Election Name: | 2010 Budapest mayoral election |
Country: | Hungary |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2006 Budapest mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 2006 |
Next Election: | 2014 Budapest mayoral election |
Next Year: | 2014 |
Election Date: | 3 October 2010 |
Turnout: | 43.59 % |
Mayor | |
1Blank: | Vote |
2Blank: | Percentage |
Candidate1: | István Tarlós |
Party1: | Fidesz–KDNP |
1Data1: | 321 908 |
2Data1: | 53.37% |
Candidate2: | Csaba Horváth |
Party2: | Hungarian Socialist Party |
1Data2: | 177 783 |
2Data2: | 29.47% |
Candidate4: | Benedek Jávor |
Party4: | Politics Can Be Different |
1Data4: | 59 638 |
2Data4: | 9.89% |
Candidate5: | Gábor Staudt |
Party5: | Jobbik |
1Data5: | 43 839 |
2Data5: | 7.27% |
Before Election: | Gábor Demszky |
Before Party: | SZDSZ |
After Election: | István Tarlós |
After Party: | Fidesz–KDNP |
The 2010 Budapest mayoral election was held on 3 October 2010 to elect the Mayor of Budapest (főpolgármester). On the same day, local elections were held throughout Hungary, including the districts of Budapest. The election was run using a First-past-the-post voting system. The winner of this election served for 4 years.
The election was won by the governing parties' candidate, István Tarlós.
Five-term incumbent Gábor Demszky did not run,[1] due to low approval and the collapse of his party SZDSZ.