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2002 Sierra Leonean general election
Presidential election
General elections were held in
Ahmed Tejan Kabbah of the
Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) was re-elected with more than 70% of the votes in the first round, meaning that a second round of voting was not required. In the parliamentary elections, the SLPP received almost 70% of the vote, winning 83 of the 112 seats. The
All People's Congress became the main opposition party, replacing the
United National People's Party .
The United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone was authorised, under Security Council Resolution 1389 (2002), to assist in the electoral process.
Campaign A total of 1,351 candidates contested the parliamentary elections, representing ten parties.[1]
Results President Candidate Party Votes % Ahmad Tejan Kabbah Sierra Leone People's Party 1,336,423 70.06 Ernest Bai Koroma All People's Congress 426,405 22.35 Johnny Paul Koroma Peace and Liberation Party 57,233 3.00 Alimamy Pallo Bangura Revolutionary United Front 33,074 1.73 John Karefa-Smart United National People's Party 19,847 1.04 Raymond Kamara Grand Alliance Party 11,181 0.59 Zainab Bangura Movement for Progress 10,406 0.55 Raymond Bamidele Thompson Citizens United for Peace and Progress 9,028 0.47 Andrew Turay Young People's Party 3,859 0.20 Total 1,907,456 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,309,338 – Source: Kandeh
Parliament Party Votes % Seats +/– Sierra Leone People's Party 1,293,401 67.67 83 +56 All People's Congress 409,313 21.41 27 +22 Peace and Liberation Party 69,765 3.65 2 New Revolutionary United Front 41,997 2.20 0 New Grand Alliance Party 25,436 1.33 0 New United National People's Party 24,907 1.30 0 –17 People's Democratic Party 19,941 1.04 0 –12 Movement for Progress 15,036 0.79 0 New National Democratic Alliance 6,467 0.34 0 0 Young People's Party 5,083 0.27 0 New Paramount Chiefs 12 0 Total 1,911,346 100.00 124 +44 Registered voters/turnout 2,309,338 – Source: Kandeh
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