2009 Saxony state election

State election in Saxony, Germany 2009 Saxony state election Saxony parliamentary no 2004 Saxony state election 2004 2014 Saxony state election 2014 All 132 seats of the Landtag of Saxony 67 30 August 2009 1,797,349 (52.2%) 7.4 pp x150px Stanislaw Tillich Christian Democratic Union of Germany 55 seats, 41.1% 58 3 722,983 40.2% 0.9 pp x150px André Hahn The Left (Germany) 31 seats, 23.6%Results for PDS. 29 2 370,359 20.6% 3.0 pp x150px Thomas Jurk Social Democratic Party of Germany 13 seats, 9.8% 14 1 187,261 10.4% 0.6 pp x150px Holger Zastrow Free Democratic Party (Germany) 7 seats, 5.9% 14 7 178,867 10.0% 4.1 pp x150px Antje Hermenau Alliance 90/The Greens 6 seats, 5.1% 9 3 114,963 6.4% 1.3 pp x150px Holger Apfel National Democratic Party of Germany 12 seats, 9.2% 8 4 100,834 5.6% 3.6 pp 2009 Saxony state election.svg 400px Results for the single-member constituencies Minister-President Stanislaw Tillich Christian Democratic Union of Germany Stanislaw Tillich Christian Democratic Union of Germany The 2009 Saxony state election was held on 30 August 2009 to elect the members of the 5th Landtag of Saxony. The incumbent grand coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Minister-President Stanislaw Tillich retained its majority. However, the CDU chose to discontinue the coalition in favour of forming government with the Free Democratic Party (FDP). Tillich was subsequently re-elected as Minister-President. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the 4th Landtag of Saxony. Name Ideology Leader(s) 2004 result Votes (%) Seats CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Stanislaw Tillich 41.1% 55 124 Christian Democratic Union of Germany Linke The LeftDie Linke Democratic socialism André Hahn 23.6%Results for PDS. 31 124 The Left (Germany) SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Thomas Jurk 9.8% 13 124 Social Democratic Party of Germany NPD National Democratic PartyNationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands Neo-Nazism Holger Apfel 9.2% 12 124 National Democratic Party of Germany FDP Free Democratic PartyFreie Demokratische Partei Classical liberalism Holger Zastrow 5.9% 7 124 Free Democratic Party (Germany) Grüne Alliance 90/The GreensBündnis 90/Die Grünen Green politics Antje Hermenau 5.1% 6 124 Alliance 90/The Greens Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize CDU Linke SPD NPD FDP Grüne Others Lead 2009 state election 30 Aug 2009 – 40.2 20.6 10.4 5.6 10.0 6.4 6.8 19.6 Infratest dimap 18–20 Aug 2009 1,000 38 21 13 4.5 11.5 6 6 17 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 17–20 Aug 2009 1,000 42 20 11 6 11 6 4 22 IfM Leipzig 10–17 Aug 2009 1,000 41 20 14 5 10 6 4 21 Infratest dimap 7–11 Aug 2009 1,000 39 19 12 5 12 6 4 20 IfM Leipzig 6–9 Jul 2009 1,000 42 17 14 5 11 7 5 25 Infratest dimap 19–23 Jun 2009 1,000 40 20 13 5 12 6 4 20 Infratest dimap 8–12 May 2009 1,000 40 19 15 5 10 7 4 21 dimap 20–29 Apr 2009 2,004 42 18 13 5 11 6 5 24 IfM Leipzig 6–8 Apr 2009 1,000 43 17 18 4 9 6 3 25 IfM Leipzig 10–12 Mar 2009 1,007 42 17 18 5 9 6 3 24 approxima 6 Jan–13 Feb 2009 1,011 49 21 15 4 5 5 1 28 dimap 31 Oct–10 Nov 2008 2,000 42 20 18 3 9 6 2 22 IfM Leipzig 10–12 Nov 2008 1,003 39 19 16 6 9 6 5 20 approxima 28 Jun–22 Aug 2008 1,011 42.0 21.0 19.5 2.8 6.8 7.0 0.9 21.0 Infratest dimap 22–26 May 2008 1,000 35 29 16 3 9 4 4 6 IfM Leipzig 9–14 May 2008 1,003 44 20 20 5 5 5 1 24 Emnid 25 Feb–8 Mar 2008 1,000 40 23 16 4 7 5 ? 17 Emnid 13–27 Feb 2008 ~500 41 22 16 4 7 5 ? 19 Emnid 18–19 Jan 2008 750 41 21 15 5 7 5 6 20 approxima 1 Sep–7 Oct 2007 1,016 40 20 20 4 7 7 2 20 dimap 6–16 Nov 2007 996 39 22 16 5 8 6 4 17 Infratest dimap 10–11 Sep 2007 1,000 40 25 12 6 7 5 5 15 Forsa 20 Aug–4 Sep 2007 1,130 39 27 8 9 7 5 5 12 IfM Leipzig 20–22 Aug 2007 1,008 38 28 11 6 7 5 5 10 IfM Leipzig 15–18 Aug 2007 800 37 29 10 – 6 6 12 8 IfM Leipzig 13–14 Jul 2007 1,012 40 24 15 6 7 6 2 16 Forsa 12 Jul 2007 ? 41 26 8 8 6 6 5 15 IfM Leipzig March 2007 >1,000 41 21 18 5 6 6 3 20 IfM Leipzig 18–20 Dec 2006 805 42 23 13 – 7 5 10 19 dimap 28 Oct–8 Nov 2006 2,007 37 22 14 7 9 7 4 15 IfM Leipzig 21–22 Aug 2006 803 45 23 13 – 9 5 5 22 Emnid 29 May–24 Jun 2006 1,056 43 25 11 6 7 4 4 18 Emnid 9–13 Jan 2006 1,000 47 22 12 5 5 5 4 25 IfM Leipzig 19–20 Dec 2005 835 43 25 15 4 6 5 2 18 Emnid 16–24 Aug 2005 1,003 42 28 13 5 5 4 3 14 IfM Leipzig 12–19 May 2005 1,018 45 22 12 4 7 6 4 23 Emnid 3–31 Jan 2005 1,053 42 22 12 9 5 4 6 20 2004 state election 19 Sep 2004 – 41.1 23.6 9.8 9.2 5.9 5.1 5.3 17.5 Election result Summary of the 30 August 2009 election results for the Landtag of Saxony |- |colspan=8 align=center| 500px |- ! colspan="2" | Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! Seats % |- | bgcolor=Christian Democratic Union of Germany| | align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | align=right| 722,983 | align=right| 40.2 | align=right| 0.9 | align=right| 58 | align=right| 3 | align=right| 43.9 |- | bgcolor=The Left (Germany)| | align=left | The Left (Linke) | align=right| 370,359 | align=right| 20.6 | align=right| 3.0Compared to results for PDS. | align=right| 29 | align=right| 2Compared to results for PDS. | align=right| 22.0 |- | bgcolor=Social Democratic Party of Germany| | align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD) | align=right| 187,261 | align=right| 10.4 | align=right| 0.6 | align=right| 14 | align=right| 1 | align=right| 10.6 |- | bgcolor=Free Democratic Party (Germany)| | align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP) | align=right| 178,867 | align=right| 10.0 | align=right| 4.1 | align=right| 14 | align=right| 7 | align=right| 10.6 |- | bgcolor=Alliance 90/The Greens| | align=left | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | align=right| 114,963 | align=right| 6.4 | align=right| 1.3 | align=right| 9 | align=right| 3 | align=right| 6.8 |- | bgcolor=National Democratic Party of Germany| | align=left | National Democratic Party (NPD) | align=right| 100,834 | align=right| 5.6 | align=right| 3.6 | align=right| 8 | align=right| 4 | align=right| 6.1 |- ! colspan=8| |- | bgcolor=Human Environment Animal Protection Party| | align=left | Human Environment Animal Protection Party (Tierschutz) | align=right| 36,932 | align=right| 2.1 | align=right| 0.5 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=Pirate Party Germany| | align=left | Pirate Party Germany (Piraten) | align=right| 34,651 | align=right| 1.9 | align=right| New | align=right| 0 | align=right| New | align=right| 0 |- | | align=left | Free Saxony | align=right| 24,287 | align=right| 1.4 | align=right| 1.4 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=Other| | align=left | Others | align=right| 26,212 | align=right| 1.5 | align=right| | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- ! align=right colspan=2| Total ! align=right| 1,797,349 ! align=right| 100.0 ! align=right| ! align=right| 132 ! align=right| 8 ! align=right| |- ! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout ! align=right| ! align=right| 52.2 ! align=right| 7.4 ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |} Popular Vote #ddd 600px 410px CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 40.22 DIE LINKE The Left (Germany) 20.61 SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 10.42 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 9.95 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance 90/The Greens 6.40 NPD National Democratic Party of Germany 5.61 Other #777777 6.79 Landtag seats #ddd 600px 410px CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 43.94 DIE LINKE The Left (Germany) 21.97 SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 10.61 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 10.61 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance 90/The Greens 6.82 NPD National Democratic Party of Germany 6.06 Notes References 2009 Category:2009 elections in Germany Category:August 2009 in Germany Category:2000s in Saxony