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Békés County Assembly Békés Megyei Közgyűlés
Type
Type	County Council
History
Founded	1990
Leadership
President	Mihály Zalai, Fidesz–KDNP since 12 October 2014
Structure
Seats	17 councillors
Political groups	Administration   Fidesz–KDNP (10) Other parties (7)   Jobbik (2)   DK (2)   Momentum (1)   MSZP (1)   Our Homeland (1)
Length of term	five years
Elections
Last election	13 October 2019
Next election	2024
Meeting place
County Hall, Békéscsaba
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

2019

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

Summary of the 13 October 2019 election results

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

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:

Summary of the 12 October 2014 election results

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

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:

Summary of the 3 October 2010 election results

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

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

References

1. ^ "Választástörténet (Önkormányzati vál.)" (in Hungarian).
2. "Megyei közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 (Békés megye)". valasztas.hu. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
3. "A közgyűlés felépítése – Békés Megyei Önkormányzat" (in Hungarian). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
4. "Municipal election (12 Oct 2014) - BÉKÉS county assembly election result". National Election Office.

• Local government in Hungary
• Békés County