Békés County Assembly

The Békés County Assembly () is the local legislative body of Békés County in the Southern Great Plain in Hungary.

Composition

Deputies in Békés County Assembly

Fidesz-MDF-MKDSZ alliance (1998) Fidesz-MKDSZ-Gazdakörök alliance (2002) Fidesz-KDNP-Gazdakörök alliance (2006) Fidesz-KDNP alliance (from 2010)

KDNP-MDF alliance (1994)

FKgP-KDNP alliance (1998)

Mayors' Association (Polgármesterek Egyesülete) (1994, 1998) ÖBME (2002) Period Distribution Seats1994–1998 3 14 6 2 4 9 1 1 401998–2002 1 13 3 10 8 1 2 1 1 402002–2006 20 3 14 2 1 402006–2010 15 1 24 402010–2014 4 11 3 182014–2019 2 1 11 4 182019–2024 1 2 1 2 10 1 17

2019 The Assembly elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 17 counselors, with the following party composition:

|colspan=8 align=center| |- ! colspan="2" | Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! Seats % |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Fidesz–KDNP | align=right| 56,936 | align=right| 53.11 | align=right| 1.74 | align=right| 10 | align=right| 1 | align=right| 58.82 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Jobbik | align=right| 15,394 | align=right| 14.36 | align=right| 6.60 | align=right| 2 | align=right| 2 | align=right| 11.76 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Democratic Coalition (DK) | align=right| 11,486 | align=right| 10.71 | align=right| 4.93 | align=right| 2 | align=right| 1 | align=right| 11.76 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Momentum Movement (Momentum) | align=right| 8,599 | align=right| 8.02 | align=right| | align=right| 1 | align=right| 1 | align=right| 5.88 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) | align=right| 8,323 | align=right| 7.76 | align=right| 6.59 | align=right| 1 | align=right| 1 | align=right| 5.88 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Our Homeland Movement (Mi Hazánk) | align=right| 6,475 | align=right| 6.04 | align=right| | align=right| 1 | align=right| 1 | align=right| 5.88 |- ! align=right colspan=2| Total ! align=right| 111,916 ! align=right| 100.0 ! align=right| ! align=right| 17 ! align=right| 1 ! align=right| |- ! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout ! align=right| ! align=right| 47.11 ! align=right| 1.01 ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right|

After the elections in 2019 the Assembly controlled by the Fidesz–KDNP party alliance which has 10 councillors, versus 2 Jobbik, 2 Democratic Coalition (DK), 1 Momentum Movement, 1 Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP), and 1 Our Homeland Movement (Mi Hazánk) councillors.

2014 The Assembly elected at the 2014 local government elections, is made up of 18 counselors, with the following party composition:

! colspan="2" | Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! Seats % |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Fidesz–KDNP | align=right| 60,354 | align=right| 54.85 | align=right| 4.35 | align=right| 11 | align=right| 0 | align=right| 61.11 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Jobbik | align=right| 23,058 | align=right| 20.96 | align=right| 4.28 | align=right| 4 | align=right| 1 | align=right| 22.22 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) | align=right| 15,794 | align=right| 14.35 | align=right| 9.77 | align=right| 2 | align=right| 2 | align=right| 11.11 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Democratic Coalition (DK) | align=right| 6,360 | align=right| 5.78 | align=right| | align=right| 1 | align=right| 1 | align=right| 5.56 |- ! colspan=8| |- | bgcolor=#FED500| | align=left | Together (Együtt) | align=right| 4,461 | align=right| 4.05 | align=right| | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- ! align=right colspan=2| Total ! align=right| 115,073 ! align=right| 100.0 ! align=right| ! align=right| 18 ! align=right| 0 ! align=right| |- ! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout ! align=right| ! align=right| 46.10 ! align=right| 2.27 ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right|

After the elections in 2014 the Assembly controlled by the Fidesz–KDNP party alliance which has 11 councillors, versus 4 Jobbik, 1 Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) and 2 Democratic Coalition (DK) councillors.

2010 The Assembly elected at the 2010 local government elections, is made up of 18 counselors, with the following party composition:

! colspan="2" | Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! Seats % |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Fidesz–KDNP | align=right| 70,084 | align=right| 59.20 | align=right| . | align=right| 11 | align=right| 13 | align=right| 61.11 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) | align=right| 28,552 | align=right| 24.12 | align=right| . | align=right| 4 | align=right| 11 | align=right| 22.22 |- | bgcolor=| | align=left | Jobbik | align=right| 19,745 | align=right| 16.68 | align=right| | align=right| 3 | align=right| 3 | align=right| 16.67 |- ! align=right colspan=2| Total ! align=right| 123,371 ! align=right| 100.0 ! align=right| ! align=right| 18 ! align=right| 22 ! align=right| |- ! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout ! align=right| ! align=right| 48.37 ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right|

After the elections in 2010 the Assembly controlled by the Fidesz–KDNP party alliance which has 11 councillors, versus 4 Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) and 3 Jobbik councillors.

Presidents of the Assembly So far, the presidents of the Békés County Assembly have been:

1990–1998 Imre Simon, Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) 1998–2002 László Domokos, Fidesz–MKDSZ-Gazdakörök 2002–2006 Zoltán Varga, Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) 2006–2010 László Domokos, Fidesz–KDNP 2010–2014 Zoltán Farkas, Fidesz–KDNP since 2014 Mihály Zalai, Fidesz–KDNP

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