2008 Hamburg state election

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2008 Hamburg state election
Flag of Hamburg.svg
  2004 24 February 2008 2011  

All 121 seats in the Hamburg Parliament
61 seats needed for a majority
Turnout777,531 (63.5%)
Decrease2.svg 5.2%
 First partySecond party
  Ole von Beust 3289c.JPG Michael Naumann.jpg
Leader Ole von Beust Michael Naumann
Party CDU SPD
Last election63 seats, 47.2%41 seats, 30.5%
Seats won5645
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 7Increase2.svg 4
Popular vote331,067265,516
Percentage42.6%34.1%
SwingDecrease2.svg 4.6%Increase2.svg 3.6%

 Third partyFourth party
  Christa Goetsch v2.jpg 2011-06-23-dora-heyenn-by-RalfR-06.jpg
Leader Christa Goetsch Dora Heyenn
Party Greens Left
Last election17 seats, 12.3%Did not run
Seats won128
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 5Increase2.svg 8
Popular vote74,47250,132
Percentage9.6%6.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg 2.7%Increase2.svg 6.4%

Mayor before election

Ole von Beust
CDU

Elected Mayor

Ole von Beust
CDU

The 2008 Hamburg state election was held on 24 February 2008 to elect the members of the 19th Hamburg Parliament. [1] The incumbent Christian Democratic Union led by First Mayor Ole von Beust government lost its majority. The CDU subsequently formed a coalition government with the Green Alternative List. This was the first time the CDU had formed a state government with the Greens in Germany. [2] [3]

Contents

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 18th Hamburg Parliament.

NameIdeologyLeader(s)2004 result
Votes (%)Seats
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
Christian democracy Ole von Beust 47.2%
63 / 121
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Social democracy Michael Naumann 30.5%
41 / 121
GAL Green Alternative List
Grün-Alternative-Liste Hamburg
Green politics Christa Goetsch 12.3%
17 / 121

Opinion polling

Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
size
CDU SPD GAL FDP Linke OthersLead
2008 state election 24 Feb 200842.634.19.64.86.42.58.5
GMS 18–20 Feb 20081,002403594845
election.de 14–19 Feb 20081,0104135104646
Psephos 12–16 Feb 20081,006423495738
Infratest dimap 14–15 Feb 20081,000393595934
Emnid 5–12 Feb 20081,00042321157 ?10
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 12–14 Feb 20081,0184134105737
Infratest dimap 12–13 Feb 20081,0003935105834
Infratest dimap 29–30 Jan 20081,0004133105748
Psephos 18–23 Jan 20081,0034236103.553.56
election.de 16–22 Jan 20087503738135611
Infratest dimap 2–4 Jan 20081,0004035114645
Emnid 10 Dec–2 Jan 200860042311357211
AMR Düsseldorf 29 Dec 20071,0004233124729
Infratest dimap 7–12 Dec 20071,0004134123737
TNS Infratest 4–7 Dec 20071,21640331337 ?7
Psephos 3–7 Dec 20071,00744331235311
Emnid 22 Nov–5 Dec 200760341311258310
Infratest dimap 3–5 Sep 20071,00042321347210
TNS Infratest 13–15 Aug 20071,0014233133639
Psephos 28 Jun–3 Jul 20071,00545301435315
Forsa 14–18 May 20071,00141291646412
Emnid 12–14 Mar 20071,00044321254312
Psephos 26–27 Feb 200795845311433414
Emnid 5–7 Feb 20071,00043321334511
Psephos 5 Jan 20071,00244331334311
Infratest dimap 19–22 Oct 20061,0003536146451
Forsa 1–8 Aug 20061,00144271455517
Psephos 5 May 20061,00445331222.55.512
Psephos 17 Feb 20061,00547321233315
Emnid 6–8 Feb 20061,00046331333213
Psephos 9 Jan 200672146311334315
Psephos 3–6 Sep 20051,01149301233319
Psephos 2–3 Aug 20051,00048281425320
Psephos 21–24 Apr 20051,0024629144717
Psephos 21–24 Feb 20051,0054829143619
Psephos 21–23 Oct 20041,0014828144620
Emnid 12 Aug 2004 ?4825173723
Psephos 18–22 Jun 20041,0075025164525
2004 state election 29 Feb 200447.230.512.32.87.116.7

Election result

Summary of the 24 February 2008 election results for the Hamburg Parliament
PartyVotes %+/-Seats+/-Seats %
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)331,06742.6Decrease2.svg4.656Decrease2.svg746.3
Social Democratic Party (SPD)265,51634.1Increase2.svg3.645Increase2.svg437.2
Green Alternative List (GAL)74,4729.6Decrease2.svg2.712Decrease2.svg59.9
The Left (Linke)50,1326.4Increase2.svg6.48Increase2.svg86.6
Free Democratic Party (FDP)36,9534.8Increase2.svg2.00±00
German People's Union (DVU)6,3540.8Increase2.svg0.80±00
Others13,0371.70±00
Total777,531100.0121±0
Voter turnout63.5Decrease2.svg5.2
Popular Vote
CDU
42.58%
SPD
34.15%
GAL
9.58%
DIE LINKE
6.45%
FDP
4.75%
Other
2.49%
Bürgerschaft seats
CDU
46.28%
SPD
37.19%
GAL
9.92%
DIE LINKE
6.61%

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