2002 Slovak parliamentary election

2002 Slovak parliamentary election

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All 150 seats in the National Council
76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout70.07% (Decrease 14.18 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Vladimír Mečiar Mikuláš Dzurinda Robert Fico
Party ĽS–HZDS SDKÚ SMER
Last election 43 seats, 27.0% Did not exist Did not exist
Seats won 36 28 25
Seat change Decrease 7 New New
Popular vote 560,691 433,953 387,100
Percentage 19.5% 15.1% 13.5%
Swing Decrease 7.5 pp New New

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Béla Bugár Pavol Hrušovský Pavol Rusko
Party SMK KDH ANO
Last election 15 seats, 9.1% In SDK Did not exist
Seats won 20 15 15
Seat change Increase 5 N/A New
Popular vote 321,069 237,202 237,202
Percentage 11.2% 8.3% 8.0%
Swing Increase 2.0 pp N/A New

  Seventh party
 
Leader Jozef Ševc
Party KSS
Last election 0 seats, 2.8%
Seats won 11
Seat change Increase 11
Popular vote 181,872
Percentage 6.3%
Swing Increase 3.5 pp

Results of the election, showing plurality by district.

Prime Minister before election

Mikuláš Dzurinda
SDKÚ

Elected Prime Minister

Mikuláš Dzurinda
SDKÚ

Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 20 and 21 September 2002.[1] The Movement for a Democratic Slovakia remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 36 of the 150 seats.[2] Mikuláš Dzurinda of the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union remained Prime Minister, in coalition with the Party of the Hungarian Coalition, Christian Democratic Movement, and Alliance of the New Citizen parties.[3]

  1. ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1747 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1754
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1757

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