2000 Schleswig-Holstein state election

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2000 Schleswig-Holstein state election
Flag of Schleswig-Holstein.svg
  1996 27 February 2000 2005  

All 89 seats in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein
45 seats needed for a majority
Turnout1,464,096 (69.5%)
Decrease2.svg 2.3%
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Heide Simonis.jpg Verteidigungsminister Volker Ruhe (4909819408).jpg
Leader Heide Simonis Volker Rühe
Party SPD CDU FDP
Last election33 seats, 39.8%30 seats, 37.2%4 seats, 5.7%
Seats won41337
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 8Increase2.svg 3Increase2.svg 3
Popular vote630,728515,421111,649
Percentage43.1%35.2%7.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg 3.3%Decrease2.svg 2.0%Increase2.svg 1.9%

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
Party Greens SSW
Last election6 seats, 8.1%2 seats, 2.5%
Seats won53
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote91,38960,367
Percentage6.2%4.1%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.9%Increase2.svg 1.6%

2000 Schleswig-Holstein state election.svg
Results for the single-member constituencies

Minister-President before election

Heide Simonis
SPD

Elected Minister-President

Heide Simonis
SPD

The 2000 Schleswig-Holstein state election was held on 27 February 2000 to elect the members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. The incumbent coalition government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens led by Minister-President Heide Simonis retained its majority and continued in office.

Contents

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein.

NameIdeologyLeader(s)1996 result
Votes (%)Seats
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Social democracy Heide Simonis 39.8%
33 / 75
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
Christian democracy Volker Rühe 37.2%
30 / 75
Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Green politics 8.1%
6 / 75
FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei
Classical liberalism 5.7%
4 / 75
SSW South Schleswig Voters' Association
Südschleswigscher Wählerverband
Danish and Frisian minority interests 2.5%
2 / 75

Opinion polling

Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
size
SPD CDU Grüne FDP SSW OthersLead
2000 state election 27 Feb 200043.135.26.27.64.13.77.9
Forsa 25 Feb 2000 ?443656458
Infratest Burke 18 Feb 2000 ?46 ?4 ?4 ? ?
Forsa 16 Feb 20001,000443756357
Infratest dimap 16 Feb 20001,00045334.59.54412
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 31 Jan–2 Feb 20001,0034434884210
Forsa 27–31 Jan 20001,000424046352
Infratest dimap 24–30 Jan 20001,0004534584411
Infratest Burke 28 Jan 2000 ?443756357
Forsa 20–24 Jan 20001,008433956344
Infratest dimap 20 Jan 20001,001453557810
Forsa Jan 20001,000434145342
Infratest dimap Jan 20001,000424166231
Infratest Burke 18 Dec 1999~1,0004043 ? ? ?3
Infratest dimap 3–9 Dec 19991,000414255341
Infratest Burke 5 Nov 1999 ?374754710
Infratest Burke 16 Aug–5 Sep 1999508424544 ?3
Infratest Burke 5 Mar 1999 ?42415481
Infratest Burke 14 Jan 1999 ?463655810
1996 state election 24 Mar 199639.837.28.15.72.56.62.6

Election result

Summary of the 27 February 2000 election results for the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein
2000 Schleswig-Holstein state election - composition chart.svg
PartyVotes %+/-Seats+/-Seats %
Social Democratic Party (SPD)630,82743.1Increase2.svg3.341Increase2.svg846.1
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)515,52135.2Decrease2.svg2.033Increase2.svg337.1
Free Democratic Party (FDP)111,6497.6Increase2.svg1.97Increase2.svg37.9
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)91,3896.2Decrease2.svg1.95Decrease2.svg15.6
South Schleswig Voters' Association (SSW)60,3674.1Increase2.svg1.63Increase2.svg13.4
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)20,0661.4Increase2.svg1.40±00
National Democratic Party (NPD)15,1211.0Increase2.svg1.00±00
Others19,3551.30±00
Total1,464,096100.089Increase2.svg14
Voter turnout69.5Decrease2.svg2.3
Popular Vote
SPD
43.08%
CDU
35.20%
FDP
7.63%
B'90/GRÜNE
6.24%
SSW
4.12%
Other
3.73%
Landtag seats
SPD
46.07%
CDU
37.08%
FDP
7.87%
B'90/GRÜNE
5.62%
SSW
3.37%

Sources