2011 Bremen state election
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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]
Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Bürgerschaft of Bremen.
| Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | 2007 result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes (%) | Seats | |||||
| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | Social democracy | Jens Böhrnsen | 36.7% | 32 / 83 | |
| CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | Christian democracy | Rita Mohr-Lüllmann | 25.6% | 23 / 83 | |
| Grüne | Alliance 90/The Greens Bündnis 90/Die Grünen | Green politics | Karoline Linnert | 16.5% | 14 / 83 | |
| Linke | The Left Die Linke | Democratic socialism | Kristina Vogt | 8.4% | 7 / 83 | |
| FDP | Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei | Classical liberalism | Oliver Möllenstädt | 6.0% | 5 / 83 | |
| NPD | National Democratic Party of Germany Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands | Neo-Nazism | 2.7%[a] | 1 / 83 | ||
| BiW | Citizens in Rage Bürger in Wut | Right-wing populism | Jan Timke | 0.8% | 1 / 83 | |
Opinion polling
| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size | SPD | CDU | Grüne | Linke | FDP | BiW | Others | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 state election | 22 May 2011 | – | 38.6 | 20.4 | 22.5 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 16.1 |
| Forschungsgruppe Wahlen | 10–12 May 2011 | 1,037 | 37 | 19 | 24 | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | 13 |
| Infratest dimap | 10–12 May 2011 | 1,001 | 36 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| Emnid | 20–28 Apr 2011 | 1,004 | 37 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 4 | – | 6 | 13 |
| Forsa | Jan–Feb 2011 | 1,308 | 38 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 4 | – | 6 | 15 |
| Konkret Marktforschung | 17–19 Dec 2010 | 500 | 33.4 | 22.8 | 19.4 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 10.6 |
| Emnid | 12–17 Feb 2010 | 1,000 | 35 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 5 | – | 7 | 10 |
| 2007 state election | 13 May 2007 | – | 36.7 | 25.6 | 16.5 | 8.4 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 5.9 | 11.1 |
Election result
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| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | |||||
| Bremen | Bremerhaven | Total Seats | +/- | ||||||
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 505,348 | 38.60 | +1.9 | 30 | 6 | 36 | +4 | ||
| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 293,993 | 22.46 | +6.0 | 17 | 4 | 21 | +7 | ||
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 266,483 | 20.35 | -5.2 | 16 | 4 | 20 | -3 | ||
| The Left (Linke) | 73,769 | 5.63 | -2.8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -2 | ||
| Citizens in Rage (BiW) | 48,530 | 3.71 | +2.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ±0 | ||
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 31,176 | 2.38 | -3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | ||
| Pirate Party (Piraten) | 24,935 | 1.90 | +1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| National Democratic Party (NDP) | 20,470 | 1.56 | -1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Others | 44,541 | 3.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | |||
| Total | 1,309,245 | 100.00 | – | 68 | 15 | 83 | 0 | ||
Notes
- ^ Results for the German People's Union, which merged with the NPD in January 2011.
References
- ^ "SPD and Greens set for power in Hamburg". The Local. February 13, 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
- ^ "Wahlen". Bremen. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
- ^ "Rot-Grün – das ist die neue große Koalition". Die Welt. May 22, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- ^ "Ergebnisse der Bürgerschaftswahlen in Bremen".
- ^ a b "Wahlen". Weser Kurier. February 4, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2011.