Sierra Leonean general election, 2002

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General elections were held in Sierra Leone on 14 May 2002 to elect a president and parliament. Both votes were won by the Sierra Leone People's Party, whose leader, Ahmed Tejan Kabbah, was re-elected as President. 2,342,547 voters were registered for the election.

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[edit] Presidential election

Incumbent president Kabbah won more than 70% of the votes in the first round, meaning that a second round of voting was not required.

[edit] Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah Sierra Leone People's Party 1,373,146 70.1%
Ernest Bai Koroma All People's Congress 426,405 22.4%
Johnny Paul Koroma Peace and Liberation Party 54,974 3.0%
Alimamy Pallo Bangura Revolutionary United Front Party 33,084 1.7%
John Karefa-Smart United National People's Party 19,847 1.0%
Raymond Kamara Grand Alliance Party 11,181 0.6%
Zainab Bangura Movement for Progress 10,406 0.6%
Raymond Bamidele Thompson Citizens United for Peace and Progress 9,028 0.4%
Andrew Duramani Turay Young People's Party 3,859 0.2%
Total 1,941,930 100%
Source: African Elections database

[edit] Parliamentary elections

The SLPP won with almost 70% of the vote, taking 83 of the 112 seats in parliament. The All People's Congress became the main opposition party, replacing the United National People's Party.

[edit] Results

Parties Votes % Seats
Sierra Leone People's Party 1,352,206 69.9 83
All People's Congress 409,022 19.8 27
Peace and Liberation Party 69,778 3.6 2
Grand Alliance Party 2.4 0
Revolutionary United Front Party 2.2 0
United National People's Party 1.3 0
People's Democratic Party 1.0 0
Total 100% 112
Source: African Elections database