2002 Slovak parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 20 and 21 September 2002. The Movement for a Democratic Slovakia remained the largest party in the National Council, winning 36 of the 150 seats. Mikuláš Dzurinda of the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union remained Prime Minister, in coalition with the Party of the Hungarian Coalition, Christian Democratic Movement, and Alliance of the New Citizen parties.

2002 Slovak parliamentary election
20–21 September 2002
All 150 seats in the National Council
76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout70.07% ( 14.18 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Vladimír Mečiar Mikuláš Dzurinda Robert Fico
Party ĽS–HZDS SDKÚ SMER
Last election 43 seats, 27.0% New party New party
Seats won 36 28 25
Seat change 7 New party New party
Popular vote 560,691 433,953 387,100
Percentage 19.5% 15.1% 13.5%
Swing 7.5 pp New party New party
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Béla Bugár Pavol Hrušovský Pavol Rusko
Party SMK KDH ANO
Last election 15 seats, 9.1% In SDK New party
Seats won 20 15 15
Seat change 5 N/A New party
Popular vote 321,069 237,202 237,202
Percentage 11.2% 8.3% 8.0%
Swing 2.0 pp N/A New party
  Seventh party
 
Leader Jozef Ševc
Party KSS
Last election 0 seats, 2.8%
Seats won 11
Seat change 11
Popular vote 181,872
Percentage 6.3%
Swing 3.5 pp
Results of the election, showing plurality by district.
Prime Minister before election

Mikuláš Dzurinda
SDKÚ

 Elected Prime Minister

Mikuláš Dzurinda
SDKÚ

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