2007 Bremen state election

State election in Bremen, Germany 2007 Bremen state election Bremen parliamentary no 2003 Bremen state election 2003 2011 Bremen state election 2011 All 83 seats in the Bürgerschaft of Bremen 42 13 May 2007 275,816 (57.6%) 3.7% 135px Jens Böhrnsen Social Democratic Party of Germany 40 seats, 42.3% 32 101,290 8 36.7% 5.6% 115px Thomas Röwekamp Christian Democratic Union (Germany) 29 seats, 29.8% 23 70,728 6 25.6% 4.2% 135px Karoline Linnert Alliance 90/The Greens 12 seats, 12.8% 14 45,493 2 16.5% 3.7% Peter Erlanson The Left (Germany) 0 seats, 1.7%Results for PDS 7 23,382 7 8.4% 6.7% Magnus Buhlert Free Democratic Party (Germany) 1 seat, 4.2% 5 4 16,486 6.0% 1.8% Siegfried Tittmann German People's Union 1 seat, 2.3% 1 0 7,536 2.7% 0.4% 125px Jan Timke Citizens in Rage 0 seats, 4.4%Results for PRO 1 1 2,336 0.8% 3.6% Mayor Jens Böhrnsen Social Democratic Party of Germany Jens Böhrnsen Social Democratic Party of Germany The 2007 Bremen state election was held on 13 May 2007 to elect the members of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen, as well as the city councils of Bremen and Bremerhaven. The incumbent government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) retained its majority with losses. However, the SPD chose to form a new government with The Greens. Jens Böhrnsen was re-elected as Mayor.http://statistik.bremen.de/sixcms/media.php/13/JB09_2.3%20LW_36%2037.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20120131045849/http://statistik.bremen.de/sixcms/media.php/13/JB09_2.3%20LW_36%2037.pdf dead 2012-01-31 Bürgerschaftswahlen (Landtag) 1947 bis 2007 nach Wahlbereichen This was the first election contested by The Left after the merger of the PDS and WASG. The new party achieved 8.4% of the vote, up from 1.7% for PDS in 2003, marking its first major success in a western state. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Bürgerschaft of Bremen. Name Ideology Leader(s) 2003 result Votes (%) Seats SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Jens Böhrnsen 42.3% 40 83 Social Democratic Party of Germany CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Thomas Röwekamp 29.8% 29 83 Christian Democratic Union of Germany Grüne Alliance 90/The GreensBündnis 90/Die Grünen Green politics Karoline Linnert 12.8% 12 83 Alliance 90/The Greens FDP Free Democratic PartyFreie Demokratische Partei Classical liberalism Magnus Bulhert 4.2% 1 83 Free Democratic Party (Germany) DVU German People's UnionDeutsche Volksunion German nationalism Siegfried Tittmann 2.3% 1 83 German People's Union Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize SPD CDU Grüne FDP DVU Linke Others Lead 2007 state election 13 May 2007 – 36.7 25.6 16.5 6.0 2.7 8.4 4.0 11.1 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 30 Apr–3 May 2007 1,036 40 28 14 6 4 4.5 3.5 12 Infratest dimap 23–25 Apr 2007 1,000 42 26 14.5 5 2 5.5 5 16 Emnid 14–22 Feb 2005 1,400 38 28 16 6 3 4 5 10 2003 state election 25 May 2003 – 42.3 29.8 12.8 4.2 2.3 1.7 6.9 12.5 Election result Summary of the 13 May 2007 election results for the Bürgerschaft of Bremen File:2007 Bürgerschaft of Bremen.svg 101290 -5.6 Bremen Bremerhaven Total seats +/- 27 5 32 -8 Social Democratic Party (SPD) #E3000F #000000 Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 19 4 23 -6 -4.2 70728 #409A3C Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 12 2 14 +2 +3.7 45493 0 #BE3075 The Left (Linke) 6 1 7 +7 +6.7 23282 #FFED00 Free Democratic Party (FDP) 4 1 5 +4 +1.8 16486 7536 +0.4 0 1 1 ±0 #AA4422 German People's Union (DVU) #0000AA Citizens in Rage (BiW) 0 1 1 +1 2336 -3.6 Bremen Must Live 4462 +1.6 0 0 0 ±0 0 0 ±0 4203 Others 0Popular Vote #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 36.72 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 25.64 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance 90/The Greens 16.49 DIE LINKE The Left (Germany) 8.44 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 5.98 DVU German People's Union 2.73 BmL blue 1.62 BiW Citizens in Rage 0.85 Other #777777 1.52 Bürgerschaft seats #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 38.55 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 27.71 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance 90/The Greens 16.87 DIE LINKE The Left (Germany) 8.43 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 6.02 DVU German People's Union 1.20 BiW Citizens in Rage 1.20 Notes References 2007 Category:2007 elections in Germany Category:May 2007 in Germany Category:21st century in Bremen (state)