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2002 Bosnian general election

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Field	Value
country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
previous_election	1998 Bosnian general election
previous_year	1998
next_election	2006 Bosnian general election
next_year	2006
election_date	5 October 2002
turnout	55.45% (presidential) 12.42pp
55.46% (parliamentary) 8.94pp
module	{{Infobox election
embed	yes
election_name	Bosniak member of the Presidency
image1	Sulejman Tihić (2006-03-07).jpg
candidate1	Sulejman Tihić
party1	Party of Democratic Action
popular_vote1	192,661
percentage1	37.29%
image2	Haris Silajdžić.jpg
candidate2	Haris Silajdžić
party2	Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina
popular_vote2	179,726
percentage2	34.79%
module	{{Infobox election
embed	yes
election_name	Croat member of the Presidency
image1	Dragan Čović 2015 (cropped).jpg
candidate1	Dragan Čović
party1	Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina
popular_vote1	114,606
percentage1	61.52%
candidate2	Mladen Ivanković-Lijanović
party2	Economic Bloc
popular_vote2	32,411
percentage2	17.40%
module	{{Infobox election
embed	yes
election_name	Serb member of the Presidency
image1	Mirko Šarović 2012.jpg
candidate1	Mirko Šarović
party1	Serb Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
popular_vote1	180,212
percentage1	35.52%
image2	Nebojsa Radmanovic.jpg
candidate2	Nebojša Radmanović
party2	Alliance of Independent Social Democrats
popular_vote2	101,119
percentage2	19.93%
title	Presidency members
before_election	Beriz Belkić (Bosniak)
Jozo Križanović (Croat)
Živko Radišić (Serb)
after_election	Sulejman Tihić (Bosniak)
Dragan Čović (Croat)
Mirko Šarović (Serb)
module	{{Infobox legislative election
embed	yes
previous_election	2000
next_election	2006
seats_for_election	All 42 seats in the House of Representatives
majority_seats	22
election_name	House of Representatives
party1	SDA	leader1 = Sulejman Tihić	last_election1 = 8	seats1 = 10	percentage1 = 21.92
party2	SDS	leader2 = Dragan Kalinić	last_election2 = 6	seats2 = 5	percentage2 = 14.04
party3	SBiH	leader3 = Haris Silajdžić	last_election3 = 5	seats3 = 6	percentage3 = 11.07
party4	Social Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina)	leader4 = Zlatko Lagumdžija	last_election4 = 9	seats4 = 4	percentage4 = 10.43
party5	SNSD	leader5 = Milorad Dodik	last_election5 = 1	seats5 = 3	percentage5 = 9.80
party6	HDZ–HD	leader6 = Bariša Čolak	last_election6 = 5	seats6 =5	percentage6 = 9.48	color6 =
party7	PDP	leader7 = Mladen Ivanić	last_election7 = 2	seats7 = 2	percentage7 = 4.61
party8	SRS RS	leader8 = Milanko Mihajlica	last_election8 = new	seats8 = 1	percentage8 = 2.00
party9	Socialist Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina)	leader9 = Petar Đokić	last_election9 = 1	seats9 = 1	percentage9 = 1.91
party10	BP	leader10= Mirnes Ajanović	last_election10= new	seats10 = 1	percentage10 = 1.54
party11	SPU BiH	leader11=	last_election11= new	seats11 = 1	percentage11 = 1.43
party12	DNZ	leader12= Fikret Abdić	last_election12= 1	seats12 = 1	percentage12 = 1.39
party13	New Croatian Initiative	leader13= Krešimir Zubak	last_election13= 1	seats13 = 1	percentage13 = 1.37
party14	EB	leader14= Mladen Ivanković-Lijanović	last_election14= new	seats14 = 1	percentage14 = 1.33
title	Chairman
before_election	Dragan Mikerević
before_party	Party of Democratic Progress
after_election	Adnan Terzić
after_party	Party of Democratic Action

55.46% (parliamentary) 8.94pp

Jozo Križanović (Croat) Živko Radišić (Serb) Dragan Čović (Croat) Mirko Šarović (Serb)

General elections were held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 5 October 2002. Voter turnout was 55%.

The elections for the House of Representatives were divided into two; one for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and one for Republika Srpska. In the presidential election, voters in the Federation elected Bosniak Sulejman Tihić and Croat Dragan Čović, while voters in Republika Srpska elected Serb Mirko Šarović. The Party of Democratic Action emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 10 of the 42 seats.

Electoral system

Voters elected 42 members to the national House of Representatives. In the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 98 members to its Federal House of Representatives, two representatives (one Bosniak and one Croat) to the tripartite state Presidency and ten cantonal assemblies were elected. In Republika Srpska (RS), 83 members to its National Assembly, the Serb representative of the tripartite state Presidency, one RS president and two RS vice-presidents were elected. There were 39 political parties, 11 coalitions, and 13 independent candidates. Voter turnout was 55%.

Results

The elections for the House of Representatives were divided into two; one for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and one for Republika Srpska. In the presidential election, each of the three national communities elected a Presidency member. Bosniaks elected Sulejman Tihić, Croats elected Dragan Čović and Serbs elected Mirko Šarović.

Presidency

House of Representatives

By entity

References

[[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p330 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7

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