FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 22 SEPTEMBER 2002
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Elections to the Bundestag
Source: German Federal Republic elections website

Parties
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* CDU - Christlich-Demokratische Union (Christian-Democratic Union)
* CSU - Christlich Soziale Union (Christian Social Union)
* FDP - Freie Demokratische Partei (Free Democratic Party)
* Grune - Die Grünen (The Greens)
* PDS - Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus (Party of Democratic 
   Socialism)
* SPD - Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (Social Democratic 
   Party of Germany)


NATIONAL SUMMARIES OF VOTES AND SEATS
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The Bundestag was reduced in size from 669 to 603 seats.

FIRST VOTE: MEMBERS ELECTED FROM CONSTITUENCES
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Voters:             61,388,671
Votes cast:         48,574,607  (79.1%)
Invalid votes:         746,615  (01.5%)
Valid votes:        47,827,992  (98.5%)
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Party               Votes        %                 Seats  
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CDU                 15,333,403   32.1  (-00.2)      82   (+08)
CSU                  4,308,479   09.0  (+01.7)      43   (+05)
FDP                  2,750,646   05.8  (+02.7)       -
Grune                2,694,027   05.6  (+00.7)       1   (+01)
PDS                  2,078,055   04.3  (-00.6)       2   (-02)
SPD                 20,056,007   41.9  (-01.9)     171   (-41)
Others                 607,450   01.2                -
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Total               47,827,992                     299   (-29)
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SECOND VOTE: MEMBERS ELECTED FROM PARTY LISTS IN THE STATES
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Voters:             61,388,671
Votes cast:         48,574,607  (79.1%)
Invalid votes:         594,303  (01.2%)
Valid votes:        47,980,304  (98.8%)
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Party               Votes        %                 Seats  
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CDU                 14,164,183   29.5  (+01.1)     108   (-16)
CSU                  4,311,513   09.0  (+02.2)      15   (+06)
FDP                  3,537,466   07.4  (+01.1)      47   (+04)
Grune                4,108,314   08.6  (+01.9)      54   (+07)
PDS                  1,915,797   04.0  (-01.1)       -   (-32)
SPD                 18,484,560   38.5  (-02.4)      80   (-06)
Others               1,458,471   03.0                -
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Total               47,980,304                     304   (-37)  
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These seats are not allocated proportionately, but in order to 
achieve an overall proportionate result when the 299 members 
elected by the constituencies are taken into account, as shown in
the following table:

SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS
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            % of           Constituency   List         Total
Party       Second vote    Seats          Seats        Seats   %
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CDU         29.5            82            108          190     31.5
CSU         09.0            43             15           58     09.6
FDP         07.4             -             47           47     07.8
Grune       08.6             1             54           55     09.1
PDS         04.0             2              -            2     00.3
SPD         38.5           171             80          251     41.6
Others      03.0             -              -            -     00.0
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Total                      299            304          603
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The PDS vote fell below the 5% threshold, and the party therefore
lost all its list seats.