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Elections in Hungary

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Elections in Hungary are held at two levels:

  • on the central level there are general elections to elect the members of the unicameral National Assembly every 4 years, and European Parliament elections held every 5 years; and
  • on the so-called self-governmental level, there are elections to elect local authorities (municipal councils, mayors, county assemblies, capital city assembly) and minority self-governmental authorities (on different levels).

There are no other direct elections (the president, for example, is elected indirectly), but there are referendums on both the local and national levels.

National Assembly elections

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Following a reform in 2012, general elections reverted to a one-round, two-ballot system. The total number of seats was reduced and regional lists were eliminated. The proportion of single-member seats increased from 45.56% of the total to 53.3%. The first ballot chose MPs for 106 single-member districts using first-past-the-post. The remaining 93 party-list national seats were allocated based on the sum of list votes from the second ballot and 'wasted' votes from the first ballot. 'Wasted' votes in this context are votes that are cast for unsuccessful candidates or surplus votes for winning candidates.[1] This formula for allocating national seats is a cross between a parallel mixed system and a compensatory mixed system.

The 2014 election was the first to be held according to the new system, which included the following significant changes:

  • One round instead of two rounds.
  • No turnout requirements; formerly, a turnout of 50% was needed for the first round and 25% for the second round.
  • The National Assembly included 199 seats, reduced from 386 (i.e. 51.6% of the previous total).
    • 106 constituency seats, reduced from 176; their share increased from 45.6% to 53.3% of total seats.
    • 93 party-list seats, including minority-list seats, reduced from the 210 MMC and levelling seats; their share decreased from 54.4% to 46.7% of all seats.
  • A 5% threshold remains for party lists, 10% for joint lists of two parties, 15% for joint lists of three or more parties.
  • The quota for ethnic-minority lists to win seats is only one-quarter of the general quota.

Minority lists that do not reach the 5% of all minority-list votes and do not get at least one seat, will be able to send a minority spokesman to the National Assembly, who has the right to speak but not to vote. Practically, only the German and Romani minorities are numerous enough to possibly elect MPs, while the other 13 minorities have spokesmen.

  • Constituency borders were changed, partly because of the reduced number of constituencies (from 176 to 106), partly because of the demographic changes in the proportion of the population of constituencies in the last 20 years. In the old system, the population of the smallest constituency was 33077, while the population of the largest one was 98167, which meant that the constituency vote of a person living in larger constituencies was worth one-third of that of a person living in smaller constituencies. In the new system the difference between the population of the largest and smallest constituencies is lower than 30% (79208 and 109955) and the standard deviation of the population of the constituencies has also reduced from 20% to 8%.[2] The average population of constituencies used to be 57089 and will be 94789 in 2014. Constituency borders do not necessarily coincide with city or district borders; however, they have to coincide with county borders and with the border of Budapest (so the 19 counties and Budapest are further divided into constituencies). Budapest used to consist of 32 constituencies and will consist of 18 in 2014.
  • Registration - although it had been planned previously - will not be generally required for voting[3] after being found unconstitutional,[4] only those Hungarian citizens will have to register who do not reside in Hungary (do not have Hungarian address card), this registration will be valid for 10 years or until the change of address and will be automatically extended in case of voting (so practically Hungarian citizens outside Hungary will have to re-register only in case of not voting twice or in case of changing home address)

Nomination of candidates

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  • All candidates must be at least 18 years old and Hungarian citizens.
  • Candidates standing for constituency seats must each have received at least 1000 proposal certificates.
  • Parties with candidates standing for election in at least 27 (out of 106) constituencies in at least 9 (out of 19) counties and Budapest may present (national) party lists.
  • Each of the legally recognized national minority councils – currently: Armenian, Bulgarian, Croatian, German, Greek, Polish, Romani, Romanian, Rusyn, Serbian, Slovakian, Slovenian, and Ukrainian – may present minority lists (one list per council).

Voting

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On Hungarian elections citizens can vote for a party-list (or a minority-list), and in case of residing in Hungary (which is checked by showing the address card) citizens can also vote for a constituency candidate who will be responsible for the local community in the National Assembly.

  • At least 18 year old Hungarian citizens with Hungarian residence
    • one vote for a party-list
    • one vote for a constituency candidate
  • At least 18 year old Hungarian citizens without Hungarian residence
    • one vote for a party-list
  • At least 18 year old Hungarian citizens with Hungarian residence registered as minority voter
    • one vote for a constituency candidate
    • one vote
      • either for a party-list
      • or for a minority-list

Implementation of voting

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  • at local polling stations
    • Hungarian citizens with Hungarian residence (address card) staying in Hungary
      • showing the ID card -> being able to vote for a party-list (or a minority-list)
      • showing the address card -> being able to vote for a constituency candidate
  • at embassies, consulates
    • Hungarian citizens with Hungarian residence (address card) staying abroad
      • showing the ID card -> being able to vote for a party-list (or a minority-list)
      • showing the address card -> being able to vote for a constituency candidate
  • by mail
    • Hungarian citizens without Hungarian address card
      • registering for the elections by mail or electronically (valid for 10 years or until change of residential address, validity automatically extends by 10 years in case of voting), registered citizens receive the voting sheet (only the party-list) by mail, which they fulfill and send back to the election office.

Results

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In case of the 106 constituency seats, the candidate that receives the most votes (not necessarily more than 50%) in the given constituency, obtains the constituency seat and will be responsible for that local region in the National Assembly. In the case of the 93 party-list seats, parties receive seats in proportion to the votes received out of all the party-list and minority-list votes. These numbers of seats obtained by the parties are calculated according to the D'Hondt method after checking out whether the party has reached the 5% threshold out of all the party-list votes and whether the minority has reached the 5% threshold out of all minority votes. If a minority-lists cannot obtain at least one seat then the first candidate on the minority-list will be minority spokesman, who has right to speak in the National Assembly but is not allowed to vote.

It is possible that the same person is a constituency candidate and a party-list candidate in the same time. If this person has obtained the seat in their constituency and would also obtain a seat because of the party-list that they are listed on then the next candidate in the party-list replaces the candidate that already has obtained a constituency seat. So, for example, someone being the 50th on a party-list can obtain a seat in the National Assembly even if their party has only won 30 party-list seats, if at least 20 candidates listed earlier than them win in their local constituency. (this rule has simplified as there is no county level between the constituency level and the national level)

Generally, big parties place their most important (national level) politicians only on the party-lists because these people want to deal only with national-level issues (like becoming minister). They represent citizens who voted for their parties and not the citizens of their local community, which is the responsibility of those MPs that obtain constituency seats. On the other hand, leaders of small parties usually qualify both on their party-lists and in their local constituencies because of maximizing votes; the leader of a small party might be much more famous or much more popular than an ordinary local politician of a big party.

By-elections

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A by-election is an election held to fill a constituency seat that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections. In case of the vacancy of a party-list seat, the next person on the list that is still interested gets to the National Assembly.[5] This rule has not changed. Note, that by-elections from 2012 are held according to the new system, so only one round is held and no minimum turnout is needed, while the constituencies are the same until 2014.

Latest general election

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Voting was held on 12 April 2026, and ran from 6:00 to 19:00 CEST. At 79.6%, it recorded a significant increase in turnout compared to 2022 and set by a large margin the turnout record since the 1990 Hungarian parliamentary election,[6][7] which were the first free elections since 1945, overtaking the 2002 Hungarian parliamentary election that ended Orbán's first term as Prime Minister.[8] It had the highest turnout since the 1985 Hungarian parliamentary election, the last election held under the Communist regime of the Hungarian People's Republic, and the results were described as "Hungary's most consequential" since the fall of Communism in 1989 (rendszerváltás).[8][9] Tisza Party swept Fidesz from power in a landslide victory.[6] Most independent polling since 2024 showed Tisza Party with a clear lead, a margin reflected in the final results. In contrast, pro-government pollsters projected a fifth term for Fidesz. On election night, with the result beyond doubt, Orbán conceded the election.[10][6][7]

With all precincts counted, Tisza Party secured 141 seats in the 199-seat National Assembly on 53.2% of the vote, enough for a two-thirds supermajority that would allow it to amend the constitution without the need for support from other parties. While 100 seats are needed for a simple majority to conduct the ordinary business of government, a supermajority of 133 seats is required to change the constitution, a rule enacted by the Orbán government's 2011 constitution. In terms of percentage of the National Assembly controlled, it is the largest mandate that a Hungarian party has ever won in a free election. Fidesz's seat count was more than halved, dropping to 52 seats on 38.6% of the votes. Our Homeland Movement was the only other party projected to have crossed the five percent threshold for parliamentary representation, they secured 6 seats, which is the same number as the last time they got it.[11] Tisza Party was assured of 138 seats in preliminary results. However, as the final votes were counted, including votes of the Hungarian diaspora, Tisza rose to 141 seats, while Fidesz's seat count dropped from 55 to 52 despite overwhelmingly leading among the diaspora.[12] Due to the political polarisation between Fidesz and Tisza Party, as well as the high turnout, Hungary's ethnic minorities lost parliamentary representation.[13]

Election results

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PartyParty-listConstituencyTotal
seats
+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Tisza Party3,385,89053.18453,333,41555.2696141New
Fidesz–KDNP2,458,33738.61422,215,22536.721052–83
Our Homeland Movement358,3725.636345,2525.72060
Democratic Coalition70,2981.10065,3021.0800–15
Hungarian Two Tailed Dog Party51,9650.82038,9240.65000
National Self-Government of Romas [hu]19,2030.30000
National Self-Government of Germans18,4190.2900–1
National Self-Government of Croats1,3070.02000
National Self-Government of Slovaks9020.01000
National Self-Government of Romanians5120.01000
National Self-Government of Rusyns [hu]4400.01000
National Self-Government of Ukrainians3790.01000
National Self-Government of Slovenes [hu]1790.00000
National Self-Government of Greeks1590.00000
National Self-Government of Poles1470.00000
National Self-Government of Armenians1160.00000
National Self-Government of Bulgarians [hu]1080.00000
Jobbik7,8320.1300–7
Hungarian Workers' PartySolidarity Party4,1870.07000
Party of Normal Life3280.01000
National Unification Movement2490.00000
Party of the Centre2470.00000
Hungarian Justice and Life Party[a]1960.00000
LMP – Hungary's Green Party1630.0000–3
Direction – The Future Party1090.00000
Independents20,9670.35000
Total6,366,733100.00936,032,396100.001061990
Valid votes6,366,73399.416,032,39699.43
Invalid/blank votes37,6700.5934,3270.57
Total votes6,404,403100.006,066,723100.00
Registered voters/turnout8,112,64678.947,618,47279.63
Source: Nemzeti Választási Iroda
Party vote share
TISZA
53.18%
Fidesz–KDNP
38.61%
MHM
5.63%
DK
1.10%
Others
1.48%
Constituency vote share
TISZA
55.26%
Fidesz–KDNP
36.72%
MHM
5.72%
DK
1.08%
Others
1.22%
Seat share
TISZA
70.85%
Fidesz–KDNP
26.13%
MHM
3.02%

List results

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The following shows the calculation of the list seats after the election. To this end the list votes and fractional votes of each party above the electoral threshold are taken into account, with the 93 seats being distributed using the D'Hondt method. No list of national minorities were able to obtain a seat because they did not fulfill the lowered quota of 1/372 of the votes. In this election, that threshold was 26,712 votes.[14]

Party List votes Fractional votes Total votes[15] % Quotients Seats
TISZA[16] 3,385,890 1,364,783 4,750,673 47.81 45.68 45
Fidesz–KDNP[17] 2,458,337 1,982,535 4,440,872 44.69 42.70 42
MH[18] 358,372 345,252 703,624 7.08 6.77 6
ORÖ [hu][19] 19,203 N/A 19,203 0.19 N/A 0
MNOÖ/LdU[19] 18,419 N/A 18,419 0.19 N/A 0
Other minority lists[19] 4,249 N/A 4,249 0.04 N/A 0
Divisor: 104,000

List members

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List rank TISZA Fidesz–KDNP[20] MH
Name Result Name Result Name Result
1 Péter Magyar Elected for Budapest 3 Viktor Orbán Elected, list seat 1, declined seat László Toroczkai Elected, list seat 1
2 Andrea Rost Elected for Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok 1 Zsolt Semjén Elected, list seat 2, declined seat Dóra Dúró Elected, list seat 2
3 László Gajdos Elected for Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg 1 László Kövér Elected, list seat 3, declined seat István Apáti Elected, list seat 3
4 Ágnes Forsthoffer Elected for Veszprém 2 Kinga Gál Elected, list seat 4, declined seat Előd Novák Elected, list seat 4
5 István Kapitány Elected, list seat 1 Alexandra Szentkirályi Elected, list seat 1 Zsuzsanna Borvendég Elected, list seat 1, declined seat
6 Anita Orbán Elected, list seat 2 Gábor Kubatov Elected, list seat 6, declined seat Dávid Dócs Elected, list seat 5
7 Márk Radnai Elected for Komárom-Esztergom 2 Lajos Kósa Elected, list seat 7, declined seat István Szabadi [hu] Selected as replacement
candidate, list seat 6
8 Andrea Bujdosó Elected for Pest 3 Szilárd Németh Elected, list seat 8, declined seat
9 Zoltán Tarr Elected for Budapest 16 Máté Kocsis Elected, list seat 2
10 Erzsébet Csézi Elected for Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén 7 János Latorcai Elected, list seat 10, declined seat
11 Zsolt Hegedűs Elected, list seat 3 Sándor Lezsák Elected, list seat 11, declined seat
12 Kriszta Bódis Elected for Budapest 2 István Jakab Elected, list seat 12, declined seat
13 Gábor Pósfai Elected for Pest 2 Zsolt Papp Elected, list seat 3
14 Zoltán Tanács Elected for Budapest 1 István Mohácsy Elected, list seat 14, declined seat
15 Éva Göröghné Bocskai Elected for Hajdú-Bihar 6 Attila Sztojka Elected, list seat 15, declined seat
16 Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi Elected for Hajdú-Bihar 5 Gergely Tapolczai Elected, list seat 16, declined seat
17 Zsuzsanna Jakab Elected for Budapest 12 Zsolt Németh Elected, list seat 4
18 Ervin Nagy Elected for Fejér 4 Gabriella Selmeczi Elected, list seat 18, declined seat
19 Dóra Szűcs Elected, list seat 4 Péter Szijjártó Elected, list seat 5
20 György László Velkey Elected for Budapest 6 János Lázár Elected, list seat 6
21 András Kármán Elected, list seat 5 Balázs Orbán Elected, list seat 7
22 Krisztián Kulcsár Elected for Budapest 10 István Simicskó Elected, list seat 8
23 Márton Melléthei-Barna Elected, list seat 6 Antal Rogán Elected, list seat 23, declined seat
24 Erika Jójárt Elected, list seat 7 Gergely Gulyás Elected, list seat 9
25 Vilmos Kátai-Németh Elected for Budapest 9 János Bóka Elected, list seat 10
26 Zoltán Molnár Elected, list seat 8 Balázs Hidvéghi Elected, list seat 11
27 Csongor Kincse Elected, list seat 9 Ágnes Molnár Elected, list seat 27, declined seat
28 Gabriella Borsós Elected, list seat 10 Hajnalka Juhász Elected, list seat 12
29 Zoltán Péter Szafkó Elected for Nógrád 1 Bence Rétvári Elected, list seat 13
30 Kinga Kalázdi-Kerekes Elected, list seat 11 Erik Bánki Elected, list seat 30, declined seat
31 Zsolt Gyuk Elected, list seat 12 András Demeter Elected, list seat 31, declined seat
32 Orsolya Schummer Elected, list seat 13 Lőrinc Nacsa Elected, list seat 14
33 Lőrinc Varga Elected, list seat 14 Zsolt Kovács Elected, list seat 33, declined seat
34 Anikó Sóti Elected, list seat 15 Gyula Földesi Elected, list seat 34, declined seat
35 Richárd Rák Elected, list seat 16 György Balla Elected, list seat 15
36 Márton Hajdu Elected, list seat 17 Tamás Menczer Elected, list seat 36, declined seat
37 Anett Pásztor Elected, list seat 18 Dávid Héjj Elected, list seat 16
38 István Hantosi Elected, list seat 19 Csaba Latorcai [hu] Elected, list seat 17
39 István Gyöngyösi Elected, list seat 20 Miklós Soltész Elected, list seat 39, declined seat
40 Edit Sasi-Nagy Elected, list seat 21 Gyula Budai Elected, list seat 18
41 Mihály Balogh Elected, list seat 22 Zsolt Nyitrai Elected, list seat 41, declined seat
42 Martin Császár Elected, list seat 23 Barna Pál Zsigmond [hu] Elected, list seat 42, declined seat
43 Ákos Berki Elected, list seat 24
44 Krisztián Márk Simon Elected, list seat 25
45 Tamás Tóth Elected, list seat 26
46 Krisztián Kőszegi Elected, list seat 27 Anna Lezsák Selected as replacement
candidate, list seat 19
47 Máté Kiss Elected, list seat 28 Balázs Németh [hu] Selected as replacement
candidate, list seat 20
48 Gábor Lukács Elected, list seat 29 Eszter Vitályos Selected as replacement
candidate, list seat 21
49 Tibor Kaprinyák Elected, list seat 30 Bence Tuzson Selected as replacement
candidate, list seat 22
50 Áron Porcher Elected for Budapest 15
51 Nikoletta Boda Elected for Budapest 11 Balázs Hankó Selected as replacement
candidate, list seat 23
52 Áron Koncz Elected for Budapest 4
53 Endre Márton László Elected for Pest 6
54 Andrea Perticsné Kácsor Elected for Pest 10
55 Balázs Tóthmajor Elected for Pest 4
56 Diána Ruzsa Elected for Baranya 1
57 Ildikó Éva Sopov Elected for Komárom-Esztergom 1
58 Péter Bódis Elected for Heves 1
59 Judit Diószegi Elected for Győr-Moson-Sopron 1
60 István Bodóczi Elected for Békés 1
61 Anna Müller Elected for Budapest 13
62 Ildikó Trompler Elected for Pest 7
63 Orsolya Miskolczi Elected for Pest 5
64 József Jelencsik Elected for Pest 1
65 Alexandra Szabó Elected for Budapest 14
66 Ferenc Tibor Halmai Elected for Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok 2
67 Viktória Bögi Elected for Fejér 3
68 Enikő Tompa Elected for Hajdú-Bihar 2
69 Mária Gurzó Elected for Békés 4
70 Viktória Lőrincz Elected for Somogy 1
71 Tímea Barna-Szabó Elected for Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg 6
72 József Sárosi Elected for Tolna 1
73 Ernő Csatári Elected for Somogy 4
74 Csaba Attila Bakos Elected for Somogy 3
75 Viktória Strompová Elected, list seat 31
76 Mihály Borics Elected for Fejér 2
77 Attila Csőszi Elected for Bács-Kiskun 1
78 Ádám Veres Elected, list seat 32 Miklós Seszták Selected as replacement
candidate, list seat 24
79 Tibor Szabó Elected, list seat 33
80 Máté Hende Elected for Pest 13
81 István Balajti Elected for Pest 8
82 Gergely Muhari Elected for Pest 14
83 István Weigand Elected for Budapest 5 Árpád Takács Selected as replacement
candidate, list seat 25
84 Gabriella Virágh Elected for Budapest 8 Zsuzsa Máthé Selected as replacement
candidate, list seat 26
85 Balázs Trentin Elected for Budapest 7 Gábor Czirbus Selected as replacement
candidate, list seat 27
86 Renáta Szimon Elected for Pest 11
87 Zita Bilisics Elected for Pest 9
88 Krisztina Porpáczy Elected for Győr-Moson-Sopron 5 Zsófia Koncz Selected as replacement
candidate, list seat 28
89 László Bicskei Elected, list seat 34
90 Nikolett Árvay Elected for Komárom-Esztergom 3
91 Balázs Varga Elected for Zala 2
92 Bence Csontos Elected for Bács-Kiskun 6
93 Zsuzsánna Simon Elected, list seat 35
94 Zsolt Ráki Elected for Békés 3
95 Zsolt Bóka Elected, list seat 36
96 Petra Kovács Elected, list seat 37 Bálint Nagy [hu] Selected as replacement
candidate, list seat 29
97 László Bugya Elected, list seat 38
98 Csaba Lovkó Elected for Zala 3
99 Norbert Tóth Elected, list seat 39
100 Péter Balatincz Elected for Veszprém 3 László Horváth Selected as replacement
candidate, list seat 30
101 Péter Járosi Elected, list seat 40
102 Dávid Gombár Elected for Békés 2
103 Péter Lajos Szakács Elected for Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg 2 Mihály Witzmann [hu] Selected as replacement
candidate, list seat 31
104 Viktória Dicső Elected for Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg 3
105 Pál Czakó-Czirbus Elected, list seat 41
106 Csilla Németh Elected, list seat 42
107 Gyula Kovács Elected for Bács-Kiskun 4
108 Nándor Horváth Elected, list seat 43
109 Balázs Kapronczai Elected for Baranya 4
110 Áron Juhász Elected for Heves 3
111 János Kiss Elected for Heves 2
112 Dávid Gyömbér Elected, list seat 44
113 Balázs Havasi Elected, list seat 45
118 János Hargitai Selected as replacement
candidate, list seat 32
121 Róbert Zsigó Selected as replacement
candidate, list seat 33
122 János Pócs Selected as replacement
candidate, list seat 34
123 Péter Takács [hu] Selected as replacement
candidate, list seat 35
130 Krisztina Csibi [hu] Selected as replacement
candidate, list seat 36
131 János Bencsik Selected as replacement
candidate, list seat 37
152 Barbara Hegedűs Selected as replacement
candidate, list seat 38
158 Béla Radics Selected as replacement
candidate, list seat 39
170 Miklós Panyi Selected as replacement
candidate, list seat 40
218 Gábor Szűcs Selected as replacement
candidate, list seat 41
237 Piroska Szalai Selected as replacement
candidate, list seat 42

Constituency results

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Constituency Previous member Votes Vote percentage Turnout Elected member
Name Party TISZA Fidesz–KDNP MH DK MKKP Others TISZA Fidesz–KDNP MH DK MKKP Others Name Party
Bács-Kiskun 1 László Salacz Fidesz 27,753 21,063 3,611 525 52.41% 39.78% 6.82% 0.99% 78.47% Attila Csőszi TISZA
Bács-Kiskun 2 Gyula Tamás Szeberényi [hu] Fidesz 32,688 20,373 3,461 452 555 56 56.76% 35.38% 6.01% 0.78% 0.96% 0.10% 80.92% János Molnár TISZA
Bács-Kiskun 3 Sándor Font Fidesz 24,958 20,257 2,952 754 377 50.63% 41.09% 5.99% 1.53% 0.76% 78.54% Zsolt Judák TISZA
Bács-Kiskun 4 Sándor Lezsák Fidesz 27,197 22,100 3,639 340 371 50.70% 41.20% 6.78% 0.63% 0.70% 77.07% Gyula Kovács TISZA
Bács-Kiskun 5 Gábor Bányai Fidesz 24,026 19,208 4,058 590 196 49.97% 39.95% 8.44% 1.23% 0.41% 73.91% Katalin Karsai-Juhácz TISZA
Bács-Kiskun 6 Róbert Zsigó Fidesz 24,905 18,396 3,088 399 68 53.15% 39.26% 6.59% 0.85% 0.15% 76.06% Bence Csontos TISZA
Baranya 1 Tamás Mellár Dialogue 35,434 16,883 2,475 794 439 245 62.97% 30.00% 4.40% 1.41% 0.78% 0.44% 80.12% Diána Ruzsa TISZA
Baranya 2 Péter Hoppál Fidesz 35,893 18,121 3,116 900 460 129 61.23% 30.91% 5.32% 1.54% 0.78% 0.22% 78.64% Áron Kovács TISZA
Baranya 3 János Hargitai KDNP 25,405 23,328 3,033 496 199 48.43% 44.47% 5.78% 0.95% 0.38% 77.05% Áron Rószahegyi TISZA
Baranya 4 Csaba Nagy Fidesz 27,914 23,505 2,600 530 306 246 50.66% 42.66% 4.72% 0.96% 0.56% 0.45% 75.39% Balázs Kapronczai TISZA
Békés 1 Tamás Herczeg Fidesz 30,631 18,322 3,364 635 372 57.44% 34.36% 6.31% 1.19% 0.70% 81.20% István Bodóczi TISZA
Békés 2 Béla Dankó Fidesz 25,975 20,183 3,464 459 285 174 51.39% 39.93% 6.85% 0.91% 0.56% 0.35% 76.69% Dávid Gombár TISZA
Békés 3 József Kovács Fidesz 26,014 20,507 2,585 371 307 59 52.19% 41.14% 5.19% 0.74% 0.62% 0.12% 76.98% Zsolt Ráki TISZA
Békés 4 Norbert Erdős Fidesz 27,499 17,677 3,032 464 1,518 54.79% 35.22% 6.04% 0.92% 3.03% 74.34% Mária Gurzó TISZA
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén 1 Katalin Csöbör Fidesz 32,545 16,921 2,900 1,083 322 406 60.07% 31.23% 5.35% 2.00% 0.59% 0.75% 78.74% Roland Juhász TISZA
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén 2 János Kiss [hu] Fidesz 31,416 16,260 3,173 498 288 454 60.31% 31.22% 6.09% 0.96% 0.55% 0.87% 76.71% András Czipa TISZA
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén 3 Gábor Riz Fidesz 20,399 20,983 2,529 314 185 467 45.46% 46.76% 5.64% 0.70% 0.41% 1.04% 67.07% Gábor Csuzda Fidesz
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén 4 Zoltán Demeter Fidesz 27,675 19,506 3,464 522 107 53.95% 38.06% 6.76% 1.02% 0.21% 72.52% Csaba Hatala-Orosz TISZA
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén 5 Richárd Hörcsik Fidesz 25,284 21,912 2,284 327 198 270 50.29% 43.58% 4.54% 0.65% 0.39% 0.54% 72.53% László Lontay TISZA
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén 6 Zsófia Koncz Fidesz 28,528 24,086 2,563 378 166 51.20% 43.23% 4.60% 0.68% 0.31% 76.27% Zoltán Bihari TISZA
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén 7 András Tállai Fidesz 29,812 22,217 3,302 357 309 211 53.04% 39.53% 5.87% 0.64% 0.55% 0.38% 76.31% Erzsébet Csézi TISZA
Budapest 1 Antal Csárdi Independent[b] 37,803 18,391 1,948 978 770 66 63.05% 30.67% 3.25% 1.28% 1.63% 0.11% 81.60% Zoltán Tanács TISZA
Budapest 2 Vacant[c] 35,772 16,512 1,979 582 717 558 63.80% 29.45% 3.44% 1.04% 1.28% 0.99% 73.75% Kriszta Bódis TISZA
Budapest 3 Miklós Hajnal [hu] Momentum 43,112 20,248 2,315 860 1,112 67 63.67% 29.90% 3.42% 1.27% 1.64% 0.10% 86.76% Péter Magyar TISZA
Budapest 4 Bence Tordai Dialogue 45,212 19,994 2,103 990 819 65.41% 28.93% 3.04% 1.18% 1.43% 86.48% Áron Koncz TISZA
Budapest 5 Lajos Oláh DK 42,668 14,769 2,344 1,578 875 68.59% 23.74% 3.77% 2.54% 1.36% 81.27% István Weigand TISZA
Budapest 6 András Jámbor [hu] Dialogue 33,953 15,612 2,825 730 10,207 53.62% 24.66% 4.46% 1.15% 16.12% 81.38% György László Velkey TISZA
Budapest 7 Dezső Hiszékeny MSZP 38,809 17,340 2,561 1,287 639 305 63.68% 28.45% 4.20% 2.11% 1.05% 0.50% 81.28% Balázs Trentin TISZA
Budapest 8 Ákos Hadházy Independent[d] 40,918 18,843 3,184 1,007 277 63.71% 29.34% 4.96% 1.57% 0.43% 81.59% Gabriella Virágh TISZA
Budapest 9 Gergely Arató DK 36,812 17,538 3,164 1,014 758 134 61.98% 29.50% 5.32% 1.71% 1.27% 0.23% 79.59% Vilmos Kátai-Németh TISZA
Budapest 10 Tímea Szabó Dialogue 41,542 18,829 3,277 1,184 914 63.19% 28.64% 4.98% 1.80% 1.39% 85.72% Krisztián Kulcsár TISZA
Budapest 11 László Varju DK 43,122 18,685 3,214 1,228 823 64.29% 27.86% 4.79% 1.83% 1.23% 84.79% Nikoletta Boda TISZA
Budapest 12 Balázs Barkóczi [hu] DK 41,359 16,505 2,909 2,625 877 64.35% 25.68% 4.53% 4.08% 1.36% 81.98% Zsuzsanna Jakab TISZA
Budapest 13 Zoltán Vajda [hu] MSZP 38,873 17,638 3,758 2,564 802 81 61.27% 27.37% 5.92% 4.04% 1.26% 0.13% 83.19% Anna Müller TISZA
Budapest 14 Mónika Dunai Fidesz 40,491 20,990 2,580 785 580 423 61.53% 31.89% 3.93% 1.19% 0.81% 0.64% 85.48% Alexandra Szabó TISZA
Budapest 15 Ágnes Kunhalmi MSZP 41,523 20,752 3,386 1,121 666 182 61.40% 30.68% 5.01% 1.66% 0.98% 0.27% 85.62% Áron Porcher TISZA
Budapest 16 István Hiller MSZP 40,693 20,127 3,514 793 674 2,572 59.00% 29.82% 5.17% 1.18% 0.99% 3.76% 81.86% Zoltán Tarr TISZA
Budapest 17 Szabolcs Szabó Momentum Constituency abolished
Budapest 18 Endre Tóth [hu] Momentum Constituency abolished
Csongrád-Csanád 1 Sándor Szabó [hu] MSZP 44,478 16,030 3,549 758 739 67.85% 24.45% 5.41% 1.16% 1.13% 80.32% Péter Stumpf TISZA
Csongrád-Csanád 2 Béla Mihálffy [hu] KDNP 36,102 20,169 6,231 549 624 56.64% 31.72% 9.80% 0.86% 0.98% 79.82% Attila Gajda TISZA
Csongrád-Csanád 3 Sándor Farkas Fidesz 30,970 20,812 5,492 3,032 454 118 50.87% 34.19% 9.02% 4.98% 0.75% 0.19% 78.81% Bence Bárkányi TISZA
Csongrád-Csanád 4 János Lázár Fidesz 35,419 20,188 3,658 641 425 362 58.36% 33.26% 6.03% 1.06% 0.70% 0.60% 80.09% Gábor Ferenczi TISZA
Fejér 1 Tamás Vargha Fidesz 32,654 21,032 3,157 876 709 139 55.75% 35.91% 5.39% 1.50% 1.21% 0.24% 84.07% Béla Csiszár TISZA
Fejér 2 Gábor Törő Fidesz 29,534 20,033 3,644 533 544 491 53.91% 36.57% 6.65% 0.97% 0.99% 0.89% 83.19% Mihály Borics TISZA
Fejér 3 Zoltán Tessely Fidesz 31,342 22,225 2,995 610 523 58 54.27% 38.48% 5.19% 0.91% 1.06% 0.10% 83.82% Viktória Bögi TISZA
Fejér 4 Lajos Mészáros [hu] Fidesz 31,758 17,199 2,927 423 189 60.50% 32.76% 5.58% 0.81% 0.36% 79.15% Ervin Nagy TISZA
Fejér 5 Gábor Varga Fidesz 21,981 23,088 3,426 418 340 44.70% 46.79% 6.97% 0.85% 0.69% 75.66% Gábor Varga Fidesz
Győr-Moson-Sopron 1 Róbert Balázs Simon [hu] Fidesz 32,318 17,568 2,748 546 437 52 60.22% 32.73% 5.12% 1.02% 0.81% 0.10% 82.09% Judit Diószegi TISZA
Győr-Moson-Sopron 2 Ákos Kara Fidesz 33,263 22,419 3,788 586 443 142 54.86% 36.96% 6.25% 0.97% 0.73% 0.23% 83.23% András Néher TISZA
Győr-Moson-Sopron 3 Alpár Gyopáros Fidesz 25,509 26,151 2,934 269 283 46.26% 47.42% 5.32% 0.49% 0.52% 83.25% Alpár Gyopáros Fidesz
Győr-Moson-Sopron 4 Attila Barcza Fidesz 33,152 25,467 3,660 707 681 52.07% 40.00% 5.75% 1.11% 1.07% 85.15% Anikó Hallerné Nagy TISZA
Győr-Moson-Sopron 5 István Nagy Fidesz 34,231 26,435 3,316 433 470 52.76% 40.74% 5.11% 0.67% 0.72% 82.98% Krisztina Porpáczy TISZA
Hajdú-Bihar 1 Lajos Kósa Fidesz 31,991 17,839 2,825 533 450 122 59.50% 33.18% 5.25% 0.99% 0.84% 0.24% 82.93% Zsolt Tárkányi TISZA
Hajdú-Bihar 2 László Pósán Fidesz 32,046 19,276 2,672 472 427 189 58.18% 35.00% 4.85% 0.86% 0.78% 0.34% 79.68% Enikő Tompa TISZA
Hajdú-Bihar 3 László Tasó Fidesz 29,552 24,838 2,920 343 293 95 50.92% 42.79% 5.03% 0.59% 0.50% 0.16% 74.99% László Csák TISZA
Hajdú-Bihar 4 István Vitányi Fidesz 21,800 23,029 2,723 305 242 60 45.27% 47.82% 5.65% 0.63% 0.50% 0.12% 72.60% István Vitányi Fidesz
Hajdú-Bihar 5 Sándor Bodó Fidesz 25,752 22,281 3,034 335 103 49.99% 43.26% 5.89% 0.65% 0.20% 75.91% Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi TISZA
Hajdú-Bihar 6 István Tiba Fidesz 26,938 19,891 3,984 756 52.24% 38.57% 7.73% 1.47% 76.25% Éva Göröghné Bocskai TISZA
Heves 1 Gábor Pajtók [hu] Fidesz 35,073 23,111 3,428 435 390 712 54.33% 37.70% 5.53% 0.72% 0.61% 1.13% 79.65% Péter Bódis TISZA
Heves 2 László Horváth Fidesz 29,694 22,789 3,480 587 333 604 51.65% 39.64% 6.05% 1.02% 0.58% 1.05% 78.26% János Kiss TISZA
Heves 3 Zsolt Szabó Fidesz 30,687 24,105 4,861 431 104 50.99% 40.05% 8.08% 0.72% 0.17% 77.34% Áron Juhász TISZA
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok 1 Mária Kállai Fidesz 35,110 19,362 3,979 699 437 84 58.84% 32.45% 6.67% 1.17% 0.73% 0.14% 80.33% Andrea Rost TISZA
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok 2 János Pócs Fidesz 27,076 21,754 3,144 320 514 51.27% 41.19% 5.95% 0.61% 0.97% 76.43% Ferenc Tibor Halmai TISZA
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok 3 Sándor F. Kovács [hu] Fidesz 24,362 24,638 2,828 373 167 46.52% 47.05% 5.40% 0.71% 0.32% 73.06% Sándor F. Kovács [hu] Fidesz
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok 4 Zsolt Herczeg [hu] Fidesz 28,857 19,879 3,764 392 371 54.18% 37.32% 7.07% 0.74% 0.70% 75.11% Csongor Farkas TISZA
Komárom-Esztergom 1 János Bencsik Fidesz 36,785 20,778 2,581 857 510 59.80% 33.78% 4.20% 1.39% 0.83% 79.86% Ildikó Éva Sopov TISZA
Komárom-Esztergom 2 Gábor Erős [hu] Fidesz 36,344 23,133 3,475 559 414 56.85% 36.19% 5.44% 0.87% 0.65% 79.56% Márk Radnai TISZA
Komárom-Esztergom 3 Judit Czunyi-Bertalan Fidesz 34,000 25,061 4,050 539 467 53.03% 39.09% 6.32% 0.84% 0.73% 79.58% Nikolett Árvay TISZA
Nógrád 1 Zsolt Becsó Fidesz 28,081 21,219 4,176 346 52.17% 39.42% 7.76% 0.64% 75.65% Zoltán Péter Szafkó TISZA
Nógrád 2 Mihály Balla Fidesz 26,207 26,478 5,852 451 334 44.22% 44.58% 9.87% 0.76% 0.56% 77.49% Mihály Balla Fidesz
Pest 1 András Aradszki KDNP 40,100 25,518 3,606 815 672 60.11% 32.26% 5.41% 1.22% 1.01% 84.14% József Jelencsik TISZA
Pest 2 Tamás Menczer Fidesz 42,204 20,206 3,350 738 683 62.82% 30.08% 4.99% 1.10% 1.02% 86.64% Gábor Pósfai TISZA
Pest 3 Eszter Vitályos Fidesz 40,789 23,798 4,110 483 715 143 58.24% 33.98% 5.87% 0.69% 1.02% 0.20% 85.97% Andrea Bujdosó TISZA
Pest 4 Bence Rétvári KDNP 35,920 23,234 3,930 801 625 72 55.62% 35.98% 6.09% 1.24% 0.97% 0.11% 85.10% Balázs Tóthmajor TISZA
Pest 5 Bence Tuzson Fidesz 40,500 19,988 3,192 768 664 114 62.09% 30.64% 4.89% 1.18% 1.18% 0.18% 86.20% Orsolya Miskolczi TISZA
Pest 6 László Vécsey Fidesz 39,981 21,623 3,369 542 504 60.55% 32.76% 5.10% 0.82% 0.76% 86.29% Endre Márton László TISZA
Pest 7 Lajos Szűcs Fidesz 32,478 23,779 3,914 715 562 52.85% 38.70% 6.37% 1.16% 0.91% 80.89% Ildikó Trompler TISZA
Pest 8 Zoltán Bóna Fidesz 33,852 18,897 3,545 518 506 182 58.87% 32.86% 6.17% 0.90% 0.88% 0.31% 82.04% István Balajti TISZA
Pest 9 György Czerván Fidesz 32,930 22,330 4,395 592 444 126 54.15% 36.72% 7.23% 0.97% 0.73% 0.21% 80.43% Zita Bilisics TISZA
Pest 10 Tibor Pogácsás Fidesz 37,793 18,215 3,353 775 583 216 62.11% 29.83% 5.49% 1.27% 0.95% 0.35% 82.39% Andrea Perticsné Kácsor TISZA
Pest 11 Károly Pánczél Fidesz 33,592 23,314 3,896 741 540 54.13% 37.57% 6.28% 1.19% 0.84% 83.36% Renáta Szimon TISZA
Pest 12 László Földi KDNP 28,018 22,878 4,066 460 387 50.20% 40.99% 7.29% 0.82% 0.69% 76.09% György Polgár TISZA
Pest 13 New constituency 26,676 20,912 6,097 348 323 161 48.93% 38.36% 11.18% 0.64% 0.59% 0.30% 78.40% Máté Hende TISZA
Pest 14 New constituency 28,878 22,157 4,256 558 51.71% 39.67% 7.62% 1.00% 76.66% Gergely Muhari TISZA
Somogy 1 Attila Gelencsér Fidesz 27,023 15,832 3,242 545 270 128 57.45% 33.66% 6.89% 1.16% 0.57% 0.27% 80.07% Viktória Lőrincz TISZA
Somogy 2 László Szászfalvi KDNP 19,785 17,581 1,864 511 1,872 47.55% 42.25% 4.48% 1.23% 4.50% 73.67% József Benke TISZA
Somogy 3 József Attila Móring KDNP 22,647 20,625 2,811 521 305 48.28% 43.97% 5.99% 1.11% 0.65% 77.53% Csaba Attila Bakos TISZA
Somogy 4 Mihály Witzmann Fidesz 25,803 21,747 2,300 598 375 197 49.87% 43.23% 4.57% 1.19% 0.75% 0.40% 79.65% Ernő Csatári TISZA
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg 1 Tünde Szabó Fidesz 37,691 17,264 2,508 468 259 64.77% 29.67% 4.31% 0.80% 0.45% 81.45% László Gajdos TISZA
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg 2 Győző Vinnai Fidesz 27,888 21,224 2,957 384 53.17% 40.46% 5.64% 0.73% 74.69% Péter Lajos Szakács TISZA
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg 3 Miklós Seszták KDNP 28,053 24,485 2,506 446 275 50.31% 43.91% 4.49% 0.80% 0.49% 74.39% Viktória Dicső TISZA
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg 4 Attila Tilki Fidesz 21,670 25,166 2,059 262 613 43.54% 50.56% 4.14% 0.53% 1.23% 71.96% Attila Tilki Fidesz
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg 5 Sándor Kovács [hu] Fidesz 22,074 25,410 3,262 317 100 43.14% 49.66% 6.38% 0.62% 0.20% 72.94% Sándor Kovács [hu] Fidesz
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg 6 Miklós Simon Fidesz 24,831 23,713 2,552 196 225 314 47.91% 45.75% 4.92% 0.38% 0.43% 0.60% 74.44% Tímea Barna-Szabó TISZA
Tolna 1 István Horváth Fidesz 23,026 17,654 3,224 431 280 36 51.57% 39.54% 7.22% 0.97% 0.63% 0.08% 78.76% József Sárosi TISZA
Tolna 2 Krisztina Csibi [hu] Fidesz 20,087 19,433 3,113 359 131 46.58% 45.07% 7.22% 0.83% 0.30% 77.15% Gábor Szijjártó TISZA
Tolna 3 János Süli KDNP 20,880 19,987 2,662 416 87 47.42% 45.39% 6.05% 0.94% 0.20% 78.10% Tamás Cseh TISZA
Vas 1 Vacant[e] 31,847 21,558 2,652 491 56.32% 38.12% 4.69% 0.87% 84.73% Róbert Rápli TISZA
Vas 2 Péter Ágh Fidesz 25,452 25,700 3,069 440 909 45.79% 46.26% 5.52% 0.79% 1.64% 83.62% Péter Ágh Fidesz
Vas 3 Zsolt V. Németh Fidesz 23,226 26,186 3,220 419 165 43.64% 49.21% 6.05% 0.79% 0.31% 82.45% Zsolt V. Németh Fidesz
Veszprém 1 Péter Ovádi Fidesz 33,205 20,294 2,871 516 510 64 57.79% 35.32% 5.00% 0.90% 0.89% 0.11% 83.77% Levente Gáspár TISZA
Veszprém 2 Károly Kontrát Fidesz 34,477 21,304 3,336 538 457 72 57.29% 35.40% 5.54% 0.89% 0.76% 0.12% 82.26% Ágnes Forsthoffer TISZA
Veszprém 3 Tibor Navracsics KDNP[f] 28,223 20,749 2,396 535 359 54.00% 39.70% 4.58% 1.02% 0.69% 80.43% Péter Balatincz TISZA
Veszprém 4 Vacant[g] 25,455 22,881 3,028 674 277 79 48.58% 43.67% 5.78% 1.29% 0.53% 0.15% 79.34% Szilvia Ujvári TISZA
Zala 1 László Vigh Fidesz 30,995 24,981 2,906 465 393 392 51.54% 41.54% 4.83% 0.77% 0.65% 0.65% 83.36% Márta Nagy TISZA
Zala 2 Bálint Nagy [hu] Fidesz 27,981 25,863 3,327 483 400 144 48.08% 44.44% 5.72% 0.83% 0.69% 0.25% 80.39% Balázs Varga TISZA
Zala 3 Péter Cseresnyés Fidesz 30,369 20,282 3,297 793 111 55.37% 36.98% 6.01% 1.45% 0.20% 79.51% Csaba Lovkó TISZA

Party list results by county, postal, foreign and absentee votes

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Tisza Party swept every county in the list voting, as well as securing Budapest, where it recorded its best result at 63.8% of the vote.[21] Such a performance reflected Budapest's status as the liberal capital,[22] and mirrored the city's vote for the United for Hungary bloc in 2022.[23] The party also performed strongly in the southern Csongrád-Csanád County, where Fidesz lost the most ground compared to 2022,[24] and in the Pest County around the national capital.[25] Conversely, Fidesz recorded its best national result in the eastern Szabolcs–Szatmár–Bereg County, securing 43.4% of the vote;[26] however, they performed significantly better in the postal voting among the Hungarian diaspora,[27][28] winning 84.2% of the vote.[29] Despite the large margin of victory for Fidesz, the diaspora vote shifted away from the bloc,[30] reportedly by some ten percent of the vote.[29] By contrast, Tisza Party performed strongest among voters casting ballots at Hungarian foreign representations, primarily Hungarian citizens living or working in Western European countries, and among absentee voters voting away from their registered address inside Hungary, taking a combined 72.3% of the vote in this category.[25] Finally, Our Homeland Movement, a far-right party that was seen as a potential kingmaker going into the election,[31] came in third, performing the best in the northern Nógrád County with 7.3% of the vote.[25]

County[32][25] TISZA Fidesz–KDNP MH DK MKKP
Bács-Kiskun 52.03% 38.84% 6.84% 0.98% 0.72%
Baranya 55.22% 34.51% 5.22% 1.31% 0.72%
Békés 54.59% 36.58% 6.40% 0.99% 0.64%
Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén 54.16% 37.26% 5.89% 0.99% 0.55%
Budapest 63.76% 28.36% 4.59% 1.69% 1.42%
Csongrád-Csanád 59.85% 31.25% 6.72% 1.16% 0.90%
Fejér 53.72% 37.40% 6.23% 1.19% 0.96%
Győr–Moson–Sopron 52.61% 39.21% 6.06% 0.95% 0.76%
Hajdú–Bihar 52.92% 38.72% 5.86% 0.89% 0.67%
Heves 52.87% 38.02% 6.81% 1.04% 0.57%
Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok 52.63% 38.54% 6.64% 0.99% 0.61%
Komárom-Esztergom 56.08% 35.30% 5.90% 1.25% 0.78%
Nógrád 47.42% 42.24% 7.25% 1.05% 0.50%
Pest 56.87% 34.29% 6.26% 1.02% 0.91%
Somogy 51.38% 40.50% 5.66% 1.23% 0.62%
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg 49.78% 43.35% 4.80% 0.80% 0.43%
Tolna 48.16% 42.40% 6.39% 0.96% 0.55%
Vas 48.79% 43.21% 5.85% 1.08% 0.71%
Veszprém 54.09% 36.96% 6.13% 1.21% 0.83%
Zala 51.64% 40.10% 6.10% 1.14% 0.70%
Total in Hungary 55.76% 36.33% 5.90% 1.16% 0.85%
Foreign and absentee voters 72.26% 21.54% 4.22% 0.67% 1.00%
Postal votes 13.82% 84.23% 1.45% 0.16% 0.35%
Total 53.18% 38.61% 5.63% 1.10% 0.82%

Party list results by settlement type

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Settlement type TISZA Fidesz–KDNP MH DK MKKP
Village 46.31% 44.28% 6.57% 0.85% 0.63%
Large village 49.56% 41.22% 6.66% 0.88% 0.68%
City 55.15% 36.31% 6.10% 1.06% 0.71%
City with county rights 59.53% 32.33% 5.62% 1.23% 0.82%
County seat, city with county rights 60.68% 31.34% 5.51% 1.30% 0.87%
Capital 63.76% 28.36% 4.59% 1.69% 1.42%

Party list results by settlement size

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Settlement size[33] TISZA Fidesz-KDNP Others
Budapest 63.76 28.36 7.88
50,000– 61.29 30.24 8.47
20,000–50,000 58.28 32.79 8.93
5,000–20,000 53.87 36.74 9.39
1,000–5,000 46.51 43.43 10.06
500–1,000 44.00 45.86 10.14
0–500 40.68 48.58 10.74

Turnout

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Turnout by county and capital city
Turnout (only within Hungary, excl. voters from abroad)[34]
County 7:00 9:00 11:00 13:00 15:00 17:00 18:30 Overall
Bács-Kiskun 3.66% 18.53% 39.17% 53.09% 64.15% 72.29% 75.71% 77.19%
Baranya 3.43% 16.72% 37.33% 51.93% 63.67% 72.15% 75.67% 77.52%
Békés 3.70% 18.61% 40.69% 54.66% 65.17% 72.07% 75.07% 76.64%
Borsod–Abaúj–Zemplén 2.75% 14.13% 33.69% 44.81% 60.08% 68.13% 71.92% 73.74%
Budapest 3.45% 15.96% 36.98% 56.77% 69.23% 77.18% 80.96% 83.10%
Csongrád-Csanád 3.40% 17.67% 39.50% 55.23% 66.31% 74.19% 77.73% 79.55%
Fejér 3.45% 17.97% 39.95% 55.98% 67.59% 75.82% 79.32% 81.11%
Győr–Moson–Sopron 3.50% 17.29% 39.48% 55.21% 68.38% 78.19% 81.95% 83.45%
Hajdú–Bihar 3.87% 17.73% 37.49% 52.26% 63.33% 71.22% 74.81% 76.61%
Heves 3.39% 17.11% 38.10% 54.02% 65.15% 73.08% 76.66% 78.37%
Jász–Nagykun–Szolnok 3.66% 18.35% 39.22% 53.09% 63.30% 70.77% 73.99% 75.76%
Komárom-Esztergom 3.44% 17.14% 38.81% 54.48% 66.09% 74.36% 77.91% 79.54%
Nógrád 2.97% 15.09% 35.54% 50.49% 62.21% 70.34% 74.16% 76.10%
Pest 3.97% 18.01% 40.10% 58.01% 69.67% 77.58% 80.96% 82.55%
Somogy 3.36% 16.86% 37.73% 52.00% 64.17% 72.48% 75.87% 77.37%
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg 2.84% 14.52% 33.10% 47.62% 60.33% 68.91% 72.62% 74.36%
Tolna 3.64% 18.61% 39.50% 52.54% 63.80% 72.28% 75.86% 77.61%
Vas 3.10% 15.92% 36.97% 52.83% 67.17% 77.66% 81.56% 83.49%
Veszprém 3.42% 17.34% 39.45% 54.96% 67.63% 76.43% 79.86% 81.32%
Zala 2.98% 15.77% 37.41% 52.84% 66.43% 75.59% 79.22% 80.77%
Hungary 3.46% 16.89% 37.98% 54.14% 66.01% 74.23% 77.80% 79.56%

Historical composition of the National Assembly since 1990

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  MSZP
  DK
  LMP
  MLP
  SZDSZ
  TISZA
  Fidesz
  KDNP
  MDF
  FKGP
  MIÉP
  Jobbik
  MH
  Others
  Independent
Total seat count: 386
1990–1994[h]
33 94 22 21 164 44 2 6
1994–1998
209 70 20 22 38 26 1
1998–2002
134 24 148 17 48 14 1
2002–2006
178 20 164 24
2006–2010
190 20 141 23 11 1
2010–2014
59 16 227 36 47 1
Total seat count: 199
2014–2018[i]
29 1 4 3 5 1 117 16 23
2018–2022
15 5 9 1 8 117 16 26 1 1
2022–2026
10 6 15 5 10 117 18 10 6 1 1
2026–2030
141 44 8 6

The numbers come from the legislature's inaugural session. Later changes may occur:

  • Vacancies from party list MPs do not change the make-up of the Assembly, as they are replaced by another member of the party list. But a vacancy in a district seat triggers a by-election, which, historically, is often won by another party. See List of Hungarian by-elections.
  • New factions may appear
    • in 1993, the nationalist-radicalist members of MDF quit the party and founded the MIÉP, which took part in the next three elections. It crossed the threshold only in 1998.
    • in 2011, the DK faction led by former socialist prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány, split from the MSZP and became a party of its own.
    • in 2013, 8 MPs from LMP left the party to set up Dialogue for Hungary

Prime ministers and their governments since 1989

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Parties   MSZP   Fidesz   MDF   Tisza   Independent

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party Cabinet Assembly
(Election)
Took office Left office Time in office
Miklós Németh
(born 1948)
provisional
23 October 1989 23 May 1990 212 days MSZP Németh
MSZP
53 József Antall
(1932–1993)
23 May 1990 12 December 1993 3 years, 203 days MDF Antall
MDFFKGP[j]KDNP
34 (1990)
Péter Boross
(born 1928)
acting
12 December 1993 21 December 1993 9 days
54 Péter Boross
(born 1928)
21 December 1993 15 July 1994 206 days Boross
MDFEKGPKDNP
55 Gyula Horn
(1932–2013)
15 July 1994 6 July 1998 3 years, 356 days MSZP Horn
MSZPSZDSZ
35 (1994)
56 Viktor Orbán
(born 1963)
1st term
6 July 1998 27 May 2002 3 years, 325 days Fidesz Orbán I
FideszFKGPMDF
36 (1998)
57 Péter Medgyessy
(born 1942)
27 May 2002 29 September 2004 2 years, 125 days Independent Medgyessy
MSZPSZDSZ
37 (2002)
58 Ferenc Gyurcsány
(born 1961)
29 September 2004 9 June 2006 4 years, 197 days MSZP Gyurcsány I
MSZPSZDSZ
9 June 2006 14 April 2009 Gyurcsány II
MSZPSZDSZ[k]
38 (2006)
59 Gordon Bajnai
(born 1968)
14 April 2009 29 May 2010 1 year, 45 days Independent Bajnai
MSZP[l]
(56) Viktor Orbán
(born 1963)
2nd term
29 May 2010 10 May 2014 15 years, 345 days Fidesz Orbán II
FideszKDNP
39 (2010)
10 May 2014 10 May 2018 Orbán III
FideszKDNP
40 (2014)
10 May 2018 16 May 2022 Orbán IV
FideszKDNP
41 (2018)
16 May 2022 9 May 2026 Orbán V
FideszKDNP
42 (2022)
60 Péter Magyar
(born 1981)
9 May 2026 Incumbent 10 days Tisza Magyar
Tisza
43 (2026)

Local elections

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Elections for mayors and municipalities (Hungarian: Helyi önkormányzati választások) occur every five years (formerly every four years in the autumn following the general elections). On the local elections, the following are elected directly by the voters:

in Budapest

  • Lord Mayor of Budapest (now since 2019: Gergely Karácsony, between 1990 and 2010: Gábor Demszky)
  • members of the City Council of Budapest (since 2010: 33, 1994-2010: 66, 1990-1994: 88)
    • voters vote for party-lists
  • Mayors of the districts of Budapest
  • members of the District Council
    • districts of Budapest are divided to election zones (not to be confused with the constituencies of the country), and voters can vote for one of the candidates representing their election zone in the District Council

in the towns/cities with county rank:

  • Mayor of the town/city
  • members of the Town/City Council
    • voters vote for party-lists

in the counties (excluding towns/cities with county rank):

  • members of the County Council
    • voters vote for party-lists
  • Mayors of the cities, towns, villages
  • members of the City/Town/Village Council
    • cities, towns and villages larger than 10000 inhabitants are divided to election zones (not to be confused with the constituencies of the country), and voters can vote for one of the candidates representing their election zone in the City/Town Council
    • towns and villages smaller than 10000 inhabitants are not divided to election zones, in these villages voters can choose as many candidates out of all the candidates as many seats there are in the Village Council, so for instance in a Village Council, where 7 seats are available and there are 15 candidates, the voters can vote for 1 to 7 candidates. Exception if the village is administratively part of a town or city, in this case the village has got one seat in the Town/City Council and villagers can only vote for one candidate representing their village in the Town/City Council just like in case of the election zones of the towns and cities. In this case the village is considered to be one of the election zones of the town/city.

The chairman of the County Council is elected by the members of the Council, unlike the Lord Mayor of Budapest or the Mayors of towns/cities with county rank, which are elected directly by people.

Latest local elections

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European Parliament elections

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Since the EU expansion to Croatia, Hungary delegates 21 members to the European Parliament based on the Nice treaty. Any EU citizens with residence in Hungary have the right to vote for a party-list. In case of the EU elections there are no constituency votes.

The latest EP election in Hungary took place on 9 June 2024, which was the fifth one at all, after the 2004 EP election, which took place on 13 June 2004, bit more than a month after the EU expansion to 10 Eastern European countries.

Referendums

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The Constitution of Hungary prescribes two ways to hold a referendum (Article 8[35]):

  • Parliament shall order a national referendum upon the motion of at least two hundred thousand electors
  • Parliament may order a national referendum upon the motion of the President of the Republic, the Government or one hundred thousand electors.

The Constitution imposes a number of prohibitions on matters on which a referendum can be held, including amending Constitution, budget, taxing, obligations from international agreements, military operations, etc.[35]

Required voter turnout for the referendum to be valid is 50%. The decision made by a referendum is binding on the Parliament.[35]

Past referendums

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There were 8 referendums in modern Hungary:

Presidential elections (indirect)

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The President of Hungary, who has a largely ceremonial role under the country's constitution, is elected by the members of the National Assembly to serve for a term of five years (maximum two times), and has to quit their political party (if they have one) in order to be impartial and able to express the unity of the nation (so the "Political Party" column refers to their party membership, prior to becoming president).

Presidents of Hungary since 1989

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Parties   MSZP   SZDSZ   Fidesz   Independent

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party[m] Position(s) Term
(Election)
Took office Left office Time in office
Mátyás Szűrös
(born 1933)
23 October 1989 2 May 1990 191 days MSZP Provisional President of the Republic
Árpád Göncz
(1922–2015)
2 May 1990 3 August 1990 10 years, 93 days SZDSZ Acting President of the Republic
Also Speaker of the National Assembly
1 3 August 1990 3 August 1995 President of the Republic 1 (1990)
3 August 1995 3 August 2000 2 (1995)
2 Ferenc Mádl
(1931–2011)
4 August 2000 4 August 2005 5 years Independent 3 (2000)
3 László Sólyom
(1942–2023)
5 August 2005 5 August 2010 5 years 4 (2005)
4 Pál Schmitt
(born 1942)
6 August 2010 2 April 2012 1 year, 240 days Fidesz 5 (2010)
László Kövér
(born 1959)
2 April 2012 10 May 2012 38 days Acting President of the Republic
Also Speaker of the National Assembly
5 János Áder
(born 1959)
10 May 2012 10 May 2017 10 years President of the Republic 6 (2012)
10 May 2017 10 May 2022 7 (2017)
6 Katalin Novák
(born 1977)
10 May 2022 26 February 2024 1 year, 292 days 8 (2022)
László Kövér
(born 1959)
26 February 2024 5 March 2024 8 days Acting President of the Republic
Also Speaker of the National Assembly
7 Tamás Sulyok
(born 1956)
5 March 2024 Incumbent 2 years, 75 days Independent President of the Republic 9 (2024)

Past elections

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Until 2010, elections for the 386-seat National Assembly (Országgyűlés) involved two separate ballots, two rounds, and three classes of seats: 176 members were elected in single-member districts through a two-round system, and 146 were elected through proportional representation in 20 regional multi-member constituencies (MMCs), in a non-compensatory way (parallel allocation). Finally, 64 nationwide levelling seats were allocated in such a way to correct for discrepancies between votes and seats in the different constituencies[36] (the number of multi-member district seats and levelling seats varied over time; the shares shown here were for the 2010 election). For both MMCs and levelling seats, the electoral threshold was 5% of the MMC vote. (Where two parties presented a joint list, their threshold was 10%; for three or more joined parties, the threshold was 15%.)

The second round would be held two weeks after the first, in situations where no candidate in the single-member district won and/or where the MMC result was invalidated due to low turnout.

First round

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In the first round, each voter may cast

  • one vote for one candidate running for the local single-seat constituency;
  • one vote for a party list established in the local MMC.

After the polls close:

  • The result in single-seat constituencies where voter turnout was below 50% is declared invalid, and all candidates for the first round enter the second round.
  • Any single-seat constituency where turnout was over 50% and one candidate received over 50% of the votes is won by that candidate, and no second round takes place.
  • In all remaining single-seat constituencies (i.e., where turnout exceeded 50% but no candidate received over 50% of votes), the top three candidates and any other candidates having received at least 15% of votes are eligible (a kind of runoff voting).
  • The result for MMCs where the turnout was over 50% is produced. (If all MMCs saw adequate turnout, the parties passing the election threshold could already be determined and the MMC seats could be allocated.)

Second round

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In the second round, each voter may cast

  • one vote for one candidate still standing in the single-seat constituency, if the seat was not won in the first round;
  • one vote for a party list in the MMC, if the first round was invalid due to insufficient turnout.

After the polls close:

  • Any seats in single-seat constituencies where turnout was below 25%, or where the first two candidates received an equal number of votes, will remain vacant.
  • All other single-seat constituencies will be won by the candidate who received the most votes.
  • The result of MMC where turnout was below 25% is declared invalid, and the seats from that constituency are added to the compensation seats.
  • The parties passing the threshold are identified based on MMCs with a valid result. Seats from these constituencies are distributed.
  • Parties having passed the threshold are eligible for the compensation seats; these are distributed based on:
    • the sum of votes remaining in the MMCs after the distribution of the seats, plus
    • the sum of votes cast for losing candidates of each party in the first valid round of each single-seat constituency (similar to the scorporo system). Since the first valid round is taken into account, votes are still counted for a candidate who is eliminated in the first round, or who steps down after a valid first round to endorse another, more viable candidate.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The party, despite its name, is not similar to the defunct Hungarian Justice and Life Party.
  2. ^ Antal Csárdi was originally elected as a candidate of LMP – Hungary's Green Party (part of United for Hungary) but left its parliamentary group in 2025 and remained independent.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Orosz was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Ákos Hadházy was originally elected as a candidate of Momentum Movement (part of United for Hungary) but did not join to its parliamentary group after the election and remained independent.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hende was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Tibor Navracsics was originally elected as a candidate of Fidesz (part of Fidesz–KDNP) but left its parliamentary group in 2022 and joined to the Christian Democratic People's Partys' one.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kovács was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Between 1990 and 2014 the number of seats were 386.
  9. ^ Since 2014 the number of seats are 199.
  10. ^ FKGP split into two groups on 24 February 1992. EKGP (Group of 33 then 36 MPs) continued to support the government, while FKGP (Group of 12 then 10 MPs) went into opposition.
  11. ^ SZDSZ left the Gyurcsány II Cabinet on 20 April 2008.
  12. ^ The Bajnai Cabinet was supported externally by SZDSZ.
  13. ^ All presidents since 1990 have resigned their political affiliation after taking office. The parties listed represent those that presidents have been elected as representatives of.

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