# 2002 Montenegrin parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Montenegro on 20 October 2002. 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. It was the last parliamentary election held in Montenegro prior to independence referendum in 2006.

## 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. The electoral threshold was set at 3% and seats allocated using the d'Hondt method. 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.

## Contesting parties

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

## Results

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| | European Montenegro | 167,166 | 47.98 | 39 | +3 |
| | Together for Change | 133,900 | 38.43 | 30 | –3 |
| | Liberal Alliance of Montenegro | 20,365 | 5.85 | 4 | –2 |
| | Patriotic Coalition for Yugoslavia | 9,920 | 2.85 | 0 | 0 |
| | Albanians Together | 8,498 | 2.44 | 2 | 0 |
| | Bosniak Democratic Coalition | 2,446 | 0.70 | 0 | New |
| | Socialist Party of Yugoslavia with Communists | 2,242 | 0.64 | 0 | New |
| | Bosniak Coalition | 2,173 | 0.62 | 0 | New |
| | Party of Savings and Social Security | 851 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 |
| | SRS | 837 | 0.24 | 0 | New |
| Total | Total | 348,398 | 100.00 | 75 | –2 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 348,398 | 98.67 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 4,704 | 1.33 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 353,102 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 455,791 | 77.47 | | |
| Source: Slavic-Eurasian Research Centre ||||||