Election Name: | 2002 Budapest Assembly election |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 1998 Budapest Assembly election |
Previous Year: | 1998 |
Next Election: | 2006 Budapest Assembly election |
Next Year: | 2006 |
Seats For Election: | All 66 seats in the General Assembly of Budapest |
Majority Seats: | 34 |
Election Date: | 20 Oct 2002 |
1Blank: | Popular vote |
2Blank: | Percentage |
Leader1: | Erzsébet Gy. Németh |
Party1: | Hungarian Socialist Party |
Last Election1: | 20 seats |
Seats1: | 24 |
Seat Change1: | 4 |
1Data1: | 262,998 |
2Data1: | 35.58% |
Colour2: | FF6A00 |
Leader2: | Kálmán Katona |
Party2: | Fidesz-MDF |
Last Election2: | 22 seats |
Seats2: | 21 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
1Data2: | 230,992 |
2Data2: | 31.25% |
Leader4: | Gábor Demszky |
Party4: | Alliance of Free Democrats |
Last Election4: | 18 seats |
Seats4: | 16 |
Seat Change4: | 2 |
1Data4: | 171,244 |
2Data4: | 23.17% |
Leader5: | István Csurka |
Party5: | Hungarian Justice and Life Party |
Last Election5: | 6 seats |
Seats5: | 5 |
Seat Change5: | 1 |
1Data5: | 48,514 |
2Data5: | 6.56% |
The 2002 Budapest Assembly election was held on 20 October 2002, concurring with other local elections in Hungary.
See main article: 2002 Budapest mayoral election. Incumbent Gábor Demszky was directly elected mayor in a three-way race against Fidesz–KDNP supported independent candidate Pál Schmitt and MSZP candidate Erzsébet Gy. Németh with 46.70% of the vote.
List seats were distributed using the D'Hondt method.
Budapest Assembly election, 2002[1] | |||||||
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Party | Candidates | Vote | Percentage | Vote change | Seats | Seat change | |
Erzsébet Gy. Németh Tibor Bakonyi Zoltán Ajkay Pál Vajda János Schiffer ... | 262 998 | 35.58% | 24 | 4 | |||
Kálmán Katona Tamás Deutsch László Szőke András Deák Zsolt Wintermantel ... | 230 992 | 31.25% | 21 | 1 | |||
Gábor Demszky András Bőhm János Atkári László Rajk István Molnár ... | 171 244 | 23.17% | 16 | 2 | |||
István Csurka László Zsinka Zoltán Balczó Zoltán Fenyvessy Péter Pál Marsi ... | 48 514 | 6.56% | 2.56% | 5 | 1 |