Hamburg state election, 2015

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Hamburg state election, 2015
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All 121 seats of the Hamburg Parliament.
61 seats needed for a majority

  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Olaf Scholz Dietrich Wersich Katharina Fegebank
Party SPD CDU Green
Seats before 62 28 14
Seats won 58 20 15
Seat changeDecrease2.svg4Decrease2.svg8Increase2.svg1
Popular vote 1,611,274 561,377 432,713
Percentage 45.6% 15.9% 12.3%
SwingDecrease2.svg2.8%Decrease2.svg6.0%Increase2.svg1.1%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
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Leader Dora Heyenn Katja Suding Jörn Kruse
Party Left FDP AfD
Seats before 8 9 Did Not Exist
Seats won 11 9 8
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Steady2.svg0 N/A
Popular vote 300,567 262,157 214,833
Percentage 8.5% 7.4% 6.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg2.1%Increase2.svg0.7% N/A
Mayor before election

Olaf Scholz
SPD

Elected Mayor

Olaf Scholz
SPD

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On 15 February 2015, a state election was held in Hamburg, Germany, for the 21st legislative period of the Hamburg Parliament after World War II.

Hamburg City in Germany

Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany with a population of over 1.8 million.

Germany Federal parliamentary republic in central-western Europe

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central and Western Europe, lying between the Baltic and North Seas to the north, and the Alps to the south. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, France to the southwest, and Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands to the west.

Hamburg Parliament Parliament of the state and city of Hamburg, Germany

The Hamburg Parliament is the unicameral legislature of the German state of Hamburg according to the constitution of Hamburg. As of 2011 there were 121 members in the parliament, representing a relatively equal amount of constituencies. The parliament is situated in the city hall Hamburg Rathaus and part of the Government of Hamburg.

Contents

Issues and campaign

Polls

Institute Date SPD
CDU
LINKE
GRÜNE
FDP
AfD
All others
FGW [2] 11–12 February 2015 47% 17% 8.5% 12% 6% 5% 4.5%
FGW [3] 3–5 February 2015 45% 19% 9.5% 11% 6% 5% 4.5%
Infratest dimap [4] 3–4 February 2015 46% 18% 9% 11% 5.5% 5.5% 5%
Infratest dimap [5] 23–27 January 2015 44% 20% 9% 13% 5% 6% 3%

Results


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e  •  d  Summary of the 2015 Parliament of Hamburg election results
PartyPopular voteSeats
Votes%+/–Seats+/–
Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands – SPD|| 1,611,274 		45.6 Decrease2.svg2.8 58 Decrease2.svg4
Christian Democratic Union
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands – CDU|| 561,377 		15.9 Decrease2.svg6.0 20 Decrease2.svg8
Alliance '90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen|| 432,713 		12.3 Increase2.svg1.1 15 Increase2.svg1
Left
Die Linke|| 300,567 		8.5 Increase2.svg2.1 11 Increase2.svg3
Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei – FDP|| 262,157 		7.4 Increase2.svg0.7 9 Steady2.svg0
Alternative for Germany
Alternative für Deutschland – AfD|| 214,833 		6.1 N/A 8 N/A
Pirate Party Germany
Piratenpartei Deutschland|| 54,802 		1.6 Decrease2.svg0.5 0 Steady2.svg0
Die PARTEI
Partei für Arbeit, Rechtsstaat, Tierschutz, Elitenförderung und basisdemokratische Initiative|| 31,710 		0.9 Increase2.svg0.2 0 Steady2.svg0
New Liberals
Neue Liberale|| 18,464 		0.5 N/A 0 N/A
Ecological Democratic Party
Ökologisch-Demokratische Partei - ÖDP|| 13,621 		0.4 Increase2.svg0.1 0 Steady2.svg0
National Democratic Party of Germany
Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands - NPD|| 11,293 		0.3 Decrease2.svg0.6 0 Steady2.svg0
Other parties 17,286 0.5 Decrease2.svg1.0 0 Steady2.svg
Turnout733,55156.5Decrease2.svg0.8
Electorate1,299,411100.00
Source: Statistikamt Nord

See also

The number of elections in Hamburg varies. Hamburg has a state election every four years, the elections for the state parliament. There are also elections to the federal diet of Germany, the local elections of the diet of the boroughs (Bezirksversammlungen) and every five years to the European Parliament. All elections take place by universal adult suffrage and are regulated by law.

The state elections in Hamburg, Germany for the parliament of Hamburg (Hamburgische Bürgerschaft) in the years of 1919–1933. The term Weimar Republic is used to signify the democratic and republican period of Germany from 1919 to 1933.

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/en/kuenftige_wahlen/
  2. ↑ "Absolute Mehrheit für Scholz und SPD noch möglich". heute.de (in German). 2015-02-05. Archived from the original on 2015-06-13. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
  3. ↑ "CDU in Hamburg nur noch bei 19 Prozent". welt.de (in German). 2015-02-05. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
  4. ↑ "Umfrage: SPD baut Vorsprung weiter aus". NDR.de (in German). 2015-02-05. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
  5. ↑ "Umfrage: SPD legt zu, AfD und FDP drin". NDR.de (in German). 2015-01-29. Retrieved 2015-02-08.


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