1971 Hungarian parliamentary election

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{{Infobox election

| country = Hungarian People's Republic

| type = parliamentary

| previous_election = 1967 Hungarian parliamentary election

| previous_year = 1967

| next_election = 1975 Hungarian parliamentary election

| next_year = 1975

| seats_for_election = All 352 seats in the National Assembly

| election_date = 25 April 1971

| turnout = 98.69%

| image1 = János Kádár (fototeca.iiccr.ro).jpg

| leader1 = János Kádár

| party1 = Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party

| alliance1 = Patriotic People's Front

| seats1 = 224

| seat_change1 = {{decrease}}35

| image2 = 3x4.svg

| leader2 = –

| party2 = Independents

| alliance2 = Patriotic People's Front

| seats2 = 128

| seat_change2 = {{increase}}38

}}{{Politics of Hungary}}

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 25 April 1971.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p. 899. {{ISBN|9783832956097}} The Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party was the only party to contest the elections, and won 224 of the 352 seats, with the remaining 128 going to independents selected by the party.Nohlen & Stöver, p. 931

All prospective candidates had to accept the program of the Patriotic People's Front, which was dominated by the HSWP. While it was possible for more than one candidate to run in a constituency,Burant, Stephen R. [https://cdn.loc.gov/master/frd/frdcstdy/hu/hungarycountryst00bura_0/hungarycountryst00bura_0.pdf Hungary: A Country Study] p181 only 49 of the 352 constituencies had more than one candidate.Nohlen & Stöver, p. 923