# 2002 Gmina Barlinek mayoral election

[Poland](https://electionsarchive.com/pl.md) / [województwo zachodniopomorskie](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/zachodniopomorskie.md) / [powiat myśliborski](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/zachodniopomorskie/powiat-mysliborski.md) / [Barlinek](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/zachodniopomorskie/barlinek.md), October 27, 2002

Zygmunt Siarkiewicz led with 37.9% of the vote, 19.6 points ahead of Bolesław Jan Bortnowski.

> 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

- Zygmunt Siarkiewicz, 37.9% (Advanced)
- Bolesław Jan Bortnowski, 18.2% (Advanced)
- Jerzy Bitel, 12.8%

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

- Zygmunt Siarkiewicz, 53.0% (Elected)
- Bolesław Jan Bortnowski, 47.0%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Zygmunt Siarkiewicz | Koalicyjny KW Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej - Unia Pracy | 2,926 | 37.9% | Advanced |
| Bolesław Jan Bortnowski | KWW Wspólnie dla Gminy Barlinek | 1,408 | 18.2% | Advanced |
| Jerzy Bitel | KWW KWW "BITEL" | 990 | 12.8% |  |
| Dariusz Zieliński | KWW Nasz Barlinek Barlineckie Forum Obywatelskie | 856 | 11.1% |  |
| Zbigniew Wojciech Chojnacki | KWW Porozumienie Samorządowe | 662 | 8.6% |  |
| Elżbieta Ligenza | KWW Barlinecka Inicjatywa Samorządowa | 556 | 7.2% |  |
| Julian Wiktor Sawaściuk | KW Samoobrona Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej | 331 | 4.3% |  |

Valid votes: 7,729

Turnout: 51.2% (7,860 of 15,344 registered)

## This race in other years

- [April 7, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/zachodniopomorskie/barlinek/2024-04-07-local/mayor.md): Bernarda Lewandowska, 58.4%
- [October 21, 2018](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/zachodniopomorskie/barlinek/2018-10-21-local/mayor.md): Dariusz Zieliński, 61.3%
- [November 16, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/zachodniopomorskie/barlinek/2014-11-16-local/mayor.md): Dariusz Zieliński, 59.4%
- [November 21, 2010](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/zachodniopomorskie/barlinek/2010-11-21-local/mayor.md): Zygmunt Siarkiewicz, 61.1%
- [November 12, 2006](https://electionsarchive.com/pl/zachodniopomorskie/barlinek/2006-11-12-local/mayor.md): Zygmunt Siarkiewicz, 51.0%
- October 27, 2002: Zygmunt Siarkiewicz, 53.0%

## 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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