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The following elections occurred in the year 2002. *
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, with a second round on 31 October 2002. They were the second general elections in the cou ...
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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 agreeme ...
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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 *
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 *
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 oppo ...
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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.
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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. ...
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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 ...
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2002 Tuvaluan general election General elections were held in Tuvalu on 25 July 2002. All candidates were independents, as there were no political parties in the country. Saufatu Sopoanga was appointed prime minister after the election as the previous prime minister Koloa Tal ...


Africa

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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 * 2002 Burkinabé parliamentary election *
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 Ca ...
* 2002 Chadian parliamentary election * 2002 Equatorial Guinean presidential election * 2002 Gambian parliamentary election *
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 ...
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2002 Kenyan general election General elections were held in Kenya on 27 December 2002. Voters elected the President of Kenya, president, members of the National Assembly (Kenya), National Assembly and 2002 Kenyan local elections, local officials. Mwai Kibaki of the National ...
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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 und ...
* 2002 Malian parliamentary election *
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 * 2002 Republic of the Congo parliamentary election *
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 constitu ...
* 2002 São Tomé and Príncipe legislative election * 2002 Sierra Leonean general election *
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 ...
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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, Sh ...


Asia

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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, with a second round on 31 October 2002. They were the second general elections in the cou ...
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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 ...
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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 * 2002 Laotian parliamentary election * 2002 Nagorno-Karabakh presidential election *
2002 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 10 October 2002 to elect the 12th National Assembly and four Provincial Assemblies. The elections were held under the military government of Pervez Musharraf. The two mainstream parties, Pakistan ...
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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. ...


India

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2002 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election The 2002 Gujarat Legislative Assembly elections were held in December 2002; they necessitated by the resignation of Chief Minister Narendra Modi and the dissolution of the legislative assembly in July 2002, 8 months before its term was due to ex ...
* 2002 Indian presidential election *
2002 Punjab Legislative Assembly election Punjab Legislative Assembly election, 2002 was held in Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab in 2002, to elect 117 members to the Punjab Legislative Assembly. Election Commission of India Indian National Congress gained majority of the seats. Am ...
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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 ...
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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 le ...


Iraq

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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 ...


Japan

* 2002 Amagasaki mayoral election


Philippines

* 2002 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections


Australia

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2002 Cunningham by-election The 2002 Cunningham by-election was held in the Australian electorate of 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's Stephen Martin on 16 ...
* 2002 Hornsby state by-election *
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 Part ...
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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 won a second term against the Liberal Party Opposition headed by Opposition Leader Bob Cheek in a landsli ...
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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 La ...


Europe

* 2002 Abkhazian parliamentary election * 2002 Albanian presidential election *
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 ...
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2002 Czech legislative election Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 14 and 15 June 2002. The Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) emerged as the leading party, winning 71 out of 200 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.Hanley, S. (2002). ''The Political Cont ...
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2002 Faroese parliamentary election General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 30 April 2002. Results See also * List of members of the Løgting, 2002–04 References {{Faroese elections Elections in the Faroe Islands Faroes The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the ...
* 2002 Fine Gael leadership election *
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 *
2002 Hungarian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east ...
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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 parliament, dissolution of the 28th Dáil on Thursday, 25 April by President Mary McAleese, at the request of the Taoise ...
* 2002 Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast local election * 2002 Jersey general election *
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. Resu ...
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2002–2003 Lithuanian presidential election The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline (typography), baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally l ...
* 2002 Macedonian parliamentary election *
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 Democ ...
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2002 Montenegrin presidential election Presidential elections were held in the Republic of Montenegro on 22 December 2002.2002 Nagorno-Karabakh presidential election *
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 *
Serbian presidential election, September–October 2002 Serbian may refer to: * Pertaining to Serbia in Southeast Europe; in particular **Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans ** Serbian language ** Serbian culture **Demographics of Serbia, includes other ethnic groups within the co ...
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2002 Slovak parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 20 and 21 September 2002.Dieter Nohlen, Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1747 The People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia, Movement for a Democ ...
* 2002 Slovenian presidential election * 2002 Stockholm municipal election *
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 an electoral process to choose most or all members of a ...
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2002 Swedish general election General elections were held in Sweden on 15 September 2002,Dieter Nohlen, Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1858 alongside 2002 Swedish municipal elections, municipal and 2002 Swedish county council electi ...
* 2002 Swedish municipal elections *
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 ...
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2002 Ukrainian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Ukraine on 31 March 2002.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1976 The Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc, Our Ukraine bloc emerged as the largest faction in ...


Austria

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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 Austrian Pe ...


France

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2002 French legislative election Legislative elections were held in France on 9 and 16 June 2002, to elect the 12th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic, in a context of political crisis. The Socialist Prime Minister Lionel Jospin announced his political retirement after h ...
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2002 French presidential election Presidential elections in France, 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 Ra ...


Germany

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2002 German federal election The 2002 German federal election was 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 ...
* 2002 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election *
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 of Germany, Social Democratic Party (SPD) minority government led by List of Ministers ...


Netherlands

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2002 Labour Party (Netherlands) leadership election The 2002 Labour Party (Netherlands), Labour Party leadership election was called to elect the new Leader of the Labour Party (Netherlands), Leader of the Labour Party after incumbent Ad Melkert announced his retirement from national politics. Wout ...
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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 ...


Turkey

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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 Cihanbeyli by-election


United Kingdom

* 2002 United Kingdom local elections *
2002 Ogmore by-election The Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament for Ogmore (UK Parliament constituency), Ogmore in Bridgend County Borough, Sir Ray Powell (British politician), Raymond Powell, of the Welsh Labour, Labour Party died on 7 Decembe ...


United Kingdom local

* 2002 United Kingdom local elections


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= * 2002 Worthing Council election * 2002 Adur Council election * 2002 Amber Valley Council election * 2002 Barking and Dagenham Council election * 2002 Barnet Council election * 2002 Barrow-in-Furness Council election * 2002 Bolton Council election * 2002 Brent Council election *
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 res ...
* 2002 Bromley Council election * 2002 Broxbourne Council election * 2002 Burnley Council election * 2002 Calderdale Council election * 2002 Camden Council election * 2002 Cheltenham Council election * 2002 Cherwell Council election * 2002 Chorley Council election * 2002 Craven Council election * 2002 Croydon Council election * 2002 Daventry Council election * 2002 Derby Council election * 2002 Eastleigh Council election * 2002 Ellesmere Port and Neston Council election * 2002 Epping Forest Council election * 2002 Fareham Council election * 2002 Gateshead Council election * 2002 Gosport Council election * 2002 Greenwich Council election * 2002 Halton Council election * 2002 Harlow Council election *
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 ...
* 2002 Hartlepool Council election * 2002 Hastings Council election * 2002 Hull Council election * 2002 Hyndburn Council election * 2002 Ipswich Borough Council election * 2002 Kingston upon Thames Council election * 2002 Knowsley Council election * 2002 Lambeth Council election * 2002 Leeds Council election *
2002 Lewisham Council election Elections to Lewisham London Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 1998 Lewisham Council election, 1998 election. Lewisham local elections are held every four years, with t ...
* 2002 Lincoln Council election * 2002 Liverpool Council election * 2002 Manchester Council election * 2002 Mole Valley Council election * 2002 Newcastle-under-Lyme Council election * 2002 Newham Council election * 2002 Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election * 2002 Oxford City Council election * 2002 Penwith Council election * 2002 Portsmouth Council election * 2002 Preston Council election * 2002 Purbeck Council election * 2002 Redditch Council election * 2002 Rochdale Council election * 2002 Rochford Council election * 2002 Rossendale Council election * 2002 Rugby Council election * 2002 Runnymede Council election * 2002 Rushmoor Council election * 2002 Salford Council election * 2002 Sefton Council election * 2002 Solihull Council election * 2002 South Lakeland Council election * 2002 South Tyneside Council election * 2002 Southend-on-Sea Council election * 2002 Southwark Council election * 2002 St Albans Council election * 2002 St Helens Council election * 2002 Stevenage Council election * 2002 Stratford-on-Avon Council election * 2002 Swindon Council election * 2002 Tamworth Council election * 2002 Tandridge Council election * 2002 Three Rivers Council election *
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 Tower Hamlets Council election * 2002 Trafford Council election * 2002 Tunbridge Wells Council election * 2002 Wakefield Council election * 2002 Waltham Forest Council election * 2002 Wandsworth Council election * 2002 Watford Council election * 2002 Waveney Council election * 2002 Welwyn Hatfield Council election * 2002 West Lancashire Council election * 2002 West Lindsey Council election * 2002 Weymouth and Portland Council election * 2002 Wigan Council election * 2002 Winchester Council election * 2002 Wirral Council election * 2002 Woking Council election * 2002 Wokingham Council election * 2002 Wolverhampton Council election * 2002 Worcester Council election * 2002 Wyre Forest Council election


Japan

* 2002 Amagasaki mayoral election


New Zealand general

* List of electorates in the New Zealand general election, 2002, by party vote *
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 oppo ...


North America


Canada

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2002 British Columbia aboriginal treaty referendum The BC Treaty Referendum was a province-wide referendum on First Nations treaty rights in British Columbia, Canada. In the spring of 2002 the Premier Gordon Campbell and the British Columbia Liberal Party government sent out ballots to register ...
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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 ...
* 2002 New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election *
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 ...
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2002 Quebec provincial by-elections Provincial by-elections were held in Quebec in 2002, on the following dates: April 15 Elections were held in the Quebec provincial electoral districts of Anjou, Saguenay and Viger. They resulted in the election of two Liberals and one ADQ Mem ...
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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 S ...
* 2002 Cowansville municipal election * 2002 Victoria municipal election

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


Caribbean

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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%.Dieter Nohlen (2 ...
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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 alliance ...
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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 tur ...
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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 major ...


United States

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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 Sena ...
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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, to elect U.S. Representatives to serve in the 108th United States Congress. This was the first c ...
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2002 United States elections Elections in the United States, Elections were held in the United States on November 5, 2002, in the middle of Republican Party (United States), Republican President George W. Bush's first term. Republicans won unified control of United St ...


United States gubernatorial

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2002 United States gubernatorial elections United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 5, 2002, in 36 states and two Unincorporated territories of the United States, territories. The Republican Party (United States), Republicans won eight seats previously held by the Democ ...
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2002 Alabama gubernatorial election The 2002 Alabama gubernatorial election was held on November 5. With 669,105 votes or 48.95%, incumbent Democrat Don Siegelman lost re-election to Republican Bob Riley (who got 672,225 votes or 49.17%), a margin of 3,120 votes or 0.22%. The cl ...
* 2002 Alaska gubernatorial election *
2002 Arizona gubernatorial election The 2002 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican Party (United States), Republican governor Jane Dee Hull was term-limited. The Democratic Party (United States), Democratic nominee, Arizona Attor ...
* 2002 Arkansas gubernatorial election *
2002 California gubernatorial election The 2002 California gubernatorial election was an election that occurred on November 5, 2002. Gray Davis, a California Democratic Party, Democrat and the incumbent governor of California, defeated the California Republican Party, Republican cha ...
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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 bigges ...
* 2002 Connecticut gubernatorial election * 2002 Florida gubernatorial election *
2002 Georgia gubernatorial election The 2002 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic Party (United States), Democratic governor Roy Barnes sought re-election to a second term as governor. Georgia State Senate, State Senator Sonny Perdue ...
* 2002 Idaho gubernatorial election *
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 ...
* 2002 Iowa gubernatorial election *
2002 Maine gubernatorial election The 2002 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002, to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent Independent governor Angus King was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third consecutive term. U.S. Congressman John ...
* 2002 Maryland gubernatorial election *
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), Republi ...
* 2002 Minnesota gubernatorial election * 2002 New Mexico gubernatorial election *
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. As of 2024, this election was the last statewide election won by a Republican in New York. Pataki faced ...
* 2002 Oklahoma gubernatorial election *
2002 Oregon gubernatorial election The 2002 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic Party (United States), Democrat John Kitzhaber was barred by term limits from seeking a third consecutive term; he later successfully ran again in 2010 ...
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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 ...
* 2002 Rhode Island gubernatorial election * 2002 South Carolina gubernatorial election *
2002 South Dakota gubernatorial election The 2002 South Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2002 to elect a Governor of South Dakota. Incumbent Governor Bill Janklow was term-limited and couldn't seek reelection to a third consecutive (and fifth overall) term. Ja ...
* 2002 Texas gubernatorial election * 2002 Wisconsin gubernatorial election


United States mayoral

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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 ...
* 2002 Washington, D.C. mayoral election


Arizona

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2002 Arizona gubernatorial election The 2002 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican Party (United States), Republican governor Jane Dee Hull was term-limited. The Democratic Party (United States), Democratic nominee, Arizona Attor ...


Arkansas

* 2002 Arkansas gubernatorial election


California

* 2002 California state elections * 2002 California Attorney General election *
2002 California gubernatorial election The 2002 California gubernatorial election was an election that occurred on November 5, 2002. Gray Davis, a California Democratic Party, Democrat and the incumbent governor of California, defeated the California Republican Party, Republican cha ...
* 2002 California Insurance Commissioner election * 2002 California Secretary of State election *
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, for ...
* 2002 California State Treasurer election * 2002 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election * 2002 California lieutenant gubernatorial election * 2002 California Courts of Appeal elections * 2002 San Francisco Board of Supervisors elections * 2002 California State Senate elections * 2002 California State Assembly elections


Florida

* 2002 Florida gubernatorial election


Georgia (U.S. state)

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2002 Georgia gubernatorial election The 2002 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic Party (United States), Democratic governor Roy Barnes sought re-election to a second term as governor. Georgia State Senate, State Senator Sonny Perdue ...
* United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2002


Guam

* 2002 Guamanian general election


Hawaii

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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 Lin ...


Illinois

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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 ...
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United States Senate election in Illinois, 2002 The United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic Party (United States), Democratic United States Senate, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin sought re-election to a second term in the United States Senate. ...


Kansas

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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 Demo ...
* United States Senate election in Kansas, 2002


Louisiana

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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 ...
* United States Senate election in Louisiana, 2002


Maryland

* 2002 Maryland gubernatorial election


Massachusetts

* 2002 Massachusetts general election *
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' ...
* United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2002


Michigan

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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), Republi ...
* United States Senate election in Michigan, 2002


Montana

* United States Senate election in Montana, 2002


New Hampshire

* 2002 New Hampshire Senate election phone jamming scandal *
United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 2002 The 2002 United States Senate election in New Hampshire was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bob Smith was defeated in the Republican primary by U.S. Representative John E. Sununu. Sununu won the open seat, defeating ...


New Mexico

* 2002 New Mexico gubernatorial election * United States Senate election in New Mexico, 2002


New York

* 2002 New York state elections *
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. As of 2024, this election was the last statewide election won by a Republican in New York. Pataki faced ...
* 2002 New York Comptroller election * 2002 New York attorney general election * United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2002


North Carolina

* 2002 North Carolina General Assembly election *
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 c ...
* 2002 North Carolina Senate election * 2002 North Carolina judicial elections * United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 2002 * United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2002


Oklahoma

* 2002 Oklahoma state elections * 2002 Oklahoma gubernatorial election * United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2002


Oregon

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2002 Oregon gubernatorial election The 2002 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic Party (United States), Democrat John Kitzhaber was barred by term limits from seeking a third consecutive term; he later successfully ran again in 2010 ...
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United States Senate election in Oregon, 2002 United may refer to: Places * United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Arts and entertainment Films * ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film * ''United'' (2011 film), a BBC Two f ...


Pennsylvania

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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 ...
* 2002 Pennsylvania lieutenant gubernatorial election * 2002 Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections * 2002 Pennsylvania Senate elections * 2002 Pennsylvania state elections * United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2002


Rhode Island

* 2002 Rhode Island gubernatorial election


South Dakota

* United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2002 *
2002 South Dakota gubernatorial election The 2002 South Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2002 to elect a Governor of South Dakota. Incumbent Governor Bill Janklow was term-limited and couldn't seek reelection to a third consecutive (and fifth overall) term. Ja ...
* United States Senate election in South Dakota, 2002


Tennessee

* United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2002


United States House of Representatives

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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, to elect U.S. Representatives to serve in the 108th United States Congress. This was the first c ...
* United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2002 * United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2002 * United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2002 * United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2002 * United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota, 2002 * United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 2002 * United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2002


United States Senate

* United States Senate election in Alaska, 2002 * United States Senate election in Arkansas, 2002 * United States Senate election in Colorado, 2002 * United States Senate election in Delaware, 2002 * United States Senate election in Idaho, 2002 *
United States Senate election in Illinois, 2002 The United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic Party (United States), Democratic United States Senate, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin sought re-election to a second term in the United States Senate. ...
* United States Senate election in Iowa, 2002 * United States Senate election in Kansas, 2002 * United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2002 * United States Senate election in Louisiana, 2002 * Charles McGee * United States Senate election in Maine, 2002 * United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2002 * United States Senate election in Michigan, 2002 * United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2002 * United States Senate election in Mississippi, 2002 * United States Senate special election in Missouri, 2002 * United States Senate election in Montana, 2002 * United States Senate election in Nebraska, 2002 *
United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 2002 The 2002 United States Senate election in New Hampshire was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bob Smith was defeated in the Republican primary by U.S. Representative John E. Sununu. Sununu won the open seat, defeating ...
* 2002 New Hampshire Senate election phone jamming scandal * United States Senate election in New Mexico, 2002 * United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2002 * United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2002 *
United States Senate election in Oregon, 2002 United may refer to: Places * United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Arts and entertainment Films * ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film * ''United'' (2011 film), a BBC Two f ...
* United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 2002 * United States Senate election in South Carolina, 2002 * United States Senate election in South Dakota, 2002 * United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2002 *
United States Senate election in Texas, 2002 The 2002 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Phil Gramm decided to retire, instead of seeking a fourth term. State Attorney General Republican John Cornyn won the open seat. Thi ...
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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 Sena ...
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United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2002 The 2002 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 5, 2002. Former U.S. senator Frank Lautenberg was elected to an open seat over Republican businessman Doug Forrester after incumbent senator Robert Torricelli dropped out ...
* United States Senate election in Virginia, 2002 * United States Senate election in West Virginia, 2002 *
United States Senate election in Wyoming, 2002 The 2002 United States Senate election in Wyoming was held November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mike Enzi won re-election to a second term. Democratic primary Candidates * Joyce Corcoran, Mayor of Lander Results Rep ...


Virginia

* United States Senate election in Virginia, 2002


Washington, D.C.

* 2002 Washington, D.C. mayoral election


West Virginia

* United States Senate election in West Virginia, 2002


Wisconsin

* 2002 Wisconsin gubernatorial election


Wyoming

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United States Senate election in Wyoming, 2002 The 2002 United States Senate election in Wyoming was held November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mike Enzi won re-election to a second term. Democratic primary Candidates * Joyce Corcoran, Mayor of Lander Results Rep ...


Oceania

* 2002 Fijian municipal election *
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 oppo ...
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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 t ...
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2002 Papua New Guinean general election General elections were held in Papua New Guinea between 15 and 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 ...
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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 ...
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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.
* 2002 Wallis and Futuna Territorial Assembly election


Australia

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2002 Cunningham by-election The 2002 Cunningham by-election was held in the Australian electorate of 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's Stephen Martin on 16 ...
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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 Part ...
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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 won a second term against the Liberal Party Opposition headed by Opposition Leader Bob Cheek in a landsli ...
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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 La ...


Guam

* 2002 Guamanian general election


Hawaii

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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 Lin ...


New Zealand

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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 oppo ...


New Zealand general

* List of electorates in the New Zealand general election, 2002, by party vote *
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 oppo ...


South America

* 2002 Bolivian presidential election *
2002 Brazilian general election General elections were held in Brazil on 6 October 2002, with a second round of the presidential election on 27 October. The elections were held in the midst of an economic crisis that began in the second term of the incumbent president, Fernando ...
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2002 Colombian legislative election Parliamentary elections were held in Colombia on 10 March 2002 to elect the Senate and Chamber of Representatives.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p306 The Liberal Party remained the largest party ...
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2002 Colombian presidential election Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 26 May 2002. Nohlen, Dieter (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p. 306 Álvaro Uribe, the candidate of the recently created Colombia First movement, was elected, recei ...
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2002 Ecuadorian general election General elections were held in Ecuador on 20 October 2002, with a second round of the presidential elections on 24 November.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p380 The result was a victory for Lucio G ...


See also

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2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...
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