| Native name | Pest Megyei Közgyűlés |
|---|---|
| Foundation | 1990 |
| President | István Szabó |
| Party 1 | Fidesz–KDNP |
| Election 1 | 12 October 2014 |
| Vice-president | Ferenc Wentzel Tibor Szerenka |
| Seats | 46 councillors |
| Political groups 1 | Administration
Other parties (25)
|
| Term length | five years |
| Last election 1 | 9 June 2024 |
| Next election 1 | 2029 |
| Session room | Budapest 5 ker Varoshaz u 7 IMG 0461-1000.jpg |
| Session res | 240 |
| 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] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||
| Period | Distribution | Seats | ||||||||
| 1994-1998 |
| 80 | ||||||||
| 1998-2002 |
| 80 | ||||||||
| 2002-2006 |
| 80 | ||||||||
| 2006-2010 |
| 80 | ||||||||
| 2010–2014 |
| 43 | ||||||||
| 2014–2019 |
| 43 | ||||||||
| 2019–2024 |
| 44 | ||||||||
| 2024–2029 |
| 46 | ||||||||
2024
The Assembly elected at the 2024 local government elections, is made up of 46 counselors, with the following party composition:[2] |- ! colspan="2" | Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! Seats % |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Fidesz–KDNP | align=right| 255,330 | align=right| 45.64 | align=right| 5.96 | align=right| 21 | align=right| 3 | align=right| 45.65 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Momentum Movement (Momentum) | align=right| 116,461 | align=right| 20.82 | align=right| 1.20 | align=right| 10 | align=right| 1 | align=right| 21.74 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Our Homeland Movement (MH) | align=right| 96,506 | align=right| 17.25 | align=right| | align=right| 8 | align=right| 8 | align=right| 17.39 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Democratic Coalition (DK) | align=right| 91,204 | align=right| 16.30 | align=right| 1.40 | align=right| 7 | align=right| 0 | align=right| 15.22 |- ! align=right colspan=2| Total ! align=right| 559,501 ! align=right| 100.0 ! align=right| ! align=right| 46 ! align=right| 2 ! align=right| |- ! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout ! align=right| ! align=right| 57.79 ! align=right| 12.50 ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |}After the elections in 2024 the Assembly has no party majority with 21 Fidesz–KDNP party alliance councillors, 10 Momentum Movement, 8 Our Homeland Movement (MH) and 7 Democratic Coalition (DK) councillors.[2]
2019
The Assembly elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 44 counselors, with the following party composition:[1]
|- ! 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 24 councillors, versus 9 Momentum Movement, 7 Democratic Coalition (DK) and 4 Jobbik councillors.[3][4]
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.[5]
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:
- 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
- ^ "Választástörténet (Önkormányzati vál.)" (in Hungarian)
- ^ "Nemzeti Választási Iroda - Helyi önkormányzati választások" (in Hungarian). vtr.valasztas.hu. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
- ^ "Megyei közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 (Pest megye)". valasztas.hu. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
- ^ "Pestmegye.hu" (in hu-hu). Pestmegye.hu. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ^ "Municipal election (12 Oct 2014) - PEST county assembly election result". National Election Office.