2002 Hungarian parliamentary election

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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]

Quick facts All 386 seats to the National Assembly 194 seats were needed for a majority, Turnout ...
2002 Hungarian parliamentary election
← 1998
7 April 2002 (first round)
21 April 2002 (second round)
2006 →
All 386 seats to the National Assembly
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 MSZP SZDSZ
Alliance Fidesz-MDF
Leader since 6 July 1998[a] 9 June 2001[b] 1 July 2001
Last election 165 seats, 32.28%[c] 134 seats, 32.92% 24 seats, 7.57%
Seats won 188 178 20
Seat change Increase 23 Increase 44 Decrease 4[d]
1R vote and % 2,217,755 (39.4%) 2,277,732 (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% Increase9.13 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
Fidesz–FKGP–MDF

 Government after election

Medgyessy Government
MSZP–SZDSZ

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Although Fidesz–Hungarian Democratic Forum gained the most seats in the National Assembly despite receiving fewer votes than the Hungarian Socialist Party, the alliance narrowly failed to gain an absolute majority. Therefore, the centre-left party was able to form a coalition government with the Alliance of Free Democrats, just like in 1994.

Electoral system

The unicameral National Assembly (Országgyűlés), the highest organ of state authority, initiates and approves legislation sponsored by the prime minister. A party had to win at least 5% of the national vote (based on the total of regional list votes) to form a parliamentary faction. The National Assembly had 386 members, elected for a four-year term in a mixed system: 176 members in single-seat constituencies by a modified two-round system, 152 in multi-seat constituencies by party-list proportional representation (using territorial lists) and 58 members (using a national list) to realize semi-proportional representation.

Results

More information Party, Proportional ...
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
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–
Alliance of Free Democrats–Hungarian Socialist Party27,8920.50113,1010.30001–
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
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Party list results by county

More information County, MSZP ...
County[3] MSZP Fidesz–MDF SZDSZ MIÉP CP–KDNP MP 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
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Notes

  1. [a]
    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 29 January 2000, and did not become leader again until 17 May 2003.
  2. [b]
    Medgyessy was selected as the MSZP's Prime Minister candidate in June 2001, but did not join the party.
  3. [c]
    Combined results for Fidesz (148 seats, 29.48%) and MDF (17 seats, 2.80%).
  4. [d]
    Including one deputy elected as a joint SZDSZ-MSZP candidate.

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