2002 Hungarian parliamentary election explained

Election Name:2002 Hungarian parliamentary election
Country:Hungary
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1998 Hungarian parliamentary election
Previous Year:1998
Next Election:2006 Hungarian parliamentary election
Next Year:2006
Seats For Election:All 386 seats to the Országgyűlés
194 seats were needed for a majority
Election Date:7 April 2002 (first round)
21 April 2002 (second round)
Turnout:70.53% (first round)
73.51% (second round)
1Blank: and %
2Blank: and %
3Blank:Party vote
4Blank:% and swing
Leader1:Viktor Orbán
Party1:Fidesz-MDF
Leader Since1:6 July 1998
Colour1:FF6A00
Last Election1:165 seats, 32.28%
Seats1:
Fidesz 179, MDF 9
Seat Change1: 23
1Data1:2,217,755 (39.4%)
2Data1:2,196,540 (50.0%)
3Data1:2,306,763
4Data1:41.07% 8.79 pp
Leader2:Péter Medgyessy
Party2:Hungarian Socialist Party
Leader Since2:June 2001
Last Election2:134 seats, 32.92%
Seat Change2: 45
1Data2:2,277,737 (40.5%)
2Data2:2,011,845 (45.8%)
3Data2:2,361,983
4Data2:42.05% 6.13 pp
Leader3:Gábor Kuncze
Party3:Alliance of Free Democrats
Leader Since3:1 July 2001
Last Election3:24 seats, 7.57%
Seat Change3: 5
1Data3:380,982 (6.8%)
2Data3:126,966 (2.9%)
3Data3:313,084
4Data3:5.57% 2.00 pp
Map Size:350px
Government
Posttitle:Government after election
Before Election:First Orbán Government
Before Party:FideszFKGPMDF
After Election:Medgyessy Government
After Party:MSZPSZDSZ

Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 7 April 2002, with a second round of voting in 131 of the 176 single member constituencies on 21 April.[1] [2] Although Fidesz remained the largest party in the National Assembly despite receiving fewer votes than the Hungarian Socialist Party, the Socialist Party was able to form a coalition government with the Alliance of Free Democrats.

Results

Party list results by county

County[3] MSZPFidesz-MDFSZDSZMIÉPCentre Party-KDNPWorkers' PartyFKGPOthers
Bács-Kiskun35.6049.844.383.623.131.951.50-
Baranya46.7338.595.083.093.402.460.65-
Békés42.4540.984.363.683.523.581.42-
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén47.8637.803.523.673.722.680.470.26
Budapest44.1231.589.566.965.721.800.27-
Csongrád40.5043.164.483.674.592.421.040.14
Fejér42.2043.394.803.363.861.900.49-
Győr-Moson-Sopron36.2451.154.103.263.231.500.53-
Hajdú-Bihar39.5447.723.763.252.541.791.260.15
Heves47.2436.694.914.432.623.160.660.28
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok46.1537.964.413.682.683.741.37-
Komárom-Esztergom49.3336.355.043.103.212.170.560.24
Nógrád43.5039.133.893.352.576.680.480.41
Pest40.2741.046.655.653.951.580.690.17
Somogy41.4743.963.663.364.471.951.12-
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg42.6244.992.732.813.451.441.390.58
Tolna41.0244.175.053.932.842.230.77-
Vas32.3953.485.413.063.591.220.730.12
Veszprém37.0048.085.243.353.741.780.490.32
Zala36.4749.494.473.763.241.680.90-
Total42.0541.075.574.373.902.160.750.12

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Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p927
  3. Web site: 2002. évi országgyűlési képviselő választás – Végleges adatok a területi választókerületi eredményekről.