Official Final Results of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Election

General election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 2002

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Election Results: September 22, 2002

Electoral Threshold

The electoral threshold for the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania election is 5%.

Voter Turnout

Voter turnout was 70.6%.

Current Election Trend: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Poll results, coalitions, and election data
Historical Elections: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Results, coalitions, and historical data

Seat Distribution and Mathematical Majorities

71
Majority requires 36 seats

The current government loses its majority

The incumbent governing parties secured 46.5% of the seats.

SPD + CDU
Centre
81.7%
SPD + PDS
Centre-Left
64.8%
SPD
Centre-Left
46.5%

Governments of the Current Legislative Period

Ringstorff II
2002
SPD
PDS
Historical Government Cabinets: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Cabinets and governing parties since 1945

Polling Accuracy: How Precise Were the Forecasts?

Comparison: Pre-Election Polls vs. Actual Election Results

Party Results: Vote Shares and Gains/Losses

SPD

Social Democratic Party of Germany
Social Democratic
Pro-European
40.6
+6.3

CDU

Christian Democratic Union
Christian Democratic
Pro-European
31.4
+1.2

PDS

Party of Democratic Socialism
Left
16.4
-8.0

FDP

Free Democratic Party
Liberal
Pro-European
4.7
+3.1

Grüne

Alliance 90 / The Greens
Green
Centre-Left
Pro-European
2.6
-0.1

Schill-Partei

Party for a Rule of Law Offensive
Right
1.7
+1.7

Die Heimat

National Democratic Party of Germany
Right-wing Populist
Eurosceptic
0.8
-0.3

Spaßpartei

Fun Party for Germany
Satire
Transversal
0.7
+0.7

Bürgerpartei MV

Civic Party MV the Initiative for Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania
Regional
Centre
0.3
+0.3

Republikaner

The Republicans
Right-wing Populist
Eurosceptic
0.3
-0.2

Die Grauen – Graue Panther

The Grays – Gray Panthers
Centre
Eurosceptic
0.2
+0.2

Volkspartei MV

People's Party Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Regional
Centre
0.2
+0.2

Sozialliberale Partei

Social Liberal Party
Liberal
Centre
0.1
+0.1

Partei Bibeltreuer Christen

Party of Bible-Believing Christians
Right
0.1
±0

Data Sources and Methodology

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ParlGov – Parliamentary Democracy Data

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Additional Sources

Döring, Holger and Philip Manow. 2024. Parliaments and governments database (ParlGov).

CHES – Chapel Hill Expert Survey

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Additional Sources

Rovny, Jan, et al. “25 Years of Political Party Positions in Europe: The Chapel Hill Expert Survey, 1999-2024.”