# 2002 Bochnia mayoral election

[Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl.md) / [województwo małopolskie](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/malopolskie.md) / [powiat bocheński](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/malopolskie/powiat-bochenski.md) / [Bochnia](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/malopolskie/bochnia.md), October 27, 2002

Wojciech Cholewa led with 45.0% of the vote, 17.4 points ahead of Jan Olszewski.

> Candidate votes for the gmina as the Krajowe Biuro Wyborcze's candidate file prints them, with valid votes as the file prints them for the gmina. Electors, ballots cast (głosy oddane), and valid votes are as the file prints them for the gmina, and invalid is the ballots cast less the valid votes.

## Rounds

### Round 1, October 27, 2002

- Wojciech Cholewa, 45.0% (Advanced)
- Jan Olszewski, 27.6% (Advanced)
- Bogdan Kosturkiewicz, 14.8%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/malopolskie/bochnia/2002-11-10-runoff/mayor.md), November 10, 2002

- Wojciech Cholewa, 56.9% (Elected)
- Jan Olszewski, 43.1%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wojciech Cholewa | KW Bochnia i Ziemia Bocheńska - Razem | 5,000 | 45.0% | Advanced |
| Jan Olszewski | KWW Bochniacy dla Bochni | 3,066 | 27.6% | Advanced |
| Bogdan Kosturkiewicz | KWW Nasze Miasto i Powiat | 1,639 | 14.8% |  |
| Marian Włosiński | Koalicyjny KW Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy | 610 | 5.5% |  |
| Edward Sitko | KWW Wspólnota Regionu Bocheńskiego | 369 | 3.3% |  |
| Jerzy Domagała | KW Samoobrona Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej | 232 | 2.1% |  |
| Maciej Fischer | KWW Samorządowy Blok Wyborczy 2002 | 192 | 1.7% |  |

Valid votes: 11,108

Turnout: 49.5% (11,306 of 22,857 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 7, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/malopolskie/bochnia/2024-04-07-local/mayor.md): Magdalena Joanna Łacna, 56.2%
- [October 21, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/malopolskie/bochnia/2018-10-21-local/mayor.md): Stefan Mieczysław Kolawiński, 50.6%
- [November 16, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/malopolskie/bochnia/2014-11-16-local/mayor.md): Stefan Mieczysław Kolawiński, 61.4%
- [November 21, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/malopolskie/bochnia/2010-11-21-local/mayor.md): Stefan Mieczysław Kolawiński, 60.6%
- [November 12, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/malopolskie/bochnia/2006-11-12-local/mayor.md): Bogdan Tomasz Kosturkiewicz, 62.1%
- October 27, 2002: Wojciech Cholewa, 56.9%

## Also on the ballot in Poland on October 27, 2002

- [Assembly of Masovian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (7)
- [Assembly of Silesian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (7)
- [Assembly of Greater Poland Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (6)
- [Assembly of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (6)
- [Assembly of Lesser Poland Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (6)
- [Assembly of Łódź Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (6)
- [Assembly of Lower Silesian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Lublin Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Lubusz Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Opole Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Podlaskie Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Pomeranian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Subcarpathian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (5)
- [Assembly of West Pomeranian Voivodeship](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (5)
- [Local races across Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/2002-10-27-local.md) (3,895)

## Sources

- [Dane wyborcze: wybory wójtów, burmistrzów i prezydentów miast](https://danewyborcze.kbw.gov.pl/), Krajowe Biuro Wyborcze. License: Official public record, no license stated

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