Lendava (National Assembly constituency)
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| 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 |
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.
The 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]