Pest County Assembly

Pest Megyei Közgyűlés
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
History
Founded1990
Leadership
President
István Szabó, Fidesz–KDNP
since 12 October 2014
Vice-president
Ferenc Wentzel
Tibor Szerenka
Structure
Seats44 councillors
Political groups
Administration
  •   Fidesz–KDNP (24)

Other parties (20)

Length of term
five years
Elections
Last election
13 October 2019
Next election
2024
Meeting place
County Hall, Budapest
Website
pestmegye.hu

The Pest County Assembly (Hungarian: Pest Megyei Közgyűlés) is the local legislative body of Pest County, in the Central Hungary in Hungary.

Composition

Deputies in Pest County Assembly[1]
Key to parties
  Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP)
  Democratic Coalition (DK)
  Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ)
  Politics Can Be Different (LMP)
  Momentum Movement (Momentum)
  Jobbik
  Fidesz (Fidesz–KDNP)
  • Fidesz-MKDSZ-KPE alliance (2002)
  • Fidesz-KDNP alliance (from 2006)
  Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP)
  Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF)
  Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party (FKgP)
  • FKgP-MIÉP alliance (1994)
  Hungarian Justice and Life Party (MIÉP)
  • MIÉP-KDNP-METÉSZ-KSZ alliance (1998)
  Independent / Others
  • PMFPSZ (1998)
  • Independent Mayors for the County (FPM) (2002)
  Life for Years Club Association (Életet az éveknek)
  National Association of Municipalities of Small Villages and Small Settlements (KÖSZ)
Period Distribution Seats
1994–1998
24 12 7 8 9 14 3 3
 80
1998–2002
23 6 30 8 6 5 2
 80
2002–2006
38 6 27 5 2 2
 80
2006–2010
28 5 43 4
 80
2010–2014
10 26 7
 43
2014–2019
5 4 3 23 8
 43
2019–2024
7 9 4 24
 44

2019

The Assembly elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 44 counselors, with the following party composition:[1]

Summary of the 13 October 2019 election results
Party Votes  % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Fidesz–KDNP 220,290 51.60 Increase2.70 24 Increase1 54.55
Momentum Movement (Momentum) 83,768 19.62 9 Increase9 20.45
Democratic Coalition (DK) 63,618 14.90 Increase6.59 7 Increase3 15.91
Jobbik 39,478 9.25 Decrease8.99 4 Decrease4 9.09
Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) 19,746 4.63 Decrease7.49 0 Decrease5 0
Total 444,115 100.0 44 Increase1
Voter turnout 45.29 Increase4.12

After the elections in 2019 the Assembly controlled by the Fidesz–KDNP party alliance which has 44 councillors, versus 9 Momentum Movement, 7 Democratic Coalition (DK) and 4 Jobbik councillors.[2][3]

2014

The Assembly elected at the 2014 local government elections, is made up of 43 counselors, with the following party composition:[1]

Summary of the 12 October 2014 election results
Party Votes  % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Fidesz–KDNP 183,277 48.90 Decrease9.84 23 Decrease3 53.49
Jobbik 68,381 18.24 Increase1.58 8 Increase1 18.60
Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) 45,440 12.12 Decrease12.48 5 Decrease5 11.63
Democratic Coalition (DK) 31,155 8.31 4 Increase4 9.30
Politics Can Be Different (LMP) 30,050 8.02 3 Increase3 6.98
Together (Együtt) 16,499 4.40 0 ±0 0
Total 389,020 100.0 43 Steady0
Voter turnout 41.17 Decrease3.43

After the elections in 2014 the Assembly controlled by the Fidesz–KDNP party alliance which has 23 councillors, versus 8 Jobbik, 5 Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP), 4 Democratic Coalition (DK) and 3 Politics Can Be Different (LMP) councillors.[4]

2010

The Assembly elected at the 2010 local government elections, is made up of 43 counselors, with the following party composition:[1]

Summary of the 3 October 2010 election results
Party Votes  % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Fidesz–KDNP 230,611 58.74 Increase. 26 Decrease17 60.47
Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) 96,590 24.60 Decrease. 10 Decrease18 23.26
Jobbik 65,391 16.66 7 Increase7 16.28
Total 410,779 100.0 43 Decrease37
Voter turnout 44.60

After the elections in 2010 the Assembly controlled by the Fidesz–KDNP party alliance which has 26 councillors, versus 10 Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) and 7 Jobbik councillors.

Presidents of the Assembly

So far, the presidents of the Pest County Assembly have been:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Választástörténet (Önkormányzati vál.)" (in Hungarian).
  2. ↑ "Megyei közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 (Pest megye)". valasztas.hu. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  3. ↑ "Pestmegye.hu". Pestmegye.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  4. ↑ "Municipal election (12 Oct 2014) - PEST county assembly election result". National Election Office.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.