2006 Budapest mayoral election

The 2006 Budapest mayoral election was held on 1 October 2006 to elect the Mayor of Budapest (főpolgármester). On the same day, local elections were held throughout Hungary, including the districts of Budapest. The election was run using a First-past-the-post voting system. The winner of this election served for 4 years.

2006 Budapest mayoral election

1 October 2006
Turnout	55.89%
Candidate Gábor Demszky István Tarlós Kálmán Katona Party SZDSZ Independent MDF Alliance SZDSZ - MSZP Fidesz–KDNP Vote 362 289 349 412 46 367 Percentage 46.86% 45.20% 6.00%
Mayor before election Gábor Demszky SZDSZ Elected Mayor Gábor Demszky SZDSZ

The election was won by four-time incumbent, Gábor Demszky.

Results

2006 Budapest mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SZDSZ	Gábor Demszky	362 289	46.86%	+0.16%
	Independent	István Tarlós	349 412	45.20%	+9.35%[a]
	MDF	Kálmán Katona	46 367	6.00%	N/A
	MIÉP	László Zsinka	10 791	1.40%	−1.86%
	Workers' Party	Péter Székely	4 212	0.54%	+0.12%
Total votes			773 071	100.0%

Notes

a.^ Compared to the independent candidate endorsed by Fidesz in the previous election