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2002 Hungarian parliamentary election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 National Assembly |
| 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 | 1R vote and % |
| 2blank | 2R vote and % |
| 3blank | Party vote |
| 4blank | % and swing |
| image1 | Viktor Orban at the ECON Committee Meeting (cropped).jpg |
| leader1 | Viktor Orbán |
| party1 | Fidesz |
| alliance1 | Fidesz-MDF |
| leader_since1 | 6 July 1998 |
| colour1 | FF6A00 |
| last_election1 | 165 seats, 32.28% |
| seats1 | |
| Fidesz 164, MDF 24 | |
| 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 |
| image2 | Medgyessy Péter 2002 (cropped).jpg |
| leader2 | Péter Medgyessy |
| party2 | Hungarian Socialist Party |
| leader_since2 | 9 June 2001 |
| last_election2 | 134 seats, 32.92% |
| seats2 | |
| seat_change2 | 44 |
| 1data2 | **2,277,732 (40.5%)** |
| 2data2 | 2,011,845 (45.8%) |
| 3data2 | **2,361,983** |
| 4data2 | **42.05%** 9.13 pp |
| image3 | GaborKuncze (cropped).jpg |
| leader3 | Gábor Kuncze |
| party3 | Alliance of Free Democrats |
| leader_since3 | 1 July 2001 |
| last_election3 | 24 seats, 7.57% |
| seats3 | |
| seat_change3 | 4 |
| 1data3 | 380,982 (6.8%) |
| 2data3 | 126,966 (2.9%) |
| 3data3 | 313,084 |
| 4data3 | 5.57% 2.00 pp |
| map_image | 2002 Hungarian parliamentary election - Vote Strength.svg |
| map_size | 350px |
| map_caption | Results of the election. A darker shade indicates a higher vote share. Proportional list results are displayed in the top left. |
| title | Government |
| posttitle | Government after election |
| before_election | First Orbán Government |
| before_party | Fidesz–FKGP–MDF |
| after_election | Medgyessy Government |
| after_party | MSZP–SZDSZ |
194 seats were needed for a majority 21 April 2002 (second round) 73.51% (second round)
Fidesz 164, MDF 24
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.
Although Fidesz–Hungarian Democratic Forum gained the most seats in the National Assembly despite receiving fewer votes than the Hungarian Socialist Party, the alliance narrowly failed from absolute majority. Therefore, the centre-left party was able to form a coalition government with the Alliance of Free Democrats, just like in 1994.
Electoral system
The unicameral National Assembly (Országgyűlés), the highest organ of state authority, initiates and approves legislation sponsored by the prime minister. A party had to win at least 5% of the national vote (based on the total of regional list votes) to form a parliamentary faction. The National Assembly had 386 members, elected for a four-year term in a mixed system: 176 members in single-seat constituencies by a modified two-round system, 152 in multi-seat constituencies by party-list proportional representation (using territorial lists) and 58 members (using a national list) to realize semi-proportional representation.
Results
Party list results by county
| County | MSZP | Fidesz–MDF | SZDSZ | MIÉP | CP–KDNP | MP | FKGP | Others | Fidesz}};" | Alliance of Free Democrats}};" | Hungarian Workers' Party}};" | Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party}};" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bács-Kiskun | 35.60 | **49.84** | 4.38 | 3.62 | 3.13 | 1.95 | 1.50 | - | ||||||||
| Baranya | **46.73** | 38.59 | 5.08 | 3.09 | 3.40 | 2.46 | 0.65 | - | ||||||||
| Békés | **42.45** | 40.98 | 4.36 | 3.68 | 3.52 | 3.58 | 1.42 | - | ||||||||
| Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | **47.86** | 37.80 | 3.52 | 3.67 | 3.72 | 2.68 | 0.47 | 0.26 | ||||||||
| Budapest | **44.12** | 31.58 | 9.56 | 6.96 | 5.72 | 1.80 | 0.27 | - | ||||||||
| Csongrád | 40.50 | **43.16** | 4.48 | 3.67 | 4.59 | 2.42 | 1.04 | 0.14 | ||||||||
| Fejér | 42.20 | **43.39** | 4.80 | 3.36 | 3.86 | 1.90 | 0.49 | - | ||||||||
| Győr-Moson-Sopron | 36.24 | **51.15** | 4.10 | 3.26 | 3.23 | 1.50 | 0.53 | - | ||||||||
| Hajdú-Bihar | 39.54 | **47.72** | 3.76 | 3.25 | 2.54 | 1.79 | 1.26 | 0.15 | ||||||||
| Heves | **47.24** | 36.69 | 4.91 | 4.43 | 2.62 | 3.16 | 0.66 | 0.28 | ||||||||
| Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | **46.15** | 37.96 | 4.41 | 3.68 | 2.68 | 3.74 | 1.37 | - | ||||||||
| Komárom-Esztergom | **49.33** | 36.35 | 5.04 | 3.10 | 3.21 | 2.17 | 0.56 | 0.24 | ||||||||
| Nógrád | **43.50** | 39.13 | 3.89 | 3.35 | 2.57 | 6.68 | 0.48 | 0.41 | ||||||||
| Pest | 40.27 | **41.04** | 6.65 | 5.65 | 3.95 | 1.58 | 0.69 | 0.17 | ||||||||
| Somogy | 41.47 | **43.96** | 3.66 | 3.36 | 4.47 | 1.95 | 1.12 | - | ||||||||
| Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | 42.62 | **44.99** | 2.73 | 2.81 | 3.45 | 1.44 | 1.39 | 0.58 | ||||||||
| Tolna | 41.02 | **44.17** | 5.05 | 3.93 | 2.84 | 2.23 | 0.77 | - | ||||||||
| Vas | 32.39 | **53.48** | 5.41 | 3.06 | 3.59 | 1.22 | 0.73 | 0.12 | ||||||||
| Veszprém | 37.00 | **48.08** | 5.24 | 3.35 | 3.74 | 1.78 | 0.49 | 0.32 | ||||||||
| Zala | 36.47 | **49.49** | 4.47 | 3.76 | 3.24 | 1.68 | 0.90 | - | ||||||||
| Total | **42.05** | 41.07 | 5.57 | 4.37 | 3.90 | 2.16 | 0.75 | 0.12 |
Notes
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p899 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p927
- "2002. évi országgyűlési képviselő választás – Végleges adatok a területi választókerületi eredményekről".
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