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The book focuses on the parliamentary elections from Eastern Hungary and Transylvania between 1865 and 1918, and provides a rich collection of data, together with a general overview of the franchise, the electoral process and the party system in Hungary, at the time. It includes information on the winning and opposing candidates, their party affiliation, voter turnout, electoral geography and distribution of voting-eligible population by constituencies.

The volume deals with the evolution and metamorphoses of the political elite in the Habsburg lands and the neighbouring countries during the long 19th century. It comprises fourteen studies, compiled by both renowned scholars in the field and young researchers from Central and Eastern Europe. The research targets mainly parliamentary elites, with occasional glimpses on political clubs and economic elites. The main subjects of interest are changes in the social-professional composition of the representative assemblies and inner power plays and generation shifts. The collection of studies also focuses on the growing pressure brought by emerging nationalisms as well as electoral corruption and political patronage.