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The Pest County Assembly (Hungarian: Pest Megyei Közgyűlés) is the local legislative body of Pest County, in the Central Hungary in Hungary.
Pest County Assembly Pest Megyei Közgyűlés | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Leadership | |
President | István Szabó, Fidesz–KDNP since 12 October 2014 |
Vice-president | Ferenc Wentzel Tibor Szerenka |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 44 councillors |
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Political groups | Administration
Other parties (20) |
Length of term | five years |
| Elections | |
Last election | 13 October 2019 |
Next election | 2024 |
| Meeting place | |
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| County Hall, Budapest | |
| Website | |
| pestmegye.hu | |
Composition
edit| Deputies in Pest County Assembly[1] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Key to parties Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP)
Democratic Coalition (DK)
Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ)
Momentum Movement (Momentum)
Independent / Others
Life for Years Club Association (Életet az éveknek)
National Association of Municipalities of Small Villages and Small Settlements (KÖSZ)
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| Period | Distribution | Seats | ||||||||
| 1994–1998 |
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80 | ||||||||
| 1998–2002 |
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80 | ||||||||
| 2002–2006 |
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80 | ||||||||
| 2006–2010 |
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80 | ||||||||
| 2010–2014 |
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43 | ||||||||
| 2014–2019 |
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43 | ||||||||
| 2019–2024 |
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44 | ||||||||
2019
editThe Assembly elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 44 counselors, with the following party composition:[1]
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidesz–KDNP | 220,290 | 51.60 |  2.70
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24 | 1
|
54.55 | |
| Momentum Movement (Momentum) | 83,768 | 19.62 | 9 | 9
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20.45 | ||
| Democratic Coalition (DK) | 63,618 | 14.90 | 6.59
|
7 | 3
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15.91 | |
| Jobbik | 39,478 | 9.25 |  8.99
|
4 | 4
|
9.09 | |
| Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) | 19,746 | 4.63 | 7.49
|
0 | 5
|
0 | |
| Total | 444,115 | 100.0 | 44 | 1
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| Voter turnout | 45.29 | 4.12
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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
editThe Assembly elected at the 2014 local government elections, is made up of 43 counselors, with the following party composition:[1]
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidesz–KDNP | 183,277 | 48.90 | 9.84
|
23 | 3
|
53.49 | |
| Jobbik | 68,381 | 18.24 | 1.58
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8 | 1
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18.60 | |
| Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) | 45,440 | 12.12 | 12.48
|
5 | 5
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11.63 | |
| Democratic Coalition (DK) | 31,155 | 8.31 | 4 | 4
|
9.30 | ||
| Politics Can Be Different (LMP) | 30,050 | 8.02 | 3 | 3
|
6.98 | ||
| Together (Együtt) | 16,499 | 4.40 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 389,020 | 100.0 | 43 |  0
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| Voter turnout | 41.17 | 3.43
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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
editThe Assembly elected at the 2010 local government elections, is made up of 43 counselors, with the following party composition:[1]
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidesz–KDNP | 230,611 | 58.74 | .
|
26 | 17
|
60.47 | |
| Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) | 96,590 | 24.60 | .
|
10 | 18
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23.26 | |
| Jobbik | 65,391 | 16.66 | 7 | 7
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16.28 | ||
| Total | 410,779 | 100.0 | 43 | 37
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| 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
editSo far, the presidents of the Pest County Assembly have been:
- 1990–1994 János Inczédy, Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP)
- 1994–1998 Géza Schmidt, KÖSZ
- 1998–2002 András T. Mészáros, Fidesz
- 2002–2006 Imre Szabó, Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP)
- 2006–2014 Lajos Szűcs, Fidesz–KDNP
- since 2014 István Szabó, Fidesz–KDNP
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Választástörténet (Önkormányzati vál.)" (in Hungarian).
- ^ "Megyei közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 (Pest megye)". valasztas.hu. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
- ^ "Pestmegye.hu". Pestmegye.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ^ "Municipal election (12 Oct 2014) - PEST county assembly election result". National Election Office.