Bundestag
Germany elections · 2002-09-22 · held
SPD received the largest share of national votes. The full chamber contained 603 members.
Results: final · complete coverage · Second (party-list) votes; 47,996,480 valid votes
Turnout: 79.1%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | 18488668 | 38.5209% | 251 | — |
| CDU | 14167561 | 29.5179% | 190 | — |
| GRÜNE | 4110355 | 8.5639% | 55 | — |
| FDP | 3538815 | 7.3731% | 47 | — |
| CSU | 4315080 | 8.9904% | 58 | — |
| Die Linke | 1916702 | 3.9934% | 2 | — |
| AUFBRUCH | 4697 | 0.0098% | 0 | — |
| BP | 9379 | 0.0195% | 0 | — |
| BüSo | 16958 | 0.0353% | 0 | — |
| CM | 15440 | 0.0322% | 0 | — |
| DIE FRAUEN | 36832 | 0.0767% | 0 | — |
| Die Violetten | 2412 | 0.005% | 0 | — |
| DKP | — | — | 0 | — |
| DSU | — | — | 0 | — |
| FAMILIE | 30045 | 0.0626% | 0 | — |
| FP Deutschlands | — | — | 0 | — |
| GRAUE | 114224 | 0.238% | 0 | — |
| HEIMAT | 215232 | 0.4484% | 0 | — |
| HP | 2485 | 0.0052% | 0 | — |
| KPD (Ost) | 1624 | 0.0034% | 0 | — |
| ödp | 56898 | 0.1185% | 0 | — |
| Offensive D | 400476 | 0.8344% | 0 | — |
| PBC | 101645 | 0.2118% | 0 | — |
| PRG | 7499 | 0.0156% | 0 | — |
| REP | 280671 | 0.5848% | 0 | — |
| Tierschutzpartei | 159655 | 0.3326% | 0 | — |
| Volksabstimmung | — | — | 0 | — |
| ZENTRUM | 3127 | 0.0065% | 0 | — |
| Andere KWV | — | — | 0 | — |
Final national results from the Federal Returning Officer. The 1990 election was the first Bundestag election covering reunified Germany; subsequent elections continue the Federal Republic series. Shares use second (party-list) votes, not constituency first votes. Official abbreviations are retained for small lists. Parties or independent candidates with only first votes have no party-list vote figure. Independent/other constituency nominations are grouped as in the official source.
Sources & further reading
Federal Returning Officer: national votes and seats since 1949 (2026 edition)
Federal Returning Officer: historical election dates and explanatory notes