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
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ Combined results for Fidesz (148 seats, 29.48%) and MDF (17 seats, 2.80%).
- ^ Medgyessy was selected as the MSZP's Prime Minister candidate in June 2001, but did not join the party, remaining an independent.
- ^ Including one deputy elected as a joint MSZP–SZDSZ candidate.
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".
External links
- National Electoral Office