2002 Bahamian general election

2002 Bahamian general election
2 May 2002
All 40 seats in the House of Assembly
21 seats needed for a majority
Registered144,758
Turnout90.18% ( 2.99pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Perry Christie Hubert Ingraham
Party PLP FNM
Leader's seat Centreville North Abaco
Last election 41.90%, 6 seats 57.70%, 34 seats
Seats won 29 7
Seat change 24 28
Popular vote 66,897 52,803
Percentage 51.78% 40.87%
Swing 6.88 pp 16.83 pp
Prime Minister before election

Hubert Ingraham
FNM

Elected Prime Minister

Perry Christie
PLP

General elections were held in the Bahamas on 2 May 2002. The opposition Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) won 29 of the 40 seats in the House of Assembly to defeat the governing Free National Movement (FNM). Voter turnout was 90%.

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