A választás topográfiája. Az 1878-as pesti országgyűlési-képviselőválasztás korteshadjáratának térhasználata
The Topography of Election. The Usage of Space During the Electoral Campaign of the Parlamentary Election in Pest 1878

Summary/Abstract: Focusing on the 1878 parliamentary elections in Pest, the study examines the characteristics of the participants’ use of space from the selection of the candidates, through the electoral campaign events, and finally, during the election itself. It also addresses the physical distribution of election movements in the urban space, and the prevalence of using public, semi-public, and private spaces in election-related events. The election campaigns necessitated that the candidates make themselves seen in public spaces. Their primary means were posters calling to campaign events, flags distributed by committed supporters, and marches from busy squares across the constituency. Up until the threshold of the polling booth, even the ’masses’ that had no right to vote influenced the selection and support of candidates to some extent, however, in the booths the election was solely in the hands of actual voters. This, however, required substantial efforts both on behalf of the authorities and the parties that participated in controlling the use of space.

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