Hungarian parliamentary election, 2002
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 |
SMCs |
MMCs |
National
seats |
Total
seats |
+/– |
|---|
| Votes |
% |
Seats |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
| Hungarian Socialist Party | 2,277,732 | 40.5 | 78 | 2,361,983 | 42.1 | 69 | 31 | 178 | +44 |
| Fidesz–Hungarian Civic Party–MDF | 2,217,755 | 39.4 | 95 | 2,306,763 | 41.1 | 67 | 26 | 188 | +40 |
| Alliance of Free Democrats | 380,982 | 6.8 | 2 | 313,084 | 5.6 | 4 | 13 | 19 | –5 |
| Hungarian Justice and Life Party | 257,455 | 4.6 | 0 | 245,316 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –14 |
| Centre Party | 182,256 | 3.2 | 0 | 219,029 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| Workers' Party | 108,732 | 1.9 | 0 | 121,503 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent Smallholders' Party | 67,401 | 1.2 | 0 | 42,338 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –48 |
| MSZP–MSZDP | 41,461 | 0.7 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – |
| MSZP–SZDSZ | 27,892 | 0.5 | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | – |
| New Left Party | 5,597 | 0.1 | 0 | 3,198 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| Green Party of Hungary | 2,221 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reform Smallholders' Party | 2,758 | 0.0 | 0 | 1,086 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| Smallholders' Party, Party of Smallholders' Alliance | 2,699 | 0.0 | 0 | 451 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| Hungarian Entrepreneurs' United Party | 1,288 | 0.0 | 0 | 318 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| Party of the Hungarian Interest | 919 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | New |
| Union for Solidarity | 793 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | New |
| Hungarian Pensioners' Party | 685 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | New |
| Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party | 612 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Democratic Party | 590 | 0.0 | 0 | 912 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hungarian Roma Party | 589 | 0.0 | 0 | 745 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| Independent Hungarian Democratic Party | 531 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Civic Democratic Party against Corruption | 261 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | New |
| Democratic Roma Party | 171 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | New |
| Independents | 43,215 | 0.8 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | –1 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 55,863 | – | – | 63,897 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 5,680,458 | 100 | 176 | 5,680,623 | 100 | 140 | 70 | 386 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,061,101 | 70.5 | – | 8,061,101 | 70.5 | – | – | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p899 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p927
External links
