2003 Bremen state election

State election in Bremen, Germany 2003 Bremen state election Bremen parliamentary no 1999 Bremen state election 1999 2007 Bremen state election 2007 All 83 seats in the Bürgerschaft of Bremen 42 25 May 2003 291,766 (61.3%) 1.2% 100px Henning Scherf Social Democratic Party of Germany 47 seats, 42.6% 40 123,480 7 42.3% 0.3% Christian Democratic Union (Germany) 42 seats, 37.1% 29 86,819 13 29.8% 7.3% Alliance 90/The Greens 10 seats, 8.9% 12 37,350 2 12.8% 3.9% Free Democratic Party (Germany) 0 seats, 2.5% 1 1 12,294 4.2% 1.7% German People's Union 1 seat, 3.0% 1 0 6,642 2.3% 0.7% Mayor Henning Scherf Social Democratic Party of Germany Henning Scherf Social Democratic Party of Germany The 2003 Bremen state election was held on 25 May 2003 to elect the members of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen, as well as the city councils of Bremen and Bremerhaven. The incumbent grand coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Mayor Henning Scherf retained its majority and continued in office. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Bürgerschaft of Bremen. Name Ideology Leader(s) 1999 result Votes (%) Seats SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Henning Scherf 42.6% 47 100 Social Democratic Party of Germany CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy 37.1% 42 100 Christian Democratic Union of Germany Grüne Alliance 90/The GreensBündnis 90/Die Grünen Green politics 8.9% 10 100 Alliance 90/The Greens DVU German People's UnionDeutsche Volksunion German nationalism 3.0% 1 100 German People's Union Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize SPD CDU Grüne DVU PDS FDP Others Lead 2003 state election 25 May 2003 – 42.3 29.8 12.8 2.3 1.7 4.2 6.9 12.5 Infratest dimap 13–15 May 2003 1,000 38 36 12 2 2 5 5 2 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 5–8 May 2003 1,003 38 36 14 – – 5 7 2 Forsa 24–30 Apr 2003 1,194 37 38 14 – – 4 7 1 Infratest dimap 25–28 Apr 2003 1,000 42.5 34 13 – 2 4.5 4 8.5 Infratest 16 Apr 2003 ? 42 35 13 – – 4 6 7 1999 state election 6 June 1999 – 42.6 37.1 8.9 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.9 5.5 Election result File:25 May 2003 Bürgerschaft of Bremen.svg Summary of the 25 May 2003 election results for the Bürgerschaft of Bremen #E3000F Social Democratic Party (SPD) 40 -0.3 -7 123480 #000000 Christian Democratic Union (CDU) -13 -7.3 86819 29 #409A3C Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) +2 +3.9 37350 12 #FFED00 Free Democratic Party (FDP) +1 +1.7 12294 1 #AA4422 German People's Union (DVU) ±0 -0.7 6642 1 #0000FF Party for a Rule of Law Offensive (PRO) ±0 +4.4 0 12876 fetch The Left (Germany) color Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) ±0 -1.2 0 4885 #DDDDBB Others 7420 0 2.5 ±0Popular Vote #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 42.32 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 29.76 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance 90/The Greens 12.80 PRO blue 4.41 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 4.21 DVU German People's Union 2.28 PDS The Left (Germany) 1.67 Other #777777 2.54 Bürgerschaft seats #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 48.19 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 34.94 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance 90/The Greens 14.46 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 1.20 DVU German People's Union 1.20 Sources The Federal Returning Officer Category:Elections in Bremen (state) Bremen state election Bremen state election Category:21st century in Bremen (state)