2002 West German federal election (1990: Two Germanies)

Federal elections were held in the Federal Republic of Germany on the 3rd of February 2002. The election was held since new rules had come, expanding the Bundestag to 533 seats and making it easier for smaller parties to break the threshold. It removed the 5% of the valid party list votes for proportional representation (or winning three constituencies), instead having the threshold be at 4% of all votes.

The SPD achieved a majority by themselves, strengthening the Chancellorship of Gerhard Schröder.