2014 Saarland local elections

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2014 Saarland local elections
Flag of Saarland.svg
  2009 25 May 2014 2019  

204 district council seats
1,764 municipal council seats
Turnout432,444 (52.48%)
Decrease2.svg 4.86%
432,158 (52.52%)
Decrease2.svg 3.76%
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer 2016 (cropped).jpg Heiko Maas - Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs Germany 2019.jpg Astrid Schramm-7455.jpg
Leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer Heiko Maas Astrid Schramm
Party CDU SPD Linke
Last election83 seats, 36.67%
704 seats, 37.28%
71 seats, 32.26%
619 seats, 33.46%
25 seats, 12.86%
165 seats, 10.72%
Seats won87
745
77
683
14
106
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4
Increase2.svg 41
Increase2.svg 6
Increase2.svg 64
Decrease2.svg 11
Decrease2.svg 59
Popular vote160,939
163,161
145,758
151,800
30,668
30,742
Percentage38.32%
38.76%
34.71%
36.06%
7.30%
7.30%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.65%
Increase2.svg 1.48%
Increase2.svg 2.45%
Increase2.svg 2.60%
Decrease2.svg 5.56%
Decrease2.svg 3.42%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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Leader Hubert Ulrich &
Claudia Willger
Johannes Trampert Oliver Luksic
Party Greens AfD FDP
Last election12 seats, 6.49%
75 seats, 5.89%
Did not exist14 seats, 7.23%
83 seats, 6.27%
Seats won10
72
9
21
2
27
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2
Decrease2.svg 3
NewDecrease2.svg 12
Decrease2.svg 56
Popular vote25,740
23,608
22,459
8,603
10,286
11,146
Percentage6.13%
5.61%
5.35%
2.04%
2.45%
2.65%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.36%
Decrease2.svg 0.28%
NewDecrease2.svg 4.78%
Decrease2.svg 3.62%

 Seventh party
  Michael Hilberer.jpg
Leader Michael Hilberer
Party Pirates
Last electionDid not exist
Seats won2
9
Seat changeNew
Popular vote10,238
4,500
Percentage2.37%
1.07%
SwingNew

The 2014 Saarland local elections were held on May 25, 2014 to elect members of Saarland's 6 district councils and 52 municipal councils. The elections were held on the same day as the 2014 European Parliament election in Germany.

Results

Both of Germany's two historically dominant political parties, Christian Democratic Union and Social Democratic Party, gained seats in the election. The election also marked the local debut of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and Pirate Party, both of which won a number of seats on both the district and municipal level. Meanwhile, both Die Linke and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) lost a significant number of seats.

Summary of results for the 2014 Saarland local elections [1]
PartyVotes (District) %+/-Seats+/-Votes (Municipal) %+/-Seats+/-
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)160,93938.32Increase2.svg 1.6587Increase2.svg 4163,16138.76Increase2.svg 1.48745Increase2.svg 41
Social Democratic Party (SPD)145,75834.71Increase2.svg 2.4577Increase2.svg 6151,80036.06Increase2.svg 2.60683Increase2.svg 64
Die Linke 30,6687.30Decrease2.svg 5.5614Decrease2.svg 1130,7427.30Decrease2.svg 3.42106Decrease2.svg 59
The Greens (Grüne)25,7406.13Decrease2.svg 0.3610Decrease2.svg 223,6085.71Decrease2.svg 0.2872Decrease2.svg 3
Alternative for Germany (AfD)22,4595.35New9New8,6032.04New21New
Free Democratic Party (FDP)10,2862.45Decrease2.svg 4.782Decrease2.svg 1211,1462.65Decrease2.svg 3.6227Decrease2.svg 56
Pirate Party Germany 10,2382.37New2New4,5001.07New9New
Local voters' associations 7,6561.82Decrease2.svg 1.431Decrease2.svg 323,0645.48Increase2.svg 0.1892Decrease2.svg 2
National Democratic Party (NPD)3,7400.89Increase2.svg 0.331Increase2.svg 11,9040.45Decrease2.svg 0.122Decrease2.svg 1
Family Party 2,4660.59Decrease2.svg 0.081Steady2.svg 01,9290.46Decrease2.svg 0.026Steady2.svg 0
German Communist Party (DKP)     2810.07Decrease2.svg 0.101Decrease2.svg 2
Party for Labour, Environment and Family (AUF)     2020.05Increase2.svg 0.011Steady2.svg 0
Total419,95097.11Increase2.svg 0.37204Decrease2.svg 6420,94097.40Increase2.svg 1.341,764Increase2.svg 9
Invalid votes12,4942.89Decrease2.svg 0.3711,2182.60Decrease2.svg 1.34
Voter turnout432,44452.49Decrease2.svg 4.86432,15852.52Decrease2.svg 3.76
Eligible voters823,920822,782

References

  1. "Europawahl und Kommunalwahlen sowie Direktwahlen am 25. Mai 2014 Vorläufige Ergebnisse" (PDF) (in German). wahlergebnis.saarland.de. 2014. Retrieved 2025-05-26.