Government and politics in Pest, Hungary: official figures
Fidesz–KDNP won the list vote for the Pest County Assembly in the Pest region on 9 June 2024 with 45.6% of valid votes, ahead of Momentum with 20.8%.
How many mayors are there in the Pest region?
Mayors were elected in 187 settlements of the Pest region in 2024: 109 independents (58%), 41 Fidesz–KDNP candidates and 37 nominees of other parties or associations.
Source: National Election Office of Hungary (Nemzeti Választási Iroda) · saved copyMore figures
- The other lists in the Pest region received: DK (Democratic Coalition) 16.3%, Mi Hazánk 0.0% (4 lists stood in all). Source: National Election Office of Hungary (Nemzeti Választási Iroda) · saved copy
- Turnout in the 2024 assembly election in the Pest region was 57.8% (581,379 voters out of 1,006,014 registered), which ranks 3rd lowest of 8 regions. Source: National Election Office of Hungary (Nemzeti Választási Iroda) · saved copy
- Fidesz–KDNP received 255,330 list votes in the Pest region in 2024, a 45.6% share that ranks 3rd lowest of 8 regions; across the 19 counties it took 50.2%. Source: National Election Office of Hungary (Nemzeti Választási Iroda) · saved copy
- The nationalist Mi Hazánk (Our Homeland) movement won 0.0% of the list vote in the Pest region in 2024, compared with 12.2% across all county assembly elections. Source: National Election Office of Hungary (Nemzeti Választási Iroda) · saved copy
- 3.6% of the stamped ballots in the 2024 assembly vote in the Pest region were invalid (21,193 ballots). Source: National Election Office of Hungary (Nemzeti Választási Iroda) · saved copy
How Pest compares with other statistical regions
Turnout in the 2024 county assembly (Budapest: General Assembly) election (2024)
Pest ranks 6 of 8, highest first. Budapest: General Assembly list vote; elsewhere: county assembly list vote.
| Rank | Region | Turnout in the 2024 county assembly (Budapest: General Assembly) election |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Budapest | 60.5% |
| 3 | Észak-Magyarország | 59.2% |
| 4 | Dél-Dunántúl | 58.8% |
| 5 | Közép-Dunántúl | 58.1% |
| 6 | Pest | 57.8% |
| 7 | Észak-Alföld | 56.3% |
| 8 | Dél-Alföld | 54.9% |
Fidesz–KDNP share of valid list votes, 2024 county assembly (Budapest: General Assembly) election (2024)
Pest ranks 6 of 8, highest first. Budapest: General Assembly list vote; elsewhere: county assembly list vote.
| Rank | Region | Fidesz–KDNP share of valid list votes, 2024 county assembly (Budapest: General Assembly) election |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Észak-Magyarország | 55.0% |
| 3 | Dél-Dunántúl | 54.6% |
| 4 | Dél-Alföld | 52.2% |
| 5 | Közép-Dunántúl | 50.4% |
| 6 | Pest | 45.6% |
| 7 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 32.8% |
| 8 | Budapest | 28.7% |
Mi Hazánk share of valid list votes, 2024 county assembly (Budapest: General Assembly) election (2024)
Pest ranks 8 of 8, highest first. Budapest: General Assembly list vote; elsewhere: county assembly list vote.
| Rank | Region | Mi Hazánk share of valid list votes, 2024 county assembly (Budapest: General Assembly) election |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Észak-Magyarország | 17.2% |
| 3 | Észak-Alföld | 15.6% |
| 4 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 15.3% |
| 5 | Közép-Dunántúl | 12.8% |
| 6 | Dél-Dunántúl | 8.2% |
| 7 | Budapest | 3.8% |
| 8 | Pest | 0.0% |
Share of mayors elected in 2024 who stood as independents (2024)
Pest ranks 7 of 8, highest first. Budapest: district mayors.
| Rank | Region | Share of mayors elected in 2024 who stood as independents |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Közép-Dunántúl | 84.0% |
| 3 | Dél-Dunántúl | 83.2% |
| 4 | Észak-Magyarország | 78.9% |
| 5 | Dél-Alföld | 65.4% |
| 6 | Észak-Alföld | 60.2% |
| 7 | Pest | 58.3% |
| 8 | Budapest | 8.7% |
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Sources
- National Election Office of Hungary (Nemzeti Választási Iroda): Local elections of 9 June 2024: final polling-station results by county (mayors, Lord Mayor, council districts, county and Budapest assembly lists), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 ded173cdd985…)
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