Ecuadorian general election, 2002

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Ecuadorian general election, 2002

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  Lucio Gutierrez.jpg Alvaro Noboa.jpg
Nominee Lucio Gutiérrez Álvaro Noboa
Party PSP PRIAN
Running mate Alfredo Palacio Marcelo Cruz
Popular vote 2,803,243 2,312,854
Percentage 54.79% 45.21%

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Map of results of the second round by provinces.
President before election

Gustavo Noboa
DP

Elected President

Lucio Gutiérrez
PSP

Ecuador
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General elections were held in Ecuador on 20 October 2002, with a second round of the presidential elections on 24 November. [1] The result was a victory for Lucio Gutiérrez of the PSP–MUPP–NP alliance, who won the run-off with 54.8% of the vote. [2] The Social Christian Party emerged as the largest party in the National Congress, winning 24 of the 100 seats. [3]

Ecuador Republic in South America

Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Ecuador also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) west of the mainland. The capital city is Quito and the largest city as well.

Lucio Gutiérrez President of Ecuador

Lucio Edwin Gutiérrez Borbúa served as 43rd President of Ecuador from January 15, 2003 to April 20, 2005.

Patriotic Society Party political party

The Patriotic Society Party, formerly the January 21 Patriotic Society is a populist and personalist political party in Ecuador, led by former army colonel Lucio Gutiérrez. 21 January refers to the date of the 2000 Ecuadorean coup d'état.

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Results

President

Candidate PartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Lucio Gutiérrez PSP–MUPP–NP 943,12320.62,803,24354.8
Álvaro Noboa Institutional Renewal Party of National Action 794,61417.42,312,85445.2
León Roldós Aguilera Citizen Force Movement703,59315.4
Rodrigo Borja Cevallos Democratic Left 638,14214.0
Xavier Neira Menéndez Social Christian Party 553,10612.1
Jacobo Bucarám Ortíz Ecuadorian Roldosist Party 544,68811.9
Jacinto VelazquezIndependent Social Transformation Movement169,3113.7
Ivonne Juez PLRE–Metamorfosis79,5981.7
César Alarcon Freedom Party 54,7931.2
Osvaldo Hurtado Solidarity Fatherland Movement 49,0431.1
Carlos VarasIndependent Amauta Jatari Movement39,1710.9
Invalid/blank votes729,399–691,012–
Total5,298,5811005,807,109100
Registered voters/turnout8,154,42565.08,154,42571.2
Source: Nohlen

National Congress

e  •  d  Summary of the 20 October 2002 National Congress of Ecuador election results
Parties and alliancesVotes%Seats
Social Christian Party (Ecuador) .26
Democratic Left (Izquierda Democrática).16
Ecuadorian Roldosist Party .15
Pluri-National Pachakutik United Movement - New Country (Movimiento Unidad Plurinacional Pachakutik - Nuevo País).11
Institutional Renewal Party of National Action .10
January 21 Patriotic Society Party .6
People's Democracy-Christian Democratic Union (Democracia Popular-Unión Demócrata Cristiana).4
Ecuadorian Socialist Party-Broad Front .3
Democratic People's Movement .3
Concentration of People's Forces .1
Freedom Party (Partido Libertad).1
Movement Civic New Country (Movimiento Ciudadano Nuevo País).1
Solidary Fatherland Movement (Movimiento Patria Solidaria).1
Provincial Integration Movement (Movimiento Integración Provincial).1
Democratic Transformation (Transformación Democrática)1
Total (turnout 63.5%) 100
Source: La Hora

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References

  1. ↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p380 ISBN   978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ↑ Nohlen, p404
  3. ↑ Elections held in 2002 IPU
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