1998 Budapest Assembly election

1998 Budapest Assembly election | <- 1994 | 18 Oct 1998 | 2002 ->

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All 66 seats in the General Assembly of Budapest
34 seats needed for a majority
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Leader  | János Latorcai | Béla Katona
Party  | Fidesz-MDF | MSZP
Last election  | 19 seats[a] | 21 seats
Seats won  | 22  | 20
Seat change  |  3  |  1
Popular vote  | 200,865 | 175,301
Percentage  | 31.51% | 27.50%

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| Third party  | Fourth party
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Leader  | Gábor Demszky | István Csurka
Party  | SZDSZ | MIÉP
Last election  | 19 seats  | 7 seats[b]
Seats won  | 18  | 6
Seat change  |  1  |  1
Popular vote  | 160,552  | 58,104
Percentage  | 25.19%  | 9.12%

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

## Mayor[edit]

Main article: 1998 Budapest mayoral election

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

## Results[edit]

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  |  3
Hungarian Socialist Party | Béla Katona
Zoltán Ajkay
Pál Vajda
János Schiffer
György Bánsági
...  | 175 301  | 27.50%  | 20  |  1
Alliance of Free Democrats | Gábor Demszky
András Bőhm
János Atkári
Andrea Szolnoki
Aladár Madarász
...  | 160 552  | 25.19%  | 18  |  1
Hungarian Justice and Life Party | István Csurka
József Lukács
Péter Pál Marsi
Lóránt Schuster
Tamás Bánovics
...  | 58 104  | 9.12%  | 6  |  1

## Notes[edit]

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ Budapest fővárosi közgyűlés választás eredménye

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