2002 German Federal Election
22 September 2002 · The Berlin Republic · 603 seats, 302 for a majority
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.
Chancellor before
Gerhard Schröder
SPD
Chancellor (continued)
Gerhard Schröder
SPD
Largest force
SPD
251 of 603 seats
Turnout
79.1%
The result
SPD
Gerhard Schröder · 38.5% of votes · -47 seats
251
seats
CDU/CSU
Edmund Stoiber · 38.5% of votes · +3 seats
248
seats
Greens
Joschka Fischer · 8.6% of votes · +8 seats
55
seats
FDP
Guido Westerwelle · 7.4% of votes · +4 seats
47
seats
PDS
Gabi Zimmer · 4.0% of votes · -34 seats
2
seats