2022 Slovak regional elections explained

The 2022 Slovak regional elections were held on 29 October 2022.[1] For the first time, local elections took place simultaneously.[2]

Summary results

The Hungarian Alliance candidates received the most votes of any party in the country, more than half a million.[3] The Alliance party also has the largest factions in the county councils of the Trnava and Nitra regions.[4]

The following tables summarize the elected deputies by their party affiliation (also with coalitions).

Summary of the 29 October 2022 regional election results in Slovakia
Parties and coalitions2022 Results
Total number
159
81
Alliance70
62
Voice60
We Are Family55
50
39
38
36
35
31
31
Slovak National Party30
27
Democratic Party18
17
Team Region Nitra14
OĽaNONOVAZZ13
10
I am Slovakia6
Republic2
2
1
1
1
Let's Try it Differently1
Total890

Results by region

The following tables summarize the elected governors by their party orientation (in notes are also their parties).

Summary of the 29 October 2022 regional election results in
colspan=10
CandidatesVotes%PartiesSeats
Branislav Becík58 76527.49
Independents9
bgcolor=Voice3
We Are Family2
NK/NEKA0
Total14
Milan Belica46 71021.85
Direction3
Slovak National Party3
Total6
Tibor Csenger35 60416.65
Alliance18
}Bratislava region|-! style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2" colspan="2" width="450"| Candidates! colspan="2" |2022 Results|-! width="50"| %! width="85"| Votes|-| style="color:inherit;background:"|| align="left"| Juraj Droba (Liberal)| 63.60 || 136 983|-| style="color:inherit;background:"|| align="left"| Ján Mažgút (Nationalist)| 13.42 || 28 911|-| style="color:inherit;background:"|| align="left"| Ivan Bošňák (Centre-right)| 8.56 || 18 445 |-| style="color:inherit;background:"|| align="left"| Dušan Velič (Centre-right)| 8.08 || 17 420|-| style="color:inherit;background:#eeeeee"|| align="left"| Others| 6.29 || 13 592|-| colspan="4" bgcolor="#E9E9E9" ||- | align="left" colspan="2"| Total| bgcolor="#E9E9E9"| || 219 179|-| colspan="4" bgcolor="#E9E9E9" ||-| colspan="4" | |}
Summary of the 29 October 2022 regional election results in Trnava region
Candidates2022 Results
%Votes
Jozef Viskupič (Centre-right)38.56 69 743
József Berényi (Hungarian minority)21.04 38 056
Martin Červenka (Centre-left)16.12 29 157
Zdenko Čambal (Nationalist)11.84 21 426
Martin Beluský (Far-right)4.50 8 145
Others7.59 14 307
Total180 834
Summary of the 29 October 2022 regional election results in Trenčín Region
Candidates2022 Results
%Votes
Jaroslav Baška (Nationalist)67.25 131 705
Peter Máťoš (Centre-right)16.61 32 547
Adrián Mikuš (Independent)8.33 16 317
Others7.78 15 268
Total195 837
Summary of the 29 October 2022 regional election results in Nitra region
Candidates2022 Results
%Votes
Branislav Becík (Nationalist)27.49 58 765
Milan Belica (Nationalist)21.85 46 710
Tibor Csenger (Hungarian minority)16.65 35 604
Martina Holečková (Centre-right)15.65 33 467
Lukáš Kyselica (Centre-right)5.09 10 897
Martin Kusenda (Independent)4.27 9 130
Others8.94 19 141
Total213 714
Summary of the 29 October 2022 regional election results in Nitra region
Parties and coalitions2022 Results
Seats
Branislav Becík (Nationalist)aspan=227.49
Milan Belica (Nationalist)21.85
Tibor Csenger (Hungarian minority)16.65
Martina Holečková (Centre-right)15.65
Lukáš Kyselica (Centre-right)5.09
Martin Kusenda (Independent)4.27
Others8.94
Total213 714
Summary of the 29 October 2022 regional election results in Žilina region
Candidates2022 Results
%Votes
Erika Jurinová (Centre-right)32.04 80 049
Igor Choma (Centre-left)22.24 55 571
Igor Janckulík (Centre-right)21.18 52 914
Peter Slyško (Centre-left)7.03 17 564
Katarína Boková (Far-right)4.45 11 131
Marián Murín (Independent)3.94 9 852
Others9.09 22 749
Total249 830
Summary of the 29 October 2022 regional election results in Banská Bystrica region
Candidates2022 Results
%Votes
Ondrej Lunter (Centre)47.53 96 438
Adrian Polóny (Nationalist)15.00 30 436
Rudolf Huliak (Far-right)11.45 23 236
Miroslav Suja (Far-right)9.42 19 130
Marek Kotleba (Far-right)7.10 14 417
Michal Albert (Far-left)3.50 7 102
Others5.96 12 120
Total202 879
Summary of the 29 October 2022 regional election results in Prešov Region
Candidates2022 Results
%Votes
Milan Majerský (Centre-right)42.01 111 343
Michal Kaliňák (Nationalist)31.39 83 205
Milan Mazurek (Far-right)10.88 28 834
Ján Bync (Independent)4.49 11 921
Michal Biganič (Independent)3.25 8 634
Others7.93 21 075
Total195 837
Coalitions and parties! colspan="2"
Deputies
Voice and othersVoice and Independents19
Direction1
Alliance0
Total20
Christian Democratic Movement and othersChristian Democratic Movement15
Freedom and Solidarity1
For the People1
We Are Family0
Total17
Group of independent deputies8
Together for region8
Mayors and Independets2
Republic1
Chance and othersChance1
Progressive Slovakia0
Democratic Party0
Civic Democrats of Slovakia0
Together0
Total1
Summary of the 29 October 2022 regional election results in Košice Region
Candidates2022 Results
%Votes
Rastislav Trnka (Centre-right)51.31 110 362
Viliam Zahorčák (Nationalist)15.01 32 287
Róbert Suja (Centre-left)6.99 15 040
Juraj Sinay (Independent)6.80 14 631
Erik Ňarjaš (Centre-right)5.54 11 927
Monika Sofiya Soročinová (Independent)4.71 10 137
Others9.59 20 697
Total195 837

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Voľby do orgánov samosprávy obcí a voľby do orgánov samosprávnych krajov konané v rovnaký deň a v rovnakom čase v roku 2022, Ministerstvo vnútra SR - Verejná správa . 2022-08-08 . www.minv.sk.
  2. Web site: a.s . Petit Press . Regionálne voľby 2022 - Voľby SME . 2022-08-08 . volby.sme.sk . sk.
  3. Web site: Pomichal . Krisztián . 30 October 2022 . Történelmi siker a megyei választásokon: Önálló pártszínekben a Szövetség adja a legtöbb megyei képviselőt . Historic success in the regional elections: the Alliance gives the most regional deputies among individual parties . 30 October 2022 . ma7 . hu . A független jelöltekre leadott csaknem 2 millió szavazat mellett a második helyen a Szövetségre leadott több mint félmillió(!) szavazat áll . Behind the almost 2 million votes cast for independent candidates, the Alliance came second with more than half a million (!) votes.
  4. Web site: Történelmi siker a megyei választásokon: Önálló pártszínekben a Szövetség adja a legtöbb megyei képviselőt . Historic success in the regional elections: the Alliance gives the most regional deputies among individual parties . ma7 . hu . Pomichal . Krisztián . 30 October 2022 . 30 October 2022 . Nagyszombat és Nyitra megyében is a Szövetség adja a legnagyobb frakciót. . The Alliance has the largest factions in both the Trnava and Nitra regions..