Sierra Leonean general election, 2002

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.

The United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone was authorised, under Security Council Resolution 1389 (2002), to assist in the electoral process.

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.

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

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.

Results

Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Sierra Leone People's Party	1,352,206	69.9	83
All People's Congress	409,022	19.8	27
Peace and Liberation Party	69,778	3.6	2
Grand Alliance Party		2.4	0
Revolutionary United Front Party		2.2	0
United National People's Party		1.3	0
People's Democratic Party		1.0	0
Total		100%	112
Source: African Elections database