2002 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election

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2002 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election
Flag of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.svg
  1998 22 September 2002 2006  

All 71 seats in the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
36 seats needed for a majority
Turnout970,031 (70.6%)
Decrease2.svg 8.6%
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Harald Ringstorff Jun07.jpg Eckhardt Rehberg 2017 by Andre Illing.jpg Angelika Gramkow reduced shadow.jpg
Leader Harald Ringstorff Eckhardt Rehberg Angelika Gramkow
Party SPD CDU PDS
Last election27 seats, 34.3%24 seats, 30.2%20 seats, 24.4%
Seats won332513
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 6Increase2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 7
Popular vote394,118304,125159,065
Percentage40.6%31.4%16.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg 6.3%Increase2.svg 1.2%Decrease2.svg 8.0%

2002 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election.svg
Results for the single-member constituencies

Minister-President before election

Harald Ringstorff
SPD

Elected Minister-President

Harald Ringstorff
SPD

The 2002 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election was held on 22 September 2002 to elect the members of the 4th Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It was held on the same day as the 2002 federal election. The incumbent coalition government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) led by Minister-President Harald Ringstorff retained its majority and continued in office.

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Campaign and issues

The election was the first time that a "red-red" SPD–PDS government faced an election. It was held at the same day as the 2002 federal election, and the campaigns of the state parties were highly influenced by the issues in the federal politics.

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 3rd Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

NameIdeologyLeader(s)1998 result
Votes (%)Seats
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Social democracy Harald Ringstorff 34.3%
27 / 71
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
Christian democracy Eckhardt Rehberg30.2%
24 / 71
PDS Party of Democratic Socialism
Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus
Democratic socialism Angelika Gramkow 24.4%
20 / 71

Opinion polling

Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
size
SPD CDU PDS Grüne FDP OthersLead
2002 state election 22 Sep 200240.631.416.42.63.74.39.2
Emnid 16 Sep 2002?3733193354
Infratest dimap 12 Sep 20021,0004033172447
Emnid 9 Sep 2002?3734183443
Infratest dimap 4 Sep 2002?373518.524.532
Emnid 2 Sep 20027503736173341
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 1 Sep 20021,0003833184435
Infratest dimap 28 Aug 20021,0003633202453
Emnid 26 Aug 2002?3538153453
Emnid 19 Aug 2002?3238183546
Emnid 12 Aug 2002?3339183526
Emnid 2 Aug 20027503239193527
Infratest dimap 3 Jul 2002?3536201531
Emnid 22 Jun 2002?3038183748
Emnid 23 May 2002?30411914511
Emnid 29 Jan 2002?3239171387
Infratest dimap 24 Jan 2002?2937232368
Emnid 3 Nov 2001?323224345Tie
Emnid 16 May 2001?3235213543
Infratest dimap 18–24 Sep 20001,000323624?4
Emnid 13–18 Sep 1999750264224?16
Infratest dimap 11–21 Feb 199991238371781
1998 state election 27 Sep 199834.330.224.42.71.66.84.1

Election result

Summary of the 22 September 2002 election results for the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
PartyVotes%+/-Seats+/-Seats %
Social Democratic Party (SPD)394,11840.6Increase2.svg6.333Increase2.svg646.5
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)304,12531.4Increase2.svg1.225Increase2.svg135.2
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)159,06516.4Decrease2.svg8.013Decrease2.svg718.3
Free Democratic Party (FDP)45,6764.7Increase2.svg3.10±00
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)25,4022.6Decrease2.svg0.10±00
Party for a Rule of Law Offensive (Schill party)16,4831.7New0New0
Others25,1622.60±00
Total970,031100.071±0
Voter turnout70.6Decrease2.svg8.6
Popular Vote
SPD
40.63%
CDU
31.35%
PDS
16.40%
FDP
4.71%
GRÜNE
2.62%
Other
4.29%
Landtag seats
SPD
46.48%
CDU
35.21%
PDS
18.31%

Sources