2002 Slovak parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 20 and 21 September 2002.[1] The People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 36 of the 150 seats.[2] Mikuláš Dzurinda of the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union remained Prime Minister, in coalition with the Party of the Hungarian Coalition, Christian Democratic Movement, and Alliance of the New Citizen parties.[3]

2002 Slovak parliamentary election
20–21 September 2002
All 150 seats in the National Council
76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout2,913,267 (70.07%)
14.18 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Vladimír Mečiar Mikuláš Dzurinda Robert Fico
Party ĽS–HZDS SDKÚ Smer
Last election 43 seats, 27.0% New party New party
Seats won 36 28 25
Seat change 7 New party New party
Popular vote 560,691 433,953 387,100
Percentage 19.5% 15.1% 13.5%
Swing 7.5 pp New party New party
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Béla Bugár Pavol Hrušovský Pavol Rusko
Party SMK KDH ANO
Last election 15 seats, 9.1% In SDK New party
Seats won 20 15 15
Seat change 5 N/A New party
Popular vote 321,069 237,202 237,202
Percentage 11.2% 8.3% 8.0%
Swing 2.0 pp N/A New party
  Seventh party
 
Leader Jozef Ševc
Party KSS
Last election 0 seats, 2.8%
Seats won 11
Seat change 11
Popular vote 181,872
Percentage 6.3%
Swing 3.5 pp
Results of the election, showing plurality by district.
Prime Minister before election

Mikuláš Dzurinda
SDKÚ

 Prime Minister

Mikuláš Dzurinda
SDKÚ

Participating parties
Party Abbr. Founded Ideology Leader
Movement for a Democratic Slovakia
Hnutie za demokratické Slovensko		 HZDS 1991 National conservatism,
Slovak nationalism,
Populism		 Vladimír Mečiar
Slovak Democratic and Christian Union
Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská únia		 SDKÚ 2000 Conservative liberalism,
Christian democracy,
Pro-Europeanism		 Mikuláš Dzurinda
Direction
Smer		 Smer 1999 Third Way,
Populism,
Soft Euroscepticism		 Robert Fico
Party of the Hungarian Coalition
Strana maďarskej koalície		 SMK 1998 Hungarian minority interests,
Christian democracy,
Liberal conservatism		 Béla Bugár
Christian Democratic Movement
Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie		 KDH 1990 Christian democracy,
Conservatism,
Pro-Europeanism		 Pavol Hrušovský
Alliance of the New Citizen
Aliancia nového občana		 ANO 2001 Libertarianism,
Populism,
Pro-Europeanism		 Pavol Rusko
Communist Party of Slovakia
Komunistická strana Slovenska		 KSS 1992 Democratic socialism,
Communism,
Marxism-Leninism		 Jozef Ševc

Results
Party Votes % Swing Seats +/–
People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia 560,69119.50–7.5036–7
Slovak Democratic and Christian Union 433,95315.09New28New
Direction 387,10013.46New25New
Party of the Hungarian Coalition 321,06911.17+2.0420+5
Christian Democratic Movement 237,2028.25N/A15N/A
Alliance of the New Citizen 230,3098.01New15New
Communist Party of Slovakia 181,8726.33+3.5311+11
True Slovak National Party 105,0843.65New0New
Slovak National Party 95,6333.33–5.750–14
Movement for Democracy 94,3243.28New0New
Social Democratic Alternative 51,6491.80New0New
Party of the Democratic Left 39,1631.36–13.300–23
Green Party 28,3650.99New0New
Independent Civic Party of the Unemployed and Injured 26,2050.91New0New
Union of the Workers of Slovakia 15,7550.55–0.7600
Woman and Family 12,6460.44New0New
Civic Conservative Party 9,4220.33New0New
Workers' Party–ROSA 8,6990.30New0New
Roma Civic Initiative 8,4200.29New0New
Party for Democratic Civic Rights 6,7160.23New0New
Left Bloc 6,4410.22New0New
Political Movement of Roma in Slovakia–ROMA 6,2340.22New0New
Slovak National Unity 4,5480.16+0.0200
B–Revolutionary Workers' Party 2,8180.10–0.0300
People's Party 7630.03New0New
Invalid/blank votes38,186––––
Total2,913,267100–1500
Registered voters/turnout4,157,80270.07–14.18––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References
  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1747 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1754
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1757
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