Csongrád-Csanád County Assembly

Csongrád-Csanád County Assembly

Csongrád-Csanád Megyei Közgyűlés
Csongrád-Csanád County Assembly ; Csongrád-Csanád Megyei Közgyűlés
Type
Type	County Council
History
Founded	1990
Leadership
President	László Gémes, Fidesz–KDNP ; since 9 June 2024
Structure
Seats	20 councillors
Political groups	Administration Fidesz–KDNP (10); Other parties (3) Our Homeland (5); DK (2); Momentum (2);
Length of term	five years
Elections
Last election	9 June 2024
Next election	2029
Meeting place
	County Hall, Szeged
Website
	csongrad-megye.hu

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

Composition

Deputies in Csongrád-Csanád County Assembly^[1]

Key to parties

Hungarian Workers' Party (Munkáspárt)

Agrarian Alliance (Agrárszövettség)

Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP)

MSZP-SZDSZ alliance (2002, 2006)

Democratic Coalition (DK)

Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ)

Momentum Movement (Momentum)

Jobbik

Fidesz (Fidesz–KDNP)

Fidesz-MDF-MKDSZ-KPE alliance (2002)
Fidesz-KDNP-KPE-NF-MAGOSZ-VP alliance (2002)
Fidesz-KDNP alliance (from 2010)

Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP)

Hungarian Christian Democratic Alliance (MKDSZ)

Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF)

Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party (FKgP)

Our Homeland Movement (Mi Hazánk)

Independent / Others

Entrepreneurs Association of Mórahalom (1994)
Pusztaszeri TÁJ (1998, 2002)
MTPF (1998)
Association of Homokhát Municipalities (1998, 2002, 2006)
Together for Szentes (1998)
Mako Agglomeration (2002)

Cooperation for Csongrád

Civil Alliance for Makó (PSZM)

Period

Distribution

Seats

1994–1998

1

13

5

2

4

3

9

2

40

1998–2002

11

1

10

6

2

1

40

2002–2006

19

15

2

1

40

2006–2010

16

20

3

1

40

2010–2014

6

12

2

20

2014–2019

5

11

4

20

2019–2024

2

1

2

12

2

20

2019

The Assembly elected at the 2019 local government elections, is made up of 20 counselors, with the following party composition:^[1]

Summary of the 13 October 2019 election results
Party		Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-	Seats %

	Fidesz–KDNP	41,688	54.04	5.59	12	1	60.00
	Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP)	8,183	10.61	11.17	2	3	10.00
	Jobbik	7,714	10.00	8.65	2	2	10.00
	Our Homeland Movement (Mi Hazánk)	6,991	9.06		2	2	10.00
	Democratic Coalition (DK)	6,341	8.22	5.10	1	1	5.00
	Momentum Movement (Momentum)	6,228	8.07		1	1	5.00
Total		80,042	100.0		20	0
Voter turnout			48.23	2.82

After the elections in 2019 the Assembly controlled by the Fidesz–KDNP party alliance which has 12 councillors, versus 2 Jobbik, 2 Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP), 2 Our Homeland Movement (Mi Hazánk), 1 Momentum Movement and 1 Democratic Coalition (DK) councillors.^[2]

2014

The Assembly elected at the 2014 local government elections, is made up of 20 counselors, with the following party composition:^[1]

Summary of the 12 October 2014 election results
Party		Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-	Seats %
	Fidesz–KDNP	36,165	48.45	5.53	11	1	55.00
	Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP)	16,254	21.78	5.32	5	1	25.00
	Jobbik	13,922	18.65	6.67	4	2	20.00

	Politics Can Be Different (LMP)	2,956	3.96		0	±0	0
	Democratic Coalition (DK)	2,327	3.12		0	±0	0
	Nagycsaládok Ruzsa	2,196	2.94		0	±0	0
	Together (Együtt)	822	1.10		0	±0	0
Total		77,431	100.0		20	0
Voter turnout			45.41	3.60

After the elections in 2014 the Assembly controlled by the Fidesz–KDNP party alliance which has 11 councillors, versus 5 Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) and 4 Jobbik councillors.^[3]

2010

The Assembly elected at the 2010 local government elections, is made up of 20 counselors, with the following party composition:^[1]

Summary of the 3 October 2010 election results
Party		Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-	Seats %
	Fidesz–KDNP	43,712	53.98	.	12	8	60.00
	Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP)	21,944	27.10	.	6	10	30.00
	Jobbik	9,698	11.98		2	2	10.00

	Association of Urban Builders (Városépítők)	3,671	4.53		0	±0	0
	Civil Alliance for Makó (PSZM)	1,958	2.42		0	±0	0
Total		84,017	100.0		20	20
Voter turnout			49.01

After the elections in 2010 the Assembly controlled by the Fidesz–KDNP party alliance which has 12 councillors, versus 6 Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) and 2 Jobbik councillors.

Presidents of the Assembly

So far, the presidents of the Csongrád-Csanád County Assembly have been:

1990–1998 István Lehmann, Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP)
1998–2006 József Frank, Fidesz
2006–2014 Anna Magyar, Fidesz–KDNP
2014–2019 Béla Kakas, Fidesz–KDNP
since 2019 László Gémes, Fidesz–KDNP

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Választástörténet (Önkormányzati vál.)" (in Hungarian).
^ "Megyei közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 (Csongrád megye)". valasztas.hu. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
^ "Municipal election (12 Oct 2014) - CSONGRÁD county assembly election result". National Election Office.

[valasztas-1] "Választástörténet (Önkormányzati vál.)" (in Hungarian).

[2] "Megyei közgyűlés tagjai 2019-2024 (Csongrád megye)". valasztas.hu. Retrieved 2019-10-29.

[3] "Municipal election (12 Oct 2014) - CSONGRÁD county assembly election result". National Election Office.

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