2011 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election

2011 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election
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All 71 seats in the Landtag
36 seats needed for a majority
Turnout651,375 (51.5%) Decrease 7.7pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Erwin Sellering Lorenz Caffier Helmut Holter
Party SPD CDU Left
Last election 30.2%, 23 seats 28.8%, 22 seats 17.3%, 13 seats[a]
Seats won 27 18 14
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 4 Increase 1
Popular vote 242,251 156,969 125,528
Percentage 35.6% 23.0% 18.4%
Swing Increase 5.4pp Decrease 5.8pp Increase 1.1pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  FDP
Candidate Silke Gajek Udo Pastörs Gino Leonhard
Party Greens NPD FDP
Last election 3.4%, 0 seats 7.3%, 6 seats 9.6%, 7 seats
Seats won 7 5 0
Seat change Increase 7 Decrease 1 Decrease 7
Popular vote 59,004 40,642 18,943
Percentage 8.7% 6.0% 2.8%
Swing Increase 5.3pp Decrease 1.3pp Decrease 6.8pp
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election

Erwin Sellering
SPD

Elected Minister-President

Erwin Sellering
SPD

The 2011 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election was held on 4 September 2011 to elect the members of the 6th Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.[1] The incumbent grand coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Minister-President Erwin Sellering retained its majority and continued in government.


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  1. ^ "SPD and Greens set for power in Hamburg". The Local. February 13, 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2011.