2003 Hessian state election

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2003 Hesse state election
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←  1999 2 February 2003 2008  →
All 110 seats of the Landtag of Hesse
56 seats needed for a majority
Turnout2,734,992 (64.6%)
Decrease2.svg 1.8%
 First partySecond party
  RKoch.jpg
Leader Roland Koch Gerhard Bökel
Party CDU SPD
Last election50 seats, 43.4%46 seats, 39.4%
Seats won5633
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 6Decrease2.svg 13
Popular vote1,333,863795,576
Percentage48.8%29.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg 5.4%Decrease2.svg 10.3%
 Third partyFourth party
 
LeaderEvelin Schönhut-Keil
Tarek Al-Wazir 		Ruth Wagner
Party Greens FDP
Last election8 seats, 7.2%6 seats, 5.1%
Seats won129
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4Increase2.svg 3
Popular vote276,276216,110
Percentage10.1%7.9%
SwingIncrease2.svg 2.9%Increase2.svg 2.8%
2003 Hessian state election.svg
Results for the single-member constituencies.
Minister-President before election

Roland Koch
CDU

Elected Minister-President

Roland Koch
CDU

The 2003 Hessian state election was held on 2 February 2003 to elect the members of the Landtag of Hesse. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Roland Koch was returned with an increased majority. The CDU recorded a 5.4% swing in its favour, winning an absolute majority of seats. It subsequently formed government alone, with Roland Koch continuing in office.

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Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Hesse.

NameIdeologyLeader(s)1999 result
Votes (%)Seats
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands		 Christian democracy Roland Koch 43.4%
50 / 110
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands		 Social democracy Gerhard Bökel 39.4%
46 / 110
Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen		 Green politics Evelin Schönhut-Keil
Tarek Al-Wazir 		7.2%
8 / 110
FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei		 Classical liberalism Ruth Wagner 5.1%
6 / 110

Opinion polling

Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
size		 CDU SPD Grüne FDP OthersLead
2003 state election 2 February 2003–48.829.110.17.94.119.7
Forsa 31 Jan 2003 ?4929118320
Forsa 20–24 Jan 20031,0125129107322
Forsa 13–18 Jan 20031,0785031105419
Infratest dimap 16–19 Jan 20031,0004831117317
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 13–16 Jan 20031,0364832107316
Forsa 6–10 Jan 20031,0034833105415
Infratest dimap 2–7 Jan 20031,0004733105514
Forsa 27 Dec–3 Jan 20031,1204732125415
Infratest dimap 2–4 Dec 20021,0004932115317
dimap 13 May 2002 ?453569510
Forsa 18 Jan 2001 ?40398761
Infratest dimap 28–31 Jan 20001,00035449759
Ipos 19–21 Jan 20001,0043346115513
1999 state election 7 February 1999–43.439.47.25.14.94.0

Election result

Summary of the 2 February 2003 election results for the Landtag of Hesse
PartyConstituencyParty listTotal
seats		+/-
Votes %SeatsVotes %+/-Seats
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)1,411,80051.99531,333,86348.77Increase2.svg 5.36356Increase2.svg 6
Social Democratic Party (SPD)898,81333.102795,57629.09Decrease2.svg 10.283133Decrease2.svg 13
Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE)230,2618.480276,27610.10Increase2.svg 2.921212Increase2.svg 4
Free Democratic Party (FDP)148,6325.470216,1107.90Increase2.svg 2.8099Increase2.svg 3
The Republicans (REP)7,0250.26034,5631.26Decrease2.svg 1.4200Steady2.svg 0
Human Environment Animal Protection Party (Tierschutz)4,8150.18020,6000.75Increase2.svg 0.2900Steady2.svg 0
Airport Expansion Opponents (FAG)–17,7360.65New00New
Party for a Rule of Law Offensive (SCHILL)3,0740.11014,5450.53New00New
Feminist Party of Germany (FRAUEN)1,0900.0407,5060.27Increase2.svg 0.0400Steady2.svg 0
Party of Bible-abiding Christians (PBC)1,4650.0506,6740.24Increase2.svg 0.0700Steady2.svg 0
German Communist Party (DKP)2,5520.0905,9080.22Increase2.svg 0.0800Steady2.svg 0
Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP)3780.0102,6830.10Increase2.svg 0.0200Steady2.svg 0
Civil Rights Movement Soliarity (BüSo)8730.0301,6430.06Increase2.svg 0.0400Steady2.svg 0
Socialist Equality Party (PSG)–1,3090.05New00New
Socialist Alternative (SAV)3560.010–0New
Independents 4,5550.170–0Steady2.svg 0
Total2,715,689100.00552,734,992100.0055110Steady2.svg 0
Invalid82,8452.9663,5422.27
Turnout2,798,53464.622,798,53464.62Decrease2.svg 1.83
Registered voters4,330,7924,330,792

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