2002 Hungarian parliamentary election

2002 Hungarian parliamentary election

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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.

Government before election

First Orbán Government
FideszFKGPMDF

Government after election

Medgyessy Government
MSZPSZDSZ

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.


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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p899 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p927