2011 Bremen state election

2011 Bremen state election

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All 83 seats in the Bürgerschaft of Bremen 42 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	1,309,355 (55.5%) 2.1%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Jens Böhrnsen Karoline Linnert Rita Mohr-Lüllmann Party SPD Greens CDU Last election 32 seats, 36.7% 14 seats, 16.5% 23 seats, 25.6% Seats won 36 21 20 Seat change 4 7 3 Popular vote 505,348 293,993 266,483 Percentage 38.6% 22.5% 20.4% Swing 1.9% 6.0% 5.2%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Kristina Vogt Jan Timke Oliver Möllenstädt Party Left Citizens in Rage FDP Last election 7 seats, 8.4% 1 seat, 0.8% 5 seats, 6.0% Seats won 5 1 0 Seat change 2 0 5 Popular vote 73,769 48,530 31,176 Percentage 5.6% 3.7% 2.4% Swing 2.8% 2.9% 3.6%
Mayor before election Jens Böhrnsen SPD Elected Mayor Jens Böhrnsen SPD

The 2011 Bremen state election was held on 22 May 2011 to elect the members of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen, as well as the city councils of Bremen and Bremerhaven.^[1][2] The incumbent government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens was re-elected with an increased majority. The Greens became the second-largest party in a state legislature for the second time after the 2011 Baden-Württemberg state election on 27 March.^[3][4]

Sixteen and seventeen year olds were able to vote for the first time in this election.^[5] A reform to the electoral system came into effect in this election, based on an open list system, with each voter having five votes to distribute freely between parties and candidates.^[5]