Pest County 8th constituency
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The Pest County 8th 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: Pest 08. OEVK. The seat is Szigetszentmiklós.
| Pest County 8th constituency | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the National Assembly | |
Boundary of 8th constituency in Pest County | |
| County | Pest County |
| Population | 118,283 (2022) |
| Major settlements | Szigetszentmiklós |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2011 |
| Party | Fidesz–KDNP |
| Member | Zoltán Bóna |
| Elected | 2014, 2018, 2022 |
Area
The constituency includes the following settlements:
Members of parliament
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 104,837 | — |
| 2022 | 118,283 | +12.8% |
The demographics of the constituency are as follows.[4][5] The population of the 8th constituency of Pest County was 118,283 on 1 October 2022. The population of the constituency increased by 13,446 between the 2011 and 2022 censuses. Based on the age composition, the majority of the population in the constituency is middle-aged with 43,986 people, while the fewest are elderly with 20,227 people. 88.3% 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 38,955 people, followed by graduates with 20,859 people.
According to economic activity, almost half of the population is employed, 61,576 people, the second most significant group is inactive earners, who are mainly pensioners, with 21,848 people.
The most significant ethnic group in the constituency is Germans with 1,273 people and Gypsies with 789 people. The proportion of foreign citizens without Hungarian citizenship is 1.1%.
According to religious composition, the largest religion of the residents of the constituency is Roman Catholic (20,184 people), and there is also a significant community of Calvinists (9,365 people). The number of those not belonging to a religious community is also significant (18,108 people), the second largest group in the constituency after the Roman Catholic religion.