2008 Lower Saxony state election

State election in Lower Saxony, Germany February 2020 2008 Lower Saxony state election Lower Saxony parliamentary no 2003 Lower Saxony state election 2003 2013 Lower Saxony state election 2013 All 152 seats in the Landtag of Lower Saxony 77 27 January 2008 3,422,552 (57.0%) 10.0% 150x150px Christian Wulff Christian Democratic Union (Germany) 91 seats, 48.3% 68 23 1,455,687 42.5% 5.8% 150x150px Wolfgang Jüttner Social Democratic Party of Germany 63 seats, 33.4% 48 15 1,035,894 30.3% 3.1% 150x150px Philipp Rösler Free Democratic Party (Germany) 15 seats, 8.1% 13 2 279,557 8.2% 0.1% 150x150px Stefan Wenzel Alliance 90/The Greens 14 seats, 7.6% 12 2 273,934 8.0% 0.4% 150x150px Kreszentia Flauger The Left (Germany) 0 seats, 0.5% 11 11 243,106 7.1% 6.6% 2008 Lower Saxony state election.svg 400px Results for the single-member constituencies Minister-President Christian Wulff Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christian Wulff Christian Democratic Union of Germany elected members outgoing members The 2008 Lower Saxony state election was held on 27 January 2008 to elect the members of the 16th Landtag of Lower Saxony. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Christian Wulff was re-elected with a reduced majority. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/28/world/europe/28germany.html?ref=world Merkel Party’s Edge Is Tiny in Crucial State 2009-05-15 2008-01-28 The New York Times Nicholas Kulish Campaign Lower Saxony was seen as a stronghold of the Christian Democratic Union Bertrand Benoit Merkel in attack on US-style pay awards Financial Times 2 2007-12-04 and their leader Christian Wulff was seen as likely to easily defeat the Social Democrats. Europe: Pay and punishment; Germany's state elections The Economist 34 2008-01-19 The election in Lower Saxony took place on the same day as the 2008 Hessian state election; Wulff was seen as a more moderate leader than Roland Koch in Hesse and consequently more likely to perform better in the election. Derek Scally German state polls apolitical test for Merkel The Irish Times 11 2008-01-26 The CDU government had held spending down, introduced tuition fees for university students, while supporting the minimum wage. Europe: Hessen lesson; German state elections The Economist 42 2008-02-02 The Social Democrats (SPD) led their campaign with a call for a national minimum wage for all workers. Bertrand Benoit SPD to focus on minimum wage Financial Times 4 2007-12-28 The SPD leader in Lower Saxony, Wolfgang Jüttner, was little known to voters and unusually during the campaign made an attack on Wolff for his personal life. http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,3089092,00.html Dossier: German State Elections in Hesse and Lower Saxony 2009-05-15 2008-01-26 Deutsche Welle Parties The table below lists parties represented in the 15th Landtag of Lower Saxony. Name Ideology Leader(s) 2003 result Votes (%) Seats CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Christian Wulff 48.3% 91 183 Christian Democratic Union of Germany SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Wolfgang Jüttner 33.6% 63 184 Social Democratic Party of Germany FDP Free Democratic PartyFreie Demokratische Partei Classical liberalism Philipp Rösler 8.1% 15 183 Free Democratic Party (Germany) Grüne Alliance 90/The GreensBündnis 90/Die Grünen Green politics Stefan Wenzel 7.6% 14 183 Alliance 90/The Greens Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize CDU SPD FDP Grüne Linke Others Lead 2008 state election 27 Jan 2008 – 42.5 30.3 8.2 8.0 7.1 3.9 12.2 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 14–17 Jan 2008 1,001 46 33 7 7 5 2 13 Infratest dimap 14–16 Jan 2008 1,000 44 34 7 7 5 3 10 Infratest dimap 2–4 Jan 2008 1,000 45 33 7 8 3 4 12 Emnid 10 Dec 2007 – 2 Jan 2008 800 45 32 8 9 4 2 13 AMR Düsseldorf 29 Dec 2007 1,000 44 34 7 8 4 3 10 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 4–6 Dec 2007 1,056 44 34 7 7 4 4 10 Infratest dimap 2–5 Nov 2007 1,000 44 33 7 9 4 3 11 Infratest dimap 5–10 Oct 2007 1,001 45 33 6 8 5 3 12 Emnid 2–6 Oct 2007 1,000 45 31 7 10 4 3 14 Infratest dimap 3–5 Sep 2007 1,000 44 34 7 9 3 3 10 Forsa 1–14 Aug 2007 1,160 47 29 7 9 4 4 18 Forsa 14–29 May 2007 1,047 46 29 8 8 4 4 17 Infratest 3–6 May 2007 1,000 41 36 8 8 4 3 5 Forsa 29 Jan–13 Feb 2007 1,193 46 29 9 9 3 4 17 Infratest dimap 19–24 Jan 2007 1,000 43 34 8 10 2 3 9 Forsa 2–14 Nov 2006 1,080 45 29 10 8 4 4 16 Forsa 25 Sep–17 Oct 2006 1,054 44 30 10 9 4 3 14 Infratest dimap 23–27 Aug 2006 1,000 40 36 8 9 4 3 4 Forsa 17 Jul–1 Aug 2006 1,086 46 31 9 8 3 3 15 Forsa 17 May–6 Jun 2006 1,039 42 36 8 8 3 3 6 Infratest dimap 17–22 Feb 2006 1,000 42 37 8 7 4 2 5 Emnid 7–12 Feb 2005 1,000 43 37 7 10 – 3 6 Emnid 28 Feb 2005 ? 44 34 7 10 – 5 10 Infratest dimap 26–31 Jan 2004 1,000 51 29 8 8 – 4 22 GMS 28 Nov–1 Dec 2003 1,000 48.5 30.5 8.5 9.0 – 3.5 17.0 Emnid 27–31 May 2003 1,000 48 31 8 10 1 2 17 2003 state election 2 Feb 2003 – 48.3 33.4 8.1 7.6 0.5 2.0 14.9 Election result List of members of the Lower Saxon Landtag 2008–2013 Summary of the 27 January 2008 election results for the Landtag of Lower Saxony |- ! colspan="2" | Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! Seats % |- | bgcolor=Christian Democratic Union of Germany| | align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | align=right| 1,455,687 | align=right| 42.5 | align=right| 5.8 | align=right| 68 | align=right| 23 | align=right| 44.7 |- | bgcolor=Social Democratic Party of Germany| | align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD) | align=right| 1,035,894 | align=right| 30.3 | align=right| 3.1 | align=right| 48 | align=right| 15 | align=right| 31.6 |- | bgcolor=Free Democratic Party (Germany)| | align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP) | align=right| 279,557 | align=right| 8.2 | align=right| 0.1 | align=right| 13 | align=right| 2 | align=right| 8.6 |- | bgcolor=Alliance 90/The Greens| | align=left | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | align=right| 273,934 | align=right| 8.0 | align=right| 0.4 | align=right| 12 | align=right| 2 | align=right| 7.9 |- | bgcolor=The Left (Germany)| | align=left | The Left (Linke) | align=right| 243,106 | align=right| 7.1 | align=right| 6.6 | align=right| 11 | align=right| 11 | align=right| 7.2 |- ! colspan=8| |- | bgcolor=National Democratic Party of Germany| | align=left | National Democratic Party (NPD) | align=right| 52,817 | align=right| 1.5 | align=right| 1.5 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=Other| | align=left | Others | align=right| 81,557 | align=right| 2.4 | align=right| | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- ! align=right colspan=2| Total ! align=right| 3,422,552 ! align=right| 100.0 ! align=right| ! align=right| 152 ! align=right| 31 ! align=right| |- ! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout ! align=right| ! align=right| 57.0 ! align=right| 10.0 ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |} Popular Vote #ddd 600px 410px CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 42.53 SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 30.27 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 8.17 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance 90/The Greens 8.00 DIE LINKE The Left (Germany) 7.10 Other #777777 3.93 Landtag seats #ddd 600px 410px CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 44.74 SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 31.58 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 8.55 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance 90/The Greens 7.89 DIE LINKE The Left (Germany) 7.24 Outcome The results saw the Christian Democratic Union easily defeat the Social Democrats, despite suffering a drop in votes and seats. Harry de Quetteville Support for Merkel slumps in state poll The Daily Telegraph 14 2008-01-28 Bertrand Benoit Merkel emerges with prize from Hesse poll Financial Times 2 2008-01-29 As a result, their leader Christian Wulff was seen as having strengthened his chances of succeeding national CDU leader Angela Merkel. Derek Scally Setback for Merkel as support for CDU slips in state elections The Irish Times 11 2008-01-28 The 30.3% of the vote that the Social Democrats won was the worst performance by the party in Lower Saxony since the Second World War, which was described as a 'disaster' for the party. http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1388782.php/Merkels_CDU_suffers_setback_in_two_state_elections__Roundup_ Merkel's CDU suffers setback in two state elections (Roundup) 2009-05-15 2008-01-28 Monsters and Critics Turnout in the election was 57%. The Left entered the Landtag for the first time with 7.1% of the vote, comfortably exceeding the 5% electoral threshold. Bertrand Benoit German elections offer scant cheer for big parties Financial Times 6 2008-01-28 Along with the election in Hesse held on the same day in which The Left also won seats, this was the first time they had achieved representation in any large state in western Germany. Bertrand Benoit Merkel relief over German poll result Financial Times 2 2008-01-29 References Lower Saxony 2008 Lower Saxony Category:2000s in Lower Saxony