungarian Workers' Party 0 3.7%
  • Social Democratic Party of Hungary 0 3.6%
  • Agrarian Alliance 2 3.1%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
194 of 386 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 24.7%

    Share of the vote won by Hungarian Democratic Forum

    Hungarian Democratic Forum won 164 of 386 seats. A majority needs 194.

  2. 65.1%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Hungarian Democratic Forum16424.71,214,359
Alliance of Free Democrats9321.41,050,799
Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party4411.7576,315
Hungarian Socialist Party3310.9535,064
Fidesz229.0439,649
Christian Democratic People's Party216.5317,278
Hungarian Workers' Party03.7180,964
Social Democratic Party of Hungary03.6174,434
Agrarian Alliance23.1154,004
Entrepreneurs' Party01.992,689
Patriotic People's Front01.991,922
Independents71.0
Votes by party
  • Hungarian Democratic Forum 1,214,359
  • Alliance of Free Democrats 1,050,799
  • Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party 576,315
  • Hungarian Socialist Party 535,064
  • Fidesz 439,649
  • Christian Democratic People's Party 317,278
  • Hungarian Workers' Party 180,964
  • Social Democratic Party of Hungary 174,434
  • Agrarian Alliance 154,004
  • Entrepreneurs' Party 92,689
  • Patriotic People's Front 91,922
  • Independents

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

How many people voted?

65.1% of the 7,822,764 registered voters cast a ballot (5,091,931 ballots). 4,911,241 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Hungarian Democratic Forum24.7% of votes42.5% of seats
  • Alliance of Free Democrats21.4% of votes24.1% of seats
  • Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party11.7% of votes11.4% of seats
  • Hungarian Socialist Party10.9% of votes8.5% of seats
  • Fidesz9.0% of votes5.7% of seats
  • Christian Democratic People's Party6.5% of votes5.4% of seats
  • Agrarian Alliance3.1% of votes0.5% of seats
  • Hungarian Workers' Party3.7% of votes0.0% of seats
  • Social Democratic Party of Hungary3.6% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 13.8 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.7 by votes and 3.8 by seats; Hungarian Democratic Forum led Alliance of Free Democrats by 3.3 points of the vote.

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