2002 Hungarian parliamentary election

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2002 Hungarian parliamentary election

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21 April 2002 (second round)
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All 386 seats to the
Országgyűlés

194 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout70.53% (first round)
73.51% (second round)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Viktor Orbán Péter Medgyessy Gábor Kuncze
Party Fidesz-MDF MSZP SZDSZ
Leader since 6 July 1998[a] June 2001[c] 1 July 2001
Last election 165 seats, 32.28%[b] 134 seats, 32.92% 24 seats, 7.57%
Seats won
Fidesz 179, MDF 9
[d]
Seat change Increase 23 Increase 45 Decrease 5
1R vote and % 2,217,755 (39.4%) 2,277,737 (40.5%) 380,982 (6.8%)
2R vote and % 2,196,540 (50.0%) 2,011,845 (45.8%) 126,966 (2.9%)
Party vote 2,306,763 2,361,983 313,084
% and swing 41.07% Increase8.79 pp 42.05% Increase6.13 pp 5.57% Decrease2.00 pp

Results of the election. A darker shade indicates a higher vote share. Proportional list results are displayed in the top left.

Prime Minister before election

Viktor Orbán

Fidesz - Hungarian Civic Union

Prime Minister after election

Péter Medgyessy
MSZP

Parliamentary elections were held in

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

PartyProportionalSMCs (first round)SMCs (second round)Seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsNationalTotal+/–
Hungarian Socialist Party2,361,99742.05692,277,73240.50242,011,84545.775431178+44
FideszHungarian Democratic Forum2,306,76341.07672,217,75539.43202,196,54049.977526188+23
Alliance of Free Democrats313,0845.574380,9826.770126,9662.8921319–5
Hungarian Justice and Life Party245,3264.370257,4554.5803250.01000–14
Centre PartyChristian Democratic People's Party219,0293.900182,2563.2405,2800.12000New
Hungarian Workers' Party121,5032.160108,7321.930000
Independent Smallholders' Party42,3380.75067,4011.2006920.02000–48
New Left Party3,1980.0605,5970.10000New
Reform Smallholders' Party1,0860.0202,7580.05000New
Social Democratic Party9120.0205900.010000
Hungarian Roma Party7450.0105890.01000New
Smallholders' Party, Party of Smallholders' Alliance4510.0102,6990.05000New
Hungarian Entrepreneurs' United Party3180.0101,2880.02000New
Hungarian Socialist PartySocial Democratic Party41,4610.74040,7090.93000
Hungarian Socialist PartyAlliance of Free Democrats27,8920.50113,1010.30001
Green Party of Hungary2,2210.040000
Party of the Hungarian Interest9190.02000New
Union for Solidarity7930.01000New
Hungarian Pensioners' Party6850.01000New
Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party6120.010000
Independent Hungarian Democratic Party5310.010000
Civic Democratic Party against Corruption2610.00000New
Democratic Roma Party1710.00000New
Independents43,2150.77000–1
Total5,616,750100.001405,624,595100.00454,395,458100.00131703860
Valid votes5,616,75098.885,624,59599.024,395,45899.39
Invalid/blank votes63,8971.1255,8630.9826,9630.61
Total votes5,680,647100.005,680,458100.004,422,421100.00
Registered voters/turnout8,061,10170.478,061,10170.476,018,06973.49
Source: Valasztas, Election Resources

Party list results by county

County[3]
MSZP
Fidesz-MDF SZDSZ MIÉP Centre Party-KDNP
Workers' Party
FKGP Others
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

  1. ^ Orbán became Prime Minister on 6 July 1998. He had previously been leader of Fidesz since 18 April 1993, but resigned partway through his premiership in January 2000, and did not become leader again until 2003.
  2. ^ Combined results for Fidesz (148 seats, 29.48%) and MDF (17 seats, 2.80%).
  3. ^ Medgyessy was selected as the MSZP's Prime Minister candidate in June 2001, but did not join the party, remaining an independent.
  4. ^ Including one deputy elected as a joint MSZP–SZDSZ candidate.

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