2008 Hamburg state election

2008 Hamburg state election
All 121 seats in the Hamburg Parliament ; 61 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	777,531 (63.5%); 5.2%
Mayor before election; Ole von Beust ; CDU	Elected Mayor ; Ole von Beust ; CDU

Last updated March 29, 2023

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]

Parties

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

Name			Ideology	Leader(s)	2004 result
Name			Ideology	Leader(s)	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 firm	Fieldwork date	Sample size	CDU	SPD	GAL	FDP	Linke	Others	Lead
Polling firm	Fieldwork date	Sample size						Others	Lead
2008 state election	24 Feb 2008	–	42.6	34.1	9.6	4.8	6.4	2.5	8.5
GMS	18–20 Feb 2008	1,002	40	35	9	4	8	4	5
election.de	14–19 Feb 2008	1,010	41	35	10	4	6	4	6
Psephos	12–16 Feb 2008	1,006	42	34	9	5	7	3	8
Infratest dimap	14–15 Feb 2008	1,000	39	35	9	5	9	3	4
Emnid	5–12 Feb 2008	1,000	42	32	11	5	7	?	10
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen	12–14 Feb 2008	1,018	41	34	10	5	7	3	7
Infratest dimap	12–13 Feb 2008	1,000	39	35	10	5	8	3	4
Infratest dimap	29–30 Jan 2008	1,000	41	33	10	5	7	4	8
Psephos	18–23 Jan 2008	1,003	42	36	10	3.5	5	3.5	6
election.de	16–22 Jan 2008	750	37	38	13	5	6	1	1
Infratest dimap	2–4 Jan 2008	1,000	40	35	11	4	6	4	5
Emnid	10 Dec–2 Jan 2008	600	42	31	13	5	7	2	11
AMR Düsseldorf	29 Dec 2007	1,000	42	33	12	4	7	2	9
Infratest dimap	7–12 Dec 2007	1,000	41	34	12	3	7	3	7
TNS Infratest	4–7 Dec 2007	1,216	40	33	13	3	7	?	7
Psephos	3–7 Dec 2007	1,007	44	33	12	3	5	3	11
Emnid	22 Nov–5 Dec 2007	603	41	31	12	5	8	3	10
Infratest dimap	3–5 Sep 2007	1,000	42	32	13	4	7	2	10
TNS Infratest	13–15 Aug 2007	1,001	42	33	13	3	6	3	9
Psephos	28 Jun–3 Jul 2007	1,005	45	30	14	3	5	3	15
Forsa	14–18 May 2007	1,001	41	29	16	4	6	4	12
Emnid	12–14 Mar 2007	1,000	44	32	12	5	4	3	12
Psephos	26–27 Feb 2007	958	45	31	14	3	3	4	14
Emnid	5–7 Feb 2007	1,000	43	32	13	3	4	5	11
Psephos	5 Jan 2007	1,002	44	33	13	3	4	3	11
Infratest dimap	19–22 Oct 2006	1,000	35	36	14	6	4	5	1
Forsa	1–8 Aug 2006	1,001	44	27	14	5	5	5	17
Psephos	5 May 2006	1,004	45	33	12	2	2.5	5.5	12
Psephos	17 Feb 2006	1,005	47	32	12	3	3	3	15
Emnid	6–8 Feb 2006	1,000	46	33	13	3	3	2	13
Psephos	9 Jan 2006	721	46	31	13	3	4	3	15
Psephos	3–6 Sep 2005	1,011	49	30	12	3	3	3	19
Psephos	2–3 Aug 2005	1,000	48	28	14	2	5	3	20
Psephos	21–24 Apr 2005	1,002	46	29	14	4	–	7	17
Psephos	21–24 Feb 2005	1,005	48	29	14	3	–	6	19
Psephos	21–23 Oct 2004	1,001	48	28	14	4	–	6	20
Emnid	12 Aug 2004	?	48	25	17	3	–	7	23
Psephos	18–22 Jun 2004	1,007	50	25	16	4	–	5	25
2004 state election	29 Feb 2004	–	47.2	30.5	12.3	2.8	–	7.1	16.7

Election result

Summary of the 24 February 2008 election results for the Hamburg Parliament
Party		Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-	Seats %
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	331,067	42.6	4.6	56	7	46.3
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	265,516	34.1	3.6	45	4	37.2
	Green Alternative List (GAL)	74,472	9.6	2.7	12	5	9.9
	The Left (Linke)	50,132	6.4	6.4	8	8	6.6

	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	36,953	4.8	2.0	0	±0	0
	German People's Union (DVU)	6,354	0.8	0.8	0	±0	0
	Others	13,037	1.7		0	±0	0
Total		777,531	100.0		121	±0
Voter turnout			63.5	5.2

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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↑ Parkin, Brian (November 30, 2007), Merkel's Party Must Be `Resolute,' Resist SPD, Lawmakers Say, Bloomberg.com, retrieved 2009-07-24
↑ "German conservatives win most votes", USA Today, 2008-02-24, retrieved 2008-08-13
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[1] Parkin, Brian (November 30, 2007), Merkel's Party Must Be `Resolute,' Resist SPD, Lawmakers Say, Bloomberg.com, retrieved 2009-07-24

[usatoday2008-2] "German conservatives win most votes", USA Today, 2008-02-24, retrieved 2008-08-13

[3] Kopp, Martin (2008-08-12), Geheime Absprachen zwischen CDU und Grünen (in German), Hamburg, Germany: Die Welt, archived from the original on 2009-06-29, retrieved 2008-08-13.

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