2013 Hessian state election

2013 Hesse state election

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All 110 seats of the Landtag of Hesse
56 seats needed for a majority
Turnout3,130,871 (73.2%)
Increase 12.2%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Volker Bouffier Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel Tarek Al-Wazir
Party CDU SPD Greens
Last election 46 seats, 37.2% 29 seats, 23.7% 17 seats, 13.7%
Seats won 47 37 14
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 8 Decrease 3
Popular vote 1,199,633 961,311 348,661
Percentage 38.3% 30.7% 11.1%
Swing Increase 1.1% Increase 7.0% Decrease 2.6%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Willi van Ooyen Jörg-Uwe Hahn
Party Left FDP
Last election 6 seats, 5.4% 20 seats, 16.2%
Seats won 6 6
Seat change Steady 0 Decrease 14
Popular vote 161,488 157,451
Percentage 5.2% 5.0%
Swing Decrease 0.2% Decrease 11.2%

Results for the single-member constituencies.

Minister-President before election

Volker Bouffier
CDU

Elected Minister-President

Volker Bouffier
CDU

The 2013 Hessian state election was held on 22 September 2013 to elect the members of the Landtag of Hesse. The election was held on the same day as the 2013 federal election. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Volker Bouffier was defeated. The FDP suffered major losses, exceeding the 5% electoral threshold by under 1,000 votes. After the election, the CDU formed a coalition with The Greens, and Bouffier continued in office.[1]

  1. ^ Deutsche Welle, "Greens agree landmark coalition with Merkel's CDU in German state of Hesse" http://www.dw.de/greens-agree-landmark-coalition-with-merkels-cdu-in-german-state-of-hesse/a-17315706