2023 Bremen state election

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2023 Bremen state election

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All 87 seats in the Bürgerschaft of Bremen 44 seats needed for a majority
Registered	460,778
Turnout	262,099 (56.9%) 7.2pp
First party Second party Third party   Candidate Andreas Bovenschulte Frank Imhoff Maike Schaefer Party SPD CDU Greens Last election 23 seats, 24.9% 24 seats, 26.7% 16 seats, 17.4% Seats won 27 24 11 Seat change 4 0 5 Popular vote 376,610 331,380 150,263 Percentage 29.8% 26.2% 11.9% Swing 4.9pp 0.4pp 5.5pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Candidate Kristina Vogt Piet Leidreiter Thore Schäck Party Left BIW FDP Last election 10 seats, 11.3% 1 seat, 2.4% 5 seats, 5.9% Seats won 10 10 5 Seat change 0 9 0 Popular vote 137,676 118,695 64,155 Percentage 10.9% 9.4% 5.1% Swing 0.4pp 7.0pp 0.9pp
Results by polling precinct. Note: the results in the precincts coloured white have not been added to the map.
Government before election First Bovenschulte senate SPD–Green–Left Government after election Second Bovenschulte senate SPD–Green–Left

The 2023 Bremen state election was held on 14 May 2023 to elect the 21st Bürgerschaft of Bremen. Elections to the city councils of Bremen and Bremerhaven, the two municipal entities comprising the state of Bremen, were held simultaneously.^[1] The incumbent government was a coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Alliance 90/The Greens, and The Left led by Mayor Andreas Bovenschulte.

With 30% of the vote, the SPD emerged as the largest party on a modest swing. The opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) remained steady on 26% but fell to second place. The Greens suffered a significant decline to 12%, while The Left repeated its 2019 performance of 11%. The right-wing Citizens in Rage (BiW) achieved their best-ever result with 9.4%, benefitting from the absence of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), who were disqualified from running due to internal party disputes. The Free Democratic Party (FDP) narrowly retained their seats with 5.1%.^[2][3]

On 25 June, the incumbent governing coalition announced that they would renew their cooperation, forming the Second Bovenschulte senate.