2002 Macedonian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Macedonia on 15 September 2002.[1] The result was a victory for the Together for Macedonia, an alliance of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia, the Liberal Democratic Party, the Democratic Party of Turks, the Democratic League of Bosniaks, the United Party of Romas in Macedonia, the Democratic Party of Serbs, the Democratic Union of Vlachs, the Workers-Peasant Party, the Socialist Christian Party of Macedonia and the Green Party of Macedonia, which won 60 of the 120 seats in the Assembly.

2002 Macedonian parliamentary election

15 September 2002

All 120 seats to the Sobranie
  First party Second party
 
Leader Branko Crvenkovski Ljubčo Georgievski
Party SDSM VMRO-DPMNE
Leader since 1991 1998
Last election 27 seats 49 seats
Seats won 60 33
Seat change 33 16
Popular vote 494,744 298,404
Percentage 41.40% 25.02%

Prime Minister before election

Ljubčo Georgievski
VMRO-DPMNE

Prime Minister

Branko Crvenkovski
SDSM

Electoral system

A new electoral law was passed prior to the election, replacing the system in which 35 members of the Assembly were elected by proportional representation at the national level and 85 elected in single member constituencies.[2] In the new system, the country was divided into six constituencies that elected 20 members each by proportional representation.[3] Seats were allocated using the d'Hondt method with an electoral threshold of 5%.[3]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Coalition "Together for Macedonia" led by SDSM494,74441.460
VMRO-DPMNE-Liberal Party298,40425.033
Democratic Union for Integration144,91312.116
Democratic Party of Albanians63,6955.37
Party for Democratic Prosperity28,3972.42
National Democratic Party26,2372.21
Socialist Party of Macedonia25,9762.20
Democratic Alternative17,4731.50
Democratic Union15,0991.30
VMRO-Macedonian10,4360.90
VMRO–VMRO-DPPE–MHP8,4840.70
Union of Roma in Macedonia7,0360.61
New Democracy6,1720.50
LD–DSSM–PVM–DMP–PDDE–SDAM6,0620.50
Democratic Centre-Party of the Greens6,0190.50
Social Democratic Party3,4930.30
Macedonian Alliance-Macedonian People's Party2,4540.20
Democratic Party of Macedonia2,3260.20
Rebirth and Alliance for a Macedonian National Ideal2,3030.20
People's Movement of Macedonia2,2470.20
MAAK-The Only Macedonian Option2,2080.20
Republican Party of Macedonia2,1670.20
PCERM2,1490.20
DOM–PPRM2,0770.20
Communist Party of Macedonia1,9690.20
People's Will1,2620.10
Party of Justice1,1390.10
Progressive Party9240.10
All-Macedonian Workers' Party3090.00
Democratic Party "Go Macedonia–Forza"2730.00
United Party of Romas in Macedonia2390.00
VMRO-United1200.00
Democratic Party of Bosniaks450.00
Independents7,5710.60
Invalid/blank votes28,289
Total1,222,711100120
Registered voters/turnout1,664,29673.5
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1278 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1274
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1276
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