Lendava (Hungarian: Lendva), officially known as the 10th constituency (Slovene: 10. volilna enota), is a special constituency (electoral unit) of the National Assembly, the national legislature of Slovenia, to elect a member of the Hungarian national community. The constituency was established in 1992 following Slovenia's independence from Yugoslavia. It consists of the municipalities of Dobronak, Hodos, Lendava, Moravske Toplice and Šalovci. The constituency currently elects one of the 90 members of the National Assembly using a single round majority electoral system. At the 2026 parliamentary election the constituency had 5,377 registered electors.
| Lendava | |
|---|---|
| Lendva | |
| Constituency for the National Assembly | |
.svg) Location of Lendava within Slovenia | |
| Municipality | |
| Electorate | 5,377 (2026) |
| Area | 372 km2 (2024)[1] |
| Current Constituency | |
| Created | 1992 |
| Seats | 1 (1992–present) |
| Deputies[2] | Ferenc Horváth |
History
editThe 10th constituency (Lendava) was one of the ten constituencies established by the Determination of Constituencies for the Election of Deputies to the National Assembly Act (ZDVEDZ) (Zakon o določitvi volilnih enot za volitve poslancev v državni zbor (ZDVEDZ)) passed by the Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia (Skupščina Republike Slovenije) in September 1992.[3] It consisted of the municipalities of Lendava and Murska Sobota.[3]
Following the re-organisation of municipalities in October 1994, parts of Murska Sobota municipality were transferred to the newly created municipalities of Hodos–Sal and Moravske Toplice.[4] In August 1998, parts of Hodos–Sal municipality were transferred to the newly created Šalovci municipality while Hodos–Sal was renamed Hodos; and parts of Lendava municipality were transferred to the newly created Dobronak municipality.[5]
In February 2021, the National Assembly passed Amendments and Supplements to the Determination of Constituencies for the Election of Deputies to the National Assembly Act (ZDVEDZ-B) (Zakon o spremembah in dopolnitvah Zakona o določitvi volilnih enot za volitve poslancev v državni zbor (ZDVEDZ-B)) which defined the Lendava constituency as consisting of the municipalities of Dobronak, Hodos, Lendava, Moravske Toplice and Šalovci.[6]
Electoral system
editLendava currently elects one of the 90 members of the National Assembly using a single-round majority electoral system.[7][8] Prior to 2021, the Borda count ranked voting was used with voters ranking candidates in order of preference.[7] These preferences were converted to points - each first preference received as many points as there were candidates, each second preference received one fewer point etc.[9][10] The candidate with the most points was elected.[9]
In addition to voting for a Hungarian candidate, electors belonging to the Hungarian national community in Lendava may also vote for a candidate from the national parties in their electoral district.[7][11] This means they have two votes, violating the principle of equal voting.[11]
Election results
edit2020s
edit2026
editResults of the 2026 parliamentary election held on 22 March 2026:[12][13]
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Ferenc Horváth | 2,336 | 72.46% |
| Tomi Horvat | 888 | 27.54% |
| Valid votes | 3,224 | 100.00% |
| Rejected votes | 108 | 3.24% |
| Total polled | 3,332 | 61.97% |
| Registered electors | 5,377 |
2022
editResults of the 2022 parliamentary election held on 24 April 2022:[14][15]
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Ferenc Horváth | 2,026 | 57.74% |
| Mihael Kasaš | 836 | 23.82% |
| Otto Močnek | 647 | 18.44% |
| Valid votes | 3,509 | 100.00% |
| Rejected votes | 74 | 2.07% |
| Total polled | 3,583 | 65.32% |
| Registered electors | 5,485 |
2010s
edit2018
editResults of the 2018 parliamentary election held on 3 June 2018:[16][17]
| Candidate | Points | % |
|---|---|---|
| Ferenc Horváth | 4,193 | 60.20% |
| Gabriela Sobočan | 2,772 | 39.80% |
| Total | 6,965 | 100.00% |
| Valid votes | 3,001 | |
| Rejected votes | 42 | 1.38% |
| Total polled | 3,043 | 51.13% |
| Registered electors | 5,952 | |
2014
editResults of the 2014 parliamentary election held on 13 July 2014:[18][19]
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| László Göncz | 2,265 | 100.00% |
| Valid votes | 2,265 | 100.00% |
| Rejected votes | 147 | 6.09% |
| Total polled | 2,412 | 39.00% |
| Registered electors | 6,184 |
2011
editResults of the 2011 parliamentary election held on 4 December 2011:[20][21]
| Candidate | Points | % |
|---|---|---|
| László Göncz | 5,135 | 68.54% |
| Dušan Orban | 2,357 | 31.46% |
| Total | 7,492 | 100.00% |
| Valid votes | 3,324 | |
| Rejected votes | 58 | 1.71% |
| Total polled | 3,382 | 50.77% |
| Registered electors | 6,661 | |
2000s
edit2008
editResults of the 2008 parliamentary election held on 21 September 2008:[22][23]
| Candidate | Points | % |
|---|---|---|
| László Göncz | 11,003 | 26.25% |
| Mária Pozsonec | 9,748 | 23.26% |
| Olga Požgai Horvat | 7,561 | 18.04% |
| Albert Halasz | 7,108 | 16.96% |
| Janez Somi | 6,496 | 15.50% |
| Total | 41,916 | 100.00% |
| Valid votes | 3,699 | |
| Rejected votes | 69 | 1.83% |
| Total polled | 3,768 | 53.35% |
| Registered electors | 7,063 | |
2004
editResults of the 2004 parliamentary election held on 3 October 2004:[24][25]
| Candidate | Preference votes | Total votes | Points | % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | |||||
| Mária Pozsonec | 1,658 | 343 | 131 | 90 | 194 | 2,416 | 10,435 | 34.03% | |
| Józef Kocoń | 876 | 359 | 193 | 202 | 201 | 1,831 | 7,007 | 22.85% | |
| Franc Vida | 338 | 297 | 417 | 298 | 156 | 1,506 | 4,884 | 15.93% | |
| Tomka György | 327 | 212 | 254 | 336 | 375 | 1,504 | 4,297 | 14.01% | |
| Janez Bogdan | 245 | 226 | 304 | 328 | 339 | 1,442 | 4,040 | 13.18% | |
| Total | 3,444 | 1,437 | 1,299 | 1,254 | 1,265 | 8,699 | 30,663 | 100.00% | |
| Valid votes | 3,464 | ||||||||
| Rejected votes | 128 | 3.56% | |||||||
| Total polled | 3,592 | 54.72% | |||||||
| Registered electors | 6,564 | ||||||||
2000
editResults of the 2000 parliamentary election held on 15 October 2000:[26][27]
| Candidate | Points | % |
|---|---|---|
| Mária Pozsonec | 12,830 | 33.76% |
| Józef Kocoń | 10,614 | 27.93% |
| Janez Somi | 5,213 | 13.72% |
| Jožef Hančik | 5,086 | 13.38% |
| József Mursics | 4,262 | 11.21% |
| Total | 38,005 | 100.00% |
| Valid votes | 4,397 | |
| Rejected votes | 225 | 4.87% |
| Total polled | 4,622 | 64.36% |
| Registered electors | 7,181 | |
1990s
edit1996
editResults of the 1996 parliamentary election held on 10 November 1996:[28][29]
| Candidate | Points | % |
|---|---|---|
| Mária Pozsonec | 10,264 | 42.85% |
| Albert Halasz | 5,655 | 23.61% |
| Tomka György | 4,880 | 20.37% |
| Geza Puhan | 3,155 | 13.17% |
| Total | 23,954 | 100.00% |
| Valid votes | 3,545 | |
| Rejected votes | 534 | 13.09% |
| Total polled | 4,079 | 65.91% |
| Registered electors | 6,189 | |
1992
editResults of the 1992 parliamentary election held on 6 December 1992:[30]
| Candidate | Points | % |
|---|---|---|
| Mária Pozsonec | 25,335 | 33.04% |
| Jožef Horvat | 6,455 | 8.42% |
| Elizabeta Bernjak | 10,259 | 13.38% |
| Tomka György | 14,786 | 19.28% |
| József Mursics | 8,656 | 11.29% |
| David Janos | 5,544 | 7.23% |
| Vili Herženjak | 5,648 | 7.37% |
| Total | 76,683 | 100.00% |
| Valid votes | 4,936 | |
| Rejected votes | 209 | 4.06% |
| Total polled | 5,145 | 79.51% |
| Registered electors | 6,471 | |
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