section_path: History/Return to opposition (2001–2010)/2002 general election
section_name: 2002 general election
paragraph_text: 2002 general election
  
  During the 2002 general elections, the UNC won 46.5% of the popular vote and 16 out of 36 seats in the House of Representatives. It became the opposition party to the ruling PNM government, which held the other 20 seats.