Topic summary

2002 German federal election

2002 German federal election

Results of the election. The main map shows constituency winners, and results for the proportional list seats are shown in the bottom left.

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.