Hamburg state election, 2004
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The Hamburg state election, 2004 was conducted on 29 February 2004 to elect members to the Hamburgische Bürgerschaft (state and city legislature) of Hamburg. It was the 18th legislative period of the Hamburg Parliament.
Pre-election
Results of the 2001 election as followed:
Party | Vote percentage[1] | Total Seats | Seat percentage |
---|---|---|---|
Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 36.5% | 46 | 38.0% |
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 26.2% | 33 | 27.3% |
Law and Order Offensive Party (Offensive) | 19.4% | 25 | 20.7% |
Green-Alternative List (GAL) | 8.6% | 11 | 9.1% |
Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 5.1% | 6 | 5.0% |
In December 2003 the coalition of CDU, Offensive and FDP lost its majority after Ronald Schill, former Senator of the Interior, left the Offensive with five other MPs. He had been dismissed by first Mayor Ole von Beust in August 2003.[2]
Results
Party | Party List votes | Vote percentage | Total Seats | Seat percentage |
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Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 389,170 | 47.2% (+21.0) | 63 (+30) | 52.1% |
Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 251,441 | 30.5% (-6.0) | 41 (-5) | 33.9% |
Green-Alternative List (GAL) | 101,227 | 12.3% (+3.7) | 17 (+6) | 14.0% |
Pro Deutsche Mitte (Pro DM/Schill) | 25,763 | 3.1% (+2.9) | 0 (+0) | 0.0% |
Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 23,373 | 2.8% (-2.2) | 0 (-6) | 0.0% |
Rainbow - For a new Left (Regenbogen) | 9,221 | 1.1% (-0.6) | 0 (+0) | 0.0% |
Grey Panthers Party of Germany (GRAUE) | 8,862 | 1.1% (+0.8) | 0 (+0) | 0.0% |
Law and Order Offensive Party (Offensive) | 3,041 | 0.4% (-19.1) | 0 (-25) | 0.0% |
All Others | 12,030 | 1.5% (-0.5) | 0 | 0.0% |
Totals | 824,128 | 100.0% | 121 | 100.0% |
Post-election
Ole von Beust was able to form a majority CDU government without the support of partners. His former coalition partners FDP, Offensive and Ronald Schill, who had split from the Offensive along with several allies, failed to return to the parliament.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Bürgerschaftswahl 2001 (in German), Statistical office Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein), retrieved 2009-07-24
- ↑ "A scandal in Germany". European press review. bbc.co.uk. 2003-08-21. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ↑ Mayor von Beust to govern alone after victory in Hamburg election, Deutsche Welle, 2004, retrieved 2008-08-13