# 2002 Cieszyn mayoral election

[Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl.md) / [województwo śląskie](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie.md) / [powiat cieszyński](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/powiat-cieszynski.md) / [Cieszyn](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/cieszyn.md), October 27, 2002

Bogdan Wojciech Ficek won with 51.1% of the vote, 22.8 points ahead of Zbigniew Gąszczyk.

> 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.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bogdan Wojciech Ficek | KWW Wspólnota dla Cieszyna | 5,497 | 51.1% | Elected |
| Zbigniew Gąszczyk | KWW Koalicja Cieszyńska | 3,047 | 28.3% |  |
| Edward Gojniczek | Koalicyjny KW Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy | 1,468 | 13.6% |  |
| Krystian Ciemała | KW Komitet Obywatelski Śląska Cieszyńskiego | 746 | 6.9% |  |

Valid votes: 10,758

Turnout: 38.5% (10,979 of 28,508 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 7, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/cieszyn/2024-04-07-local/mayor.md): Gabriela Anna Staszkiewicz, 57.2%
- [October 21, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/cieszyn/2018-10-21-local/mayor.md): Gabriela Anna Staszkiewicz, 56.0%
- [November 16, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/cieszyn/2014-11-16-local/mayor.md): Ryszard Arkadiusz Macura, 63.3%
- [November 21, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/cieszyn/2010-11-21-local/mayor.md): Mieczysław Jerzy Szczurek, 64.6%
- [November 12, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/cieszyn/2006-11-12-local/mayor.md): Bogdan Wojciech Ficek, 53.3%
- October 27, 2002: Bogdan Wojciech Ficek, 51.1%

## 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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