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2002 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2002 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election

| country = Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

| type = Parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1998 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election

| previous_year = 1998

| next_election = 2006 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election

| next_year = 2006

| seats_for_election = All 71 seats in the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

| majority_seats = 36

| election_date = 22 September 2002

| turnout = 970,031 (70.6%)
{{decrease}} 8.6%

| image1 = 150x150px

| leader1 = Harald Ringstorff

| party1 = Social Democratic Party of Germany

| last_election1 = 27 seats, 34.3%

| seats1 = 33

| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 6

| popular_vote1 = 394,118

| percentage1 = 40.6%

| swing1 = {{increase}} 6.3%

| image2 = 150x150px

| leader2 = Eckhardt Rehberg

| party2 = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

| last_election2 = 24 seats, 30.2%

| seats2 = 25

| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 1

| popular_vote2 = 304,125

| percentage2 = 31.4%

| swing2 = {{increase}} 1.2%

| image3 = 150x150px

| leader3 = Angelika Gramkow

| party3 = Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)

| last_election3 = 20 seats, 24.4%

| seats3 = 13

| seat_change3 = {{decrease}} 7

| popular_vote3 = 159,065

| percentage3 = 16.4%

| swing3 = {{decrease}} 8.0%

| map_image = 2002 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election.svg

| map_size = 350px

| map_caption = Results for the single-member constituencies

| title = Minister-President

| before_election = Harald Ringstorff

| before_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany

| after_election = Harald Ringstorff

| after_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany

}}

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.

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.

class="wikitable"

! rowspan=2 colspan=3| Name

! rowspan=2| Ideology

! rowspan=2| Leader(s)

! colspan=2| 1998 result

Votes (%)

! Seats

bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}} |

| align=center| SPD

| Social Democratic Party of Germany
{{small|Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands}}

| Social democracy

| Harald Ringstorff

| align=center| 34.3%

| {{Composition bar|27|71|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}}}

bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}} |

| align=center| CDU

| Christian Democratic Union of Germany
{{small|Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands}}

| Christian democracy

| Eckhardt Rehberg

| align=center| 30.2%

| {{Composition bar|24|71|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}}}

bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}} |

| align=center| PDS

| Party of Democratic Socialism
{{small|Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus}}

| Democratic socialism

| Angelika Gramkow

| align=center| 24.4%

| {{Composition bar|20|71|{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}}}

Opinion polling

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;line-height:14px;"
style="height:40px;"

! style="width:160px;" rowspan="2"| Polling firm

! style="width:100px;" rowspan="2"| Fieldwork date

! style="width:35px;" rowspan="2"| Sample
size

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| SPD

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| CDU

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| PDS

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| Grüne

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| FDP

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;" rowspan="2"| Others

! style="width:30px;" rowspan="2"| Lead

style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|The Left (Germany)}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}};"|

style="background:#E9E9E9;"

| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/mecklenburg-vorpommern.htm 2002 state election]

| data-sort-value="2002-09-22"| 22 Sep 2002

| –

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 40.6

| 31.4

| 16.4

| 2.6

| 3.7

| 4.3

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 9.2

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/mecklenburg-vorpommern.htm Emnid]

| data-sort-value="2002-09-16"| 16 Sep 2002

| ?

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 37

| 33

| 19

| 3

| 3

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 4

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/mecklenburg-vorpommern.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2002-09-12"| 12 Sep 2002

| 1,000

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 40

| 33

| 17

| 2

| 4

| 4

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 7

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/mecklenburg-vorpommern.htm Emnid]

| data-sort-value="2002-09-09"| 9 Sep 2002

| ?

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 37

| 34

| 18

| 3

| 4

| 4

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 3

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/mecklenburg-vorpommern.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2002-09-04"| 4 Sep 2002

| ?

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 37

| 35

| 18.5

| 2

| 4.5

| 3

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 2

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/mecklenburg-vorpommern.htm Emnid]

| data-sort-value="2002-09-02"| 2 Sep 2002

| 750

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 37

| 36

| 17

| 3

| 3

| 4

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 1

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/mecklenburg-vorpommern.htm Forschungsgruppe Wahlen]

| data-sort-value="2002-09-01"| 1 Sep 2002

| 1,000

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 38

| 33

| 18

| 4

| 4

| 3

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 5

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/mecklenburg-vorpommern.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2002-08-28"| 28 Aug 2002

| 1,000

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 36

| 33

| 20

| 2

| 4

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 3

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/mecklenburg-vorpommern.htm Emnid]

| data-sort-value="2002-08-26"| 26 Aug 2002

| ?

| 35

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 38

| 15

| 3

| 4

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 3

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/mecklenburg-vorpommern.htm Emnid]

| data-sort-value="2002-08-19"| 19 Aug 2002

| ?

| 32

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 38

| 18

| 3

| 5

| 4

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 6

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/mecklenburg-vorpommern.htm Emnid]

| data-sort-value="2002-08-12"| 12 Aug 2002

| ?

| 33

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 39

| 18

| 3

| 5

| 2

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 6

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/mecklenburg-vorpommern.htm Emnid]

| data-sort-value="2002-08-02"| 2 Aug 2002

| 750

| 32

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 39

| 19

| 3

| 5

| 2

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 7

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/mecklenburg-vorpommern.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2002-07-03"| 3 Jul 2002

| ?

| 35

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 36

| 20

| 1

| 5

| 3

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 1

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/mecklenburg-vorpommern.htm Emnid]

| data-sort-value="2002-06-22"| 22 Jun 2002

| ?

| 30

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 38

| 18

| 3

| 7

| 4

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 8

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/mecklenburg-vorpommern.htm Emnid]

| data-sort-value="2002-05-23"| 23 May 2002

| ?

| 30

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 41

| 19

| 1

| 4

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 11

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/mecklenburg-vorpommern.htm Emnid]

| data-sort-value="2002-01-29"| 29 Jan 2002

| ?

| 32

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 39

| 17

| 1

| 3

| 8

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 7

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/mecklenburg-vorpommern.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2002-01-24"| 24 Jan 2002

| ?

| 29

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 37

| 23

| 2

| 3

| 6

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 8

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/mecklenburg-vorpommern.htm Emnid]

| data-sort-value="2001-11-03"| 3 Nov 2001

| ?

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 32

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 32

| 24

| 3

| 4

| 5

| data-sort-value="0"| Tie

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/mecklenburg-vorpommern.htm Emnid]

| data-sort-value="2001-05-16"| 16 May 2001

| ?

| 32

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 35

| 21

| 3

| 5

| 4

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 3

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/mecklenburg-vorpommern.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="2000-09-30"| 18–24 Sep 2000

| 1,000

| 32

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 36

| 24

| –

| –

| ?

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 4

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/mecklenburg-vorpommern.htm Emnid]

| data-sort-value="1999-09-25"| 13–18 Sep 1999

| 750

| 26

| {{Party shading/CDU}}| 42

| 24

| –

| –

| ?

| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 16

[http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/mecklenburg-vorpommern.htm Infratest dimap]

| data-sort-value="1999-02-26"| 11–21 Feb 1999

| 912

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 38

| 37

| 17

| –

| –

| 8

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 1

style="background:#E9E9E9;"

| [http://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/landtage/mecklenburg-vorpommern.htm 1998 state election]

| data-sort-value="1998-09-27"| 27 Sep 1998

| –

| {{Party shading/SPD}}| 34.3

| 30.2

| 24.4

| 2.7

| 1.6

| 6.8

| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 4.1

Election result

{{election table|title=Summary of the 22 September 2002 election results for the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern}}

|-

! colspan="2" | Party

! Votes

! %

! +/-

! Seats

! +/-

! Seats %

|-

| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|

| align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD)

| align=right| 394,118

| align=right| 40.6

| align=right| {{increase}}6.3

| align=right| 33

| align=right| {{increase}}6

| align=right| 46.5

|-

| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|

| align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU)

| align=right| 304,125

| align=right| 31.4

| align=right| {{increase}}1.2

| align=right| 25

| align=right| {{increase}}1

| align=right| 35.2

|-

| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}|

| align=left | Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)

| align=right| 159,065

| align=right| 16.4

| align=right| {{decrease}}8.0

| align=right| 13

| align=right| {{decrease}}7

| align=right| 18.3

|-

! colspan=8|

|-

| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}|

| align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP)

| align=right| 45,676

| align=right| 4.7

| align=right| {{increase}}3.1

| align=right| 0

| align=right| ±0

| align=right| 0

|-

| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}|

| align=left | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)

| align=right| 25,402

| align=right| 2.6

| align=right| {{decrease}}0.1

| align=right| 0

| align=right| ±0

| align=right| 0

|-

| bgcolor=#63B8FF|

| align=left | Party for a Rule of Law Offensive (Schill party)

| align=right| 16,483

| align=right| 1.7

| align=right| New

| align=right| 0

| align=right| New

| align=right| 0

|-

| bgcolor={{party color|Other}}|

| align=left | Others

| align=right| 25,162

| align=right| 2.6

| align=right|

| align=right| 0

| align=right| ±0

| align=right| 0

|-

! align=right colspan=2| Total

! align=right| 970,031

! align=right| 100.0

! align=right|

! align=right| 71

! align=right| ±0

! align=right|

|-

! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout

! align=right|

! align=right| 70.6

! align=right| {{decrease}}8.6

! align=right|

! align=right|

! align=right|

|}

{{bar box

| title=Popular Vote

| titlebar=#ddd

| width=600px

| barwidth=410px

| bars=

{{bar percent|SPD|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|40.63}}

{{bar percent|CDU|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|31.35}}

{{bar percent|PDS|{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}|16.40}}

{{bar percent|FDP|{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}|4.71}}

{{bar percent|GRÜNE|{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}|2.62}}

{{bar percent|Other|#777777|4.29}}

}}

{{bar box

| title=Bürgerschaft seats

| titlebar=#ddd

| width=600px

| barwidth=410px

| bars=

{{bar percent|SPD|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|46.48}}

{{bar percent|CDU|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|35.21}}

{{bar percent|PDS|{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}|18.31}}

}}

Sources

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20041206235227/http://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/e/index_e.htm The Federal Returning Officer]

{{Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Election, 2002}}

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