1997 Hamburg state election

State election in Hamburg, Germany 1997 Hamburg state election Hamburg parliamentary no 1993 Hamburg state election 1993 2001 Hamburg state election 2001 All 121 seats in the Hamburg Parliament 61 21 September 1997 822,511 (68.7%) 1.2% 150x150px Henning Voscherau Social Democratic Party of Germany 58 seats, 40.4% 54 297,901 4 36.2% 4.2% Christian Democratic Union of Germany 36 seats, 25.1% 46 252,640 10 30.7% 5.6% Alliance 90/The Greens 19 seats, 13.5% 21 114,387 2 13.9% 0.4% Mayor Henning Voscherau Social Democratic Party of Germany Ortwin Runde Social Democratic Party of Germany The 1997 Hamburg state election was held on 21 September 1997 to elect the members of the 16th Hamburg Parliament.Wahltermine in Hamburg seit 1946 http://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/de/landtagswahlen/wahltermine/hamburg.html 2009-03-24 The Federal Returning Officer (Bundeswahlleiter) 2008 German dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090305190124/http://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/de/landtagswahlen/wahltermine/hamburg.html 2009-03-05 The incumbent government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Statt Party under First Mayor Henning Voscherau was defeated as Statt lost all its seats. The SPD subsequently formed a coalition with the Green Alternative List (GAL). Voscherau declined to run for re-election as First Mayor due to the SPD's poor performance, and fellow SPD member Ortwin Runde succeeded him. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the 15th Hamburg Parliament. Name Ideology Leader(s) 1993 result Votes (%) Seats SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Henning Voscherau 40.4% 58 121 Social Democratic Party of Germany CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy 25.1% 36 121 Christian Democratic Union of Germany GAL Green Alternative ListGrün-Alternative-Liste Hamburg Green politics 13.5% 19 121 Alliance 90/The Greens STATT STATT - Party of IndependentsSTATT - Partei Die Unabhängigen Populism 5.6% 8 121 darkblue Election result Summary of the 21 September 1997 election results for the Hamburg Parliament |- ! colspan="2" | Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! Seats % |- | bgcolor=Social Democratic Party of Germany| | align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD) | align=right| 297,901 | align=right| 36.2 | align=right| 4.2 | align=right| 54 | align=right| 4 | align=right| 44.6 |- | bgcolor=Christian Democratic Union of Germany| | align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | align=right| 252,640 | align=right| 30.7 | align=right| 5.6 | align=right| 46 | align=right| 10 | align=right| 38.0 |- | bgcolor=Alliance 90/The Greens| | align=left | Green Alternative List (GAL) | align=right| 114,387 | align=right| 13.9 | align=right| 0.4 | align=right| 21 | align=right| 2 | align=right| 17.4 |- ! colspan=8| |- | bgcolor=German People's Union| | align=left | German People's Union (DVU) | align=right| 40,957 | align=right| 4.98 | align=right| 2.2 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=darkblue| | align=left | Statt Party (STATT) | align=right| 31,401 | align=right| 3.8 | align=right| 1.8 | align=right| 0 | align=right| 8 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=Free Democratic Party (Germany)| | align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP) | align=right| 28,664 | align=right| 3.5 | align=right| 0.7 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=The Republicans (Germany)| | align=left | The Republicans (REP) | align=right| 15,207 | align=right| 1.8 | align=right| 3.0 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | | align=left | League of Citizens (BfB) | align=right| 10,914 | align=right| 1.3 | align=right| 1.3 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=Other| | align=left | Others | align=right| 30,440 | align=right| 3.7 | align=right| | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- ! align=right colspan=2| Total ! align=right| 822,511 ! align=right| 100.0 ! align=right| ! align=right| 121 ! align=right| ±0 ! align=right| |- ! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout ! align=right| ! align=right| 68.7 ! align=right| 1.2 ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |} Popular Vote #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 36.22 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 30.72 GAL Alliance 90/The Greens 13.91 DVU German People's Union 4.98 STATT darkblue 3.82 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 3.48 REP The Republicans (Germany) 1.85 Other #777777 5.03 Bürgerschaft seats #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 44.63 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 38.02 GAL Alliance 90/The Greens 17.36 See also Elections in Germany Elections in Hamburg Hamburg state elections in the Weimar Republic References Category:1997 elections in Germany 1997 state election 1997 Category:September 1997 in Germany