2002 Elections

2002 Bahraini parliamentary election General elections were held in Bahrain on 24 October 2002 to elect the forty members of the Council of Representatives (Bahrain), Council of Representatives. They were the second general elections in the country's history, and the first since the ...

2002 Comorian presidential election Presidential elections were held in the Comoros in 2002. In accordance with the new constitution approved in a referendum the previous year, the island of Grande Comore was to provide the candidates for this election as part of a rotation agreem ...

2002 East Timorese presidential election Presidential elections were held in East Timor for the first time on 14 April 2002 under UN administration. As expected, the former president of the East Timorese resistance movement, Conselho Nacional da Resistencia Timorense, Xanana Gusmão, ...

2002 Fijian municipal election Local elections were held in Fiji in October 2002. The results allowed the three major political parties, Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL), the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) and the National Federation Party (NFP) to claim a victory of sorts. The ...

2002 Hong Kong Chief Executive election The 2002 Hong Kong Chief Executive election was to select the second term of the Chief Executive (CE) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Incumbent Tung Chee-hwa was nominated by the 800-member Election Committee (EC) without c ...

2002 Malagasy parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Madagascar on 15 December 2002. They were won by the Tiako I Madagasikara party of List of Presidents of Madagascar, President Marc Ravalomanana, which took 103 of the 160 seats. Voter turnout was 67.86% of the ...

2002 New Zealand general election The 2002 New Zealand general election was held on 27 July 2002 to determine the composition of the 47th New Zealand Parliament. It saw the reelection of Helen Clark's Labour Party government, as well as the worst-ever performance by the oppos ...

2002 Seychellois parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Seychelles on 6 December 2002. The result was a victory for the ruling Seychelles People's Progressive Front, which won 18 of the 25 constituency seats and five of the nine proportional representation seats.

2002 South Korean presidential election Presidential elections were held in South Korea on 19 December 2002. The result was a victory for Roh Moo-Hyun of the ruling Millennium Democratic Party, who defeated Lee Hoi-chang of the Grand National Party by just over half a million votes. ...

2002 Tongan general election General elections were held in Tonga on March 7, 2002, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga. Supporters of the Human Rights and Democracy Movement (HDRM) won seven of the nine seats for people's representatives. Voter turnout wa ...

2002 Tuvaluan general election General elections were held in Tuvalu on 25 July 2002. All candidates were independents, as there are no political parties in the country. Saufatu Sopoanga was appointed Prime Minister after the election as the previous Prime Minister Koloa Talak ...

51st National Conference of the African National Congress The 51st National Conference of the African National Congress (ANC) was held at the University of Stellenbosch in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, from 16 to 20 December 2002, during the ANC's 90th anniversary. President Thabo Mbeki was re-elected to ...

2002 Algerian legislative election Parliamentary elections were held in Algeria on 30 May 2002 to elect members of the People's National Assembly. The governing National Liberation Front (FLN) won a majority of seats in the election. The election suffered from a low turnout, viole ...

2002 Burkinabé parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Burkina Faso on 5 May 2002. The result was a victory for the ruling Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP), which won 57 of the 111 seats in the National Assembly. Electoral system Following electoral refor ...

2002 Cameroonian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Cameroon on 30 June 2002. The result was a victory for the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement, which won 149 of the 180 seats. In 17 constituencies the result was cancelled by the Supreme Court of Cam ...

2002 Chadian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Chad on 21 April 2002.Elections held in 2002
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2002 Equatorial Guinean presidential election Presidential elections were held in Equatorial Guinea on 15 December 2002. Incumbent President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo easily won another term amidst an opposition boycott. Boycotts The four opposition candidates withdrew their candidacy on ...

2002 Gambian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in the Gambia on 17 January 2002. They were boycotted by several opposition parties, including the United Democratic Party. As a result, the ruling Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction of Preside ...

2002 Guinean legislative election Parliamentary elections were held in Guinea on 30 June 2002 after several postponements, over two years after it was originally scheduled to be held. The result was a victory for President Lansana Conté's Unity and Progress Party, which won 85 of ...

2002 Kenyan general election General elections were held in Kenya on 27 December 2002. Voters elected the President, and members of the National Assembly. They coincided with the 2002 Kenyan local elections. Mwai Kibaki of the National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) was elected, ...

2002 Lesotho general election General elections were held in Lesotho on 25 May 2002. The result was a victory for the Lesotho Congress for Democracy, which took over 50% of the vote and 77 of the 120 seats in the National Assembly. It was the first election held in Lesotho unde ...

2002 Malian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Mali on 14 July 2002, with a second round in some constituencies on 28 July.

2002 Malian presidential election Presidential elections were held in Mali on 28 April 2002, with a run-off on 12 May. The previous president, Alpha Oumar Konaré, stood down after 10 years in office, having been term limited by the Malian constitution to two terms. Amadou Touman ...

2002 Moroccan parliamentary election General elections were held in Morocco on 27 September 2002. The elections were the first since King Mohammed VI of Morocco had come to the throne in 1999 and international observers saw it as a test of his commitment to democracy. The election ...

2002 Republic of the Congo parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in the Republic of the Congo in 2002; the first round was held on 26 May and the second round on 20 June. The Congolese Labour Party (PCT) and its allies won a majority of seats in the National Assembly. Campaign ...

2002 Republic of the Congo presidential election Presidential elections were held in the Republic of the Congo on 10 March 2002. They followed the country's second civil war (1997-1999), which returned Denis Sassou Nguesso to power, and a subsequent transitional period, in which a new constit ...

2002 Sierra Leonean general election General elections were held in Sierra Leone on 14 May 2002 to elect a president and parliament. Incumbent President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) was re-elected with more than 70% of the votes in the first round, mea ...

2002 Togolese parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Togo on 27 October 2002. Like the previous elections in 1999, they were boycotted by nine opposition parties (known as the Coalition of Democratic Forces), following the replacement of the Independent National ...

2002 Zimbabwean presidential election Presidential elections were held in Zimbabwe between 9 and 11 March 2002. The elections were contested by the incumbent president Robert Mugabe, Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai, ZANU–Ndonga leader Wilson Kumbula, Shake ...

2002 Bahraini parliamentary election General elections were held in Bahrain on 24 October 2002 to elect the forty members of the Council of Representatives (Bahrain), Council of Representatives. They were the second general elections in the country's history, and the first since the ...

2002 East Timorese presidential election Presidential elections were held in East Timor for the first time on 14 April 2002 under UN administration. As expected, the former president of the East Timorese resistance movement, Conselho Nacional da Resistencia Timorense, Xanana Gusmão, ...

2002 Hong Kong Chief Executive election The 2002 Hong Kong Chief Executive election was to select the second term of the Chief Executive (CE) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Incumbent Tung Chee-hwa was nominated by the 800-member Election Committee (EC) without c ...

2002 Indian presidential election Indian presidential election, 2002 was held on 15 July 2002 to elect President of India. On 18 July 2002, the results were declared. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam became the 11th President by beating his nearest rival Lakshmi Sahgal. Candidates Offici ...

2002 Laotian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 24 February 2002.Laos: Elections held in 2002 ...

2002 Nagorno-Karabakh presidential election Presidential elections were held in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic on 11 August 2002. The result was a victory for incumbent President Arkadi Ghukasyan Arkadi Arshaviri Ghukasyan ( hy, Արկադի Արշավիրի Ղուկասյան, born 22 J ...

2002 South Korean presidential election Presidential elections were held in South Korea on 19 December 2002. The result was a victory for Roh Moo-Hyun of the ruling Millennium Democratic Party, who defeated Lee Hoi-chang of the Grand National Party by just over half a million votes. ...

2002 Indian presidential election Indian presidential election, 2002 was held on 15 July 2002 to elect President of India. On 18 July 2002, the results were declared. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam became the 11th President by beating his nearest rival Lakshmi Sahgal. Candidates Offici ...

2002 Punjab Legislative Assembly election Punjab Legislative Assembly election, 2002 was held in Indian state of Punjab in 2002, to elect 117 members to the Punjab Legislative Assembly. Election Commission of India Indian National Congress gained majority of the seats. Amarinder Singh wa ...

2002 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election Elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in 2002. Following a spell of 56 days of President’s Rule from 3 March to 2 May 2002, Mayawati became Chief Minister on 3 May 2002 for the third time after the BJP extended support ...

2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election The 2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election were the 1st Vidhan Sabha ( Legislative Assembly) elections of the state of Uttarakhand in India, when the Indian National Congress emerged as the largest party with 36 seats in the 70-seat leg ...

2002 Iraqi presidential referendum A presidential referendum took place in Iraq on October 16, 2002. It was the second presidential election under the rule of Saddam Hussein (the first having taken place in 1995). According to official statistics, the turnout was 100%, with all 1 ...

2002 Amagasaki mayoral election Amagasaki, Hyōgo held a mayoral election on November 17, 2002. Aya Shirai, backed by the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) and the local group Amagasaki Residents Group for Democratic City Administration defeated the incumbent Yoshio Miyata, who had ...

2002 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections Synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections were held for the first time in the Philippines on July 15, 2002. The elections were now synchronized after the passage oRepublic Act No. 9164which was approved on March 19, 2002 by th ...

2002 Cunningham by-election The 2002 Cunningham by-election was held in the Australian electorate of Division of Cunningham, Cunningham in New South Wales on 19 October 2002. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting member, the Australian Labor Party ...

2002 Hornsby state by-election A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Hornsby on 23 February 2002 because Stephen O'Doherty () resigned. Dates Results Stephen O'Doherty () resigned. See also * Electoral results f ...

2002 South Australian state election State elections were held in South Australia on 9 February 2002. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election, along with half of the 22 seats in the South Australian Legislative Council. The incumbent Liberal Party ...

2002 Tasmanian state election A general election for the Tasmanian House of Assembly was held on Saturday 20 July 2002. The Labor government led by Premier Jim Bacon was seeking a second term against the Liberal Party Opposition headed by Opposition Leader Bob Cheek. The elec ...

2002 Victorian state election The 2002 Victorian state election, held on Saturday, 30 November 2002, was for the 55th Parliament of Victoria. It was held to elect the 88 members of Victorian Legislative Assembly and 22 members of the 44-member Legislative Council. The Lab ...

2002 Abkhazian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Abkhazia on 2 March 2002 to elect the 3rd convocation of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia, third convocation of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia, People's Assembly. The elections had originally been schedule ...

2002 Bosnia and Herzegovina general election General elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 5 October 2002.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p330 Voter turnout was 55%. The elections for the House of Representatives were divided int ...

2002 Czech legislative election Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 14 and 15 June 2002.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p471 The result was a victory for the Czech Social Democratic Party, which won 70 of th ...

2002 Fine Gael leadership election The 2002 Fine Gael leadership election began in May 2002, when Michael Noonan resigned as party leader due to the party's poor performance in the 2002 general election. Noonan had only been party leader for little over fifteen months. His succe ...

2002 Gibraltar sovereignty referendum The Gibraltar sovereignty referendum of 2002 was a referendum, called by the Government of Gibraltar and held on 7 November 2002 within the British overseas territory, on a proposal by the UK Government to share sovereignty of the territory bet ...

2002 Greek local elections The 2002 Greek local elections elected representatives to Greece's super-prefectures, 54 prefectures, provinces, and approximately 1,033 communities and municipalities. The local elections in Greece traditionally occur during the month of Octo ...

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. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p899 Nohlen & S ...

2002 Irish general election The 2002 Irish general election to the 29th Dáil was held on Friday, 17 May, just over three weeks after the dissolution of the 28th Dáil on Thursday, 25 April by President Mary McAleese, at the request of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern. The gen ...

2002 Jersey general election Elections were held in 2002 for both Senators and Deputies to the States of Jersey. Senator Elections * Philip Ozouf: 14442 * Wendy Kinnard: 12230 * Paul Routier: 11687 * Mike Vibert: 10624 * Len Norman: 10192 * Frank Walker: 9377 * Guy d ...

2002 Latvian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 5 October 2002.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1122 The New Era Party emerged as the largest party in the Saeima, winning 26 of the 100 seats. Resul ...

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2002 Macedonian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Macedonia on 15 September 2002.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1278 The result was a victory for the Together for Macedonia, an alliance of the Social Democrat ...

2002 Montenegrin parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Montenegro on 20 October 2002.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p. 1372. The result was a victory for the For a European Montenegro alliance formed by the Democr ...

2002 Montenegrin presidential election Presidential elections were held in the Republic of Montenegro on 22 December 2002.2002 Nagorno-Karabakh presidential election Presidential elections were held in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic on 11 August 2002. The result was a victory for incumbent President Arkadi Ghukasyan Arkadi Arshaviri Ghukasyan ( hy, Արկադի Արշավիրի Ղուկասյան, born 22 J ...

2002 Pajala municipal election Results of the general election to the Municipal Council of Pajala Municipality, Sweden, held on Sunday 15 September 2002. The election led to a coalition rule of the Social Democratic Party, the Christian Democrats and the Centre Party. The ...

2002 Portuguese legislative election The 2002 Portuguese legislative election took place on 17 March. The election renewed all 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic. These elections were called after the resignation of the then incumbent Prime Minister, António Guterres aft ...

December 2002 Serbian presidential election Presidential elections were held in the Republic of Serbia on December 8, 2002. They followed elections in September and October which were invalidated due to voter turnout not meeting the 50% requirement. Although the legal requirement of a tur ...

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2002 Slovak parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 20 and 21 September 2002. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1747 The Movement for a Democratic Slovakia remained the largest party in the National Council, w ...

2002 Slovenian presidential election Presidential elections were held in Slovenia in 2002. The first round was held on 10 November, with a run-off held on 1 December after no candidate passed the 50% threshold in the first round. The result was a victory for Janez Drnovšek, who won ...

2002 Swedish county council elections Local elections were held in Sweden on Sunday 15 September 2002 to elect county councils and municipal councils. The elections were held alongside general elections A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most ...

2002 Swedish general election General elections were held in Sweden on 15 September 2002, Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1858 alongside municipal and county council elections. The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the larges ...

2002 Swedish municipal elections Local elections were held in Sweden on Sunday 15 September 2002 to elect county councils and municipal councils. The elections were held alongside general elections A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most ...

2002 Turkish general election General elections were held in Turkey on 3 November 2002 following the collapse of the Democratic Left Party–Nationalist Movement Party– Motherland Party coalition led by Bülent Ecevit. All 550 members of the Grand National Assembly were ...

2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Ukraine on 31 March 2002. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1976 The Our Ukraine bloc emerged as the largest faction in the Verkhovna Rada, winning 111 of the 447 seats ...

2002 Austrian legislative election Early parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 24 November 2002, after internal divisions in the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) culminating in the Knittelfeld Putsch led to the resignation of several leading FPÖ members. The result was a ...

2002 French legislative election The French legislative elections took place on 9 and 16 June 2002 to elect the 12th National Assembly of France, National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic, Fifth Republic, in a context of political crisis. The Socialist Prime Minister Lio ...

2002 French presidential election Presidential elections were held in France on 21 April 2002, with a runoff election between the top two candidates, incumbent Jacques Chirac of the Rally for the Republic and Jean-Marie Le Pen of the National Front, on 5 May. This presidential ...

2002 German federal election Federal elections were held in Germany on 22 September 2002 to elect the members of the 15th Bundestag. Incumbent Chancellor Gerhard Schröder's centre-left "red-green" governing coalition retained a narrow majority, and the Social Democratic Pa ...

2002 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election The 2002 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election was held on 22 September 2002 to elect the members of the 4th Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It was held on the same day as the 2002 German federal election, 2002 federal election. The incumbent co ...

2002 Saxony-Anhalt state election The 2002 Saxony-Anhalt state election was held on 21 April 2002 to elect the members of the 4th Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) minority government led by Minister-President Reinhard Höppner was defeated. Th ...

2002 Labour Party (Netherlands) leadership election The 2002 Labour Party leadership election was called to elect the new Leader of the Labour Party after incumbent Ad Melkert announced his retirement from national politics. Wouter Bos the former Undersecretary for Finance beat the former Speak ...

2002 Dutch general election General elections were held in the Netherlands on 15 May 2002.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1396 The elections were amongst the most dramatic in Dutch history, not just in terms of the electoral ...

2002 Turkish general election General elections were held in Turkey on 3 November 2002 following the collapse of the Democratic Left Party–Nationalist Movement Party– Motherland Party coalition led by Bülent Ecevit. All 550 members of the Grand National Assembly were ...

2002 United Kingdom local elections Local elections took place in many parts of England on 2 May 2002. All London borough council seats were elected as well a third of the seats on each of the Metropolitan Boroughs. Many unitary Authorities and District councils also had electio ...

2002 Ogmore by-election The Member of Parliament for Ogmore in Bridgend County Borough, Sir Raymond Powell, of the Labour Party died on 7 December 2001. The by-election to fill the seat was held on 14 February 2002. Labour faced no realistic challenge in this very ...

2002 United Kingdom local elections Local elections took place in many parts of England on 2 May 2002. All London borough council seats were elected as well a third of the seats on each of the Metropolitan Boroughs. Many unitary Authorities and District councils also had electio ...

2002 Adur Council election Elections to Adur District Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained control of the council from no overall control. Overall turnout was 33%. The Conservatives won 9 of the ...

2002 Barnet Council election The 2002 Barnet Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Barnet London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council, replacing t ...

2002 Brentwood Council election Elections to Brentwood Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. The entire council was up for election following boundary changes. The Liberal Democrats retained control of the council for a twelfth year. Election result Ward resu ...

2002 Bromley Council election The Bromley Council election of 2002 took place on 2 May, coinciding with 174 other council elections across Britain. The election saw the Conservatives make sweeping gains after losing power in 1998 to a Liberal-Labour coalition. Election Sum ...

2002 Camden Council election The 2002 Camden Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Camden London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998 reducing the number of ...

2002 Croydon Council election Elections to Croydon Council in London, England were held on 4 May 2002. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 1998 election. The Labour Party managed to keep control of the council which it had done since 1994 ...

2002 Greenwich Council election Elections to Greenwich Borough Council were held in May 2002. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 1998 election. Greenwich local elections are held every four years. The next election was in 2006. Election res ...

2002 Hart Council election The 2002 Hart Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Hart District Council in Hampshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000. The Conservative Party gained ov ...

2002 Hartlepool Council election Elections to Hartlepool (borough), Hartlepool Borough Council in the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of County Durham in England were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under ...

2002 Ipswich Borough Council election The 2002 Ipswich Borough Council election was an election for Ipswich Borough Council held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000. The Labour Party kept overall control of the ...

2002 Lambeth Council election Elections to Lambeth London Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes reducing the number of councillors by one since the last election in 1998. Labour despite having the largest number ...

2002 Liverpool Council election Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was: *Liberal Democr ...

2002 Manchester Council election Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 2 May 2002. One third of the council - alongside a vacancy in Moss Side - was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a two-year term of office, expiring in 2004, due to the b ...

2002 Oxford City Council election Elections to Oxford City Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by three. The Labour Party gained control of the council. The numb ...

2002 Preston Council election Elections were held for Preston Borough Council in North West England, in May 2002. Held prior to the town being awarded city status, these elections took place following a boundary review which introduced new electoral wards as a consequence ...

2002 Rushmoor Council election The 2002 Rushmoor Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Rushmoor Borough Council in Hampshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of se ...

2002 Thurrock Council election The 2002 Thurrock Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Thurrock Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. 43 candidates stood ...

2002 Welwyn Hatfield Council election The 2002 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall cont ...

2002 Winchester Council election The 2002 Winchester Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Winchester District Council in Hampshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000. The boundary ch ...

2002 Wokingham Council election The 2002 Wokingham District Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Wokingham Unitary Council in Berkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the coun ...

2002 Amagasaki mayoral election Amagasaki, Hyōgo held a mayoral election on November 17, 2002. Aya Shirai, backed by the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) and the local group Amagasaki Residents Group for Democratic City Administration defeated the incumbent Yoshio Miyata, who had ...

2002 New Zealand general election The 2002 New Zealand general election was held on 27 July 2002 to determine the composition of the 47th New Zealand Parliament. It saw the reelection of Helen Clark's Labour Party government, as well as the worst-ever performance by the oppos ...

2002 Manitoba municipal elections The 2002 Manitoba municipal elections were held on October 23, 2002 to elect mayors, councillors and school trustees in various communities throughout Manitoba, Canada. Brandon *Patricia Bowslaugh is a school principal."Brandon residents gear up ...

2002 Quebec municipal elections One hundred and seventy-two municipalities in the Canadian province of Quebec held mayoral and council elections in late 2002. Most held their elections on November 3, although a small number chose alternate dates.Mike King, "22 first-time mayors wi ...

2002 Vancouver municipal election The Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) swept the 2002 Vancouver municipal election, winning 8 of 10 Council seats, 7 of 9 School Board seats and 5 of 7 Park Board seats. The Non-Partisan Association (NPA) was reduced to 2 Council seats, 1 Sc ...

2002 Winnipeg municipal election The 2002 Winnipeg municipal election was held on 23 October 2002 to elect a mayor, councillors and school trustees in the city of Winnipeg. Glen Murray, the city's centre-left mayor, was re-elected to a second term over challenger Al Golden. Res ...

2002 Yukon general election The 2002 Yukon general election was held on November 4, 2002 to elect members of the 31st Yukon Legislative Assembly in Yukon, Canada. Results by party Results by riding ''names in bold indicate party leaders'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, ...

2002 Bahamian general election General elections were held in the Bahamas on 2 May 2002. The opposition Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) won 29 of the 40 seats in the House of Assembly to defeat the governing Free National Movement (FNM). Voter turnout was 90.2%.Dieter Nohlen ...

2002 Dominican Republic parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 2002. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p247 The result was a victory for the opposition Dominican Revolutionary Party-led allianc ...

2002 Jamaican general election General elections were held in Jamaica on 16 October 2002. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p430 The result was a victory for the People's National Party, which won 34 of the 60 seats, whilst voter tu ...

2002 Trinidad and Tobago general election Early general elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 7 October 2002, Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p635 after People's National Movement leader Patrick Manning had failed to secure a majo ...

2002 United States Senate elections The 2002 United States Senate elections featured a series of fiercely contested elections that resulted in a victory for the Republican Party, which gained two seats and thus a narrow majority from the Democratic Party in the United States Senat ...

2002 United States House of Representatives elections The 2002 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 5, 2002, in the middle of President George W. Bush's first term. Although it was a midterm election under a Republican president, the Republican Party gained a net e ...

2002 United States elections The 2002 United States elections were held on November 5, in the middle of Republican President George W. Bush's first term. Republicans won unified control of Congress. In the gubernatorial elections, Democrats won a net gain of one seat ...

2002 United States gubernatorial elections United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 5, 2002, in 36 states and two territories. The Republicans won eight seats previously held by the Democrats, as well as the seat previously held by Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura, who ...

2002 Alabama gubernatorial election The 2002 Alabama gubernatorial election was held on November 5. The race pitted incumbent Governor Don Siegelman, a Democrat, against Representative Bob Riley, a Republican, and Libertarian nominee John Sophocleus. The result was an extremely ...

2002 Alaska gubernatorial election The 2002 Alaska gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002, for the post of Governor of Alaska. Republican U.S. Senator Frank Murkowski defeated Democratic Lieutenant Governor Fran Ulmer. Murkowski became the first Republican elect ...

2002 Arizona gubernatorial election The 2002 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican Governor Jane Dee Hull was term-limited. The Democratic nominee, Arizona Attorney General Janet Napolitano, narrowly defeated Republican Matt Salmon, a ...

2002 California gubernatorial election The 2002 California gubernatorial election was an election that occurred on November 5, 2002. Democrat Gray Davis defeated Republican Bill Simon by 5% and was re-elected to a second four-year term as Governor of California. Davis would be reca ...

2002 Colorado gubernatorial election The 2002 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002 to elect the governor of Colorado. Bill Owens, the Republican incumbent, defeated Democratic nominee Rollie Heath to win a second term. Owen's win set the record for biggest w ...

2002 Florida gubernatorial election The 2002 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002 for the post of Governor of Florida. Incumbent Republican governor Jeb Bush defeated Democratic candidate Bill McBride. Bush became the first Republican governor of Florid ...

2002 Georgia gubernatorial election The 2002 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic Governor Roy Barnes sought re-election to a second term as governor. State Senator Sonny Perdue emerged as the Republican nominee from a crowded and hotl ...

2002 Illinois gubernatorial election The 2002 Illinois gubernatorial election occurred on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican governor George Ryan, who was plagued by scandal, did not run for a second term. Democrat Rod Blagojevich, a U.S. Congressman, ran against Republican J ...

2002 Iowa gubernatorial election The 2002 Iowa gubernatorial election took place November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic Governor of Iowa Tom Vilsack sought re-election to a second term as governor. Governor Vilsack won his party's nomination uncontested, while Doug Gross, an ...

2002 Maine gubernatorial election } The 2002 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Independent Governor Angus King was term limited, and unable to seek re-election. U.S. Congressman John Baldacci won the Democratic primary uncontested, while form ...

2002 Maryland gubernatorial election The 2002 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002. Democratic Governor Parris Glendening was term-limited and could not seek a third term. Republican Bob Ehrlich defeated Democrat Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, making him the fir ...

2002 Michigan gubernatorial election The 2002 Michigan gubernatorial election was one of the 36 United States Governor#United States, gubernatorial 2002 United States gubernatorial elections, elections held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican Party (United States), Republican ...

2002 Minnesota gubernatorial election The 2002 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002 for the post of Governor of Minnesota. Republican candidate Tim Pawlenty defeated Democratic candidate Roger Moe and Independence Party of Minnesota candidate Tim Penny. D ...

2002 New Mexico gubernatorial election The 2002 New Mexico gubernatorial election was a race for the Governor of New Mexico. The winner of the election held on November 5, 2002, served from January 1, 2003 until January 1, 2007. Incumbent Republican Gary Johnson was term limited. For ...

2002 New York gubernatorial election The 2002 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002. Republican Governor George Pataki was re-elected to a third term, defeating Democrat Carl McCall and Rochester billionaire Tom Golisano, who ran on the Independence Party line ...

2002 Oklahoma gubernatorial election The 2002 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002, and was a race for the Governor of Oklahoma. Democrat Brad Henry won the election with 43 percent of the vote, beating Republican Steve Largent and conservative independent ...

2002 Oregon gubernatorial election The 2002 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic Governor of Oregon John Kitzhaber was unable to seek a third consecutive term as governor, therefore creating an open seat. To replace him, former Oregon ...

2002 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election The 2002 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. Incumbent Republican governor Mark Schweiker, who took office in 2001 when Tom Ridge resigned to become Home ...

2002 Rhode Island gubernatorial election The 2002 Rhode Island gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican Governor Lincoln Almond was term-limited. Republican Donald Carcieri won the open seat, defeating Democrat Myrth York. , this was the last time the ...

2002 South Carolina gubernatorial election The 2002 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002 to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Mark Sanford, the Republican nominee, defeated incumbent Democratic Governor Jim Hodges to become the 115th gove ...

2002 South Dakota gubernatorial election The 2002 South Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2002 to elect a Governor of South Dakota. Republican nominee Mike Rounds was elected, defeating Democratic nominee Jim Abbott. Democratic primary Candidates *Jim Abbott, P ...

2002 Texas gubernatorial election The 2002 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002, to elect the Governor of Texas. Incumbent Republican Governor Rick Perry, who had ascended to the governorship after the resignation of George W. Bush to become President of the ...

2002 Wisconsin gubernatorial election The 2002 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican Governor of Wisconsin Scott McCallum, who had assumed office upon the resignation of Tommy Thompson, ran for his first full term in office. McCallum wo ...

2002 New Orleans mayoral election The New Orleans mayoral election of 2002 was an election for Mayor of New Orleans; the primary round of voting was held on February 2, 2002, followed by a runoff on March 2. It resulted in the election of Ray Nagin as mayor. Background In Ne ...

2002 Arizona gubernatorial election The 2002 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican Governor Jane Dee Hull was term-limited. The Democratic nominee, Arizona Attorney General Janet Napolitano, narrowly defeated Republican Matt Salmon, a ...

2002 California Attorney General election The 2002 California Attorney General election occurred on November 5, 2002. The primary elections took place on March 5, 2002. The Democratic incumbent, Bill Lockyer, easily defeated the Republican nominee, State Senate Minority Leader Dick A ...

2002 California gubernatorial election The 2002 California gubernatorial election was an election that occurred on November 5, 2002. Democrat Gray Davis defeated Republican Bill Simon by 5% and was re-elected to a second four-year term as Governor of California. Davis would be reca ...

2002 California Secretary of State election The 2002 California Secretary of State election occurred on November 5, 2002. The primary elections took place on June 4, 2002. State Assemblyman Kevin Shelley (D-San Francisco), the Democratic nominee, narrowly defeated the Republican, form ...

2002 California State Controller election The 2002 California State Controller election was on November 5, 2002. The primary elections took place on March 5, 2002. Businessman Steve Westly, the Democratic nominee, narrowly defeated the Republican nominee, Senator Tom McClintock, ...

2002 California State Treasurer election The 2002 California State Treasurer election occurred on November 5, 2002. The primary elections took place on March 5, 2002. The Democratic incumbent, Phil Angelides, defeated the Republican nominee, Greg Conlon. Primary results A bar graph o ...

2002 Florida gubernatorial election The 2002 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002 for the post of Governor of Florida. Incumbent Republican governor Jeb Bush defeated Democratic candidate Bill McBride. Bush became the first Republican governor of Florid ...

2002 Georgia gubernatorial election The 2002 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic Governor Roy Barnes sought re-election to a second term as governor. State Senator Sonny Perdue emerged as the Republican nominee from a crowded and hotl ...

2002 Guamanian general election General elections were held in Guam on November 5, 2002 in order to elect the governor, all 15 members of the Legislature and the Federal delegate to the US Congress. There was also a referendum on raising the age at which alcohol could be boug ...

2002 Hawaii gubernatorial election The 2002 Hawaii gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002, to select the Governor of Hawaii. Incumbent Democratic Governor of Hawaii Ben Cayetano was term-limited and therefore could not run for re-election. Former Maui Mayor Linda ...

2002 Illinois gubernatorial election The 2002 Illinois gubernatorial election occurred on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican governor George Ryan, who was plagued by scandal, did not run for a second term. Democrat Rod Blagojevich, a U.S. Congressman, ran against Republican J ...

2002 Kansas gubernatorial election The 2002 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Governor Bill Graves, a Republican, was barred from seeking a third term by the Kansas Constitution. Kansas Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius, the Democratic ...

2002 New Orleans mayoral election The New Orleans mayoral election of 2002 was an election for Mayor of New Orleans; the primary round of voting was held on February 2, 2002, followed by a runoff on March 2. It resulted in the election of Ray Nagin as mayor. Background In Ne ...

2002 Maryland gubernatorial election The 2002 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002. Democratic Governor Parris Glendening was term-limited and could not seek a third term. Republican Bob Ehrlich defeated Democrat Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, making him the fir ...

2002 Massachusetts general election A Massachusetts general election was held on November 5, 2002 in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The election included: * statewide elections for U.S. Senator, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of the Commonwealth ...

2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election The 2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican acting governor Jane Swift chose not to seek a full term in office. Republican businessman Mitt Romney defeated Democratic Treasurer Shannon O'Brie ...

2002 Michigan gubernatorial election The 2002 Michigan gubernatorial election was one of the 36 United States Governor#United States, gubernatorial 2002 United States gubernatorial elections, elections held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican Party (United States), Republican ...

United States Senate election in Montana, 2002 The 2002 United States Senate election in Montana was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Max Baucus won re-election to a fifth term. Democratic primary Candidates * Max Baucus, incumbent U.S. Senator Results ...

2002 New Hampshire Senate election phone jamming scandal The 2002 New Hampshire Senate election phone jamming scandal involved the use of a telemarketing firm hired by that state's Republican Party (NHGOP) for election tampering. The tampering involved using a call center to jam the phone lines of ...

2002 New Mexico gubernatorial election The 2002 New Mexico gubernatorial election was a race for the Governor of New Mexico. The winner of the election held on November 5, 2002, served from January 1, 2003 until January 1, 2007. Incumbent Republican Gary Johnson was term limited. For ...

2002 New York gubernatorial election The 2002 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002. Republican Governor George Pataki was re-elected to a third term, defeating Democrat Carl McCall and Rochester billionaire Tom Golisano, who ran on the Independence Party line ...

2002 New York attorney general election The 2002 election was held on November 5 to elect the Attorney General of New York. Democratic incumbent Eliot Spitzer was reelected by a wide margin, defeating Republican Dora Irizarry. General election Polling Results Refere ...

2002 North Carolina House of Representatives election The North Carolina House of Representatives election of 2002 were held on November 5, 2002, as part of the biennial election to the General Assembly. All 120 seats in the North Carolina House of Representatives were elected. It is not to be ...

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2002 North Carolina judicial elections Several justices of the North Carolina Supreme Court and judges of the North Carolina Court of Appeals were elected to eight-year terms by North Carolina voters on November 5, 2002. Party primary elections were held on Sept. 10. This was the last y ...

United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 2002 The United States House of Representative elections of 2002 in North Carolina were held on November 5, 2002, as part of the biennial elections to the United States House of Representatives. All thirteen seats in North Carolina, and 435 nationwid ...

United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2002 The 2002 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jesse Helms decided to retire due to health issues. Republican Elizabeth Dole won the open seat. This was the 1st open seat ...

2002 Oklahoma gubernatorial election The 2002 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002, and was a race for the Governor of Oklahoma. Democrat Brad Henry won the election with 43 percent of the vote, beating Republican Steve Largent and conservative independent ...

2002 Oregon gubernatorial election The 2002 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic Governor of Oregon John Kitzhaber was unable to seek a third consecutive term as governor, therefore creating an open seat. To replace him, former Oregon ...

2002 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election The 2002 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania. Incumbent Republican governor Mark Schweiker, who took office in 2001 when Tom Ridge resigned to become Home ...

2002 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election The Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election of 2002 was held on November 5, 2002. In Pennsylvania, the Lieutenant Governor is elected on the same ticket as the Governor, so the only campaign for this office was the primary election. Demo ...

2002 Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were held on November 5, 2002, with all districts being contested. State Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with the entire House of Representatives up for a vote every two year ...

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2002 Rhode Island gubernatorial election The 2002 Rhode Island gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican Governor Lincoln Almond was term-limited. Republican Donald Carcieri won the open seat, defeating Democrat Myrth York. , this was the last time the ...

United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2002 The 2002 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2002. Voters selected a representative for their single At-Large district, who ran on a statewide ballot. Republican primary Candidates ...

2002 South Dakota gubernatorial election The 2002 South Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2002 to elect a Governor of South Dakota. Republican nominee Mike Rounds was elected, defeating Democratic nominee Jim Abbott. Democratic primary Candidates *Jim Abbott, P ...

United States Senate election in South Dakota, 2002 The 2002 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tim Johnson narrowly won re-election to a second term by a margin of 524 votes, or 0.15%. This made the election the closest ...

2002 United States House of Representatives elections The 2002 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 5, 2002, in the middle of President George W. Bush's first term. Although it was a midterm election under a Republican president, the Republican Party gained a net e ...

United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2002 The 2002 congressional elections in Indiana were elections for Indiana's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred along with congressional elections nationwide on November 5, 2002. Republicans held a majority o ...

United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2002 The 2002 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2002. Voters selected a representative for their single At-Large district, who ran on a statewide ballot. Republican primary Candidates ...

United States Senate election in Alaska, 2002 The 2002 United States Senate election in Alaska was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican United States Senator Ted Stevens ran for and won a seventh term in the United States Senate. He faced perennial candidate Frank Vondersaar, the ...

United States Senate election in Arkansas, 2002 The 2002 United States Senate election in Arkansas was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Tim Hutchinson ran for a second term, but was defeated by Democratic candidate Mark Pryor, whose father David had held the seat fr ...

United States Senate election in Delaware, 2002 The 2002 United States Senate election in Delaware was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Biden won re-election to a sixth term, defeating Raymond Clatworthy in a rematch. This is the last Senate election that Bide ...

United States Senate election in Idaho, 2002 The 2002 United States Senate election in Idaho took place on November 4, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Larry Craig won re-election to a third term. Democratic primary Candidates * Alan Blinken, former United States Ambassador t ...

United States Senate election in Maine, 2002 The 2002 United States Senate election in Maine was held November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins won re-election to a second term. Candidates Democratic * Chellie Pingree, State Senator and Senate Majority Leader ...

United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2002 The 2002 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone was running for reelection to a third term, but died in a plane crash eleven days before the election. The Democ ...

United States Senate special election in Missouri, 2002 The 2002 United States Special Senate election in Missouri was held on November 5, 2002 to decide who would serve the rest of Democrat Mel Carnahan's term, after he died while campaigning and posthumously won the 2000 election. The winner would ...

United States Senate election in Montana, 2002 The 2002 United States Senate election in Montana was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Max Baucus won re-election to a fifth term. Democratic primary Candidates * Max Baucus, incumbent U.S. Senator Results ...

United States Senate election in Nebraska, 2002 The 2002 United States Senate election in Nebraska was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel won re-election to a second term. Democratic primary Candidates * Charlie A. Matulka, construction worker * Al Hamb ...

2002 New Hampshire Senate election phone jamming scandal The 2002 New Hampshire Senate election phone jamming scandal involved the use of a telemarketing firm hired by that state's Republican Party (NHGOP) for election tampering. The tampering involved using a call center to jam the phone lines of ...

United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2002 The 2002 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jesse Helms decided to retire due to health issues. Republican Elizabeth Dole won the open seat. This was the 1st open seat ...

United States Senate election in South Dakota, 2002 The 2002 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tim Johnson narrowly won re-election to a second term by a margin of 524 votes, or 0.15%. This made the election the closest ...

2002 United States Senate elections The 2002 United States Senate elections featured a series of fiercely contested elections that resulted in a victory for the Republican Party, which gained two seats and thus a narrow majority from the Democratic Party in the United States Senat ...

United States Senate election in Georgia, 2002 The 2002 United States Senate election in Georgia took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Max Cleland ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Republican Saxby Chambliss by nearly a 7 point margin. Thi ...

United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2002 The 2002 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 5, 2002. The race was to originally feature Democrat Robert Torricelli against former West Windsor Township mayor Douglas Forrester, who had won the Republican nomination ...

2002 Wisconsin gubernatorial election The 2002 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican Governor of Wisconsin Scott McCallum, who had assumed office upon the resignation of Tommy Thompson, ran for his first full term in office. McCallum wo ...

2002 Fijian municipal election Local elections were held in Fiji in October 2002. The results allowed the three major political parties, Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL), the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) and the National Federation Party (NFP) to claim a victory of sorts. The ...

2002 New Zealand general election The 2002 New Zealand general election was held on 27 July 2002 to determine the composition of the 47th New Zealand Parliament. It saw the reelection of Helen Clark's Labour Party government, as well as the worst-ever performance by the oppos ...

2002 Niuean general election General elections were held in Niue on 21 March 2002 to determine the composition of the twenty member Assembly. All twenty outgoing members were re-elected, of which eight (all of them village representatives) were running unopposed. Voter tu ...

2002 Papua New Guinean general election General elections were held in Papua New Guinea between 15–29 June 2002.2002 Penrhyn by-election The Penrhyn by-election was a by-election in the Cook Islands electorate of Penrhyn. It was held on 27 June 2002, and was precipitated by the disqualification of Tepure Tapaitau. The poll was won by the Cook Islands Party's Wilkie Rasmussen W ...

2002 Tongan general election General elections were held in Tonga on March 7, 2002, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga. Supporters of the Human Rights and Democracy Movement (HDRM) won seven of the nine seats for people's representatives. Voter turnout wa ...

2002 Vanuatuan general election General elections were held in Vanuatu on 2 May 2002. The result was a victory for the Union of Moderate Parties, which won 15 of the 52 seats. After the elections, the Parliament re-elected VP leader Edward Natapei as Prime Minister.