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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.
[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
