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2003 Hessian state election

State election in Hesse, Germany

State election in Hesse, Germany

FieldValue
election_name2003 Hesse state election
countryHesse
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election1999 Hessian state election
previous_year1999
next_election2008 Hessian state election
next_year2008
seats_for_electionAll 110 seats of the Landtag of Hesse
majority_seats56
election_date2 February 2003
turnout2,734,992 (64.6%)
1.8%
image1[[File:RKoch.jpg103px]]
leader1Roland Koch
party1Christian Democratic Union of Germany
last_election150 seats, 43.4%
seats156
seat_change16
popular_vote11,333,863
percentage148.8%
swing15.4%
leader2Gerhard Bökel
party2Social Democratic Party of Germany
last_election246 seats, 39.4%
seats233
seat_change213
popular_vote2795,576
percentage229.1%
swing210.3%
leader4Evelin Schönhut-Keil
Tarek Al-Wazir
party4Alliance 90/The Greens
last_election48 seats, 7.2%
seats412
seat_change44
popular_vote4276,276
percentage410.1%
swing42.9%
leader5Ruth Wagner
party5Free Democratic Party (Germany)
last_election56 seats, 5.1%
seats59
seat_change53
popular_vote5216,110
percentage57.9%
swing52.8%
map_image2003 Hessian state election.svg
map_size250px
map_captionResults for the single-member constituencies.
titleMinister-President
before_electionRoland Koch
before_partyChristian Democratic Union of Germany
after_electionRoland Koch
after_partyChristian Democratic Union of Germany

1.8%

Tarek Al-Wazir

The 2003 Hessian state election was held on 2 February 2003 to elect the members of the Landtag of Hesse. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Roland Koch was returned with an increased majority. The CDU recorded a 5.4% swing in its favour, winning an absolute majority of seats. It subsequently formed government alone, with Roland Koch continuing in office.

Parties

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

NameIdeologyLeader(s)1999 resultVotes (%)Seats
Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}CDUChristian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union DeutschlandsChristian democracyRoland Koch43.4%
Social Democratic Party of Germany}}SPDSocial Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei DeutschlandsSocial democracyGerhard Bökel39.4%
Alliance 90/The Greens}}GrüneAlliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die GrünenGreen politicsEvelin Schönhut-Keil
Tarek Al-Wazir7.2%
Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}FDPFree Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische ParteiClassical liberalismRuth Wagner5.1%

Opinion polling

Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
sizeCDUSPDGrüneFDPOthersLeadChristian Democratic Union of Germany}};"Social Democratic Party of Germany}};"Alliance 90/The Greens}};"Free Democratic Party (Germany)}};"
2003 state election2 February 2003–48.829.110.17.94.1Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"19.7
Forsa31 Jan 2003?49291183Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"20
Forsa20–24 Jan 20031,01251291073Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"22
Forsa13–18 Jan 20031,07850311054Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"19
Infratest dimap16–19 Jan 20031,00048311173Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"17
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen13–16 Jan 20031,03648321073Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"16
Forsa6–10 Jan 20031,00348331054Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"15
Infratest dimap2–7 Jan 20031,00047331055Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"14
Forsa27 Dec–3 Jan 20031,12047321254Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"15
Infratest dimap2–4 Dec 20021,00049321153Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"17
dimap13 May 2002?4535695Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"10
Forsa18 Jan 2001?4039876Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"1
Infratest dimap28–31 Jan 20001,0003544975Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"9
Ipos19–21 Jan 20001,00433461155Social Democratic Party of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"13
1999 state election7 February 1999–43.439.47.25.14.9Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"4.0

Election result

|- ! rowspan=2 colspan=2| Party ! colspan=3| Constituency ! colspan=4| Party list ! rowspan=2| Total seats ! rowspan=2| +/- |- ! Votes ! % ! Seats ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats |- | 1,411,800 | 51.99 | 53 | 1,333,863 | 48.77 | +5.36 | 3 | 56

6
898,813
33.10
2
795,576
29.09
-10.28
31
33
13
-
230,261
8.48
0
276,276
10.10
+2.92
12
12
4
-
148,632
5.47
0
216,110
7.90
+2.80
9
9
3
-
7,025
0.26
0
34,563
1.26
-1.42
0
0
0
-
4,815
0.18
0
20,600
0.75
+0.29
0
0
0
-

| | 17,736 | 0.65 | New | 0 | 0

New
3,074
0.11
0
14,545
0.53
New
0
0
New
-
1,090
0.04
0
7,506
0.27
+0.04
0
0
0
-
1,465
0.05
0
6,674
0.24
+0.07
0
0
0
-
2,552
0.09
0
5,908
0.22
+0.08
0
0
0
-
378
0.01
0
2,683
0.10
+0.02
0
0
0
-
873
0.03
0
1,643
0.06
+0.04
0
0
0
-
1,309
0.05
New
0
0
New
-
4,555
0.17
0
0
0
-
356
0.01
0
0
New
- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=2
! 2,715,689
! 100.00
! 55
! 2,734,992
! 100.00
!
! 55
! 110
! 0
-
82,845
2.96

| | 63,542

2.27
! colspan=2
! 2,798,534
! 64.62
!
! 2,798,534
! 64.62
! -1.83
! colspan=4
-
4,330,792
4,330,792
}

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