Hungary (European Parliament constituency)
Hungary is a European Parliament constituency for elections in the European Union covering the member state of Hungary. It is currently represented by twenty-one Members of the European Parliament.
| Hungary | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament constituency | |
 Location among the current constituencies | |
| Member state | Hungary |
| Created | 2004 |
| MEPs | 24 (2004–2009) 22 (2009–2014) 21 (2014–present) |
| Sources | |
Current Members of the European Parliament
Electoral system
Hungary uses closed-list type of party-list proportional representation to elect MEPs with the D'Hondt method of allocating seats to parties.[1]
Elections
2004
The 2004 European election was the sixth election to the European Parliament. As Hungary had only joined the European Union earlier that month, it was the first election European election held in that state. The election took place on 13 June 2004.
2009
The 2009 European election was the seventh election to the European Parliament and the second for Hungary. The number of seats was reduced to twenty–two.
2014
The 2014 European election was the eighth election to the European Parliament and the third for Hungary. The number of seats was reduced to twenty–one.
2019
The 2019 European election was the ninth election to the European Parliament and the fourth for Hungary.
References
- "2003. évi CXIII. törvény az Európai Parlament tagjainak választásáról" [Act CXIII. of 2003. on the election of members of the European Parliament] (in Hungarian). Retrieved 16 November 2021.
External links
- European Election News by European Election Law Association (Eurela)
- List of MEPs europarl.europa.eu