2002 Sierra Leonean general election

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2002 Sierra Leonean general election
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  1996 14 May 2002 2007  
Presidential election
  Ahmad Tejan Kabbah 2002.jpg Ernest Bai Koroma February 2015.jpg
Nominee Ahmed Tejan Kabbah Ernest Bai Koroma
Party SLPP APC
Popular vote1,336,423426,405
Percentage70.06%22.35%

President before election

Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
SLPP

Elected President

Ahmed Tejan Kabbah
SLPP

Parliamentary election

112 of 124 seats in Parliament
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
SLPP Ahmed Tejan Kabbah 67.6783+56
APC Ernest Bai Koroma 21.4127+22
PLP Johnny Paul Koroma 3.652New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
2002 Sierra Leonean parliamentary election - Results by constituency.svg
Results by constituency

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, meaning that a second round of voting was not required. In the parliamentary elections, the SLPP received almost 70% of the vote, winning 83 of the 112 seats. The All People's Congress became the main opposition party, replacing the United National People's Party.

Contents

The United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone was authorised, under Security Council Resolution 1389 (2002), to assist in the electoral process.

Campaign

A total of 1,351 candidates contested the parliamentary elections, representing ten parties. [1]

Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah Sierra Leone People's Party 1,336,42370.06
Ernest Bai Koroma All People's Congress 426,40522.35
Johnny Paul Koroma Peace and Liberation Party 57,2333.00
Alimamy Pallo Bangura Revolutionary United Front 33,0741.73
John Karefa-Smart United National People's Party 19,8471.04
Raymond KamaraGrand Alliance Party11,1810.59
Zainab Bangura Movement for Progress10,4060.55
Raymond Bamidele ThompsonCitizens United for Peace and Progress9,0280.47
Andrew Turay Young People's Party 3,8590.20
Total1,907,456100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,309,338
Source: Kandeh

Parliament

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Sierra Leone People's Party 1,293,40167.6783+56
All People's Congress 409,31321.4127+22
Peace and Liberation Party 69,7653.652New
Revolutionary United Front 41,9972.200New
Grand Alliance Party25,4361.330New
United National People's Party 24,9071.300–17
People's Democratic Party 19,9411.040–12
Movement for Progress15,0360.790New
National Democratic Alliance 6,4670.3400
Young People's Party 5,0830.270New
Paramount Chiefs120
Total1,911,346100.00124+44
Registered voters/turnout2,309,338
Source: Kandeh

References