2002 Montenegrin parliamentary election
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Parliamentary elections were held in Montenegro on 20 October 2002.[1] The result was a victory for the For a European Montenegro alliance formed by the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP), which won 39 of the 75 seats.[2] It was the last parliamentary election held in Montenegro prior to independence referendum in 2006.
Electoral system
Of the 75 seats in Parliament, 73 were elected by proportional representation in a nationwide constituency and two were elected in a special constituency for the Albanian minority.[3] The electoral threshold was set at 3% and seats allocated using the d'Hondt method.[3] Closed lists were used with a single list for both constituencies, although parties only had to award half their seats according to the order of the list, with the remaining half free for them to allocate.[3]
Contesting parties
Name | Abbreviation | Ideology | Leader | ||
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European Montenegro | Democratic Party of Socialists Demokratska partija socijalista Демократска партија социјалиста | DPS | Social democracy Separatism | Milo Đukanović | |
Social Democratic Party Socijaldemokratska partija Социјалдемократска партија | SDP | Social democracy Separatism | Ranko Krivokapić | ||
Together for Change | Socialist People's Party Socijalistička narodna partija Социјалистичка народна партија | SNP | Social conservatism Unionism | Predrag Bulatović | |
Serb People's Party Srpska Narodna stranka Српска Народна странка | SNS | National conservatism Unionism | Andrija Mandić | ||
People's Party Narodna stranka Народна странка | NS | Cultural conservatism Unionism | Dragan Šoć | ||
Liberal Alliance of Montenegro Liberalni savez Crne Gore Либерални савез Црне Горе | LSCG | Liberalism Separatism | Miodrag Živković | ||
Albanians Together | Democratic League in Montenegro Demokratski savez u Crnoj Gori Lidhja Demokratike në Mal të Zi | DS | Albanian minority interests Liberal conservativism | Mehmet Bardhi | |
Democratic Union of Albanians Demokratska unija Albanaca Unioni Demokratik i Shqipëtarëve | DUA | Albanian minority interests Social conservatism | Fuad Nimani |
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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European Montenegro | 167,166 | 47.98 | 39 | +3 | |
Together for Change | 133,900 | 38.43 | 30 | –3 | |
Liberal Alliance of Montenegro | 20,365 | 5.85 | 4 | –2 | |
Patriotic Coalition for Yugoslavia | 9,920 | 2.85 | 0 | 0 | |
Albanians Together | 8,498 | 2.44 | 2 | 0 | |
Bosniak Democratic Coalition | 2,446 | 0.70 | 0 | New | |
Socialist Party of Yugoslavia with Communists | 2,242 | 0.64 | 0 | New | |
Bosniak Coalition | 2,173 | 0.62 | 0 | New | |
Party of Savings and Social Security | 851 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | |
SRS | 837 | 0.24 | 0 | New | |
Total | 348,398 | 100.00 | 75 | –2 | |
Valid votes | 348,398 | 98.67 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 4,704 | 1.33 | |||
Total votes | 353,102 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 455,791 | 77.47 | |||
Source: Slavic-Eurasian Research Centre |
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p. 1372. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p. 1375.
- ^ a b c Nohlen & Stöver, p. 1370.