2002 German federal election

A federal election was held in Germany on 22 September 2002 to elect the members of the 15th Bundestag. Incumbent Chancellor Gerhard Schröder's centre-left "red-green" governing coalition retained a narrow majority, and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) retained their status as the largest party in the Bundestag by three seats.

Infobox

Registered

61,432,868 1.1%

Turnout

48,582,761 (79.1%) 3.1 pp

Candidate

Guido Westerwelle

Party

FDP

Last election

6.2%, 43 seats

Seats won

Seat change

Popular vote

3,538,815

Percentage

7.4%

Swing

1.2 pp

Tables

· Contesting parties

Votes (%)

Name

Votes (%)

Name

Seats

CSU

Name

CSU

Name

Christian Social Union in Bavaria Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern

Name

6.2%

Name				Ideology	Lead candidate	1998 result
Name				Ideology	Lead candidate	Votes (%)	Seats
	SPD		Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands	Social democracy	Gerhard Schröder	40.9%	298 / 669
	CDU/CSU	CDU	Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands	Christian democracy	Edmund Stoiber	35.1%	245 / 669
	CDU/CSU	CSU	Christian Social Union in Bavaria Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern	Christian democracy	Edmund Stoiber	6.2%	245 / 669
	Grüne		Alliance 90/The Greens Bündnis 90/Die Grünen	Green politics	Joschka Fischer	6.7%	47 / 669
	FDP		Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei	Classical liberalism	Guido Westerwelle	6.2%	43 / 669
	PDS		Party of Democratic Socialism Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus	Socialism	Gabi Zimmer	5.1%	36 / 669

· Opinion polls

2005 federal election

Polling firm

2005 federal election

Fieldwork date

22 Sep 2002

Samplesize

–

SPD

38.5

Union

38.5

Grüne

8.6

FDP

7.4

PDS

4.0

Others

3.0

Lead

0.01

Forsa

Polling firm

Forsa

Fieldwork date

20 Sep 2002

Samplesize

2,021

SPD

38.5–39.5

Union

37.0–38.0

Grüne

6.5–7.5

FDP

7.0–8.0

PDS

4.0–4.5

Lead

0.5–2.5

Allensbach

Polling firm

Allensbach

Fieldwork date

20 Sep 2002

SPD

37.5

Union

37.0

Grüne

7.5

FDP

9.5

PDS

4.5

Others

4.0

Lead

0.5

Allensbach

Polling firm

Allensbach

Fieldwork date

6–15 Sep 2002

Samplesize

~2,000

SPD

37.0

Union

37.3

Grüne

7.2

FDP

10.1

PDS

4.4

Others

4.0

Lead

0.3

Emnid

Polling firm

Emnid

Fieldwork date

14 Sep 2002

Samplesize

3,518

SPD

Union

Grüne

FDP

PDS

Others

Lead

Forsa

Polling firm

Forsa

Fieldwork date

9–14 Sep 2002

Samplesize

3,006

SPD

Union

Grüne

FDP

PDS

Others

Lead

Forschungsgruppe Wahlen

Polling firm

Forschungsgruppe Wahlen

Fieldwork date

9–12 Sep 2002

Samplesize

1,326

SPD

40.0

Union

37.0

Grüne

7.0

FDP

7.5

PDS

4.5

Others

4.0

Lead

3.0

Infratest dimap

Polling firm

Infratest dimap

Fieldwork date

9–12 Sep 2002

Samplesize

2,000

SPD

38.5

Union

36.0

Grüne

8.0

FDP

8.5

PDS

4.7

Others

4.3

Lead

2.5

Polling firm	Fieldwork date	Samplesize	SPD	Union	Grüne	FDP	PDS	Others	Lead
Polling firm	Fieldwork date	Samplesize	2005 federal election	22 Sep 2002	–	38.5	38.5	Others	Lead	8.6	7.4	4.0	3.0	0.01
Forsa	20 Sep 2002	2,021	38.5–39.5	37.0–38.0	6.5–7.5	7.0–8.0	4.0–4.5		0.5–2.5
Allensbach	20 Sep 2002		37.5	37.0	7.5	9.5	4.5	4.0	0.5
Allensbach	6–15 Sep 2002	~2,000	37.0	37.3	7.2	10.1	4.4	4.0	0.3
Emnid	14 Sep 2002	3,518	39	37	7	8	5	4	2
Forsa	9–14 Sep 2002	3,006	40	38	7	8	4	3	2
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen	9–12 Sep 2002	1,326	40.0	37.0	7.0	7.5	4.5	4.0	3.0
Infratest dimap	9–12 Sep 2002	2,000	38.5	36.0	8.0	8.5	4.7	4.3	2.5

· Results

Party

Col 1

Party

Col 2

Party-list

Col 3

Constituency

Col 4

Totalseats

Col 5

+/–

Votes

Col 1

Votes

Col 2

Col 3

Seats

Col 4

Votes

Col 5

Col 6

Seats

Total

Col 1

Total

Col 2

47,996,480

Col 3

100.00

Col 4

304

Col 5

47,841,724

Col 6

100.00

Col 7

299

Col 8

603

Col 9

−66

Valid votes

Col 1

Valid votes

Col 2

47,996,480

Col 3

98.79

Col 5

47,841,724

Col 6

98.47

Invalid/blank votes

Col 1

Invalid/blank votes

Col 2

586,281

Col 3

1.21

Col 5

741,037

Col 6

1.53

Total votes

Col 1

Total votes

Col 2

48,582,761

Col 3

100.00

Col 5

48,582,761

Col 6

100.00

Registered voters/turnout

Col 1

Registered voters/turnout

Col 2

61,432,868

Col 3

79.08

Col 5

61,432,868

Col 6

79.08

Source: Bundeswahlleiter

Col 1

Source: Bundeswahlleiter


Party		Party-list			Constituency			Totalseats	+/–
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Totalseats	+/–
	Social Democratic Party	18,488,668	38.52	80	20,059,967	41.93	171	251	−47
	Christian Democratic Union	14,167,561	29.52	108	15,336,512	32.06	82	190	−8
	Christian Social Union	4,315,080	8.99	15	4,311,178	9.01	43	58	+11
	Alliance 90/The Greens	4,110,355	8.56	54	2,693,794	5.63	1	55	+8
	Free Democratic Party	3,538,815	7.37	47	2,752,796	5.75	0	47	+4
	Party of Democratic Socialism	1,916,702	3.99	0	2,079,203	4.35	2	2	−34
	Party for a Rule of Law Offensive	400,476	0.83	0	120,330	0.25	0	0	New
	The Republicans	280,671	0.58	0	55,947	0.12	0	0	0
	National Democratic Party	215,232	0.45	0	103,209	0.22	0	0	0
	Human Environment Animal Protection Party	159,655	0.33	0	8,858	0.02	0	0	0
	The Grays – Gray Panthers	114,224	0.24	0	75,490	0.16	0	0	0
	Party of Bible-abiding Christians	101,645	0.21	0	71,106	0.15	0	0	0
	Ecological Democratic Party	56,898	0.12	0	56,593	0.12	0	0	0
	Feminist Party	36,832	0.08	0	2,264	0.00	0	0	0
	Family Party	30,045	0.06	0	15,138	0.03	0	0	0
	Bürgerrechtsbewegung Solidarität	16,958	0.04	0	22,531	0.05	0	0	0
	Christian Centre	15,440	0.03	0	2,413	0.01	0	0	0
	Bavaria Party	9,379	0.02	0	6,757	0.01	0	0	0
	Party for Pension Justice and Family	7,499	0.02	0	4,363	0.01	0	0	New
	Departure for Civil Rights, Freedom and Health	4,697	0.01	0	2,895	0.01	0	0	New
	Centre Party	3,127	0.01	0	1,823	0.00	0	0	0
	Humanist Party	2,485	0.01	0	1,385	0.00	0	0	0
	The Violets	2,412	0.01	0	840	0.00	0	0	New
	Communist Party of Germany	1,624	0.00	0	686	0.00	0	0	0
	German Social Union				6,003	0.01	0	0	0
	German Communist Party				3,953	0.01	0	0	0
	Freedom Party				2,003	0.00	0	0	0
	Alliance for Germany				571	0.00	0	0	0
	Independents and voter groups				43,116	0.09	0	0	0
Total		47,996,480	100.00	304	47,841,724	100.00	299	603	−66
Valid votes		47,996,480	98.79		47,841,724	98.47
Invalid/blank votes		586,281	1.21		741,037	1.53
Total votes		48,582,761	100.00		48,582,761	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		61,432,868	79.08		61,432,868	79.08
Source: Bundeswahlleiter

· Results › Results by state

Baden-Württemberg

State results in %

Baden-Württemberg

SPD

33.5

CDU/CSU

42.8

GRÜNE

11.4

FDP

7.8

PDS

1.0

all others

3.5

Bavaria

State results in %

Bavaria

SPD

26.1

CDU/CSU

58.6

GRÜNE

7.6

FDP

4.5

PDS

0.7

all others

2.5

Berlin

State results in %

Berlin

SPD

36.6

CDU/CSU

25.9

GRÜNE

14.6

FDP

6.6

PDS

11.4

all others

4.9

Brandenburg

State results in %

Brandenburg

SPD

46.4

CDU/CSU

22.3

GRÜNE

4.5

FDP

5.8

PDS

17.2

all others

3.8

Bremen

State results in %

Bremen

SPD

48.6

CDU/CSU

24.6

GRÜNE

15.0

FDP

6.7

PDS

2.2

all others

2.9

Hamburg

State results in %

Hamburg

SPD

42.0

CDU/CSU

28.1

GRÜNE

16.2

FDP

6.8

PDS

2.1

all others

4.8

Hesse

State results in %

Hesse

SPD

39.7

CDU/CSU

37.1

GRÜNE

10.7

FDP

8.2

PDS

1.3

all others

3.0

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

State results in %

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

SPD

41.7

CDU/CSU

30.3

GRÜNE

3.5

FDP

5.4

PDS

16.3

all others

2.8

Lower Saxony

State results in %

Lower Saxony

SPD

47.8

CDU/CSU

34.5

GRÜNE

7.3

FDP

7.1

PDS

1.0

all others

2.3

North Rhine-Westphalia

State results in %

North Rhine-Westphalia

SPD

43.0

CDU/CSU

35.1

GRÜNE

8.9

FDP

9.4

PDS

1.2

all others

2.4

Rhineland-Palatinate

State results in %

Rhineland-Palatinate

SPD

38.2

CDU/CSU

40.3

GRÜNE

7.9

FDP

9.3

PDS

1.0

all others

3.3

Saarland

State results in %

Saarland

SPD

46.0

CDU/CSU

35.0

GRÜNE

7.6

FDP

6.4

PDS

1.4

all others

3.6

Saxony

State results in %

Saxony

SPD

33.3

CDU/CSU

33.6

GRÜNE

4.6

FDP

7.3

PDS

16.2

all others

4.9

Saxony-Anhalt

State results in %

Saxony-Anhalt

SPD

43.2

CDU/CSU

29.0

GRÜNE

3.4

FDP

7.6

PDS

14.4

all others

2.4

Schleswig-Holstein

State results in %

Schleswig-Holstein

SPD

42.9

CDU/CSU

36.0

GRÜNE

9.4

FDP

8.0

PDS

1.3

all others

2.4

Thuringia

State results in %

Thuringia

SPD

39.9

CDU/CSU

29.4

GRÜNE

4.3

FDP

5.9

PDS

17.0

all others

3.5

State results in %	SPD	CDU/CSU	GRÜNE	FDP	PDS	all others
Baden-Württemberg	33.5	42.8	11.4	7.8	1.0	3.5
Bavaria	26.1	58.6	7.6	4.5	0.7	2.5
Berlin	36.6	25.9	14.6	6.6	11.4	4.9
Brandenburg	46.4	22.3	4.5	5.8	17.2	3.8
Bremen	48.6	24.6	15.0	6.7	2.2	2.9
Hamburg	42.0	28.1	16.2	6.8	2.1	4.8
Hesse	39.7	37.1	10.7	8.2	1.3	3.0
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	41.7	30.3	3.5	5.4	16.3	2.8
Lower Saxony	47.8	34.5	7.3	7.1	1.0	2.3
North Rhine-Westphalia	43.0	35.1	8.9	9.4	1.2	2.4
Rhineland-Palatinate	38.2	40.3	7.9	9.3	1.0	3.3
Saarland	46.0	35.0	7.6	6.4	1.4	3.6
Saxony	33.3	33.6	4.6	7.3	16.2	4.9
Saxony-Anhalt	43.2	29.0	3.4	7.6	14.4	2.4
Schleswig-Holstein	42.9	36.0	9.4	8.0	1.3	2.4
Thuringia	39.9	29.4	4.3	5.9	17.0	3.5

· Results › Results by state › Constituency seats

SPD

State

SPD

Totalseats

CDU

Seats won

CSU

Seats won

PDS

Seats won

Grüne

Baden-Württemberg

State

Baden-Württemberg

Totalseats

Seats won

Bavaria

State

Bavaria

Totalseats

Seats won

Berlin

State

Berlin

Totalseats

Seats won

Brandenburg

State

Brandenburg

Totalseats

Seats won

Bremen

State

Bremen

Totalseats

Seats won

Hamburg

State

Hamburg

Totalseats

Seats won

Hesse

State

Hesse

Totalseats

Seats won

Lower Saxony

State

Lower Saxony

Totalseats

Seats won

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

State

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Totalseats

Seats won

North Rhine-Westphalia

State

North Rhine-Westphalia

Totalseats

Seats won

Rhineland-Palatinate

State

Rhineland-Palatinate

Totalseats

Seats won

Saarland

State

Saarland

Totalseats

Seats won

Saxony

State

Saxony

Totalseats

Seats won

Saxony-Anhalt

State

Saxony-Anhalt

Totalseats

Seats won

Schleswig-Holstein

State

Schleswig-Holstein

Totalseats

Seats won

Thuringia

State

Thuringia

Totalseats

Seats won

Total

State

Total

Totalseats

299

Seats won

171

Seats won

State	Totalseats	Seats won
		SPD	CDU	CSU	PDS	Grüne
		Baden-Württemberg	37	7	30
Bavaria	44	1		43
Berlin	12	9			2	1
Brandenburg	10	10
Bremen	2	2
Hamburg	6	6
Hesse	21	17	4
Lower Saxony	29	25	4
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	7	5	2
North Rhine-Westphalia	64	45	19
Rhineland-Palatinate	15	7	8
Saarland	4	4
Saxony	17	4	13
Saxony-Anhalt	10	10
Schleswig-Holstein	11	10	1
Thuringia	10	9	1
Total	299	171	82	43	2	1

· Results › Results by state › List seats

CDU

State

CDU

Totalseats

SPD

Seats won

Grüne

Seats won

FDP

Seats won

CSU

Baden-Württemberg

State

Baden-Württemberg

Totalseats

Seats won

Bavaria

State

Bavaria

Totalseats

Seats won

Berlin

State

Berlin

Totalseats

Seats won

Brandenburg

State

Brandenburg

Totalseats

Seats won

Bremen

State

Bremen

Totalseats

Seats won

Hamburg

State

Hamburg

Totalseats

Seats won

Hesse

State

Hesse

Totalseats

Seats won

Lower Saxony

State

Lower Saxony

Totalseats

Seats won

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

State

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Totalseats

Seats won

North Rhine-Westphalia

State

North Rhine-Westphalia

Totalseats

Seats won

Rhineland-Palatinate

State

Rhineland-Palatinate

Totalseats

Seats won

Saarland

State

Saarland

Totalseats

Seats won

Saxony

State

Saxony

Totalseats

Seats won

Saxony-Anhalt

State

Saxony-Anhalt

Totalseats

Seats won

Schleswig-Holstein

State

Schleswig-Holstein

Totalseats

Seats won

Thuringia

State

Thuringia

Totalseats

Seats won

Total

State

Total

Totalseats

304

Seats won

108

Seats won

State	Totalseats	Seats won
		CDU	SPD	Grüne	FDP	CSU
		Baden-Württemberg	39	4	20	9	6
Bavaria	51		25	7	4	15
Berlin	11	6		3	2
Brandenburg	6	4		1	1
Bremen	2	1		1
Hamburg	7	4		2	1
Hesse	23	13	1	5	4
Lower Saxony	34	18	6	5	5
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	3	2			1
North Rhine-Westphalia	70	30	15	12	13
Rhineland-Palatinate	15	5	5	2	3
Saarland	5	3		1	1
Saxony	12		8	2	2
Saxony-Anhalt	8	6		1	1
Schleswig-Holstein	11	7		2	2
Thuringia	7	5		1	1
Total	304	108	80	54	47	15

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