2002 Ecuadorian general election

{{Short description|Presidential and congressional elections}}

{{Infobox election

| country = Ecuador

| previous_election = 1998 Ecuadorian general election

| previous_year = 1998

| next_election = 2006 Ecuadorian general election

| next_year = 2006

| election_date = 20 October 2002

| module = {{Infobox election

| embed = yes

| election_name = Presidential election

| type = presidential

| image1 = Lucio Gutiérrez.jpg

| nominee1 = Lucio Gutiérrez

| party1 = January 21 Patriotic Society Party

| running_mate1 = Alfredo Palacio

| popular_vote1 = 2,803,243

| percentage1 = 54.79%

| image2 = Álvaro Noboa.jpg

| nominee2 = Álvaro Noboa

| party2 = Institutional Renewal Party of National Action

| running_mate2 = Marcelo Cruz

| popular_vote2 = 2,312,854

| percentage2 = 45.21%

| map_image = Votos Presidente por Provincia Ecuador segunda vuelta 2002.svg

| map_caption = Second round results by province

| title = President

| before_election = Gustavo Noboa

| before_party = Democracia Popular

| after_election = Lucio Gutiérrez

| after_party = January 21 Patriotic Society Party

}}}}{{Politics of Ecuador}}

General elections were held in Ecuador on 20 October 2002, with a second round of the presidential elections on 24 November.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p380 {{ISBN|978-0-19-928358-3}} The result was a victory for Lucio Gutiérrez of the PSPMUPP–NP alliance, who won the run-off with 54.8% of the vote.Nohlen, p404 The Social Christian Party emerged as the largest party in the National Congress, winning 24 of the 100 seats.[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2095_02.htm Elections held in 2002] IPU

Results

=President=

{{Election results

|cand1=Lucio Gutiérrez|party1=PSPMUPP–NP|votes1=943123|votes1_2=2803243

|cand2=Álvaro Noboa|party2=Institutional Renewal Party of National Action|votes2=794614|votes2_2=2312854

|cand3=León Roldós Aguilera|party3=Citizen Force Movement|votes3=703593

|cand4=Rodrigo Borja Cevallos|party4=Democratic Left|votes4=638142

|cand5=Xavier Neira Menéndez|party5=Social Christian Party|votes5=553106

|cand6=Jacobo Bucaram|party6=Ecuadorian Roldosist Party|votes6=544688

|cand7=Jacinto Velazquez|party7=Independent Social Transformation Movement|votes7=169311

|cand8=Ivonne Baki|party8=PLRE–Metamorfosis|votes8=79598

|cand9=César Alarcon|party9=Freedom Party|votes9=54793

|cand10=Osvaldo Hurtado|party10=Solidarity Fatherland Movement|votes10=49043|color10=#AFEEEE

|cand11=Antonio Vargas|party11=Independent Amauta Jatari Movement|votes11=39171

|invalid=729399|invalid2=691012

|electorate=8154425|electorate2=8154425

|source=Nohlen

}}

=National Congress=

{{Expand Spanish|topic=gov|Elecciones legislativas de Ecuador de 2002|section=yes}}

{{Election results

|party1=Social Christian Party|votes1=|seats1=24|sc1=

|party2=Popular Democracy–Christian Democratic Union|votes2=|seats2=19|sc2=

|party3=Democratic Left|votes3=|seats3=13|sc3=

|party4=Institutional Renewal Party of National Action|votes4=|seats4=10|sc4=

|party5=PSPMUPP|votes5=|seats5=6|sc5=

|party6=Pachakutik Plurinational Unity Movement – New Country|votes6=|seats6=5|sc6=

|party7=Democratic People's Movement|votes7=|seats7=3|sc7=

|party8=Patriotic Society Party|votes8=|seats8=2|sc8=

|party9=PSFAMUPP|votes9=|seats9=2|sc9=

|party10=MPDPSFA|votes10=|seats10=2|sc10=

|party11=AN–PSFADPUDC|votes11=|seats11=1|sc11=

|party12=Concentration of People's Forces|votes12=|seats12=1|sc12=

|party13=Democratic LeftDPUDC|votes13=|seats13=1|sc13=

|party14=Democratic LeftMCNP|votes14=|seats14=1|sc14=

|party15=Democratic Left–MIRE|votes15=|seats15=1|sc15=

|party16=Democratic Transformation|votes16=|seats16=1|sc16=|color16=#EF3038

|party17=Freedom Party|votes17=|seats17=1|sc17=

|party18=MUPPMCNP|votes18=|seats18=1|sc18=

|party19=Provincial Integration Movement|votes19=|seats19=1|sc19=|color19=#FF007F

|party20=Socialist Party – Broad Front of Ecuador|votes20=|seats20=1|sc20=

|party21=PSPMPD|votes21=|seats21=1|sc21=

|party22=Social Christian Party–AN|votes22=|seats22=1|sc22=

|party23=Solidarity Fatherland Movement|votes23=|seats23=1|sc23=|color23=#AFEEEE

|party24=UN–PSC|votes24=|seats24=1|sc24=

|source=[https://repositorio.flacsoandes.edu.ec/bitstream/10469/2436/4/TFLACSO-2010MAMC.pdf Córdova]

}}

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