Veszprém County Assembly
The Veszprém County Assembly (Hungarian: Veszprém Megyei Közgyűlés) is the local legislative body of Veszprém County in the Central Transdanubia, in Hungary.
Veszprém County Assembly  Veszprém Megyei Közgyűlés  | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1990 | 
| Leadership | |
President  | |
Vice-president  | Éva Vörösmarty    | 
| Structure | |
| Seats | 17 councillors | 
Political groups  | Administration
 Other parties (7) 
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Length of term  | five years | 
| Elections | |
Last election  | 13 October 2019 | 
Next election  | 2024 | 
| Meeting place | |
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| County Hall, Veszprém | |
| Website | |
| vpmegye.hu | |
Composition
    
| Deputies in Veszprém County Assembly[1] | ||||||||
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Key to parties 
 
   Balaton Association (Balatoni Szövettség) 
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| Period | Distribution | Seats | ||||||
| 1994–1998 | 
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40 | ||||||
| 1998–2002 | 
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40 | ||||||
| 2002–2006 | 
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40 | ||||||
| 2006–2010 | 
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40 | ||||||
| 2010–2014 | 
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18 | ||||||
| 2014–2019 | 
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17 | ||||||
| 2019–2024 | 
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17 | ||||||
2019
    
The Assembly elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 17 counselors, with the following party composition:[1]
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidesz–KDNP | 62,209 | 54.01 | 10 | 73.34 | |||
| Jobbik | 14,030 | 12.18 | 2 | 11.76 | |||
| Democratic Coalition (DK) | 11,654 | 10.12 | 2 | 11.76 | |||
| Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) | 10,753 | 9.34 | 1 | 5.88 | |||
| Momentum Movement (Momentum) | 10,614 | 9.22 | 1 | 5.88 | |||
| Our Homeland Movement (Mi Hazánk) | 5,911 | 5.13 | 1 | 5.88 | |||
| Total | 119,029 | 100.0 | 17 | ||||
| Voter turnout | 49.24 | ||||||
After the elections in 2019 the Assembly controlled by the Fidesz–KDNP party alliance which has 10 councillors, versus 2 Jobbik, 2 Democratic Coalition (DK), 1 Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP), 1 Momentum Movement, and 1 Our Homeland Movement (Mi Hazánk) councillors.[2]
- List of seat winners
 
- Imre Polgárdy (president)[3][4]
 - Éva Vörösmarty (vice-president)
 - Tamás Áldozó
 - Ferenc Tábori
 - Ernő Horváth
 - Alexandra Nagyné Bátor
 - Norbert Benjamin Ihász
 - Tamás Papp
 - Virág Bőrné Kiss
 - Tibor Ravasz
 
On the Jobbik list:
- István Galambos
 - Zoltán Dobó
 
On the Democratic Coalition list:
- Istvánné Deák
 - János Szöllősi
 
On the Hungarian Socialist Party list:
- Attila Grőber
 
On the Momentum Movement list:
- Szilveszter Benedek
 
On the Our Homeland Movement list:
- István Eszli
 
2014
    
The Assembly elected at the 2014 local government elections, is made up of 17 counselors, with the following party composition:[1]
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidesz–KDNP | 56,679 | 53.00 | 10 | 58.82 | |||
| Jobbik | 21,832 | 20.41 | 3 | 17.65 | |||
| Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) | 18,623 | 17.41 | 3 | 17.65 | |||
| Democratic Coalition (DK) | 5,878 | 5.50 | 1 | 5.88 | |||
| Together (Együtt) | 3,934 | 3.68 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 110,628 | 100.0 | 17 | ||||
| Voter turnout | 44.57 | ||||||
After the elections in 2014 the Assembly controlled by the Fidesz–KDNP party alliance which has 10 councillors, versus 3 Jobbik, 3 Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) and 1 Democratic Coalition (DK) councillors.[5]
- List of seat winners
 
- Imre Polgárdy (president)[4]
 - Tamás Áldozó
 - Éva Vörösmarty (vice-president, from 2018)
 - László Császár
 - Ferenc Tábori
 - István Pálffy
 - Szilvia Galambos
 - Tamás Papp
 - Zoltán Fenyvesi (vice-president, until 2018)
 - Beatrix Zsuzsanna Kovács
 
On the Jobbik list:
- Gábor Ferenczi
 - Zoltán Dobó
 - Imre Orbán
 
On the Hungarian Socialist Party list:
- Zoltán Gőgös
 - Béla Pál
 - József Horváth
 
On the Democratic Coalition list:
- Istvánné Deák
 
2010
    
The Assembly elected at the 2010 local government elections, is made up of 18 counselors, with the following party composition:[1]
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidesz–KDNP | 73,315 | 62.58 | 12 | 66.67 | |||
| Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) | 28,163 | 24.04 | 4 | 22.22 | |||
| Jobbik | 15,670 | 13.38 | 2 | 11.11 | |||
| Total | 121,178 | 100.0 | 18 | ||||
| Voter turnout | 48.24 | ||||||
After the elections in 2010 the Assembly controlled by the Fidesz–KDNP party alliance which has 12 councillors, versus 4 Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) and 2 Jobbik councillors.
- List of seat winners
 
- Jenő Lasztovicza (president)[4]
 - Imre Polgárdy (vice-president, socially vice)
 - Tamás Áldozó
 - Éva Vörösmarty
 - Miklós Kropf
 - Zsolt Horváth
 - Norbert Kovács (vice-president, full-time)
 - László Végh
 - Tamás Papp
 - Mihály Stolár
 - Szilvia Galambos
 - Lenke Hári
 
On the Hungarian Socialist Party list:
- István Pusztai
 - Jenő Nagy
 - Lévai József
 - József Horváth
 
On the Jobbik list:
- Imre Orbán
 - Zoltán Dobó
 
Presidents of the Assembly
    
So far, the presidents of the Veszrpém County Assembly have been:
- 1990–1998 Gábor Zongor
 - 1998–2002 Csaba Kuti, Fidesz–MDF-MKDSZ-MDNP, and Independent after 2002
 - 2006–2014 Jenő Lasztovicza, Fidesz–KDNP
 - since 2014 Imre Polgárdy, Fidesz–KDNP
 
References
    
- "Választástörténet (Önkormányzati vál.)" (in Hungarian).
 - "Megyei közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 (Veszprém megye)". valasztas.hu. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
 - "Újraválasztották a megyei közgyűlés elnökét" (in Hungarian). vpmegye.hu. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
 - "Veszprém megyei önkormányzati almanach 1990 – 2020 (Tények, adatok, értékelések, elemzések)" (PDF) (in Hungarian). mrtt.hu.
 - "Municipal election (12 Oct 2014) - VESZPRÉM county assembly election result". National Election Office.
 

