2004 Saarland state election

State election in Saarland, Germany 2004 Saarland state election Saarland parliamentary no 1999 Saarland state election 1999 2009 Saarland state election 2009 All 51 seats of the Landtag of Saarland 26 5 September 2004 441,628 (55.5%) 13.2% Peter Müller (2009).jpg Peter Müller Christian Democratic Union of Germany 26 seats, 45.5% 27 1 209,690 47.5% 2.0% 120px Heiko Maas Social Democratic Party of Germany 25 seats, 44.4% 18 7 136,224 30.8% 13.6% Alliance 90/The Greens 0 seats, 3.2% 3 3 24,830 5.6% 2.4% Free Democratic Party (Germany) 0 seats, 2.6% 3 3 22,842 5.2% 2.6% File:2004 Saarland State Election.svg Minister-President Peter Müller Christian Democratic Union of Germany Peter Müller Christian Democratic Union of Germany The 2004 Saarland state election was held on 5 September 2004 to elect the members of the Landtag of Saarland. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government led by Minister-President Peter Müller retained its majority and continued in office. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Saarland. Name Ideology Leader(s) 1999 result Votes (%) Seats CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germanyde Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Peter Müller 45.5% 26 51 Christian Democratic Union of Germany SPD Social Democratic Party of Germanyde Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Heiko Maas 44.4% 25 51 Social Democratic Party of Germany Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize CDU SPD Grüne FDP Others Lead 2004 state election 5 Sep 2004 – 47.5 30.8 5.6 5.2 10.9 16.7 Infratest dimap 23–25 Aug 2004 1,000 51 30 7 5 7 21 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 17–19 Aug 2004 1,001 50 31 6 3 10 19 Forsa 10–13 Aug 2004 1,001 54 29 6 4 7 25 SaarZoom 1–14 Jun 2004 600 54.2 31.6 4.4 4.3 5.6 22.6 Infratest dimap 21–28 May 2004 1,000 54 33 5 3 5 21 SaarZoom 5–15 Feb 2004 600 56.7 29.9 4.9 3.0 5.6 26.8 SaarZoom 13–23 Oct 2003 500 56 33 5 1 5 23 Infratest dimap 24–28 Sep 2003 1,000 54 33 6 3 4 21 dimap 29 Nov 2002 1,000 54 33 4 3 6 21 Infratest dimap 5–8 Sep 2002 1,000 48 39 4 5 4 9 Infratest dimap 14–19 Jun 2002 1,000 49 38 4 6 3 11 Infratest dimap 24–30 Aug 2001 1,000 49 40 4 3 4 9 Infratest dimap 25–30 Aug 2000 1,000 48 43 3 3 ? 5 Emnid 14–23 Aug 2000 ? 46 43 4 4 ? 3 1999 state election 5 Sep 1999 – 45.5 44.4 3.2 2.6 4.2 1.1 Election result Summary of the 5 September 2004 election results for the Landtag of Saarland |- | colspan=8 | center|350px |- ! colspan="2" | Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! Seats % |- | bgcolor=Christian Democratic Union of Germany| | align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | align=right| 209,690 | align=right| 47.5 | align=right| 2.0 | align=right| 27 | align=right| 1 | align=right| 52.9 |- | bgcolor=Social Democratic Party of Germany| | align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD) | align=right| 136,224 | align=right| 30.8 | align=right| 13.6 | align=right| 18 | align=right| 7 | align=right| 35.3 |- | bgcolor=Alliance 90/The Greens| | align=left | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | align=right| 24,830 | align=right| 5.6 | align=right| 2.4 | align=right| 3 | align=right| 3 | align=right| 5.9 |- | bgcolor=Free Democratic Party (Germany)| | align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP) | align=right| 22,842 | align=right| 5.2 | align=right| 2.6 | align=right| 3 | align=right| 3 | align=right| 6.9 |- ! colspan=8| |- | bgcolor=National Democratic Party of Germany| | align=left | National Democratic Party (NPD) | align=right| 17,590 | align=right| 4.0 | align=right| 4.0 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=Family Party of Germany| | align=left | Family Party of Germany (FAMILIE) | align=right| 13,106 | align=right| 3.0 | align=right| 2.0 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=The Left (Germany)| | align=left | Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) | align=right| 10,240 | align=right| 2.3 | align=right| 1.5 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=Other| | align=left | Others | align=right| 7,106 | align=right| 1.6 | align=right| | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- ! align=right colspan=2| Total ! align=right| 441,628 ! align=right| 100.0 ! align=right| ! align=right| 51 ! align=right| ±0 ! align=right| |- ! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout ! align=right| ! align=right| 55.5 ! align=right| 13.2 ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |} Popular Vote #ddd 600px 410px CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 47.48 SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 30.85 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance '90/The Greens 5.62 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 5.17 NPD National Democratic Party of Germany 3.98 FAMILIE Family Party of Germany 2.97 PDS The Left (Germany) 2.32 Other #777777 1.61 Landtag seats #ddd 600px 410px CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 52.94 SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 35.29 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance '90/The Greens 5.88 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 5.88 Sources The Federal Returning Officer Saarland 2004 Saarland state election Category:21st century in Saarland