Somogy County 1st constituency

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Somogy County
1st constituency
Constituency
for the National Assembly
Electoral district Somogy1.jpg
Boundary of 1st constituency in Somogy County
County Somogy County
Population72,866 (2022)
Major settlements Kaposvár
Current constituency
Created2011
Party Fidesz–KDNP
Member Attila Gelencsér
Elected 2014, 2018, 2022

The Somogy County 1st parliamentary constituency is one of the 106 constituencies into which the territory of Hungary is divided by Act CCIII of 2011, and in which voters can elect one member of the National Assembly. The standard abbreviation of the constituency name is: Somogy 01. OEVK. The seat is Kaposvár.

Contents

Area

The constituency includes the following settlements:

  1. Bőszénfa
  2. Cserénfa
  3. Csoma
  4. Gálosfa
  5. Hajmás
  6. Juta
  7. Kaposgyarmat
  8. Kaposhomok
  9. Kaposkeresztúr
  10. Kaposmérő
  11. Kaposújlak
  12. Kaposszerdahely
  13. Kaposvár
  14. Kercseliget
  15. Mosdós
  16. Nagyberki
  17. Patca
  18. Sántos
  19. Simonfa
  20. Szabadi
  21. Szenna
  22. Szentbalázs
  23. Szilvásszentmárton
  24. Zselickisfalud
  25. Zselickislak
  26. Zselicszentpál

Members of parliament

NamePartyTermElections
Attila Gelencsér Fidesz-KDNP 2014 –Results of the 2014 parliamentary election:
Results of the 2018 parliamentary election:
Results of the 2022 parliamentary election:

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
201180,508    
202272,866−9.5%

The demographics of the constituency are as follows. [1] [2] The population of constituency No. 1 of Somogy County was 72,866 on 1 October 2022. The population of the constituency decreased by 13,353 between the 2011 and 2022 censuses. Based on the age composition, the majority of the population in the constituency is middle-aged with 26,579 people, while the least is children with 11,784 people. 83.3% of the population of the constituency has internet access.

According to the highest level of completed education, those with a high school diploma are the most numerous, with 21,973 people, followed by graduates with 14,562 people.

According to economic activity, nearly half of the population is employed, 34,172 people, the second most significant group is inactive earners, who are mainly pensioners, with 19,500 people.

The most significant ethnic group in the constituency is the Roma with 1,281 people and the Germans with 675 people. The proportion of foreign citizens without Hungarian citizenship is 0.7%.

According to religious composition, the largest religion of the residents of the constituency is Roman Catholic (23,051 people), and a significant community is the Calvinist (3,249 people). The number of those not belonging to a religious community is also significant (8,329 people), the second largest group in the constituency after the Roman Catholic religion.

Parliamentary elections

References

  1. "Központi Statisztikai Hivatal". www.ksh.hu. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  2. "Népszámlálás 2022". Népszámlálás 2022 (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2026-01-21.

Sources