2002 Montenegrin parliamentary election

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.

2002 Montenegrin parliamentary election

20 October 2002

Party Leader % Seats ± ECG Milo Đukanović 48.0 39 +3 ZZP Predrag Bulatović 38.4 30 -3 LSCG Miodrag Živković 5.8 4 -2 AZ Fuad Nimani 2.4 2 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Filip Vujanović DPS Milo Đukanović DPS

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]

Results

Dark Blue: absolute ZZP majority
Light Blue: relative ZZP majority
Red: DPS-SDP absolute majority
Orange: relative DPS-SDP majority
Pink: AZ relative majority

Party	Votes	%	Seats
For a European Montenegro (DPS–SDP)	167,166	48.0	39
Together for Change (SNP–SNS–NS)	133,894	38.4	30
Liberal Alliance of Montenegro	20,306	5.8	4
Patriotic Coalition for Yugoslavia	9,911	2.8	0
Albanians Together (DUA–DS CG)	8,498	2.4	2
Bosniak Democratic Coalition	2,480	0.7	0
Bosniak Coalition	2,173	0.6	0
Other parties	3,988	1.1	0
Invalid/blank votes		–	–
Total	348,416	100	75
Registered voters/turnout	455,791	74.6	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Vote share

ECG   48.0% ZZP   38.4% LSCG   5.8% PKJ   2.8% AZ   2.4% Others   2.4%

Seats

Name		Abbreviation	Ideology	Leader	MPs
	Democratic Party of Socialists Demokratska partija socijalista Демократска партија социјалиста	DPS	Social democracy Separatism	Milo Đukanović	31 / 75
	Socialist People's Party Socijalistička narodna partija Социјалистичка народна партија	SNP	Social conservatism Unionism	Predrag Bulatović	19 / 75
	Social Democratic Party Socijaldemokratska partija Социјалдемократска партија	SDP	Social democracy Separatism	Ranko Krivokapić	8 / 75
	Serb People's Party Srpska Narodna stranka Српска Народна странка	SNS	National conservatism Unionism	Andrija Mandić	6 / 75
	People's Party Narodna stranka Народна странка	NS	Cultural conservatism Unionism	Dragan Šoć	5 / 75
	Liberal Alliance of Montenegro Liberalni savez Crne Gore Либерални савез Црне Горе	LSCG	Liberalism Separatism	Miodrag Živković	4 / 75
	Democratic League in Montenegro Demokratski savez u Crnoj Gori Lidhja Demokratike në Mal të Zi	DS	Albanian minority interests Liberal conservativism	Mehmet Bardhi	1 / 75
	Democratic Union of Albanians Demokratska unija Albanaca Unioni Demokratik i Shqipëtarëve	DUA	Albanian minority interests Social conservatism	Fuad Nimani	1 / 75

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p. 1372. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p. 1375.
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p. 1370.