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2011 Bremen state election
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State election in Bremen, Germany
October 2012
2011 Bremen state election Bremen Parliamentary no 2007 Bremen state election 2007 2015 Bremen state election 2015 All 83 seats in the Bürgerschaft of Bremen 42 22 May 2011 1,309,355 (55.5%) 2.1% 125px Jens Böhrnsen Social Democratic Party of Germany 32 seats, 36.7% 36 505,348 4 38.6% 1.9% 125px Karoline Linnert Alliance 90/The Greens 14 seats, 16.5% 21 293,993 7 22.5% 6.0% 125px Rita Mohr-Lüllmann Christian Democratic Union (Germany) 23 seats, 25.6% 20 266,483 3 20.4% 5.2% 119px Kristina Vogt The Left (Germany) 7 seats, 8.4% 5 73,769 2 5.6% 2.8% 125px Jan Timke Citizens in Rage 1 seat, 0.8% 1 0 48,530 3.7% 2.9% Oliver Möllenstädt Free Democratic Party (Germany) 5 seats, 6.0% 0 5 31,176 2.4% 3.6% Mayor Jens Böhrnsen Social Democratic Party of Germany Jens Böhrnsen Social Democratic Party of Germany
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.SPD and Greens set for power in Hamburg http://www.thelocal.de/politics/20110213-33071.html The Local February 13, 2011 February 13, 2011Wahlen http://www.statistik.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen65.c.5372.de Bremen December 3, 2010 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.Rot-Grün – das ist die neue große Koalition https://www.welt.de/politik/wahl/bremen-wahl/article13387736/Rot-Gruen-das-ist-Bremens-neue-grosse-Koalition.html May 22, 2011 Die Welt May 22, 2011 http://www.wahlrecht.de/ergebnisse/bremen.htm Ergebnisse der Bürgerschaftswahlen in Bremen
Sixteen and seventeen year olds were able to vote for the first time in this election.Wahlen http://www.weser-kurier.de/Artikel/Bremen/Politik/Wahl/316307/Test-Wahllokale+eroeffnet.html?id=320408 Weser Kurier February 4, 2011 March 10, 2011 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.
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 GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Jens Böhrnsen 36.7% 32 83 Social Democratic Party of Germany CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Rita Mohr-Lüllmann 25.6% 23 83 Christian Democratic Union of Germany Grüne Alliance 90/The GreensBündnis 90/Die Grünen Green politics Karoline Linnert 16.5% 14 83 Alliance 90/The Greens Linke The LeftDie Linke Democratic socialism Kristina Vogt 8.4% 7 83 The Left (Germany) FDP Free Democratic PartyFreie Demokratische Partei Classical liberalism Oliver Möllenstädt 6.0% 5 83 Free Democratic Party (Germany) NPD National Democratic Party of GermanyNationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands Neo-Nazism 2.7%Results for the German People's Union, which merged with the NPD in January 2011. 1 83 National Democratic Party of Germany BiW Citizens in RageBürger in Wut Right-wing populism Jan Timke 0.8% 1 83 Citizens in Rage
Opinion polling
Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize 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
File:2011 Bürgerschaft of Bremen.svg Summary of the 22 May 2011 election results for the Bürgerschaft of Bremen #E3000F Social Democratic Party (SPD) 505348 Bremen Bremerhaven Total Seats +/- 30 6 +1.9 36 +4 #409A3C Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) +6.0 293993 17 4 21 +7 #000000 Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 16 4 20 -3 -5.2 266483 #BE3075 The Left (Linke) 5 0 5 -2 -2.8 73769 #0000AA Citizens in Rage (BiW) 0 1 1 ±0 +2.9 48530 #FFED00 Free Democratic Party (FDP) 0 0 0 -5 -3.6 31176 #FF820A Pirate Party (Piraten) 0 0 0 ±0 +1.9 24935 #8B4726 National Democratic Party (NDP) -1.1 20470 0 0 0 ±0 #DDDDBB Others 44541 0 0 0 ±0 - 0Popular Vote #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 38.60
B'90/GRÜNE Alliance 90/The Greens 22.45
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 20.35
DIE LINKE The Left (Germany) 5.63
BiW Citizens in Rage 3.71
FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 2.38
Other #777777 6.88
Bürgerschaft seats #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 43.37
B'90/GRÜNE Alliance 90/The Greens 25.30
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 24.10
DIE LINKE The Left (Germany) 6.02
BiW Citizens in Rage 1.20
Notes
References
2011
Category:2011 elections in Germany
Category:May 2011 in Germany
Category:21st century in Bremen (state)