Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 28 and 30 June 1931.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p899 The result was a victory for the Unity Party, which won 149 of the 245 seats in Parliament. István Bethlen remained Prime Minister, but resigned on 24 August due to the effects of the Great Depression and was replaced by Gyula Károlyi.Nohlen & Stöver, p940
Electoral system The electoral system remained the same as in 1926. There were 199 openly elected single-member constituencies and 11 secretly elected multi-member constituencies electing a total of 46 seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p919Nohlen & Stöver, p933
Parties and leaders PartyLeader Christian Farmers, Smallholders and Civic Party (KKFKgP) István Bethlen Christian Economic and Social Party (KGSZP) János Zichy Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party (FKgP) Gaszton Gaál Social Democratic Party of Hungary (MSZDP) Károly Peyer Civic Freedom Party (ESZDP) Christian Opposition (KE) István Friedrich National Democratic Party (NDP) National Radical Party (NRP) Endre Bajcsy-Zsilinszky
Results
The total number of registered voters was 2,549,178, but only 1,907,112 were registered in contested constituencies for which figures are available.
By constituency type
Notes
References
hu:Magyarországi országgyűlési választások a Horthy-rendszerben#Az 1931-es választások