2004 Brandenburg state election

State election in Brandenburg, Germany 2004 Brandenburg state election Brandenburg parliamentary no 1999 Brandenburg state election 1999 2009 Brandenburg state election 2009 All 88 seats in the Landtag of Brandenburg 45 19 September 2004 1,168,909 (56.4%) 2.1% 115px Matthias Platzeck Social Democratic Party of Germany Potsdam II 37 seats, 39.3% 33 372,942 4 31.9% 7.4% 130px Dagmar Enkelmann Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany) Barnim II 22 seats, 23.3% 29 326,801 7 28.0% 4.7% Joerg Schoenbohm 01.jpg Jörg Schönbohm Christian Democratic Union (Germany) State-wide party list 25 seats, 26.5% 20 227,062 5 19.4% 7.1% DVU Liane Hesselbarth German People's Union State-wide party list 5 seats, 5.3% 6 71,041 1 6.1% 0.8% 2004 Brandenburg state election.svg 300px Results for the single-member constituencies Government Platzeck IReplaced Stolpe III cabinet in June 2002. SPD–CDU Government after election Platzeck II SPD–CDU The 2004 Brandenburg state election was held on 19 September 2004 to elect the members of the 4th Landtag of Brandenburg. The incumbent government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Minister-President Matthias Platzeck was returned with a significantly reduced majority. The Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) moved into second place, although polls prior to the election suggested it would become the largest party. The CDU fell to third place. Background The SPD had suffered losses in several state elections before Brandenburg. This was thought to be a consequence of the Agenda 2010 policy, a series of economic liberal economic reforms adopted by the federal SPD government led by Chancellor Gerhard Schröder. Many voters in eastern Germany turned to the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS), while many in the west later turned to Labour and Social Justice, an SPD splinter party. In state elections, the SPD's growing unpopularity had chiefly benefited the CDU. In Brandenburg, both Minister-President Matthias Platzeck (SPD) and his partner Jörg Schönbohm (CDU) supported Schröder's reforms. Both PDS and the German People's Union (DVU), which had entered the Landtag in 1999, campaigned in opposition. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the 3rd Landtag of Brandenburg. Name Ideology Leader(s) 1999 result Votes (%) Seats SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Matthias Platzeck 39.3% 37 89 Social Democratic Party of Germany CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Jörg Schönbohm 26.5% 25 89 Christian Democratic Union of Germany PDS Party of Democratic SocialismPartei des Demokratischen Sozialismus Democratic socialism Dagmar Enkelmann 23.3% 22 89 The Left (Germany) DVU German People's UnionDeutsche Volksunion German nationalism 5.3% 5 89 German People's Union Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize SPD CDU PDS DVU Grüne FDP Others Lead 2004 state election 19 Sep 2004 – 31.9 19.4 28.0 6.1 3.6 3.3 7.7 3.9 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 6–9 Sep 2004 1,034 29 23 27 6 6 5 4 2 Infratest dimap 6–8 Sep 2004 1,000 27 24 31 5 5 4 4 4 Forsa 30 Aug–4 Sep 2004 1,003 28 23 35 4 4 2 4 7 Emnid 30 Aug–1 Sep 2004 751 29 25 31 3 5 4 3 2 Infratest August 2004 1,000 28 22 34 3.5 5.5 4 3 6 Forsa 16–20 Aug 2004 1,009 27 22 36 4 4 3 4 9 Infratest dimap 5–9 Aug 2004 1,001 28 26 29 4 5 4 4 1 Forsa 29 Jul–5 Aug 2004 1,001 33 27 30 – 3 3 5 3 Usuma June 2004 1,007 31 36 22 – 5 4 2 5 Forsa May 2004 1,000 33 30 22 – 6 3 6 3 Infratest dimap 15–19 Mar 2004 1,001 30 34 20 – 5 5 6 4 Infratest dimap 15–20 Oct 2003 1,000 34 32 19 – 4 6 5 2 Infratest dimap 9–15 Jun 2003 1,000 34 34 17 – 6 5 4 Tie Infratest dimap 6–9 Mar 2003 1,000 36 35 17 – 4 5 3 1 dimap 15 Dec 2002 ? 34 36 20 – 4 2 4 2 Infratest dimap 28 Aug–1 Sep 2002 1,000 46 23 20 – 6 3 2 23 Infratest dimap 24–25 Jun 2002 1,000 40 29 21 – 2 6 2 11 Infratest dimap 24–28 Apr 2002 1,000 35 30 24 – 2 5 4 5 Forsa March 2002 1,014 37 28 24 – 3 3 5 9 Infratest dimap 9–14 Oct 2001 1,000 44 26 21 – 2 3 4 18 Infratest dimap April 2001 ? 45 25 21 – 2 3 4 20 Infratest dimap 28 Aug–2 Sep 2000 1,000 44 25 21 – 3 3 4 19 Infratest dimap 25–29 Apr 2000 1,000 42 26 23 3 3 1 2 16 1999 state election 5 Sep 1999 – 39.3 26.5 23.3 5.3 1.9 1.9 1.7 12.7 Election result Summary of the 19 September 2004 election results for the Landtag of Brandenburg File:2004 Brandenburg Landtag.svg Social Democratic Party (SPD) 372942 7.42 33 4 Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) #be3075 326801 4.62 29 7 Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 227062 7.12 20 5 Free Democratic Party (FDP) 38890 1.47 0 Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 42091 1.72 0 Family Party (FAMILIE) 30843 2.64 0 German People's Union (DVU) 71041 0.80 6 1 56.4 2.1 Others 59239 3.37 0 Popular Vote #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 31.91 PDS The Left (Germany) 27.96 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 19.43 DVU German People's Union 6.08 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance 90/The Greens 3.60 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 3.33 FAMILIE Family Party of Germany 2.64 Other #777777 5.07 Landtag seats #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 37.50 PDS The Left (Germany) 32.95 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 22.73 DVU German People's Union 6.82 +framelessframelessframeless|702x702pxFirst voteSecond voteFirst vote and Second vote Notes lower-alpha Sources The Federal Returning Officer 2004 Category:2004 elections in Germany Category:September 2004 in Germany Category:21st century in Brandenburg