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2011 Saxony-Anhalt state election


FieldValue
election_name2011 Saxony-Anhalt state election
countrySaxony-Anhalt
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election2006 Saxony-Anhalt state election
previous_year2006
next_election2016 Saxony-Anhalt state election
next_year2016
seats_for_electionAll 105 seats in the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt
majority_seats53
election_date20 March 2011
turnout993,502 (51.2%)
6.8%
image1[[File:Reiner Haseloff (Martin Rulsch) 08.jpg150x150px]]
leader1Reiner Haseloff
party1Christian Democratic Union of Germany
last_election140 seats, 36.2%
seats141
seat_change11
popular_vote1323,019
percentage132.5%
swing13.7%
image2[[File:Wulf Gallert 2012 (portrait).jpg150x150px]]
leader2Wulf Gallert
party2The Left (Germany)
last_election226 seats, 24.1%
seats229
seat_change23
popular_vote2235,011
percentage223.7%
swing20.4%
image4[[File:Jens_Bullerjahn_(Martin_Rulsch)_2.jpg150x150px]]
leader4Jens Bullerjahn
party4Social Democratic Party of Germany
last_election424 seats, 21.4%
seats426
seat_change42
popular_vote4213,611
percentage421.5%
swing40.1%
image5[[File:Claudia Dalbert 2012 (portrait).jpg150x150px]]
leader5Claudia Dalbert
party5Alliance 90/The Greens
last_election50 seats, 3.6%
seats59
seat_change59
popular_vote570,922
percentage57.1%
swing53.5%
map_image2011 Saxony-Anhalt state election.svg
map_size300px
map_captionResults for the single-member constituencies
titleMinister-President
before_electionWolfgang Böhmer
before_partyChristian Democratic Union of Germany
after_electionReiner Haseloff
after_partyChristian Democratic Union of Germany

6.8%

The 2011 Saxony-Anhalt state election was held on 20 March 2011 to elect the members of the 6th Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. The incumbent grand coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Minister-President Wolfgang Böhmer retained its majority and continued in office. Böhmer retired at this election, and his successor Reiner Haseloff was elected as the new Minister-President after the coalition was confirmed.

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 5th Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt.

NameIdeologyLeader(s)2006 resultVotes (%)Seats
Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}CDUChristian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union DeutschlandsChristian democracyReiner Haseloff36.2%
The Left (Germany)}}LinkeThe Left
Die LinkeDemocratic socialismWulf Gallert24.1%
Social Democratic Party of Germany}}SPDSocial Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei DeutschlandsSocial democracyJens Bullerjahn21.4%
Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}FDPFree Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische ParteiClassical liberalism6.7%

Opinion polling

Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
sizeCDULinkeSPDFDPGrüneNPDOthersLeadChristian Democratic Union of Germany}};"The Left (Germany)}};"Social Democratic Party of Germany}};"Free Democratic Party (Germany)}};"Alliance 90/The Greens}};"National Democratic Party of Germany}};"
2011 state election20 Mar 201132.523.721.53.87.14.66.7Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"8.8
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen8–10 Mar 20111,6803224245555Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"8
Infratest dimap8–10 Mar 20111,00133.025.024.04.55.55.03.0Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"8.0
Emnid11–17 Feb 20111,0003127225753Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"4
Infratest dimap11–15 Feb 20111,0003226235743Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"6
Infratest dimap14–18 Jan 20111,0003228224833Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"4
Infratest dimap16–20 Sep 20101,001303021595Tie
Emnid4–14 Aug 20101,000302722579Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"3
Infratest dimap11–15 Mar 20101,000342920854Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"5
Infratest dimap8–12 May 20091,0003325247623Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"8
Infratest dimap10–12 Apr 20071,000352524745Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"10
IWD7–13 Oct 200675031.219.828.25.64.510.7Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"3.0
2006 state election26 Mar 200636.224.121.46.73.63.05.1Christian Democratic Union of Germany}};color:#FFFFFF;"12.1

Election result

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References

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