Malagasy parliamentary election, 2002
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Parliamentary elections were held in Madagascar
on 15 December 2002. They were won by the Tiako I Madagasikara
party of President Marc Ravalomanana
, which took 103 of the 160 seats. Voter turnout was 67.86% of the 5,844,564 registered voters.
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on 15 December 2002. They were won by the Tiako I Madagasikara
Tiako I Madagasikara
Tiako I Madagasikara is a political party in Madagascar founded by a group of individuals on July 3, 2002 to support President Marc Ravalomanana. It is now the largest party in the National Assembly of Madagascar with 106 of 127 seats, after the parliamentary election held on September 23, 2007....
party of President Marc Ravalomanana
Marc Ravalomanana
Marc Ravalomanana is a Malagasy politician who was the President of Madagascar from 2002 to 2009. A member of the Merina ethnic group, Ravalomanana served as Mayor of Antananarivo before becoming President in 2002...
, which took 103 of the 160 seats. Voter turnout was 67.86% of the 5,844,564 registered voters.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiako I Madagasikara Tiako I Madagasikara Tiako I Madagasikara is a political party in Madagascar founded by a group of individuals on July 3, 2002 to support President Marc Ravalomanana. It is now the largest party in the National Assembly of Madagascar with 106 of 127 seats, after the parliamentary election held on September 23, 2007.... |
1,325,743 | 34.30 | 103 | New |
| National Union National Union (Madagascar) The National Union was an alliance of the political parties TIM, AVI and RPSD in Madagascar. The alliance participated in the last legislative elections, 15 December 2002, and won 8.8 % of the popular vote and 22 out of 160 seats... |
339,599 | 8.79 | 22 | New |
| AREMA Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar The Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar or Pillar and Structure for the Salvation of Madagascar is a political party in Madagascar.*National secretary: Pierrot Rajaonarivelo... |
189,539 | 4.90 | 3 | |
| Economic Liberalism and Democratic Action for National Recovery Economic Liberalism and Democratic Action for National Recovery Economic Liberalism and Democratic Action for National Recovery is a political party in Madagascar... |
126,789 | 3.28 | 2 | |
| Rebirth of the Social Democratic Party Rebirth of the Social Democratic Party The Rebirth of the Social Democratic Party ' is a political party in Madagascar.At the legislative elections, 15 December 2002, the party won 2.0 % of the popular vote and 5 out of 160 seats. Since the 23 September 2007 National Assembly elections it is no longer represented in parliament.... |
75,896 | 1.96 | 5 | New |
| Toamasina Tonga Saina | 2 | New | ||
| United Popular Forces | 1 | New | ||
| Independents | 22 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 101,031 | |||
| Total | |3,966,287 | 160 | +10 | |
| Source: EISA | ||||