2003 Hessian state election

2003 Hesse state election

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All 110 seats of the Landtag of Hesse
56 seats needed for a majority
Turnout2,734,992 (64.6%)
Decrease 1.8%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Roland Koch Gerhard Bökel
Party CDU SPD
Last election 50 seats, 43.4% 46 seats, 39.4%
Seats won 56 33
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 13
Popular vote 1,333,863 795,576
Percentage 48.8% 29.1%
Swing Increase 5.4% Decrease 10.3%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Evelin Schönhut-Keil
Tarek Al-Wazir
Ruth Wagner
Party Greens FDP
Last election 8 seats, 7.2% 6 seats, 5.1%
Seats won 12 9
Seat change Increase 4 Increase 3
Popular vote 276,276 216,110
Percentage 10.1% 7.9%
Swing Increase 2.9% Increase 2.8%

Results for the single-member constituencies.

Minister-President before election

Roland Koch
CDU

Elected Minister-President

Roland Koch
CDU

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.