2014 Brandenburg state election

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2014 Brandenburg state election
Flag of Brandenburg.svg
  2009 14 September 2014 2019  

All 88 seats of the Landtag of Brandenburg
45 seats needed for a majority
Turnout987,299 (47.9%)
Decrease2.svg 19.1%
 First partySecond partyThird party
  2017-03-19 Dietmar Woidke SPD Parteitag by Olaf Kosinsky-1.jpg 16-03-09-Michael-Schierack RR26519.jpg 16-03-09-Christian-Gorke RR26732.jpg
Leader Dietmar Woidke Michael Schierack Christian Görke
Party SPD CDU Left
Leader's seat Spree-Neiße I Cottbus I Ostprignitz-Ruppin III/Havelland II
Last election31 seats, 33.0%19 seats, 19.8%26 seats, 27.2%
Seats won302117
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 9
Popular vote315,177226,844183,172
Percentage31.9%23.0%18.6%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.1%Increase2.svg 3.2%Decrease2.svg 8.6%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  Gauland2014 (cropped).jpg Landtagsprojekt Brandenburg Ursula Nonnemacher by Olaf Kosinsky-1.jpg
BVB/FW
Leader Alexander Gauland Ursula Nonnemacher Christoph Schulze
Party AfD Greens BVB/FW
Leader's seat State-wide party list State-wide party list Teltow-Fläming III
Last electionDid not exist5 seats, 5.7%0 seats, 1.7%
Seats won1163
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 11Increase2.svg 1Increase2.svg 3
Popular vote119,98960,76226,332
Percentage12.2%6.2%2.7%
SwingNew partyIncrease2.svg 0.5%Increase2.svg 1.0%

2014 Brandenburg state election.svg
Results for the single-member constituencies

Government before election

Woidke I [a]
SPD–The Left

Elected Government

Woidke II
SPD–The Left

The 2014 Brandenburg state election was held on 14 September 2014 to elect the members of the 6th Landtag of Brandenburg. The incumbent coalition government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Left led by Minister-President Dietmar Woidke retained its majority and continued in office. [1]

Contents

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 5th Landtag of Brandenburg.

NameIdeologyLeader(s)2009 result
Votes (%)Seats
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Social democracy Dietmar Woidke 33.0%
31 / 88
Linke The Left
Die Linke
Democratic socialism Christian Görke 27.2%
26 / 88
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
Christian democracy Michael Schierack19.8%
19 / 88
FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei
Classical liberalism Andreas Büttner7.2%
7 / 88
Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Green politics Ursula Nonnemacher5.7%
5 / 88

Opinion polling

Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
size
SPD Linke CDU FDP Grüne AfD OthersLead
2014 state election 14 Sep 201431.918.623.01.56.212.26.68.9
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 10–11 Sep 20141,06232.520245.59.58.58.5
Infratest dimap 2–4 Sep 20141,00331222426967
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 1–3 Sep 20141,0123321256878
Infratest dimap 22–26 Aug 20141,00133212725666
Forsa 11–18 Aug 20141,002342223366611
INSA 23 Jul–1 Aug 201450034222535569
Infratest dimap 30 May–2 Jun 20141,00130232826652
Emnid 24 Feb–5 Mar 20141,002322524365 ?7
Forsa 11–19 Dec 20131,00134252345459
Infratest dimap 28 Nov–2 Dec 20131,00032223026352
Infratest dimap 23–26 Aug 20131,00233203036353
GMS 12–16 Aug 20131,00635202731058
Infratest dimap 24–27 May 20131,0013521272968
Emnid 21 Jan–1 Feb 20131,00036222338813
Forsa 17–19 Dec 201275836242237814
Infratest dimap 17–19 Sep 20121,00039222327716
GMS 21–23 Aug 20121,00635.120.024.53.07.69.910.6
Infratest dimap 16–20 Mar 20121,000372221371015
Infratest Politikforschung 13–26 Feb 20121,00138212327415
Emnid 16–25 Jan 20121,002342124281110
Infratest dimap 6–11 Dec 20111,00435202538910
Infratest dimap 18–22 Aug 20111,003352222311713
Infratest Politikforschung 28 Feb–6 Mar 20111,00035242488611
Infratest dimap 16–20 Sep 20101,00031262141265
Infratest Politikforschung 15–24 Mar 20101,0003428215846
Infratest dimap 4–8 Feb 20101,0023127226864
Infratest dimap 1–2 Dec 20091,0003123257776
2009 state election 27 Sep 200933.027.219.87.25.67.15.8

Election result

The Brandenburg United Civic Movements/Free Voters entered the Landtag despite falling short of the 5% electoral threshold because of the "basic mandate clause" in electoral law, which exempts parties that win at least one direct mandate from the threshold. The BVB/FW leader Christoph Schulze won Teltow-Fläming III, situated south of Berlin, with 27% of first votes. His success was attributed to discontent with the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport in this area, which lies in the designated approach corridor. Schulze's advocacy of a ban on night flights had been the reason for his defection from the ruling SPD (which he had represented in parliament since 1990) to the BVB/FW. [2] [3]

Summary of the 14 September 2014 election results for the Landtag of Brandenburg
2014 Brandenburg state election - composition chart.svg
PartyVotes %+/-Seats+/-Seats %
Social Democratic Party (SPD)313,17731.9Decrease2.svg1.130Decrease2.svg134.1
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)226,84423.0Increase2.svg3.221Increase2.svg223.9
The Left (Linke)183,17218.6Decrease2.svg8.617Decrease2.svg919.3
Alternative for Germany (AfD)119,98912.2New11New12.5
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)60,7626.2Increase2.svg0.56Increase2.svg16.8
Brandenburg United Civic Movements/Free Voters (BVB/FW)26,3322.7Increase2.svg1.03Increase2.svg33.4
National Democratic Party (NPD)21,6192.2Decrease2.svg1.50±00
Pirate Party Germany (Piraten)14,5931.5Increase2.svg1.50±00
Free Democratic Party (FDP)14,3891.5Decrease2.svg5.70Decrease2.svg70
Others4,4220.40±00
Total987,299100.088±0
Voter turnout47.9Decrease2.svg19.1
Popular Vote
SPD
31.92%
CDU
22.98%
DIE LINKE
18.55%
AfD
12.15%
B'90/GRÜNE
6.15%
BVB/FW
2.67%
NPD
2.19%
PIRATEN
1.48%
FDP
1.46%
Other
0.45%
Landtag seats
SPD
34.09%
CDU
23.86%
DIE LINKE
19.32%
AfD
12.50%
B'90/GRÜNE
6.82%
BVB/FW
3.41%

References

  1. German anti-euro AfD party wins seats in east BBC News, 15 September 2014
  2. "BER-Protest hievt Freie Wähler in den Landtag". Frankfurter Allgemeine. 15 September 2014.
  3. Alexander Fröhlich (17 September 2014). "Über den BER in den Landtag". Der Tagesspiegel.
  1. Replaced Platzeck III cabinet in August 2013.