Vas County Assembly

The Vas County Assembly (Hungarian: Vas Megyei Közgyűlés) is the local legislative body of Vas County in the Western Transdanubia, in Hungary.

Vas County Assembly

Vas Megyei Közgyűlés
Type
Type
History
Founded1990
Leadership
President
László Majthényi, Fidesz–KDNP
since 12 October 2014
Vice-presidents
Bálint Kondora
Ferenc Marton
Structure
Seats15 councillors
Political groups
Administration
  •   Fidesz–KDNP (11)

Other parties (4)

Length of term
five years
Elections
Last election
13 October 2019
Next election
2024
Meeting place
County Hall, Szombathely
Website
vasmegye.hu

Composition
Deputies in Vas County Assembly[1]
Key to parties
  Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP)
  Democratic Coalition (DK)
  Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ)
  Momentum Movement (Momentum)
  Jobbik
  Fidesz (Fidesz–KDNP)
  • Fidesz-MDF alliance (1998)
  • Fidesz-MDF-MKDSZ alliance (2002)
  • Fidesz-KDNP-NF alliance (2006)
  • Fidesz-KDNP alliance (from 2010)
  Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP)
  Hungarian Christian Democratic Alliance (MKDSZ)
  Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF)
  Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party (FKgP)
  • FKgP-KDNP alliance (1998)
  Independent / Others
  • Solidarity (2010)
  Association for Vas County Municipalities (VÖE)
  Mayors Association for Vas County (PVME)
Period Distribution Seats
1994–1998
12 8 3 7 3 7
 40
1998–2002
12 2 15 2 5 4
 40
2002–2006
14 1 21 4
 40
2006–2010
11 25 2 2
 40
2010–2014
2 11 1 1
 15
2014–2019
2 10 2 1
 15[2]
2019–2024
1 1 1 1 11
 15

2019

The Assembly elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:[1]

Summary of the 13 October 2019 election results
Party Votes  % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Fidesz–KDNP 48,167 61.58 3.75 11 1 73.34
Jobbik 7,811 9.99 6.38 1 1 6.67
Momentum Movement (Momentum) 5,874 7.51 1 1 6.67
Democratic Coalition (DK) 5,730 7.33 3.59 1 1 6.67
Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) 5,411 6.92 7.96 1 1 6.67
Mayors Association for Vas County (PVME) 3,131 4.00 3.19 0 1 0
Everybody's Hungary Movement (MMM) 2,098 2.68 0 ±0 0
Total 80,686 100.0 15 0
Voter turnout 55.30 6.75

After the elections in 2019, the Assembly controlled by the Fidesz–KDNP party alliance which has 11 councillors, versus 1 Jobbik, 1 Momentum Movement, 1 Democratic Coalition (DK) and 1 Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) councillors.[3]

List of seat winners
On the Fidesz–Christian Democratic People's Party list:
  1. László Mathényi (president)
  2. Ferenc Marton (vice-president)
  3. Bálint Kondora (vice-president)
  4. László Szijártó
  5. Levente Gagyi
  6. Krisztina Glavanics
  7. István Béla Tausz
  8. Tibor Tamás Sipos
  9. Gábor Nagy
  10. Dávid Szűcs
  11. Albert Kevy

On the Jobbik list:

  1. Kálmán Rába

On the Momentum Movement list:

  1. Áron Iker

On the Democratic Coalition list:

  1. Marianna Hetyési

On the Hungarian Socialist Party list:

  1. László Fehér

2014

The Assembly elected at the 2014 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:[1]

Summary of the 12 October 2014 election results
Party Votes  % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Fidesz–KDNP 40,402 57.83 7.18 10 1 66.67
Jobbik 11,433 16.37 6.28 2 1 13.33
Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) 10,395 14.88 2.23 2 0 13.33
Mayors Association for Vas County (PVME) 5,021 7.19 1 1 6.67
Democratic Coalition (DK) 2,610 3.74 0 ±0 0
Total 72,222 100.0 15 0
Voter turnout 48.55 5.98

2010

The Assembly elected at the 2010 local government elections, is made up of 15 counselors, with the following party composition:[1]

Summary of the 3 October 2010 election results
Party Votes  % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Fidesz–KDNP 51,563 65.01 . 11 14 73.34
Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) 13,569 17.11 . 2 9 13.33
Jobbik 8,004 10.09 1 1 6.67
Solidarity (Szolidaritás) 6,182 7.79 1 1 6.67
Total 81,938 100.0 15 25
Voter turnout 54.53

Presidents of the Assembly

So far, the presidents of the Vas County Assembly have been:

References
  1. "Választástörténet (Önkormányzati vál.)" (in Hungarian).
  2. "Municipal election (12 Oct 2014) - VAS county assembly election result". National Election Office.
  3. "Megyei közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 (Vas megye)". valasztas.hu. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
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