2013 Hessian state election

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2013 Hesse state election
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All 110 seats of the Landtag of Hesse
56 seats needed for a majority
Turnout3,130,871 (73.2%)
Increase2.svg 12.2%
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Leader Volker Bouffier Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel Tarek Al-Wazir
Party CDU SPD Greens
Last election46 seats, 37.2%29 seats, 23.7%17 seats, 13.7%
Seats won473714
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 8Decrease2.svg 3
Popular vote1,199,633961,311348,661
Percentage38.3%30.7%11.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.1%Increase2.svg 7.0%Decrease2.svg 2.6%
 Fourth partyFifth party
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Leader Willi van Ooyen Jörg-Uwe Hahn
Party Left FDP
Last election6 seats, 5.4%20 seats, 16.2%
Seats won66
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 14
Popular vote161,488157,451
Percentage5.2%5.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.2%Decrease2.svg 11.2%
2013 Hessian state election.svg
Results for the single-member constituencies.
Minister-President before election

Volker Bouffier
CDU

Elected Minister-President

Volker Bouffier
CDU

The 2013 Hessian state election was held on 22 September 2013 to elect the members of the Landtag of Hesse. The election was held on the same day as the 2013 federal election. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Volker Bouffier was defeated. The FDP suffered major losses, exceeding the 5% electoral threshold by under 1,000 votes. After the election, the CDU formed a coalition with The Greens, and Bouffier continued in office. [1]

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Parties

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

NameIdeologyLeader(s)2009 result
Votes (%)Seats
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands		 Christian democracy Volker Bouffier 37.2%
46 / 118
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands		 Social democracy Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel 23.7%
29 / 118
FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei		 Classical liberalism Jörg-Uwe Hahn 16.2%
20 / 118
Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen		 Green politics Tarek Al-Wazir 13.7%
17 / 118
Linke The Left
Die Linke		 Democratic socialism Willi van Ooyen 5.4%
6 / 118

Opinion polling

Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
size		 CDU SPD FDP Grüne Linke OthersLead
2013 state election 22 Sep 2013–38.330.75.011.15.49.77.6
Infratest dimap 10–12 Sep 20131,0024032612.53.568
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 9–11 Sep 20131,04038305.513.5588
Forsa 29 Aug 20132,01239286154 ?11
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 19–26 Aug 20131,0403830515488
Infratest dimap 15–18 Aug 20131,0003931514478
Forsa 1–10 Jul 20131,13438276174811
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 26 Jun–1 Jul 20131,0183830515488
dimap 7–15 May 20131,00439294174710
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 10–16 Apr 20131,01036335164 ?3
Infratest dimap 28 Nov–3 Dec 20121,0003631418565
Infratest dimap 11–16 Jan 20121,0003331321482
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 5–7 Dec 20111,00833323193101
Infratest dimap 1–6 Dec 20111,0003430420394
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 8–11 Nov 20101,0023229523473
2009 state election 18 Jan 2009–37.223.716.213.75.43.713.5

Election result

Summary of the 22 September 2013 election results for the Landtag of Hesse
PartyConstituencyParty listTotal
seats		+/-
Votes %SeatsVotes %+/-Seats
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)1,329,74642.72411,199,63338.32Increase2.svg 1.13647Increase2.svg 1
Social Democratic Party (SPD)1,092,12535.0914961,89630.72Increase2.svg 7.012337Increase2.svg 8
Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE)289,8309.310348,66111.14Decrease2.svg 2.601414Decrease2.svg 3
The Left (DIE LINKE)160,5315.160161,4885.16Decrease2.svg 0.2166Steady2.svg 0
Free Democratic Party (FDP)93,0982.990157,4515.03Decrease2.svg 11.1966Decrease2.svg 14
Alternative for Germany (AfD)42,7211.370126,9064.05New00New
Pirate Party (PIRATEN)62,9862.02060,1591.92Increase2.svg 1.3900Steady2.svg 0
Free Voters (FW)35,1361.13038,4331.23Decrease2.svg 0.4000Steady2.svg 0
National Democratic Party (NPD)–33,4331.07Increase2.svg 0.2100Steady2.svg 0
Die PARTEI 1,7860.06015,1090.48New00New
The Republicans (REP)1,9300.0609,3600.30Decrease2.svg 0.3100Steady2.svg 0
Active Democracy Direct (ADD)–4,4980.14New00New
Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP)–4,0240.13New00New
Alliance Grey Panthers (AGP)6060.0202,4560.08New00New
Motorists' and People's Interest Party (AVIP)–2,4530.08New00New
Noise Pollution, Environment, Politics, Honest (LUPe)7510.021,9980.06New00New
Civil Rights Movement Soliarity (BüSo)2610.0101,4220.05Decrease2.svg 0.1100Steady2.svg 0
Socialist Equality Party (PSG)620.0001,3110.04New00New
Renew Democracy3870.010–0New
Anarchist Pogo Party of Germany (APPD)3060.010–0New
The Right (DIE RECHTE)3000.010–0New
Ecological Left (ÖkoLinX)340.000–0New
Total3,112,596100.00552,130,781100.0055110Decrease2.svg 8
Invalid103,6103.2285,4252.66
Turnout3,216,20673.233,216,20673.23Increase2.svg 12.19
Registered voters4,392,2134,392,213

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References

  1. ↑ Deutsche Welle, "Greens agree landmark coalition with Merkel's CDU in German state of Hesse" http://www.dw.de/greens-agree-landmark-coalition-with-merkels-cdu-in-german-state-of-hesse/a-17315706
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