# 2002 Gmina Świerklaniec mayoral election

[Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl.md) / [województwo śląskie](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie.md) / [powiat tarnogórski](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/powiat-tarnogorski.md) / [Świerklaniec](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/swierklaniec.md), October 27, 2002

Jan Gajda led with 48.1% of the vote, 26.8 points ahead of Barbara Kwaśnik.

> 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

- Jan Gajda, 48.1% (Advanced)
- Barbara Kwaśnik, 21.3% (Advanced)
- Andrzej Przybylok, 18.6%

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

- Jan Gajda, 78.9% (Elected)
- Barbara Kwaśnik, 21.1%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jan Gajda | KWW Forum Obywatelskie | 1,734 | 48.1% | Advanced |
| Barbara Kwaśnik | KWW Unia Sołectw | 768 | 21.3% | Advanced |
| Andrzej Przybylok | KWW Prawo-Rodzina-Samorządność | 671 | 18.6% |  |
| Zdzisława Zofia Jakoktochce | KW Samoobrona Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej | 433 | 12.0% |  |

Valid votes: 3,606

Turnout: 44.7% (3,767 of 8,428 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 7, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/swierklaniec/2024-04-07-local/mayor.md): Grzegorz Jakub Zadęcki, 50.4%
- [October 21, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/swierklaniec/2018-10-21-local/mayor.md): Marek Józef Cyl, 58.9%
- [November 16, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/swierklaniec/2014-11-16-local/mayor.md): Marek Józef Cyl, 55.5%
- [November 21, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/swierklaniec/2010-11-21-local/mayor.md): Kazimierz Jerzy Flakus, 59.1%
- [November 12, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/slaskie/swierklaniec/2006-11-12-local/mayor.md): Adam Baron, 50.3%
- October 27, 2002: Jan Gajda, 78.9%

## 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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