[1] The election had to be called due to the death of Ferenc Koncz, a Member of Parliament in the constituency.

[2] The main stake in the election was whether the Fidesz could maintain a two-thirds majority in the parliament.

(In practice, this is of little significance because three members of the Our Homeland Movement outside the governing coalition and Imre Ritter, a German national, would had a good chance of voting with the Fidesz–KDNP.)

The registration of the independent István Medve was rejected by the election committee because it failed to collect 500 valid signatures on the recommendation forms.

[4][5][6] In the end, Zsófia Koncz won the election by a slim, but increased four percent majority.