2004 Thuringian state election

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2004 Thuringia state election
Flag of Thuringia.svg
  1999 13 June 2004 2009  

All 88 seats of the Landtag of Thuringia
45 seats needed for a majority
Registered1,958,401 Decrease2.svg 0.4%
Turnout1,010,578 (53.8%) Decrease2.svg 6.1%
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Dieter althaus2008.jpg Ramelow02.jpg ChristophMatschie.jpg
Leader Dieter Althaus Bodo Ramelow Christoph Matschie
Party CDU PDS SPD
Last election49 seats, 51.0%21 seats, 21.3%18 seats, 18.5%
Seats won452815
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 4Increase2.svg 7Decrease2.svg 3
Popular vote434,088263,717146,297
Percentage43.0%26.1%14.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg 8.0%Increase2.svg 4.8%Decrease2.svg 4.0%

2004 Thuringian state election.svg
Results for the single-member constituencies

Minister-President before election

Dieter Althaus
CDU

Elected Minister-President

Dieter Althaus
CDU

The 2004 Thuringian state election was held on 13 June 2004 to elect the members of the 4th Landtag of Thuringia. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government led by Minister-President Dieter Althaus retained its majority and continued in office.

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Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 3rd Landtag of Thuringia.

NameIdeologyLeader(s)1999 result
Votes (%)Seats
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
Christian democracy Dieter Althaus 51.0%
49 / 88
PDS Party of Democratic Socialism
Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus
Democratic socialism Bodo Ramelow 21.3%
21 / 88
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Social democracy Christoph Matschie 18.5%
18 / 88

Opinion polling

DatePolling Firm CDU PDS SPD Grüne FDP OthersLead
13 Jun 2004 2004 state election 43.026.114.54.53.68.316.9
3 Jun IfM 49.021.020.04.03.03.028.0
1-3 Jun FGW 44.021.022.05.05.03.022.0
29 May-3 Jun Infratest dimap 45.022.020.04.54.04.523.0
25–29 May aproxima 42.021.024.07.03.03.018.0
25–29 May Infratest dimap 45.021.021.04.04.05.024.0
26–28 May Forsa 43.023.020.06.03.05.020.0
30 Apr aproxima 45.020.023.07.03.02.022.0
18-23 Mar Infratest dimap 48.020.021.04.03.04.027.0
17-23 Mar aproxima 45.021.024.07.03.00.021.0
9 Mar aproxima 42.022.023.07.06.00.019.0
28 Feb IfM 50.018.019.07.04.02.031.0
2004
6 Dec apropro! 43.022.024.06.05.00.019.0
8 Nov apropro! 45.019.023.08.04.01.022.0
16 Oct IfM 55.015.022.03.03.02.033.0
18 Jul IfM 45.015.028.05.04.03.017.0
5 Jul apropro! 38.018.031.08.04.01.07.0
20 Jun Projekt Contor 45.017.025.07.05.01.020.0
8 Apr IfM 41.016.031.05.04.03.010.0
8 Mar apropro! 41.019.026.07.06.01.015.0
24 Jan IfM 48.015.026.05.04.03.022.0
2003
22 Oct IfM 39.011.541.04.52.02.02.0
22 Sep 2002 2002 federal election 29.417.039.94.35.93.610.5
9 Jul IfM 43.019.029.02.06.01.014.0
22 Apr apropro! 42.020.027.03.06.02.015.0
20 Apr IfM 42.020.027.03.06.02.015.0
2002
21 Dec IfM 41.021.030.02.04.02.011.0
3 Nov apropro! 34.027.030.02.06.01.04.0
27 Oct IfM 39.021.032.03.02.03.07.0
10 Jul IfM 46.023.023.02.01.05.023.0
2001
2000
12 Sep 1999 1999 state election 51.021.318.51.91.16.129.7

Election result

Summary of the 13 June 2004 election results for the Landtag of Thuringia
2004 Thuringian Landtag.svg
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 434,08842.95Decrease2.svg 8.045Decrease2.svg 4
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) 263,71726.10Increase2.svg 4.828Increase2.svg 7
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 146,29714.48Decrease2.svg 4.015Decrease2.svg 3
Alliance '90/The Greens (Grüne) 45,6494.52Increase2.svg 2.60Steady2.svg
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 36,4833.61Increase2.svg 2.50Steady2.svg
Free Voters (FW) 26,3022.60Increase2.svg 2.60Steady2.svg
The Republicans (REP) 19,7971.96Increase2.svg 1.20Steady2.svg
National Democratic Party (NPD) 15,6951.55Increase2.svg 1.40Steady2.svg
Others22,5502.230Steady2.svg
Total1,010,578100.0088
Popular Vote
CDU
42.95%
PDS
26.10%
SPD
14.48%
B'90/GRÜNE
4.52%
FDP
3.61%
FW
2.60%
REP
1.96%
NPD
1.55%
Other
2.23%
Landtag seats
CDU
51.14%
PDS
31.82%
SPD
17.05%

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