2002 Hungarian parliamentary election

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.

2002 Hungarian parliamentary election
7 April 2002 (first round)
21 April 2002 (second round)
All 386 seats to the National Assembly
194 seats needed for a majority
Turnout70.47% (first round)
73.49% (second round)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Viktor Orbán[lower-alpha 1] Péter Medgyessy[lower-alpha 2] Gábor Kuncze
Party Fidesz–MDF MSZP SZDSZ
Leader since 1 July 2001
Last election 32.28%, 165 seats[lower-alpha 3] 32.92%, 134 seats 7.57%, 24 seats
Seats won 188[lower-alpha 4] 179[lower-alpha 5] 19
Seat change Increase 23 Increase 45 Decrease 5
Popular vote 2,306,763 2,361,997 313,084
Percentage 41.07% 42.05% 5.57%
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

 Prime Minister after election

Péter Medgyessy
MSZP

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
Fidesz–Hungarian 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 Party–Christian 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 Party–Social Democratic Party41,4610.74040,7090.93000–
Hungarian Socialist Party–Alliance 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

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. Medgyessy was selected as the MSZP's Prime Minister candidate in June 2001, but did not join the party, remaining an independent.
  3. Combined results for Fidesz (148 seats, 29.48%) and MDF (17 seats, 2.80%).
  4. Fidesz 179, MDF 9
  5. Including one deputy elected as a joint MSZP–SZDSZ candidate.

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