2023 Bremen state election

2023 Bremen state election
All 87 seats in the Bürgerschaft of Bremen ; 44 seats needed for a majority
Registered	460,778
Turnout	262,099 (56.9%) ; 7.2pp
	Results by polling precinct. Note: the results in the precincts coloured white have not been added to the map.
Government before election; First Bovenschulte senate ; SPD–Green–Left	Government after election; Second Bovenschulte senate ; SPD–Green–Left

Last updated November 04, 2024

The 2023 Bremen state election was held on 14 May 2023 to elect the 21st Bürgerschaft of Bremen. Elections to the city councils of Bremen and Bremerhaven, the two municipal entities comprising the state of Bremen, were held simultaneously.^[1] The incumbent government was a coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Alliance 90/The Greens, and The Left led by Mayor Andreas Bovenschulte.

With 30% of the vote, the SPD emerged as the largest party on a modest swing. The opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) remained steady on 26% but fell to second place. The Greens suffered a significant decline to 12%, while The Left repeated its 2019 performance of 11%. The right-wing Citizens in Rage (BiW) achieved their best-ever result with 9.4%, benefitting from the absence of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), who were disqualified from running due to internal party disputes. The Free Democratic Party (FDP) narrowly retained their seats with 5.1%.^[2]^[3]

On 25 June, the incumbent governing coalition announced that they would renew their cooperation, forming the Second Bovenschulte senate.

Election date and electoral system

According to Bremen state constitution, the Bürgerschaft has a term of four years, and elections must take place on a Sunday or public holiday during the last month of the previous term.^[4] Bremen is the only German state whose parliament sits for a four-year term; all others have terms of five years. The previous election took place on 26 May 2019, and the date for the 2023 election was set for 14 May.^[1]

The Bürgerschaft is elected via open party-list proportional representation in two multi-member constituencies corresponding to the two parts of the state: the city of Bremen and the city of Bremerhaven. A five percent electoral threshold is applied independently in both areas. 72 members are elected in Bremen and 15 in Bremerhaven, for a total of 87 seats in the Bürgerschaft. Seat distribution is calculated using the Sainte-Laguë method. Voters each have five votes which may be distributed between party lists and the candidates within them; voters may cast multiple votes for a single candidate or list (panachage with cumulative voting). In Bremen (but not Bremerhaven), the same ballot is also used to elect the city council, also consisting of 72 members elected from the same pool of parties and candidates.^[5]

All German citizens aged 16 years or older who have lived in Bremen for at least three months are eligible to vote. Additionally, EU citizens residing in the city of Bremen and meeting the same requirements may vote, but their votes only count toward the Bremen city council election, not the state Bürgerschaft. Due to this, results for the Bremen city council may vary slightly from the state election results.^[5]

Background

In the previous election held on 26 May 2019, the CDU became the largest party in the Bürgerschaft for the first time in post-war history, winning 26.7%. The SPD, which has governed the state continuously since the Second World War, was reduced to second place on 24.9%, a record low for the party and down eight percentage points from the 2015 election. The Greens and Left both improved modestly, taking 17% and 11% respectively, while the AfD and FDP won 6% each with slight losses. Citizens in Rage (BiW) retained its single seat in Bremerhaven.

The previous governing coalition of the SPD and Greens lost its majority in the election. Despite the CDU achieving a plurality, the Bürgerschaft retained an overall left-wing majority of the SPD, Greens, and Left. The three parties subsequently formed a coalition government under new mayor Andreas Bovenschulte, marking the first time The Left had entered government in a western state.^[6]

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Bürgerschaft of Bremen.

Name			Ideology	Lead candidate	2019 result
Name			Ideology	Lead candidate	Votes (%)	Seats
	CDU	Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands	Christian democracy	Frank Imhoff	26.7%	24 / 84
	SPD	Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands	Social democracy	Andreas Bovenschulte	24.9%	23 / 84
	Grüne	Alliance 90/The Greens Bündnis 90/Die Grünen	Green politics	Maike Schaefer	15.1%	16 / 84
	Linke	The Left Die Linke	Democratic socialism	Kristina Vogt	11.3%	10 / 84
	AfD	Alternative for Germany Alternative für Deutschland	Right-wing populism		6.1%	5 / 84
	FDP	Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei	Classical liberalism	Thore Schäck	5.9%	5 / 84
	BIW	Citizens in Rage Bürger in Wut	Right-wing populism	Piet Leidreiter	3.2%	1 / 84

In March 2023, the state electoral committee disqualified the Alternative for Germany from running in the election due to the attempts of two different groups of party officials, both claiming to be the legitimate party executive, submitting competing lists.^[7]

Besides parties represented in the outgoing Bürgerschaft, ten parties ran in the election:

Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany (dieBasis)
Basic Income for All (GFA)
Marxist–Leninist Party of Germany (MLPD)
MERA25
Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP)
Die PARTEI
Human Environment Animal Protection Party (Tierschutzpartei)
Pirate Party Germany
Volt Bremen
Party for Biomedical Rejuvenation Research

Of these, all except the ÖDP and Pirate Party ran lists in Bremen only. The ÖDP ran lists in both Bremen and Bremerhaven, while the Pirate Party ran only in Bremerhaven.

Opinion polling

Party polling

Polling firm	Fieldwork date	Sample size	CDU	SPD	Grüne	Linke	AfD	FDP	BiW	Others	Lead
Polling firm	Fieldwork date	Sample size								Others	Lead
2023 state election	14 May 2023	–	26.2	29.8	11.9	10.9	–	5.1	9.4	6.7	3.6
Wahlkreisprognose	8–13 May 2023	700	25.5	29	13	11	–	5.5	10	6	3.5
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen	10–11 May 2023	1,088	26	29	13	11	–	6	10	5	3
INSA	2–8 May 2023	1,000	28	30	12	9	–	6	8	7	2
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen	27 Apr–4 May 2023	1,024	27	30	13	9	–	6	9	6	3
Infratest dimap	1–3 May 2023	1,450	27	30	13	10	–	6	9	5	3
Wahlkreisprognose	29 Apr–3 May 2023	727	26	32	15.5	8	–	6	7.5	5	6
INSA	21–28 Apr 2023	500	30	30	15	6	–	7	7	5	Tie
Infratest dimap	13–17 Apr 2023	1,155	28	31	17	7	–	6	6	5	3
	23 Mar 2023	AfD list for Bremerhaven was disqualified^[8]
Wahlkreisprognose	17–19 Mar 2023	900	25.5	28	19	9	1	5	6.5	6	2.5
	17 Mar 2023	Both AfD lists in Bremen (electoral district) were disqualified
Infratest dimap	22–27 Feb 2023	1,179	27	28	19	8	7	4	–	7	1
Wahlkreisprognose	13–17 Feb 2023	832	21.5	27.5	19.5	9	10	4.5	2.5	5.5	6
Wahlkreisprognose	19–23 Dec 2022	967	20	29	20	10	9.5	4.5	2.5	4.5	9
Wahlkreisprognose	28 Nov–1 Dec 2022	1,200	22	28	19.5	9.5	10	4.5	2	4.5	6
Wahlkreisprognose	13–22 Oct 2022	989	21	26	21	6.5	11	5	4	5.5	5
Wahlkreisprognose	18–26 Sep 2022	1,010	23	28	18	9	9.5	5.5	3	4	5
Wahlkreisprognose	19–29 Aug 2022	1,014	24.5	30.5	18.5	8.5	7.5	5	2	3.5	6
Wahlkreisprognose	19–28 Jul 2022	1,009	24.5	30	21	8.5	5	5	2	4	5.5
Wahlkreisprognose	12–22 Jun 2022	1,423	23.5	32	19	9	5.5	5	1.5	4.5	8.5
Wahlkreisprognose	21–27 May 2022	1,104	20	34.5	20	10	5.5	5	2	3	14.5
Infratest dimap	11–16 May 2022	1,145	22	30	21	8	6	6	–	7	8
Wahlkreisprognose	24 Feb – 5 Mar 2022	1,200	18	31	20	10	6	8	3	4	11
2021 federal election	26 Sep 2021	–	17.2	31.5	20.9	7.7	6.9	9.3	–	6.6	10.6
2019 state election	26 May 2019	–	26.7	24.9	17.4	11.3	6.1	5.9	2.4	5.3	1.8

Mayor polling

Polling firm	Fieldwork date	Sample size						None/ Unsure	Lead
			Imhoff CDU	Meyer-Heder CDU	Bovenschulte SPD	Schaefer Grüne	Vogt Linke

Wahlkreisprognose	8–13 May 2023	700	28	–	61	–	–	11	33
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen	10–11 May 2023	1,088	23	–	60	–	–	17	37
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen	27 Apr–4 May 2023	1,024	24	–	58	–	–	18	34
Infratest dimap	1–3 May 2023	1,450	23	–	59	–	–	18	36
Wahlkreisprognose	29 Apr–3 May 2023	727	26	–	49	8	10	7	23
Infratest dimap	13–17 Apr 2023	1,155	17	–	52	5	–	26	35
Wahlkreisprognose	17–19 Mar 2023	900	27	–	45	9	14	5	18
Wahlkreisprognose	13–17 Feb 2023	832	21	–	45	10	9	15	24
Wahlkreisprognose	19–23 Dec 2022	967	20	–	47	7	12	14	27
Wahlkreisprognose	28 Nov–1 Dec 2022	1,200	21	–	46	7	9	17	25
Wahlkreisprognose	13–22 Oct 2022	989	25	–	54	7	5	9	29
Wahlkreisprognose	18–26 Sep 2022	1,010	27	–	54	3	5	11	27
Wahlkreisprognose	19–29 Aug 2022	1,014	28	–	58	3	3	8	30
Wahlkreisprognose	19–28 Jul 2022	1,009	27	–	59	3	4	7	32
Wahlkreisprognose	12–22 Jun 2022	1,423	26	–	54	7	6	7	28
Wahlkreisprognose	21–27 May 2022	1,104	18	–	65	3	5	9	47
Wahlkreisprognose	24 Feb – 5 Mar 2022	1,200	–	12	64	6	8	–	52

Results

Party		Votes	%	Swing	Seats		Total seats	Change

Party		Votes	%	Swing	Bremen	Bremerhaven	Total seats	Change
	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	376,610	29.8	4.9	23	4	27	4
	Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	331,380	26.2	0.4	21	3	24	0
	Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE)	150,263	11.9	5.5	9	2	11	5
	The Left (DIE LINKE)	137,676	10.9	0.4	9	1	10	0
	Citizens in Rage (BiW)	118,695	9.4	7.0	6	4	10	9
	Free Democratic Party (FDP)	64,155	5.1	0.9	4	1	5	0
	Volt Germany (Volt)	24,828	2.0	New	0	–	0	New
	Human Environment Animal Protection Party	13,819	1.1	New	0	–	0	New
	Die PARTEI	12,052	1.0	0.7	0	–	0	0
	Grassroots Democratic Party (dieBasis)	9,988	0.8	New	0	–	0	New
	MERA25	7,912	0.6	New	0	–	0	New
	Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP)	5,498	0.4	New	0	0	0	New
	Basic Income for All (GFA)	5,351	0.4	New	0	–	0	New
	Pirate Party Germany (Piraten)	2,184	0.2	0.8	–	0	0	0
	Marxist–Leninist Party of Germany (MLPD)	1,993	0.2	New	0	–	0	New
	Party for Biomedical Rejuvenation Research	1,484	0.1	New	0	–	0	New
Total		1,263,908	100.0		72	15	87	3
Invalid		6,698	2.6	0.3
Turnout		262,099	56.9	7.2
Registered voters		460,778
Source: Wahlen Bremen

Results by area

Bremen

Area	Eligible voters	Voter turnout	SPD	CDU	Grüne	Linke	BIW	FDP	Volt	Other
City of Bremen	381.397	59,5 %	29,9 %	26,9 %	11,7 %	11,6 %	7,4 %	5,1 %	2,3 %	5,1 %
Altstadt	2.480	58,8 %	23,4 %	26,7 %	16,1 %	11,4 %	4,4 %	8,5 %	3,0 %	6,4 %
Bahnhofsvorstadt	3.249	50,2 %	25,7 %	22,0 %	16,3 %	12,9 %	5,0 %	6,1 %	3,3 %	8,3 %
Ostertor	6.289	72,8 %	24,8 %	13,8 %	21,0 %	24,8 %	1,8 %	3,5 %	2,9 %	7,6 %
Alte Neustadt	5.153	63,2 %	25,9 %	20,6 %	16,9 %	16,0 %	4,4 %	5,6 %	3,3 %	7,3 %
Hohentor	3.081	58,9 %	24,0 %	12,9 %	20,1 %	22,0 %	4,3 %	3,5 %	3,3 %	10,0 %
Neustadt	5.433	71,1 %	26,3 %	13,3 %	20,1 %	23,7 %	2,2 %	2,8 %	3,1 %	8,3 %
Südervorstadt	3.597	66,6 %	26,7 %	13,7 %	20,4 %	20,4 %	3,5 %	3,3 %	3,5 %	8,5 %
Gartenstadt Süd	3.410	59,5 %	32,6 %	19,9 %	13,5 %	13,9 %	6,2 %	4,2 %	2,8 %	6,8 %
Buntentor	5.179	71,3 %	26,0 %	14,2 %	21,1 %	21,6 %	2,8 %	3,2 %	3,6 %	7,5 %
Neuenland	792	55,8 %	30,3 %	29,1 %	11,1 %	9,7 %	6,3 %	4,9 %	3,8 %	4,6 %
Huckelriede	4.915	64,2 %	29,5 %	17,9 %	16,9 %	16,3 %	4,6 %	4,4 %	3,0 %	7,3 %
Habenhausen	6.536	76,1 %	32,1 %	37,8 %	6,4 %	6,1 %	6,8 %	5,9 %	1,6 %	3,2 %
Arsten	7.286	63,3 %	33,5 %	35,6 %	5,7 %	6,2 %	8,4 %	5,7 %	0,8 %	4,1 %
Kattenturm	7.547	45,0 %	37,5 %	27,2 %	5,3 %	7,9 %	10,6 %	5,0 %	1,3 %	5,1 %
Kattenesch	3.881	57,7 %	35,6 %	29,4 %	7,3 %	6,7 %	10,6 %	5,2 %	0,9 %	4,3 %
Mittelshuchting	6.553	50,1 %	33,8 %	30,7 %	6,4 %	7,1 %	10,8 %	4,6 %	1,9 %	4,8 %
Sodenmatt	4.209	39,6 %	37,0 %	28,9 %	4,5 %	7,1 %	13,3 %	3,8 %	0,9 %	4,3 %
Kirchhuchting	5.075	45,6 %	34,7 %	30,9 %	5,8 %	6,7 %	11,6 %	4,3 %	1,2 %	4,9 %
Grolland	2.546	73,4 %	33,5 %	28,3 %	10,3 %	8,9 %	9,5 %	4,3 %	1,7 %	3,4 %
Woltmershausen	7.012	52,0 %	33,5 %	24,8 %	9,2 %	9,3 %	10,0 %	3,6 %	2,8 %	6,9 %
Rablinghausen	2.365	62,6 %	36,8 %	29,4 %	9,0 %	7,4 %	8,6 %	2,9 %	1,2 %	4,7 %
Seehausen	796	63,4 %	20,9 %	58,0 %	2,5 %	2,8 %	8,5 %	3,1 %	0,7 %	3,5 %
Strom	342	74,0 %	17,7 %	60,6 %	5,4 %	4,4 %	3,5 %	4,0 %	0,3 %	4,0 %
Steintor	5.513	73,6 %	23,2 %	10,5 %	22,3 %	28,2 %	2,0 %	2,6 %	3,5 %	7,8 %
Fesenfeld	5.298	73,5 %	25,3 %	11,9 %	22,0 %	26,2 %	1,5 %	2,9 %	3,9 %	6,3 %
Peterswerder	7.830	74,9 %	28,2 %	16,3 %	18,3 %	21,7 %	3,1 %	3,3 %	3,3 %	5,8 %
Hulsberg	3.622	67,4 %	29,1 %	17,0 %	16,5 %	19,6 %	4,6 %	3,4 %	3,1 %	6,9 %
Neu-Schwachhausen	4.733	75,1 %	25,1 %	30,0 %	17,4 %	9,5 %	3,6 %	6,3 %	3,9 %	4,1 %
Bürgerpark	3.479	76,9 %	21,2 %	34,1 %	15,8 %	11,6 %	8,6 %	2,5 %	3,1 %	3,1 %
Barkhof	2.340	74,9 %	25,0 %	23,1 %	20,3 %	15,1 %	2,1 %	5,8 %	4,1 %	4,5 %
Riensberg	4.748	72,5 %	26,3 %	27,6 %	18,2 %	10,3 %	3,7 %	6,0 %	3,0 %	4,8 %
Radio Bremen	5.686	74,0 %	23,2 %	35,4 %	14,8 %	9,6 %	2,9 %	7,3 %	3,2 %	3,6 %
Schwachhausen	2.724	80,6 %	23,3 %	29,6 %	17,7 %	13,2 %	2,6 %	6,0 %	3,5 %	3,9 %
Gete	6.315	77,1 %	24,8 %	27,5 %	17,4 %	14,4 %	3,0 %	5,6 %	3,4 %	3,8 %
Gartenstadt Vahr	5.414	58,5 %	31,0 %	29,2 %	8,8 %	10,1 %	8,0 %	5,7 %	2,1 %	5,0 %
Neue Vahr Nord	4.443	37,8 %	36,5 %	21,9 %	7,6 %	7,3 %	12,1 %	5,8 %	2,3 %	6,5 %
Neue Vahr Südwest	2.634	41,8 %	42,6 %	23,6 %	5,0 %	9,1 %	10,1 %	3,9 %	1,5 %	4,2 %
Neue Vahr Südost	4.273	38,7 %	39,4 %	23,3 %	5,6 %	6,2 %	13,3 %	3,7 %	2,4 %	6,2 %
Horn	3.893	72,0 %	23,0 %	41,0 %	11,1 %	7,4 %	4,9 %	7,8 %	2,3 %	2,6 %
Lehe	6.471	68,0 %	26,9 %	25,9 %	16,8 %	11,3 %	4,0 %	6,3 %	3,7 %	5,0 %
Lehesterdeich	8.781	67,7 %	29,7 %	29,5 %	12,5 %	8,3 %	6,2 %	6,8 %	2,6 %	4,5 %
Borgfeld	6.988	80,7 %	23,5 %	41,9 %	12,0 %	5,9 %	5,3 %	6,5 %	2,0 %	2,7 %
Oberneuland	10.488	73,5 %	19,7 %	50,0 %	7,0 %	4,3 %	4,8 %	9,7 %	2,1 %	2,5 %
Ellener Feld	2.501	55,0 %	34,0 %	30,9 %	7,3 %	7,9 %	10,3 %	4,8 %	1,3 %	3,3 %
Ellenerbrok Schevemoor	7.923	44,8 %	35,3 %	28,9 %	5,6 %	7,2 %	11,6 %	5,4 %	1,2 %	5,0 %
Tenever	5.470	32,4 %	35,8 %	25,6 %	4,7 %	11,0 %	12,0 %	5,7 %	0,3 %	5,0 %
Osterholz	4.373	59,8 %	31,6 %	35,0 %	5,6 %	6,7 %	9,6 %	6,1 %	1,4 %	4,1 %
Blockdiek	3.920	41,2 %	40,3 %	26,0 %	4,3 %	7,3 %	12,9 %	4,0 %	1,1 %	4,2 %
Sebaldsbrück	6.463	57,4 %	32,3 %	29,7 %	8,0 %	9,9 %	8,8 %	5,0 %	1,6 %	4,9 %
Hastedt	7.287	63,1 %	31,7 %	19,0 %	14,7 %	15,3 %	5,5 %	3,8 %	2,8 %	7,0 %
Hemelingen	6.075	46,7 %	34,6 %	28,4 %	5,9 %	8,6 %	10,2 %	4,5 %	1,9 %	5,9 %
Arbergen	4.399	64,4 %	32,7 %	36,4 %	3,6 %	7,7 %	10,5 %	4,5 %	0,7 %	3,7 %
Mahndorf	3.946	53,8 %	34,8 %	32,0 %	5,4 %	5,2 %	12,1 %	5,6 %	1,0 %	3,9 %
Blockland	337	84,0 %	19,5 %	47,7 %	8,4 %	8,2 %	5,9 %	4,1 %	0,9 %	5,2 %
Regensburger Straße	4.936	67,5 %	28,0 %	16,6 %	19,0 %	16,9 %	4,3 %	3,9 %	4,1 %	7,4 %
Findorff-Bürgerweide	4.692	64,8 %	30,4 %	16,0 %	18,8 %	17,5 %	3,5 %	3,8 %	3,3 %	6,6 %
Weidedamm	9.913	70,3 %	31,9 %	24,4 %	13,5 %	13,4 %	5,3 %	4,8 %	2,2 %	4,7 %
In den Hufen
Utbremen	1.980	51,5 %	35,1 %	20,3 %	9,7 %	11,5 %	11,0 %	5,4 %	2,3 %	4,8 %
Steffensweg	2.860	52,7 %	32,3 %	19,9 %	10,2 %	13,2 %	11,1 %	3,7 %	2,8 %	7,0 %
Westend	4.115	57,9 %	29,7 %	16,3 %	15,0 %	19,3 %	6,8 %	3,2 %	3,1 %	6,6 %
Walle	5.148	57,8 %	29,5 %	19,4 %	13,8 %	18,1 %	7,9 %	3,6 %	1,9 %	5,6 %
Osterfeuerberg	3.295	56,8 %	30,2 %	16,7 %	12,4 %	17,4 %	9,8 %	3,9 %	2,7 %	6,8 %
Hohweg	227	24,2 %	32,6 %	20,5 %	6,1 %	11,7 %	22,7 %	3,0 %	0,0 %	3,5 %
Überseestadt	2.986	54,6 %	26,3 %	27,4 %	11,0 %	8,0 %	6,5 %	12,5 %	3,5 %	4,7 %
Lindenhof	3.967	44,5 %	39,4 %	21,9 %	5,6 %	11,0 %	11,2 %	4,1 %	0,9 %	5,9 %
Gröpelingen	4.458	40,6 %	38,2 %	22,3 %	5,9 %	10,3 %	12,8 %	3,5 %	1,2 %	5,7 %
Ohlenhof	4.292	38,3 %	38,3 %	24,9 %	4,8 %	9,3 %	11,8 %	4,1 %	1,1 %	5,6 %
Oslebshausen	5.337	45,9 %	37,5 %	26,0 %	4,1 %	7,9 %	15,1 %	3,9 %	0,9 %	4,6 %
Burg-Grambke	4.845	55,2 %	32,4 %	30,9 %	6,5 %	7,5 %	12,3 %	5,7 %	1,1 %	3,7 %
Werderland	275	46,2 %	32,8 %	22,0 %	7,2 %	17,2 %	7,2 %	3,1 %	1,3 %	8,9 %
Burgdamm	6.808	44,4 %	36,7 %	27,4 %	5,3 %	6,7 %	13,2 %	5,1 %	1,1 %	4,4 %
Lesum	6.906	58,6 %	30,8 %	32,1 %	9,5 %	8,5 %	8,2 %	5,4 %	1,3 %	4,2 %
St. Magnus	4.748	66,1 %	28,9 %	35,3 %	8,5 %	7,5 %	8,4 %	5,4 %	2,6 %	3,6 %
Vegesack	4.685	54,4 %	31,9 %	31,0 %	8,9 %	7,7 %	10,5 %	4,4 %	1,0 %	4,5 %
Grohn	3.286	56,2 %	35,3 %	30,7 %	7,2 %	6,7 %	10,1 %	4,2 %	1,9 %	3,8 %
Schönebeck	3.894	63,6 %	29,1 %	33,9 %	10,3 %	7,4 %	8,7 %	4,2 %	1,6 %	4,8 %
Aumund-Hammersbeck	5.407	56,0 %	35,1 %	27,6 %	7,8 %	6,3 %	13,6 %	4,2 %	1,3 %	4,1 %
Fähr-Lobbendorf	5.409	50,0 %	33,9 %	28,4 %	5,9 %	7,4 %	13,6 %	4,6 %	1,1 %	5,1 %
Blumenthal	5.683	45,5 %	31,8 %	30,2 %	5,0 %	6,6 %	15,7 %	5,7 %	0,7 %	4,2 %
Rönnebeck	3.248	49,9 %	36,0 %	28,5 %	3,5 %	4,8 %	17,5 %	4,3 %	0,6 %	4,9 %
Lüssum-Bockhorn	7.949	43,0 %	34,6 %	28,0 %	4,8 %	6,2 %	17,3 %	4,3 %	0,6 %	4,1 %
Farge	2.140	54,4 %	30,4 %	33,2 %	4,6 %	4,4 %	18,4 %	3,4 %	0,7 %	4,9 %
Rekum	1.824	60,1 %	30,1 %	35,0 %	3,4 %	4,6 %	16,9 %	4,1 %	1,1 %	4,7 %

Bremerhaven results

Area	Eligible voters	Voter turnout	SPD	BIW	CDU	Grüne	Linke	FDP	Piraten	ÖDP
City of Bremerhaven	79.357	44,0 %	29,0 %	22,7 %	21,3 %	13,2 %	6,1 %	5,2 %	1,3 %	1,1 %
Weddewarden	410	48,3 %	21,2 %	36,4 %	25,5 %	10,0 %	3,1 %	3,0 %	0,1 %	0,6 %
Königsheide	4.323	51,4 %	29,2 %	24,5 %	22,5 %	9,9 %	4,6 %	7,5 %	0,7 %	1,0 %
Fehrmoor	2.264	55,0 %	27,0 %	23,6 %	25,6 %	10,8 %	5,0 %	5,9 %	1,3 %	0,7 %
Leherheide-West	5.266	26,4 %	27,2 %	31,6 %	18,8 %	6,0 %	8,8 %	5,7 %	1,2 %	0,6 %
Speckenbüttel	2.599	68,0 %	23,6 %	17,3 %	28,5 %	17,5 %	5,7 %	5,7 %	0,7 %	1,0 %
Eckernfeld	3.980	48,4 %	30,4 %	24,5 %	19,6 %	13,5 %	5,3 %	4,4 %	1,1 %	1,2 %
Twischkamp	2.812	33,1 %	34,0 %	29,2 %	13,3 %	9,0 %	8,1 %	3,1 %	2,4 %	1,0 %
Goethestraße	3.525	29,8 %	26,5 %	20,2 %	15,1 %	20,6 %	9,3 %	4,1 %	2,3 %	1,9 %
Klushof	6.307	36,3 %	29,6 %	26,1 %	17,0 %	13,2 %	6,8 %	4,0 %	2,1 %	1,1 %
Schierholz	4.550	48,3 %	25,8 %	27,2 %	24,0 %	11,1 %	5,3 %	4,5 %	0,7 %	1,3 %
Buschkämpen	599	43,7 %	27,3 %	33,5 %	15,1 %	14,3 %	4,9 %	2,6 %	1,4 %	0,9 %
Mitte-Süd	4.130	47,6 %	31,6 %	17,5 %	22,8 %	14,8 %	5,5 %	5,6 %	1,4 %	0,9 %
Mitte-Nord	4.768	44,5 %	28,7 %	15,3 %	14,0 %	23,2 %	10,7 %	4,7 %	1,7 %	1,6 %
Geestemünde-Nord	4.694	48,1 %	29,0 %	20,0 %	22,7 %	14,2 %	5,8 %	5,5 %	1,7 %	1,0 %
Geestendorf	7.376	36,8 %	31,1 %	21,6 %	19,4 %	14,4 %	6,6 %	3,7 %	1,7 %	1,4 %
Geestemünde-Süd	2.140	40,7 %	31,9 %	29,1 %	16,7 %	10,7 %	5,0 %	4,3 %	1,2 %	0,9 %
Bürgerpark	3.807	49,6 %	28,0 %	15,9 %	26,1 %	15,5 %	6,1 %	6,7 %	0,5 %	1,1 %
Grünhöfe	3.471	33,1 %	27,5 %	22,7 %	25,9 %	8,3 %	8,1 %	5,7 %	1,2 %	0,6 %
Schiffdorferdamm	2.135	59,1 %	28,3 %	19,8 %	24,9 %	12,8 %	5,5 %	7,4 %	0,7 %	0,7 %
Surheide	2.324	59,2 %	30,9 %	25,7 %	19,9 %	11,8 %	4,2 %	5,4 %	1,1 %	1,0 %
Dreibergen	3.739	40,8 %	30,6 %	26,1 %	21,7 %	9,8 %	4,6 %	4,6 %	1,6 %	0,9 %
Jedutenberg	4.138	56,0 %	30,2 %	22,9 %	24,0 %	10,7 %	4,1 %	6,3 %	1,3 %	0,7 %

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[Date-1] 1 2 "State and local elections in the state of Bremen". Elections Bremen (in German). Retrieved 11 February 2023.

[2] "German Greens suffer setback in Bremen local election". The Guardian . 15 May 2023.

[3] "Scholz's Social Democrats win Bremen state vote, Greens slump". Reuters . 15 May 2023.

[4] "State Constitution of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen". Transparency Bremen (in German). 15 August 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2023.

[WahlG-5] 1 2 "Bremen Electoral Law". Transparency Bremen (in German). 27 July 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.

[6] "Andreas Bovenschulte is the new head of government in Bremen". Die Zeit (in German). 15 August 2019.

[7] "AfD not included in the Bürgerschaft election – not even in Bremerhaven". Buten un Binnen (in German). 23 March 2023.

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