2000 Schleswig-Holstein state election

German state election 2000 Schleswig-Holstein state election Schleswig-Holstein parliamentary no 1996 Schleswig-Holstein state election 1996 2005 Schleswig-Holstein state election 2005 All 89 seats in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein 45 27 February 2000 1,464,096 (69.5%) 2.3% 150x150px Heide Simonis Social Democratic Party of Germany 33 seats, 39.8% 41 8 630,728 43.1% 3.3% 150x150px Volker Rühe Christian Democratic Union of Germany 30 seats, 37.2% 33 3 515,421 35.2% 2.0% Free Democratic Party (Germany) 4 seats, 5.7% 7 3 111,649 7.6% 1.9% Alliance 90/The Greens 6 seats, 8.1% 5 1 91,389 6.2% 1.9% South Schleswig Voter Federation 2 seats, 2.5% 3 1 60,367 4.1% 1.6% 2000 Schleswig-Holstein state election.svg 350px Results for the single-member constituencies Minister-President Heide Simonis Social Democratic Party of Germany Heide Simonis Social Democratic Party of Germany The 2000 Schleswig-Holstein state election was held on 27 February 2000 to elect the members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. The incumbent coalition government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens led by Minister-President Heide Simonis retained its majority and continued in office. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. Name Ideology Leader(s) 1996 result Votes (%) Seats SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Heide Simonis 39.8% 33 75 Social Democratic Party of Germany CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Volker Rühe 37.2% 30 75 Christian Democratic Union of Germany Grüne Alliance 90/The GreensBündnis 90/Die Grünen Green politics 8.1% 6 75 Alliance 90/The Greens FDP Free Democratic PartyFreie Demokratische Partei Classical liberalism 5.7% 4 75 Free Democratic Party (Germany) SSW South Schleswig Voters' AssociationSüdschleswigscher Wählerverband Danish and Frisian minority interests 2.5% 2 75 South Schleswig Voters' Association Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize SPD CDU Grüne FDP SSW Others Lead 2000 state election 27 Feb 2000 – 43.1 35.2 6.2 7.6 4.1 3.7 7.9 Forsa 25 Feb 2000 ? 44 36 5 6 4 5 8 Infratest Burke 18 Feb 2000 ? 46 ? 4 ? 4 ? ? Forsa 16 Feb 2000 1,000 44 37 5 6 3 5 7 Infratest dimap 16 Feb 2000 1,000 45 33 4.5 9.5 4 4 12 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 31 Jan–2 Feb 2000 1,003 44 34 8 8 4 2 10 Forsa 27–31 Jan 2000 1,000 42 40 4 6 3 5 2 Infratest dimap 24–30 Jan 2000 1,000 45 34 5 8 4 4 11 Infratest Burke 28 Jan 2000 ? 44 37 5 6 3 5 7 Forsa 20–24 Jan 2000 1,008 43 39 5 6 3 4 4 Infratest dimap 20 Jan 2000 1,001 45 35 5 7 – 8 10 Forsa Jan 2000 1,000 43 41 4 5 3 4 2 Infratest dimap Jan 2000 1,000 42 41 6 6 2 3 1 Infratest Burke 18 Dec 1999 ~1,000 40 43 ? ? – ? 3 Infratest dimap 3–9 Dec 1999 1,000 41 42 5 5 3 4 1 Infratest Burke 5 Nov 1999 ? 37 47 5 4 – 7 10 Infratest Burke 16 Aug–5 Sep 1999 508 42 45 4 4 – ? 3 Infratest Burke 5 Mar 1999 ? 42 41 5 4 – 8 1 Infratest Burke 14 Jan 1999 ? 46 36 5 5 – 8 10 1996 state election 24 Mar 1996 – 39.8 37.2 8.1 5.7 2.5 6.6 2.6 Election result Summary of the 27 February 2000 election results for the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein |- | colspan=8| center|350px |- ! colspan="2" | Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! Seats % |- | bgcolor=Social Democratic Party of Germany| | align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD) | align=right| 630,827 | align=right| 43.1 | align=right| 3.3 | align=right| 41 | align=right| 8 | align=right| 46.1 |- | bgcolor=Christian Democratic Union of Germany| | align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | align=right| 515,521 | align=right| 35.2 | align=right| 2.0 | align=right| 33 | align=right| 3 | align=right| 37.1 |- | bgcolor=Free Democratic Party (Germany)| | align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP) | align=right| 111,649 | align=right| 7.6 | align=right| 1.9 | align=right| 7 | align=right| 3 | align=right| 7.9 |- | bgcolor=Alliance 90/The Greens| | align=left | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | align=right| 91,389 | align=right| 6.2 | align=right| 1.9 | align=right| 5 | align=right| 1 | align=right| 5.6 |- | bgcolor=South Schleswig Voters' Association| | align=left | South Schleswig Voters' Association (SSW) | align=right| 60,367 | align=right| 4.1 | align=right| 1.6 | align=right| 3 | align=right| 1 | align=right| 3.4 |- ! colspan=8| |- | bgcolor=The Left (Germany)| | align=left | Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) | align=right| 20,066 | align=right| 1.4 | align=right| 1.4 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=National Democratic Party of Germany| | align=left | National Democratic Party (NPD) | align=right| 15,121 | align=right| 1.0 | align=right| 1.0 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=Other| | align=left | Others | align=right| 19,355 | align=right| 1.3 | align=right| | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- ! align=right colspan=2| Total ! align=right| 1,464,096 ! align=right| 100.0 ! align=right| ! align=right| 89 ! align=right| 14 ! align=right| |- ! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout ! align=right| ! align=right| 69.5 ! align=right| 2.3 ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |} Popular Vote #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 43.08 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 35.20 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 7.63 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance '90/The Greens 6.24 SSW South Schleswig Voters' Association 4.12 Other #777777 3.73 Landtag seats #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 46.07 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 37.08 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 7.87 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance '90/The Greens 5.62 SSW South Schleswig Voters' Association 3.37 Sources The Federal Returning Officer Category:Elections in Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein state election Category:Long stubs with short prose Category:21st century in Schleswig-Holstein