2004 Saxony state election

2004 Saxony state election

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All 124 seats in the Landtag of Saxony 63 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	2,080,135 (59.6%) 1.5%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Georg Milbradt Peter Porsch Thomas Jurk Party CDU PDS SPD Last election 76 seats, 56.9% 30 seats, 22.2% 14 seats, 10.7% Seats won 55 31 13 Seat change 21 1 1 Popular vote 855,203 490,488 204,438 Percentage 41.1% 23.6% 9.8% Swing 15.8 pp 1.4 pp 0.9 pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Holger Apfel Holger Zastrow Antje Hermenau Party NPD FDP Greens Last election 0 seats, 1.4% 0 seats, 1.1% 0 seats, 2.6% Seats won 12 7 6 Seat change 12 7 6 Popular vote 190,909 122,605 106,771 Percentage 9.2% 5.9% 5.1% Swing 7.8 pp 4.8 pp 2.5 pp
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election Georg Milbradt CDU Elected Minister-President Georg Milbradt CDU

The 2004 Saxony state election was held on 19 September 2004 to elect the members of the 4th Landtag of Saxony. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government led by Minister-President Georg Milbradt lost its majority. The CDU subsequently formed a grand coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and Milbradt was re-elected as Minister-President.

The Far Right National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) won 12 seats. This is the first time since the 1960s that the party had seats in a state parliament.