General elections were held in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...

 on 14 May 2002 to elect a president and parliament. Both votes were won by the Sierra Leone People's Party

Sierra Leone People's Party

Sierra Leone People's Party is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone, along with the All People's Congress .-Formation:...

, whose leader, Ahmed Tejan Kabbah, was re-elected as President

President of Sierra Leone

The President of the Republic of Sierra Leone is the head of state and the head of government of Sierra Leone, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces...

. 2,342,547 voters were registered for the election.

The United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone

United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone

The United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone was a United Nations peacekeeping operation in Sierra Leone from 1999 to 2005. It was created by the United Nations Security Council in October 1999 to help with the implementation of the Lomé Peace Accord, an agreement intended to end the Sierra Leonean...

 was authorised, under Security Council Resolution 1389

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1389

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1389, adopted unanimously on January 16, 2002, after recalling all previous resolutions on the situation in Sierra Leone, the Council expanded the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone to include wide-ranging provisions for supporting the...

 (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 Ahmad Tejan Kabbah Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah served as President of Sierra Leone from 1996 to 1997 and again from 1998 to 2007.He worked for the United Nations Development Programme and returned to Sierra Leone in 1992...	Sierra Leone People's Party Sierra Leone People's Party Sierra Leone People's Party is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone, along with the All People's Congress .-Formation:...	1,373,146	70.1%
Ernest Bai Koroma Ernest Bai Koroma Ernest Bai Koroma is the fourth and current President of Sierra Leone. He was sworn in as President on 17 September 2007 at the State House in the capital Freetown, shortly after being declared the winner of a tense run-off in the 2007 Sierra Leone presidential election with 54.6% of the vote over...	All People's Congress All People's Congress The All People's Congress is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone, the other is the Sierra Leone People's Party . The party was founded in 1960 by Pa Mucktarru Kallay, Allieu Badarr Koroma,Alhaji Sheik Gibril Sesay C A Kamara-Taylor, S A T Koroma and Abu Bakarr S Bangura...	426,405	22.4%
Johnny Paul Koroma Johnny Paul Koroma Johnny Paul Koroma was the Head of State of Sierra Leone from May 1997 to February 1998.-Youth and Education :Koroma grew up in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. However, he was born in Tombodu, Kono District, in eastern Sierra Leone to Limba parents. He is from the same ethnic group as...	Peace and Liberation Party Peace and Liberation Party The Peace and Liberation Party is a political party in Sierra Leone.At the last elections, 14 May 2002, the party won 3.6% of popular votes and 2 out of 112 seats. Its candidate at the presidential elections, Johnny Paul Koroma won 3.0% of the vote...	54,974	3.0%
Alimamy Pallo Bangura Alimamy Pallo Bangura Alimamy Pallo Bangura is a politician in Sierra Leone. Over the past 12 years, Bangura has played a major role in Sierra Leonean politics and was a member of the Revolutionary United Front Party, where he replaced rebel leader Foday Sankoh following Sankoh's May 2000 arrest and 2002 electoral...	Revolutionary United Front Party Revolutionary United Front The Revolutionary United Front was a rebel army that fought a failed eleven-year war in Sierra Leone, starting in 1991 and ending in 2002. It later developed into a political party, which existed until 2007...	33,084	1.7%
John Karefa-Smart John Karefa-Smart Dr. John Albert Musselman Karefa-Smart was a politician from Sierra Leone and leader of the United National People's Party. He was an ordained Elder of the United Methodist Church.-Education:...	United National People's Party United National People's Party The United National People's Party is a political party in Sierra Leone.In 1996, the UNPP received 21.6% of the votes in the parliamentary election, winning 17 of the 68 seats...	19,847	1.0%
Raymond Kamara	Grand Alliance Party Grand Alliance Party The Grand Alliance Party is a political party in Sierra Leone.At the last elections, 14 May 2002, the party won 2.4 % of popular votes and no seats....	11,181	0.6%
Zainab Bangura Zainab Bangura Haja Zainab Hawa Bangura is a Sierra Leonean politician and social activist. She is currently Sierra Leone minister of Health and sanitation. In 2007 Bangura became Sierra Leone's foreign minister in the government of President Ernest Bai Koroma of the All People's Congress Party...	Movement for Progress	10,406	0.6%
Raymond Bamidele Thompson	Citizens United for Peace and Progress	9,028	0.4%
Andrew Duramani Turay Andrew Turay Andrew Turay is a politician in Sierra Leone. He competed in the 1996 presidential election as part of the United National People's Party . He received 0.5% of the vote ....	Young People's Party Young People's Party The Young People's Party is a political party in Sierra Leone without parliamentary representation....	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

All People's Congress

The All People's Congress is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone, the other is the Sierra Leone People's Party . The party was founded in 1960 by Pa Mucktarru Kallay, Allieu Badarr Koroma,Alhaji Sheik Gibril Sesay C A Kamara-Taylor, S A T Koroma and Abu Bakarr S Bangura...

 became the main opposition party, replacing the United National People's Party

United National People's Party

The United National People's Party is a political party in Sierra Leone.In 1996, the UNPP received 21.6% of the votes in the parliamentary election, winning 17 of the 68 seats...

.

Results

Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Sierra Leone People's Party Sierra Leone People's Party Sierra Leone People's Party is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone, along with the All People's Congress .-Formation:...	1,352,206	69.9	83
All People's Congress All People's Congress The All People's Congress is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone, the other is the Sierra Leone People's Party . The party was founded in 1960 by Pa Mucktarru Kallay, Allieu Badarr Koroma,Alhaji Sheik Gibril Sesay C A Kamara-Taylor, S A T Koroma and Abu Bakarr S Bangura...	409,022	19.8	27
Peace and Liberation Party Peace and Liberation Party The Peace and Liberation Party is a political party in Sierra Leone.At the last elections, 14 May 2002, the party won 3.6% of popular votes and 2 out of 112 seats. Its candidate at the presidential elections, Johnny Paul Koroma won 3.0% of the vote...	69,778	3.6	2
Grand Alliance Party Grand Alliance Party The Grand Alliance Party is a political party in Sierra Leone.At the last elections, 14 May 2002, the party won 2.4 % of popular votes and no seats....		2.4	0
Revolutionary United Front Party Revolutionary United Front The Revolutionary United Front was a rebel army that fought a failed eleven-year war in Sierra Leone, starting in 1991 and ending in 2002. It later developed into a political party, which existed until 2007...		2.2	0
United National People's Party United National People's Party The United National People's Party is a political party in Sierra Leone.In 1996, the UNPP received 21.6% of the votes in the parliamentary election, winning 17 of the 68 seats...		1.3	0
People's Democratic Party People's Democratic Party (Sierra Leone) The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Sierra Leone.At the last elections, 14 May 2002, the party won 1.0 % of popular votes and no seats....		1.0	0
Total		100%	112
Source: African Elections database