Socialist Coalition Leadership Election, 2002

A leadership election was held on 1 June 2002 to choose the leader of the Socialist Coalition, consisting of the National United Party and the Bergensten Environment Party. Steve Bergensten, the incumbent prime minister, won the election and retained the leadership and remained prime minister.

The election followed the assassination of coalition leader and prime minister James Herbert on 21 May 2002. The deputy prime minister at the time, Steve Bergensten, was automatically sworn in as prime minister the next day. He announced a leadership election for 1 June 2002. Lyon Borton, the deputy leader of the United Party at the time of Herbert's death, and a candidate for the election, became the leader of the United Party and deputy prime minister.