1998 Budapest Assembly election

The 1998 Budapest Assembly election was held on 18 October 1998, concurring with other local elections in Hungary.

1998 Budapest Assembly election
18 Oct 1998
All 66 seats in the General Assembly of Budapest
34 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader János Latorcai Béla Katona
Party Fidesz-MDF MSZP
Last election 19 seats[lower-alpha 1] 21 seats
Seats won 22 20
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 1
Popular vote 200,865 175,301
Percentage 31.51% 27.50%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Gábor Demszky István Csurka
Party SZDSZ MIÉP
Last election 19 seats 7 seats[lower-alpha 2]
Seats won 18 6
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 160,552 58,104
Percentage 25.19% 9.12%

Mayor
Main article: 1998 Budapest mayoral election

Incumbent Gábor Demszky won against the right-wing parties' candidate János Latorcai, 58.22% - 38.97%.

Results

List seats were distributed using the D'Hondt method.

Budapest Assembly election, 1998[1]
Party Candidates Vote Percentage Seats Seat change
Fidesz-Hungarian Democratic Forum János Latorcai
Tamás Tirts
Gábor Zupkó
Zoltán Cselovszki
Jenő Perlaki
... 		200 865 31.51% 22 Increase 3
Hungarian Socialist Party Béla Katona
Zoltán Ajkay
Pál Vajda
János Schiffer
György Bánsági
... 		175 301 27.50% 20 Decrease 1
Alliance of Free Democrats Gábor Demszky
András Bőhm
János Atkári
Andrea Szolnoki
Aladár Madarász
... 		160 552 25.19% 18 Decrease 1
Hungarian Justice and Life Party István Csurka
József Lukács
Péter Pál Marsi
Lóránt Schuster
Tamás Bánovics
... 		58 104 9.12% 6 Decrease 1

Notes
  1. On a common list with KDNP
  2. On a common list with FKgP

References
  1. Budapest fővárosi közgyűlés választás eredménye


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