Country: | Kingdom of Hungary (1867–1918) |
Flag Year: | 1867 |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1865 Hungarian parliamentary election |
Previous Year: | 1865 |
Next Election: | 1872 Hungarian parliamentary election |
Next Year: | 1872 |
Seats For Election: | All 420 seats in the Diet |
Majority Seats: | 211 |
Election Date: | 9–13 March 1869 |
Image1: | Szekely-deak.jpg |
Leader1: | Ferenc Deák |
Party1: | Deák Party |
Seats1: | 235 |
Leader2: | Kálmán Ghyczy |
Party2: | Left Centre |
Seats2: | 116 |
Image4: | Irányi Dániel Rusz.jpg |
Leader4: | Dániel Irányi |
Party4: | Far-Left (Hungary) |
Seats4: | 40 |
Leader5: | – |
Party5: | Minorities' Party |
Seats5: | 29 |
Prime Minister | |
Posttitle: | Prime Minister after election |
Before Election: | Gyula Andrássy |
Before Party: | Deák Party |
After Election: | Gyula Andrássy |
After Party: | Deák Party |
Colour1: | add8e6 |
Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary between 9 and 13 March 1869. The main issues were the legitimisation of the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 and the birth of Austria-Hungary. The compromise was created by the governing party. Hungary got more freedom and autonomy from Austria, but still in a mutual state with Austria and Franz Joseph I of Austria was crowned as the King of Hungary.
At the elections three parties ran for the seats; Deák Party, the supporter of the compromise, the Left Centre, partially opponents of it and the Far-Left opposing the treaty entirely. Finally the Deák Party won the 55.95% of the seats.[1]