2002 Saxony-Anhalt state election

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2002 Saxony-Anhalt state election

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All 115 seats in the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt 58 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	1,160,985 (56.5%) 15.0%
First party Second party   Leader Wolfgang Böhmer Petra Sitte Party CDU PDS Last election 28 seats, 22.0% 25 seats, 19.6% Seats won 48 25 Seat change 20 0 Popular vote 433,521 236,484 Percentage 37.3% 20.4% Swing 15.3% 0.8%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Reinhard Höppner Party SPD FDP Last election 47 seats, 35.9% 0 seats, 4.2% Seats won 25 17 Seat change 22 17 Popular vote 231,732 154,145 Percentage 20.0% 13.3% Swing 15.9% 9.1%
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election Reinhard Höppner SPD Elected Minister-President Wolfgang Böhmer CDU

The 2002 Saxony-Anhalt state election was held on 21 April 2002 to elect the members of the 4th Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) minority government led by Minister-President Reinhard Höppner was defeated. The SPD fell to third place, while the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) moved into first. The CDU subsequently formed a coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP), and CDU leader Wolfgang Böhmer was elected Minister-President.