2011 Saxony-Anhalt state election

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2011 Saxony-Anhalt state election
Flag of Saxony-Anhalt (state).svg
  2006 20 March 2011 2016  

All 105 seats in the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt
53 seats needed for a majority
Turnout993,502 (51.2%)
Increase2.svg 6.8%
 First partySecond party
  Reiner Haseloff (Martin Rulsch) 08.jpg Wulf Gallert 2012 (portrait).jpg
Leader Reiner Haseloff Wulf Gallert
Party CDU Left
Last election40 seats, 36.2%26 seats, 24.1%
Seats won4129
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 3
Popular vote323,019235,011
Percentage32.5%23.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg 3.7%Decrease2.svg 0.4%

 Third partyFourth party
  Jens Bullerjahn (Martin Rulsch) 2.jpg Claudia Dalbert 2012 (portrait).jpg
LeaderJens BullerjahnClaudia Dalbert
Party SPD Greens
Last election24 seats, 21.4%0 seats, 3.6%
Seats won269
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 9
Popular vote213,61170,922
Percentage21.5%7.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.1%Increase2.svg 3.5%

2011 Saxony-Anhalt state election.svg
Results for the single-member constituencies

Minister-President before election

Wolfgang Böhmer
CDU

Elected Minister-President

Reiner Haseloff
CDU

The 2011 Saxony-Anhalt state election was held on 20 March 2011 to elect the members of the 6th Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. The incumbent grand coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Minister-President Wolfgang Böhmer retained its majority and continued in office. Böhmer retired at this election, and his successor Reiner Haseloff was elected as the new Minister-President after the coalition was confirmed.

Contents

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 5th Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt.

NameIdeologyLeader(s)2006 result
Votes (%)Seats
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
Christian democracy Reiner Haseloff 36.2%
40 / 97
Linke The Left
Die Linke
Democratic socialism Wulf Gallert 24.1%
26 / 97
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Social democracy Jens Bullerjahn 21.4%
24 / 97
FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei
Classical liberalism 6.7%
7 / 97

Opinion polling

Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
size
CDU Linke SPD FDP Grüne NPD OthersLead
2011 state election 20 Mar 201132.523.721.53.87.14.66.78.8
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 8–10 Mar 20111,68032242455558
Infratest dimap 8–10 Mar 20111,00133.025.024.04.55.55.03.08.0
Emnid 11–17 Feb 20111,00031272257534
Infratest dimap 11–15 Feb 20111,00032262357436
Infratest dimap 14–18 Jan 20111,00032282248334
Infratest dimap 16–20 Sep 20101,001303021595Tie
Emnid 4–14 Aug 20101,0003027225793
Infratest dimap 11–15 Mar 20101,0003429208545
Infratest dimap 8–12 May 20091,00033252476238
Infratest dimap 10–12 Apr 20071,00035252474510
IWD 7–13 Oct 200675031.219.828.25.64.510.73.0
2006 state election 26 Mar 200636.224.121.46.73.63.05.112.1

Election result

Summary of the 20 March 2011 election results for the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt
PartyVotes %+/-Seats+/-Seats %
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)323,01932.5Decrease2.svg3.741Increase2.svg139.0
The Left (Linke)235,01123.7Decrease2.svg0.429Increase2.svg327.6
Social Democratic Party (SPD)215,61121.5Increase2.svg0.126Increase2.svg224.8
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)70,9227.1Increase2.svg3.59Increase2.svg98.6
National Democratic Party (NPD)45,8264.6Increase2.svg1.6 [lower-alpha 1] 0±0 [lower-alpha 2] 0
Free Democratic Party (FDP)38,1733.8Decrease2.svg2.90Decrease2.svg70
Free Voters (FW)28,1932.8Increase2.svg2.30±00
Human Environment Animal Protection Party (Tierschutz)15,7241.6Increase2.svg1.60±00
Pirate Party Germany (Piraten)13,8281.4Increase2.svg1.40±00
Others9,1950.90±00
Total993,502100.0105Increase2.svg8
Voter turnout51.2Increase2.svg6.8
Popular Vote
CDU
32.51%
DIE LINKE
23.65%
SPD
21.50%
GRÜNE
7.14%
NPD
4.61%
FDP
3.84%
Other
6.74%
Landtag seats
CDU
39.05%
DIE LINKE
27.62%
SPD
24.76%
GRÜNE
8.57%

Notes

  1. Compared to results for the DVU, which merged into the NPD in 2010.
  2. Compared to results for the DVU, which merged into the NPD in 2010.

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