2013 Lower Saxony state election

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2013 Lower Saxony state election

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All 137 seats in the Landtag of Lower Saxony 69 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	3,574,900 (59.4%) 2.4%
First party Second party Third party   Leader David McAllister Stephan Weil Anja Piel & Stefan Wenzel Party CDU SPD Greens Last election 68 seats, 42.5% 48 seats, 30.3% 12 seats, 8.0% Seats won 54 49 20 Seat change 14 1 8 Popular vote 1,287,549 1,165,538 489,473 Percentage 36.0% 32.6% 13.7% Swing 6.5% 2.3% 5.7%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Stefan Birkner Manfred Sohn Party FDP Left Last election 13 seats, 8.2% 11 seats, 7.1% Seats won 14 0 Seat change 1 11 Popular vote 354,970 112,212 Percentage 9.9% 3.1% Swing 1.7% 4.0%
Results for the single-member constituencies
Minister-President before election David McAllister CDU Elected Minister-President Stephan Weil SPD

The 2013 Lower Saxony state election was held on 20 January 2013 to elect the members of the 17th Landtag of Lower Saxony. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President David McAllister was defeated. The Social Democratic Party (SPD) formed a government with The Greens which held a slim, one-seat majority. Stephan Weil was subsequently elected Minister-President.^[1]