Pest County Assembly Explained

Pest County Assembly
Coa Pic:HUN Pest megye COA.svg
Coa Res:125px
Structure1:File:PestCountyAssembly 2019.png
Structure1 Res:200px
House Type:County Council
Foundation:1990
Leader1 Type:President
Leader1:István Szabó
Election1:12 October 2014
Leader2 Type:Vice-president
Leader2:Ferenc Wentzel
Tibor Szerenka
Seats:44 councillors
Political Groups1:Administration

Other parties (20)

Term Length:five years
Next Election1:2024
Session Room:Budapest 5 ker Varoshaz u 7 IMG 0461-1000.jpg
Session Res:240
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]
  • Fidesz-MKDSZ-KPE alliance (2002)
  • Fidesz-KDNP alliance (from 2006)
  • FKgP-MIÉP alliance (1994)
  • MIÉP-KDNP-METÉSZ-KSZ alliance (1998)
  • PMFPSZ (1998)
  • Independent Mayors for the County (FPM) (2002)
PeriodDistributionSeats
1994–1998
24127891433
80
1998–2002
236308652
80
2002–2006
38627522
80
2006–2010
285434
80
2010–2014
10267
43
2014–2019
543238
43
2019–2024
79424
44

2019

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

|-|colspan=8 align=center| |-! colspan="2" | Party! Votes! %! +/-! Seats ! +/-! Seats %|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Fidesz–KDNP| align=right| 220,290| align=right| 51.60| align=right| 2.70| align=right| 24| align=right| 1| align=right| 54.55|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Momentum Movement (Momentum)| align=right| 83,768| align=right| 19.62| align=right| | align=right| 9| align=right| 9| align=right| 20.45|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Democratic Coalition (DK)| align=right| 63,618| align=right| 14.90| align=right| 6.59| align=right| 7| align=right| 3| align=right| 15.91|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Jobbik| align=right| 39,478| align=right| 9.25| align=right| 8.99| align=right| 4| align=right| 4| align=right| 9.09|-! colspan=8||-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP)| align=right| 19,746| align=right| 4.63| align=right| 7.49| align=right| 0| align=right| 5| align=right| 0|-! align=right colspan=2| Total! align=right| 444,115! align=right| 100.0! align=right| ! align=right| 44! align=right| 1! align=right| |-! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout! align=right| ! align=right| 45.29! align=right| 4.12! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |}

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]

|-! colspan="2" | Party! Votes! %! +/-! Seats ! +/-! Seats %|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Fidesz–KDNP| align=right| 183,277| align=right| 48.90| align=right| 9.84| align=right| 23| align=right| 3| align=right| 53.49|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Jobbik| align=right| 68,381| align=right| 18.24| align=right| 1.58| align=right| 8| align=right| 1| align=right| 18.60|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP)| align=right| 45,440| align=right| 12.12| align=right| 12.48| align=right| 5| align=right| 5| align=right| 11.63|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Democratic Coalition (DK)| align=right| 31,155| align=right| 8.31| align=right| | align=right| 4| align=right| 4| align=right| 9.30|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Politics Can Be Different (LMP)| align=right| 30,050| align=right| 8.02| align=right| | align=right| 3| align=right| 3| align=right| 6.98|-! colspan=8||-| bgcolor=#FED500| | align=left | Together (Együtt)| align=right| 16,499| align=right| 4.40| align=right| | align=right| 0| align=right| ±0| align=right| 0|-! align=right colspan=2| Total! align=right| 389,020! align=right| 100.0! align=right| ! align=right| 43! align=right| 0! align=right| |-! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout! align=right| ! align=right| 41.17! align=right| 3.43! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |}

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]

|-! colspan="2" | Party! Votes! %! +/-! Seats ! +/-! Seats %|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Fidesz–KDNP| align=right| 230,611| align=right| 58.74| align=right| .| align=right| 26| align=right| 17| align=right| 60.47|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP)| align=right| 96,590| align=right| 24.60| align=right| .| align=right| 10| align=right| 18| align=right| 23.26|-| bgcolor=| | align=left | Jobbik| align=right| 65,391| align=right| 16.66| align=right| | align=right| 7| align=right| 7| align=right| 16.28|-! align=right colspan=2| Total! align=right| 410,779! align=right| 100.0! align=right| ! align=right| 43! align=right| 37! align=right| |-! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout! align=right| ! align=right| 44.60! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |}

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:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Választástörténet (Önkormányzati vál.). hu.
  2. Web site: Megyei közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 (Pest megye). valasztas.hu. 2019-10-29.
  3. Web site: Pestmegye.hu. 2021-05-22. Pestmegye.hu. hu-hu.
  4. Web site: Municipal election (12 Oct 2014) - PEST county assembly election result . National Election Office .