2002 German federal election

2002 German federal election

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All 603 seats in the Bundestag
302 seats needed for a majority
Registered61,432,868 Increase 1.1%
Turnout48,582,761 (79.1%) Decrease 3.1pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Edmund Stoiber, Europapolitischer Dialog Berlin, 2003-2 (cropped).jpg
Joschka Fischer, Europapolitischer Dialog Berlin, 2003 (cropped).jpg
Candidate Gerhard Schröder Edmund Stoiber Joschka Fischer
Party SPD CDU/CSU Greens
Last election 40.9%, 298 seats 35.1%, 245 seats 6.7%, 47 seats
Seats won 251 248 55
Seat change Decrease 47 Increase 3 Increase 8
Popular vote 18,488,668 18,482,641 4,110,355
Percentage 38.5% 38.5% 8.6%
Swing Decrease 2.4pp Increase 3.4pp Increase 1.9pp

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
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Foto von Gabi Zimmer.jpg
Candidate Guido Westerwelle Gabi Zimmer[a]
Party FDP PDS
Last election 6.2%, 43 seats 5.1%, 36 seats
Seats won 47 2
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 34
Popular vote 3,538,815 1,916,702
Percentage 7.4% 4.0%
Swing Increase 1.2pp Decrease 1.1pp

The left side shows constituency winners of the election by their party colours. The right side shows party list winners of the election for the additional members by their party colours.

Government before election

First Schröder cabinet
SPDGreen

Government after election

Second Schröder cabinet
SPDGreens

Federal elections were 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.
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