2002 Budapest mayoral election

2002 Budapest mayoral election

20 Oct 2002
Turnout	52.68%
Candidate Gábor Demszky Pál Schmitt Erzsébet Gy. Németh (hu) Party SZDSZ Independent MSZP Alliance Fidesz Vote 348 534 267 563 98 289 Percentage 46.70% 35.85% 13.17%
Mayor before election Gábor Demszky SZDSZ Elected Mayor Gábor Demszky SZDSZ

The 2002 Budapest mayoral election was held on 20 October 2002 to elect the Mayor of Budapest (főpolgármester). On the same day, local elections were held throughout Hungary, including the districts of Budapest. The election was run using a First-past-the-post voting system. The winner of this election served for 4 years.

The election was won by three-time incumbent, Gábor Demszky.

Results

2002 Budapest mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SZDSZ	Gábor Demszky	348 534	46.70%	−11.52%
	Independent	Pál Schmitt	267 563	35.85%	−3.12%[a]
	MSZP	Erzsébet Gy. Németh	98 289	13.17%	N/A
	MIÉP	István Csurka	24 341	3.26%	N/A
	Centre	György Droppa	4 404	0.59%	N/A
	Workers' Party	Lajosné Karacs	3 121	0.42%	−2.38%
Total votes			754 674	100.0%

Notes

a.^ Compared to Fidesz candidate in the previous election