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Parliamentary elections were held in Mali on 14 July 2002, with a second round in some constituencies on 28 July. [1]
Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | |||
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Hope 2002 | Rally for Mali | 46 | ||||
National Congress for Democratic Initiative | 13 | |||||
Patriotic Movement for Renewal | 5 | |||||
Rally for Labour Democracy | 1 | |||||
Party for Independence, Democracy and Solidarity | 1 | |||||
Democratic Consultation | 0 | |||||
Ecologist Party for Integration | 0 | |||||
Malian Liberal Party | 0 | |||||
National Union for Democracy and Progress | 0 | |||||
Party of Democratic Renewal and Labour | 0 | |||||
People's Movement for Direct Democracy | 0 | |||||
People's Movement for the Open Fight | 0 | |||||
People's Party for Progress | 0 | |||||
Rally for Democracy and Progress | 0 | |||||
Rally for Justice and Progress | 0 | |||||
Rally of the Republicans | 0 | |||||
Total | 66 | |||||
Alliance for the Republic and Democracy | Alliance for Democracy in Mali | 53 | ||||
Social Democratic Convention | 4 | |||||
Democratic Party for Justice | 1 | |||||
Union for Democracy and Development | 1 | |||||
Alliance for Economic and Social Development | 0 | |||||
Alternative Bloc for African Renewal | 0 | |||||
Citizens Movement–Circle of Republican Democrats | 0 | |||||
Malian Party for Development and Renewal | 0 | |||||
Malian Rally for Labour | 0 | |||||
Malian Rally for Reform | 0 | |||||
Movement for Democracy and Development | 0 | |||||
National Convention for Democracy | 0 | |||||
Union for Democracy and the Republic | 0 | |||||
Total | 59 | |||||
Convergence for Alternation and Change | African Congress for Democracy, Development and Integration | 10 | ||||
African Front for Mobilization and Alternation | ||||||
African Party for Renewal and Integration | ||||||
Alliance Party for Renewal, Integration and African Solidarity | ||||||
Bloc for Democracy and African Integration | ||||||
Ecologist Party of Mali | ||||||
Malian Party for Social Progress | ||||||
Malian Rally for Labour | ||||||
Movement for the Independence, Renaissance, and Integration of Africa | ||||||
National Rally for Democracy | ||||||
Party for Democracy and Renewal | ||||||
Party for National Rebirth | ||||||
Party for Solidarity and Progress | ||||||
Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally | ||||||
Union of Democratic Forces for Progress | ||||||
Union of Democratic Forces | ||||||
Total | 10 | |||||
African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence | 6 | |||||
Overseas voters | 13 | |||||
Independents | 6 | |||||
Total | 160 | |||||
Valid votes | 1,186,389 | 98.44 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 18,849 | 1.56 | ||||
Total votes | 1,205,238 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 5,249,571 | 22.96 | ||||
Source: African Elections Database |
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