2002 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election

2002 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election

22 September 2002

All 71 seats in the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
36 seats needed for a majority
Turnout970,031 (70.6%)
8.6%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Harald Ringstorff Eckhardt Rehberg Angelika Gramkow
Party SPD CDU PDS
Last election 27 seats, 34.3% 24 seats, 30.2% 20 seats, 24.4%
Seats won 33 25 13
Seat change 6 1 7
Popular vote 394,118 304,125 159,065
Percentage 40.6% 31.4% 16.4%
Swing 6.3% 1.2% 8.0%

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.