List of Hungarian by-elections

By-elections in Hungary occur to fill vacant constituency seats in the National Assembly of Hungary. Vacant list seats are filled by the next member of the list of the respective MP. If there are no more members on the list, the seat is left vacant.^[1]

By-elections

2022–2026 Parliament

Constituency	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Source
Budapest 11	2025-03-23	László Varju		DK				Resignation^[a]	^[2]
Tolna 02	2025-01-12	Árpád Potápi		Fidesz	Krisztina Csibi^[3]		Fidesz	Death^[b]	^[4]

2018–2022 Parliament

Constituency	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Source
Borsod 06	2020-10-11	Ferenc Koncz		Fidesz	Zsófia Koncz^[5]		Fidesz	Death^[c]	^[6]
Fejér 04	2020-02-16	Tamás Pintér		Jobbik	Gergely Kálló		Jobbik^[d]	Resignation^[e]	^[7]

2014–2018 Parliament

Constituency	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Source
Veszprém 03	2015-04-12	Jenő Lasztovicza	Fidesz	Lajos Rig	Jobbik	Death^[f]	^[8]^[9]
Veszprém 01	2015-02-22	Tibor Navracsics	Fidesz	Zoltán Kész	Ind.^[g]	Resignation^[h]	^[10]
Budapest 11	2014-11-23	Péter Kiss	MSZP	Imre Horváth	MSZP	Death^[i]	^[11]^[12]

2010–2014 Parliament

Constituency	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Source
Békés 03	2010-09-19, 2010-10-03	László Domokos	Fidesz	Béla Dankó	Fidesz	Resignation^[j]	"Nemzeti Választási Bizottság" (PDF) (in Hungarian). Hungarian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
Hajdú-Bihar 06	2011-06-05, 2011-06-19, 2011-10-02, 2011-10-16	Sándor Arnóth	Fidesz	Sándor Bodó	Fidesz	Death^[k]	"Nemzeti Választási Bizottság" (PDF) (in Hungarian). Hungarian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
Budapest 02	2011-11-13, 2011-11-27	István Balsai	Fidesz	Zsolt Láng	Fidesz	Resignation^[l]	"Nemzeti Választási Bizottság" (PDF) (in Hungarian). Hungarian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 29 November 2011.

2006–2010 Parliament

Constituency	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Source
Veszprém 06	2010-10-01	Balázs Horváth	Fidesz	Zsolt Horváth	Fidesz	Death^[m]	"Nemzeti Választási Bizottság" (PDF) (in Hungarian). Hungarian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 October 2006.
Budapest 15	2008-01-27, 2008-02-10	András Deák	KDNP	Bence Rétvári	Fidesz	Death^[n]	"Nemzeti Választási Bizottság" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 10 February 2008.
Budapest 12	2009-01-11, 2009-01-25	Ferenc Gegesy	SZDSZ	János Bácskai	Fidesz	Resignation^[o]	"Nemzeti Választási Bizottság" (PDF) (in Hungarian). Hungarian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
Baranya 03	2009-06-07, 2009-06-21, 2009-10-04, 2009-10-18	László Toller	MSZP	unfilled	unfilled	Incapacity^[p]	"Nemzeti Választási Bizottság" (PDF) (in Hungarian). Hungarian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
Győr-Moson-Sopron 05	2009-11-08, 2009-11-22	János Áder	Fidesz	Alpár Gyopáros	Fidesz	Resignation^[q]	"Nemzeti Választási Bizottság" (PDF) (in Hungarian). Hungarian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 November 2009.

2002–2006 Parliament

Constituency	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Source
Győr-Moson-Sopron 07	2004-11-14, 2004-11-28, 2005-04-24, 2005-05-08	József Szájer		Fidesz	Mátyás Firtl		Fidesz	Resignation^[r]	"Nemzeti Választási Bizottság" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 May 2005.
Nógrád 03	2004-11-14, 2004-11-28	László Surján		Fidesz	Andor Nagy		Fidesz	Resignation^[s]	"Nemzeti Választási Bizottság" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 November 2004.

1998–2002 Parliament

Constituency	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Source
Fejér 02	1999-09-26, 1999-10-10, 2000-04-02, 2000-04-16	Béla Gyuricza	Fidesz	Albert Molnár	MSZP	Death^[t]	"Nemzeti Választási Bizottság" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Electoral Commission. 16 April 2000.
Somogy 03	1999-09-26, 1999-10-10	Péter Kálmán Rajcsányi	Fidesz	József Házas	MSZP	Death^[u]	"Nemzeti Választási Bizottság" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Electoral Commission. 10 October 1999.
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg 10	2000-04-02, 2000-04-16	József Zilahi	MDF	János Lengyel	FKgP	Death^[v]	"Nemzeti Választási Bizottság" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Electoral Commission. 16 April 2000.
Pest 14	2001-03-25, 2001-04-08	Attila Buza	Fidesz	Lajos Szűcs	Fidesz	Death^[w]	"Nemzeti Választási Bizottság" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 April 2001.

1994–98 Parliament

No by-election was held during this cycle.

1990–94 Parliament

Constituency	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Source
Komárom-Esztergom 03	1991-03-24, 1991-04-14, 1991-07-14, 1991-09-15, 1992-01-12, 1992-02-16, 1992-06-07, 1992-06-21	Sándor Deák	SZDSZ	György Keleti	MSZP	Death^[x]	"Nemzeti Választási Bizottság" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
Budapest 09	1991-03-27, 1991-04-14	Gábor Demszky	SZDSZ	Pál Filó	MSZP	Resignation^[y]	"Nemzeti Választási Bizottság" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
Borsod-Abaúj Zemplén 11	1991-08-11, 1991-09-15	Miklós Németh	Ind.	Mihály Kupa	Ind.	Resignation^[z]	"Nemzeti Választási Bizottság" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
Békés 01	1992-05-10, 1992-05-24	Zoltán Szokolay	MDF	Éva Sarkadiné Lukovics	SZDSZ	Resignation^[aa]	"Nemzeti Választási Bizottság" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
Bács-Kiskun 04		József Faddi	FKgP	Tamás Gábor Nagy	Agrarian Alliance	Death^[ab]	"Nemzeti Választási Bizottság" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 January 2018.

Notes

^ László Varju resigned on 6 December 2024, because he was convicted of disorderly conduct.
^ Árpád Potápi died on 17 October 2024
^ Ferenc Koncz died on 10 July 2020
^ Also supported by DK, MSZP, Greens, Momentum and Párbeszéd.
^ Pintér was elected Mayor of Dunaújváros, as a result he resigned on 28 October 2019.
^ Jenő Lasztovicza died on 8 January 2015.
^ Supported by MSZP and other left-wing opposition parties.
^ Tibor Navracsics was appointed European Commissioner, as a result he resigned on 30 October 2014.
^ Péter Kiss died on 29 July 2014.
^ László Domokos was elected for chairman of State Audit Office
^ Sándor Arnóth died in 16 March 2011
^ István Balsai was elected for member of the Constitutional Court.
^ Balázs Horváth died in 2 July 2006
^ András Deák died in 20 October 2007
^ Ferenc Gegesy resigned.
^ László Toller lost his capacity due to his car accident. The elections were invalid due to low turnout.
^ János Áder was elected to MEP.
^ József Szájer was elected to MEP.
^ László Surján was elected to MEP.
^ Béla Gyuricza died.
^ Péter Kálmán Rajcsányi died.
^ József Zilahi died.
^ Attila Buza died.
^ Sándor Deák died.
^ Gábor Demszky was elected for mayor of Budapest.
^ Miklós Németh resigned.
^ Zoltán Szokolay resigned.
^ József Faddi died.

References

^ "10. A megüresedett mandátum betöltése". Nemzeti Választási Iroda - (in Hungarian).
^ "Varju László lemond a képviselői mandátumáról, hogy időközi választás legyen Újpesten". Index.hu. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
^ "Nagyot nyert a Fidesz a dombóvári időközi választáson, Dúró Dóra 19 százalék felett végzett".
^ "Meghalt Potápi Árpád János, a kormány nemzetpolitikai államtitkára". Index.hu. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
^ "A fideszes Koncz Zsófia nyerte az időközi országgyűlési választást Borsodban".
^ "Motorbalesetben meghalt Koncz Ferenc fideszes parlamenti képviselő". Index.hu. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
^ "Nemzeti Választási Bizottság" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
^ "Nemzeti Választási Bizottság" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
^ "Hungary's far-right Jobbik party wins key seat". BBC News. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
^ Szakacs, Gergely; Than, Krisztina (23 February 2015). "Hungary's right-wing alliance loses two-thirds majority". Reuters. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
^ "evkjkv". Hungarian Electoral Commission (in Hungarian). Retrieved 7 April 2015.
^ "Socialist Imre Horváth Won The Battle Of Újpest - Hungary Today". Retrieved 7 April 2015.

[2] László Varju resigned on 6 December 2024, because he was convicted of disorderly conduct.

[5] Árpád Potápi died on 17 October 2024

[8] Ferenc Koncz died on 10 July 2020

[10] Also supported by DK, MSZP, Greens, Momentum and Párbeszéd.

[11] Pintér was elected Mayor of Dunaújváros, as a result he resigned on 28 October 2019.

[13] Jenő Lasztovicza died on 8 January 2015.

[16] Supported by MSZP and other left-wing opposition parties.

[17] Tibor Navracsics was appointed European Commissioner, as a result he resigned on 30 October 2014.

[19] Péter Kiss died on 29 July 2014.

[22] László Domokos was elected for chairman of State Audit Office

[23] Sándor Arnóth died in 16 March 2011

[24] István Balsai was elected for member of the Constitutional Court.

[25] Balázs Horváth died in 2 July 2006

[26] András Deák died in 20 October 2007

[27] Ferenc Gegesy resigned.

[28] László Toller lost his capacity due to his car accident. The elections were invalid due to low turnout.

[29] János Áder was elected to MEP.

[30] József Szájer was elected to MEP.

[31] László Surján was elected to MEP.

[32] Béla Gyuricza died.

[33] Péter Kálmán Rajcsányi died.

[34] József Zilahi died.

[35] Attila Buza died.

[36] Sándor Deák died.

[37] Gábor Demszky was elected for mayor of Budapest.

[38] Miklós Németh resigned.

[39] Zoltán Szokolay resigned.

[40] József Faddi died.

[1] "10. A megüresedett mandátum betöltése". Nemzeti Választási Iroda - (in Hungarian).

[3] "Varju László lemond a képviselői mandátumáról, hogy időközi választás legyen Újpesten". Index.hu. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2025.

[4] "Nagyot nyert a Fidesz a dombóvári időközi választáson, Dúró Dóra 19 százalék felett végzett".

[6] "Meghalt Potápi Árpád János, a kormány nemzetpolitikai államtitkára". Index.hu. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.

[7] "A fideszes Koncz Zsófia nyerte az időközi országgyűlési választást Borsodban".

[death-9] "Motorbalesetben meghalt Koncz Ferenc fideszes parlamenti képviselő". Index.hu. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

[19ap-12] "Nemzeti Választási Bizottság" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 December 2019.

[12ap-14] "Nemzeti Választási Bizottság" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 7 April 2015.

[15] "Hungary's far-right Jobbik party wins key seat". BBC News. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.

[2feb-18] Szakacs, Gergely; Than, Krisztina (23 February 2015). "Hungary's right-wing alliance loses two-thirds majority". Reuters. Retrieved 7 April 2015.

[20] "evkjkv". Hungarian Electoral Commission (in Hungarian). Retrieved 7 April 2015.

[21] "Socialist Imre Horváth Won The Battle Of Újpest - Hungary Today". Retrieved 7 April 2015.

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