General elections in Sierra Leone were held on March 14, 2002 to elect the president and parliament. As a result, both the parliamentary and presidential elections were won by the People’s Party of Sierra Leone , whose leader Ahmad Tejan Kabba was re-elected president. More than 2 million voters were registered.
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| Presidential Election in Sierra Leone | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| March 14, 2002 | |||
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| Candidate | Ahmad Tejan Kabba | Ernest Bai Koroma | |
| The consignment | Sierra Leone People's Party | National Congress | |
| Votes | 1 373 146 ( 70.1% ) | 426,405 (22.4%) | |
| Election result | Ahmad Tejan Kabba re-elected President of Sierra Leone . | ||
The UN mission in Sierra Leone monitored the voting process in accordance with UN Resolution No. 1389 of 2002.
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Results
Presidential Election
| Candidate | The consignment | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Tejan Kabba | Sierra Leone People's Party | 1 373 146 | 70.1 |
| Ernest Bai Koroma | National Congress | 426,405 | 22.4 |
| Johnny Paul Koroma | Party of Peace and Liberation | 54 974 | 3.0 |
| Alimi Pallo Bangura | United revolutionary front | 33 084 | 1.7 |
| John Karefa-Smart | United National People's Party | 19,847 | 1,0 |
| Raymond Camara | Big Alliance Party | 11 181 | 0.6 |
| Zainab Bangura | Progress movement | 10 406 | 0.6 |
| Gibrilla Camara | United Citizens for Peace and Progress | 9 028 | 0.4 |
| Andrew Thuray | Youth party | 3 859 | 0.2 |
| Total | 1 941 930 | 100 | |
| Source: African Elections database | |||
Legislative Election
Party composition of the Parliament of Sierra Leone (2002). Sierra Leone People's Party (83) National Congress (27) Party of Peace and Liberation (2) Traditional Chiefs (12)
| The consignment | Vote | % | Places | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone People's Party | 1 352 206 | 69.9 | 83 | |
| National Congress | 409 022 | 19.8 | 27 | |
| Party of Peace and Liberation | 69 778 | 3.6 | 2 | |
| Big Alliance Party | - | 2,4 | 0 | |
| United revolutionary front | - | 2.2 | 0 | |
| United National People's Party | - | 1.3 | 0 | |
| People's Democratic Party | - | 1,0 | 0 | |
| Traditional leaders | - | - | 12 | |
| Total | 100 | 112 | ||
| Source: [1] | ||||