Békés County Assembly Explained

Békés County Assembly
Coa Pic:COA Békés County.svg
Coa Res:125px
Structure1:File:BékésCountyCouncil.png
Structure1 Res:200px
House Type:County Council
Foundation:1990
Leader1 Type:President
Leader1:Mihály Zalai
Election1:12 October 2014
Seats:17 councillors
Political Groups1:Administration

Other parties (7)

Term Length:five years
Next Election1:2024
Session Res:240
Website:bekesmegye.hu

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

Composition

Deputies in Békés County Assembly[1]
  • 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)
PeriodDistributionSeats
1994–1998
314624911
40
1998–2002
11331081211
40
2002–2006
2031421
40
2006–2010
15124
40
2010–2014
4113
18
2014–2019
21114
18
2019–2024
1212101
17

2019

The Assembly elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 17 counselors, with the following party composition:[1]

|-|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.[2] [3]

2014

The Assembly elected at the 2014 local government elections, is made up of 18 counselors, with the following party composition:[1]

|-! 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.[4]

2010

The Assembly elected at the 2010 local government elections, is made up of 18 counselors, with the following party composition:[1]

|-! 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:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Választástörténet (Önkormányzati vál.). hu.
  2. Web site: Megyei közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 (Békés megye). valasztas.hu. 2019-10-29.
  3. Web site: A közgyűlés felépítése – Békés Megyei Önkormányzat. 2021-05-22. hu.
  4. Web site: Municipal election (12 Oct 2014) - BÉKÉS county assembly election result . National Election Office .