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2009 Hessian state election

State election in Hesse, Germany

State election in Hesse, Germany

FieldValue
election_name2009 Hesse state election
countryHesse
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election2008 Hessian state election
previous_year2008
next_election2013 Hessian state election
next_year2013
seats_for_electionAll 118 seats of the Landtag of Hesse
majority_seats60
election_date18 January 2009
turnout2,591,872 (61.0%)
3.3%
image1[[File:RKoch.jpg103px]]
leader1Roland Koch
party1Christian Democratic Union of Germany
last_election142 seats, 36.8%
seats146
seat_change14
popular_vote1963,763
percentage137.2%
swing10.4%
image2[[File:0128R-SPD, Thorsten Schaefer-Guembel.jpg115px]]
leader2Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel
party2Social Democratic Party of Germany
last_election242 seats, 36.7%
seats229
seat_change213
popular_vote2614,648
percentage223.7%
swing213.0%
image3[[File:2013-02-27 Jörg-Uwe Hahn - 3098.JPG115px]]
leader3Jörg-Uwe Hahn
party3Free Democratic Party (Germany)
last_election311 seats, 9.4%
seats320
seat_change39
popular_vote3420,426
percentage316.2%
swing36.8%
image4[[File:Tarek Al-Wazir (Martin Rulsch) 2013-02-28 1.jpg119px]]
leader4Tarek Al-Wazir
party4Alliance 90/The Greens
last_election49 seats, 7.5%
seats417
seat_change48
popular_vote4356,040
percentage413.7%
swing46.2%
image5[[File:0180R-Die Linke, Willi van Ooyen.jpg115px]]
leader5Willi van Ooyen
party5The Left (Germany)
last_election56 seats, 5.1%
seats56
seat_change50
popular_vote5139,074
percentage55.4%
swing50.3%
map_image2009 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

3.3%

The 2009 Hessian state election was held on 18 January 2009 to elect the members of the Landtag of Hesse. The election was called after the failure of all government formation attempts conducted after the 2008 state election held a year earlier. The Social Democratic Party (SPD) suffered major losses, falling from an effective tie with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to a 13.5-point deficit. The Free Democratic Party (FDP) and The Greens were the primary beneficiaries of the SPD's decline. After the election, the CDU formed a coalition government with the FDP, and Roland Koch was elected Minister-President.

Background

The result of the 2008 Hessian state election was inconclusive, as neither the CDU–FDP or SPD–Green blocs had won a majority. This was due to the entry of The Left into the Landtag, with which the SPD was unwilling to cooperate, though both The Left and Greens supported a red-red-green coalition between the three parties. While a grand coalition between the CDU and SPD would command a comfortable majority, this option was very unpopular and was rejected by the SPD.{{ Cite web | access-date=2023-10-14 | archive-date=2016-03-13 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313215428/http://www.webnews.de/119321/ypsilanti-strikt-grosse-koalition-in-hessen | url-status=dead

In October 2008, SPD leader Andrea Ypsilanti attempted to negotiate a red-red-green coalition, reneging on a pledge made earlier in the year not to do so. This caused a revolt within the Hessian SPD, resulting in Ypsilanti being deposed and the new leadership under Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel seeking fresh elections.

CDU leader Roland Koch had served as Minister-President prior to the 2008 election, and continued in office in a caretaker capacity between the 2008 and 2009 elections. He could not be unseated due to the inability of the SPD to form a new government; in Hesse, the motion to remove a serving government simultaneously invests confidence in a proposed new government, and requires an absolute majority to pass.

Parties

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

NameIdeologyLeader(s)2008 resultVotes (%)Seats
Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}CDUChristian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union DeutschlandsChristian democracyRoland Koch36.8%
Social Democratic Party of Germany}}SPDSocial Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei DeutschlandsSocial democracyThorsten Schäfer-Gümbel36.7%
Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}FDPFree Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische ParteiClassical liberalismJörg-Uwe Hahn9.4%
Alliance 90/The Greens}}GrüneAlliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die GrünenGreen politicsTarek Al-Wazir7.5%
The Left (Germany)}}LinkeThe Left
Die LinkeDemocratic socialismWilli van Ooyen5.1%

Opinion polling

Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
sizeCDUSPDFDPGrüneLinkeOthersLeadChristian Democratic Union of Germany}};"Social Democratic Party of Germany}};"Free Democratic Party (Germany)}};"Alliance 90/The Greens}};"The Left (Germany)}};"
2009 state election18 January 2009–37.223.716.213.75.43.8Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"13.5
Forsa6–9 Jan 20091,0074124151343Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"17
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen6–8 Jan 20091,0724125131353Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"16
Infratest dimap5–7 Jan 20091,0004224131353Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"18
GMS15–17 Dec 20081,0044125131353Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"16
Forsa8–12 Dec 20081,0054223131264Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"19
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen1–4 Dec 20081,1454126121254Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"15
Emnid28 Nov–3 Dec 20085004324131154Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"19
Infratest dimap28 Nov–2 Dec 20081,0004123131463Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"18
Infratest dimap4–5 Nov 20081,0004127111254Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"14
Infratest dimap1–3 Sep 20081,0003928121173Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"11
Forsa19–22 Aug 20081,0012826121185Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"12
Forsa23 May–3 Jun 20081,005402711985Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"13
Forsa17 Mar–4 Apr 20081,007402810985Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"12
Emnid6 Apr 2008?373012106?Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"7
Emnid21 Feb–5 Mar 20081,0003735977?Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"2
2008 state election27 January 2008–36.836.79.47.55.14.4Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"0.1

Election result

|- ! rowspan=2 colspan=2| Party ! colspan=3| Constituency ! colspan=4| Party list ! rowspan=2| Total seats ! rowspan=2| +/- |- ! Votes ! % ! Seats ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats |- | 1,083,174 | 41.98 | 46 | 963,763 | 37.18 | +0.37 | 0 | 46

+4
767,068
29.73
9
614,648
23.71
-12.97
20
29
-13
-
304,755
11.81
0
420,426
16.22
+6.79
20
20
+9
-
274,492
10.64
0
356,040
13.74
+6.20
17
17
+8
-
117,330
4.55
0
139,074
5.37
+0.23
6
6
0
-
3,997
0.15
0
42,153
1.63
+0.74
0
0
0
-
18,898
0.73
0
22,172
0.86
-0.02
0
0
0
-
7,685
0.30
0
15,664
0.60
-0.41
0
0
0
-
13,796
0.53
+0.28
0
0
0
-
962
0.04
0
4,136
0.16
+0.12
0
0
0
-
2,093
0.08
0
0
0
- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=2
! 2,580,424
! 100.00
! 55
! 2,591,872
! 100.00
!
! 63
! 118
! +8
-
89,961
3.37

| | 78,513

2.94
! colspan=2
! 2,670,385
! 61.03
!
! 2,670,385
! 61.03
! -3.29
! colspan=4
-
4,375,286
4,375,286
}

References

References

  1. "Rot-Rot-Grün auf die Dauer nicht ausgeschlossen - Politik - DerWesten".
  2. (2008-12-04). "Umfrage in Hessen zeigt erdrutschartige Verluste für SPD". Reuters.
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