2011 Baden-Württemberg state election

State election in Germany June 2020 2011 Baden-Württemberg state election Baden-Württemberg parliamentary 4,983,719 (66.2%) 12.8% no 2006 Baden-Württemberg state election 2006 2016 Baden-Württemberg state election 2016 All 138 seats in the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg 70 27 March 2011 125px Stefan Mappus Christian Democratic Union (Germany) 69 seats, 44.2% 60 9 1,942,404 39.0% 5.2% 125px Winfried Kretschmann Alliance 90/The Greens 17 seats, 11.7% 36 19 1,205,508 24.2% 12.5% 125px Nils Schmid Social Democratic Party of Germany 38 seats, 25.2% 35 3 1,151,859 23.1% 2.1% 125px Ullrich Goll Free Democratic Party (Germany) 15 seats, 10.7% 7 8 262,520 5.3% 5.4% 2011 Baden-Württemberg state election.svg 300px Results for the single-member constituencies. Minister-President Stefan Mappus Christian Democratic Union of Germany Winfried Kretschmann Alliance 90/The Greens The 2011 Baden-Württemberg state election was held on 27 March 2011 to elect the members of the 14th Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union and Free Democratic Party led by Minister-President Stefan Mappus lost its majority. The Greens achieved their best result in a state election up to this point at 24%, and became the second largest party in the Landtag. They subsequently formed a coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and Greens leader Winfried Kretschmann was elected Minister-President. He became the first Green politician to serve as a state head of government in Germany. Campaign and issues The Baden-Württemberg election was considered to have significant ramifications for Chancellor Angela Merkel; the state had been a CDU stronghold for almost 60 years.Pidd Helen German Greens hail state victory in vote overshadowed by Fukushima https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/27/german-green-victory-fukushima 27 March 2011 The Guardian 27 March 2011 In a wiki-leaked diplomatic cable from the United States Embassy it was noted: "Chancellor Angela Merkel nominated Baden-Wuerttemberg (BW) Minister President Günther Oettinger as EU Energy Commissioner primarily to remove an unloved lame duck from an important CDU bastion." With Oettinger "going to Europe" in February 2010, Stefan Mappus took office. Stuttgart 21 Stuttgart 21 was a major election issue.CDU wary after Stuttgart rail project approval https://www.ft.com/content/1614de80-fcac-11df-bfdd-00144feab49a Financial Times 29 November 2010 2 December 2010 Work for this project, that sets out to transform the Stuttgart Main Station from a terminus station into a subterranean non-terminus station, was started in the summer of 2010 despite massive protests by the Stuttgart population, and those interested in railway travel. The main reasons for the protests are the questionable necessity of the transformation, i.e. the disproportionate costs (between 4 and 5 billion Euros) in relation to the (small) gains in travel time (the current station is a functioning station with 90% of the passengers ending their journey here anyway), the dismantling and partial destruction of the old station building (generally considered to be cultural heritage), the destruction of some of the inner-city's park ("Schlossgarten"), the geological risks posed by the tunnels that would have to be drilled into the Stuttgart ground, endangering Europe's second largest mineral water sources and spas, and the danger of some of the buildings above the tunnels collapsing. Transparent government became an issue due to the controversy about Stuttgart 21.Taxpayers face rising cost for Stuttgart 21 http://www.thelocal.de/national/20101201-31513.html The Local 1 December 2010 3 December 2010 The CDU-FDP coalition government of Stefan Mappus supported the project, but Mappus lost public support. He was considered to have linked his political fate to the success or failure of the project. According to polls, since July 2010 a Green-SPD coalition would win a majority. With construction work supposed to start immediately when cutting of trees is permitted in winter months, starting with October, the police was eager to remove protesters and tree huggers in advance. On "Black Thursday" 30 September 2010, demonstrations and civil disobedience campaigns against the project were broken up by force, with police using tear gas and water cannons on protestors. This caused bloody eye injuries to Dietrich Wagner, a symbolic figure of the events. The SPD leadership also supported Stuttgart 21, but since early 2010 called for a referendum on the issue "to pacify the city" and end the ongoing protests. The party did not take a clear stance on the issue due to opposition of the project from much of its membership. Opposition to Stuttgart 21 led to "unprecedented popularity" for the Alliance 90/The Greens in Baden-Württemberg and a major rise in the polls. As a coalition partner of the CDU in the Mappus government, the FDP also supported Stuttgart 21. The party was criticized for its acceptance of the police force used against demonstrators in the late summer of 2010. Nuclear power The 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami killed thousands in Japan. Following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, Chancellor Angela Merkel, who in 2010 had partially reverted the German nuclear phase out plan of the former SPD-Green coalition, changed her stance once again. She announced the temporary shutdown of Germany's seven nuclear power stations built before 1980. Within the state, this affected the older parts of Neckarwestheim Nuclear Power Plant and Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant. She also stated that she was committed to total withdrawal from nuclear power sooner than the revisited nuclear exit plan dates. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. Name Ideology Leader(s) 2006 result Votes (%) Seats CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Stefan Mappus 44.2% 69 139 Christian Democratic Union of Germany SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Nils Schmid 25.2% 38 139 Social Democratic Party of Germany FDP Free Democratic PartyFreie Demokratische Partei Classical liberalism Ullrich Goll 10.7% 15 139 Free Democratic Party (Germany) Grüne Alliance 90/The GreensBündnis 90/Die Grünen Green politics Winfried Kretschmann 11.7% 17 139 Alliance 90/The Greens Opinion polling 2011 Baden-Württemberg state election Opinion Polling.chart 2011 Baden-Württemberg state election Opinion Polling.tab 750px Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize CDU SPD Grüne FDP Linke Others Lead Christian Democratic Union of Germany Social Democratic Party of Germany Alliance 90/The Greens Free Democratic Party (Germany) The Left (Germany) 2011 state election 27 Mar 2011 – 39.0 23.1 24.2 5.3 2.8 5.6 14.8 YouGov 20–24 Mar 2011 1,003 36 22 26 6 5 5 10 Emnid 18–24 Mar 2011 1,000 38 23 25 5 4 5 13 Forsa 16–22 Mar 2011 1,025 38 24 24 5 4 5 14 Emnid 17 Mar 2011 500 38 22 25 6 4 5 13 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 15–17 Mar 2011 1,382 38 22.5 25 5 4.5 5 13 Infratest dimap 14–17 Mar 2011 1,250 39 22 24 5.5 4.5 5 15 Infratest dimap 10–12 Mar 2011 1,001 42 22 21 6 4 5 20 Emnid 4–10 Mar 2011 1,000 39 24 20 7 5 5 15 Forsa 3–8 Mar 2011 1,004 40 26 20 5 4 5 14 Emnid 24 Feb – 1 Mar 2011 1,000 38 25 21 8 4 4 13 Forsa 21–25 Feb 2011 1,001 39 26 19 6 4 6 13 Emnid 18–24 Feb 2011 1,000 40 23 22 6 4 5 17 Customer Research 42 8–19 Feb 2011 705 35.0 21.6 21.2 5.2 5.9 11.1 13.4 Uni Freiburg 31 Jan – 22 Feb 2011 1,126 41.1 22.7 24.2 6.0 2.8 3.2 16.9 Emnid 11–17 Feb 2011 1,000 40 20 23 7 5 5 17 Emnid 4–10 Feb 2011 1,000 40 19 25 7 4 5 15 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 31 Jan – 2 Feb 2011 1,146 41 19 25 6 4 5 16 Infratest dimap 1–2 Feb 2011 1,000 39 21 24 6 5 5 15 Emnid 24–17 Jan 2011 1,022 40 20 27 5 4 4 13 Emnid 7–15 Dec 2010 1,001 41 19 29 4 4 3 12 Infratest dimap 1 Dec 2010 1,010 39 18 28 5 5 5 11 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 22–24 Nov 2010 1,910 39 19 26 5 4 7 13 Allensbach 1–15 Oct 2010 1,096 38.0 22.0 26.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 12.0 TNS Forschung 6–7 Oct 2010 1,002 34 19 32 6 5 4 2 abs Marktforschung 5–6 Oct 2010 968 28 17 36 8 7 – 8 Infratest dimap 2–7 Sep 2010 1,000 35 21 27 5 5 7 8 Forsa 16–27 Aug 2010 1,068 37 24 24 6 4 5 13 Infratest Politikforschung 12–15 Jul 2010 1,000 37 25 20 7 5 6 12 Infratest Politikforschung 23 Mar – 13 Apr 2010 991 41 23 17 8 5 6 18 Allensbach 24 Feb – 8 Mar 2010 1,030 43 21 18 8 5.5 4.5 22 Infratest dimap 17 Feb 2010 1,000 43 20 17 11 4 5 23 2009 federal election 27 Sep 2009 – 34.5 19.3 13.9 18.8 7.2 6.3 15.2 Infratest Sozialforschung 20 Apr – 3 May 2009 1,000 39 22 15 14 6 4 17 Infratest dimap 2–3 Jun 2009 1,000 40 21 14 15 4 6 19 Uni Halle/Uni Stuttgart 8–20 Sep 2008 1,000 39.9 26.0 17.2 10.2 4.8 1.9 13.9 Forsa 2–24 Jul 2007 1,034 43 19 13 12 6 7 24 Forsa 19 Apr 2007 ? 40 26 13 12 3 6 14 Infratest dimap 16 Apr 2007 1,000 41 26 16 10 2Die Linke.PDS/WASG 5 15 Infratest dimap 26–27 Mar 2007 1,000 41 26 14 9 4Die Linke.PDS/WASG 43% Right-wing parties, 3% Other 15 Forsa 20 Nov – 15 Dec 2006 1,220 44 20 13 12 4 72% REP, 5% Other 24 Forsa 12 Jun – 4 Jul 2006 1,403 43 23 12 12 5 5 20 2006 state election 26 Mar 2006 – 44.2 25.2 11.7 10.7 3.1WASG 5.32.5% REP, 2.8% Other 19.0 Results Summary of the 27 March 2011 election results for the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg |- |colspan="8" | center|300px |- ! colspan="2" | Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! Seats % |- | bgcolor=Christian Democratic Union of Germany| | align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | align=right| 1,943,912 | align=right| 39.0 | align=right| 5.2 | align=right| 60 | align=right| 9 | align=right| 43.5 |- | bgcolor=Alliance 90/The Greens| | align=left | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | align=right| 1,206,182 | align=right| 24.2 | align=right| 12.5 | align=right| 36 | align=right| 19 | align=right| 26.1 |- | bgcolor=Social Democratic Party of Germany| | align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD) | align=right| 1,152,594 | align=right| 23.1 | align=right| 2.1 | align=right| 35 | align=right| 3 | align=right| 25.4 |- | bgcolor=Free Democratic Party (Germany)| | align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP) | align=right| 262,784 | align=right| 5.3 | align=right| 5.4 | align=right| 7 | align=right| 8 | align=right| 5.1 |- ! colspan=8| |- | bgcolor=The Left (Germany)| | align=left | The Left (Linke) | align=right| 139,700 | align=right| 2.8 | align=right| 0.3 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=Pirate Party Germany| | align=left | Pirate Party Germany (Piraten) | align=right| 103,618 | align=right| 2.1 | align=right| New | align=right| 0 | align=right| New | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=The Republicans (Germany)| | align=left | The Republicans (REP) | align=right| 56,723 | align=right| 1.1 | align=right| 1.4 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=Other| | align=left | Others | align=right| 118,206 | align=right| 2.4 | align=right| 0.2 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- ! align=right colspan=2| Total ! align=right| 4,983,719 ! align=right| 100.0 ! align=right| ! align=right| 138 ! align=right| 1 ! align=right| |- ! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout ! align=right| ! align=right| 66.2 ! align=right| 12.8 ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |} Popular Vote #ddd 600px 410px CDU Christian Democratic Union (Germany) 39.01 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance 90/The Greens 24.20 SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 23.13 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 5.27 DIE LINKE The Left (Germany) 2.80 PIRATEN Pirate Party Germany 2.08 REP #7FB2FF 1.14 Other #777777 2.37 Landtag seats #ddd 600px 410px CDU Christian Democratic Union (Germany) 43.48 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance 90/The Greens 26.09 SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 25.36 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 5.07 Post-election After the loss, outgoing Minister-President Stefan Mappus announced his resignation as chairman of the Christian Democratic Union in Baden-Württemberg.Mappus legt Parteivorsitz nieder http://www.mopo.de/news/politik---wirtschaft/mappus-legt-parteivorsitz-nieder/-/5066858/8276266/-/index.html 29 March 2011 Hamburger Morgenpost 28 March 2011 German Federal Social Democratic Party leader Frank-Walter Steinmeier insisted that Chancellor Angela Merkel should call for new elections after the defeat of the Christian Democratic Union in Baden-Württemberg.SPD-Chef Steinmeier fordert Neuwahlen in Deutschland http://www.mopo.de/new 28 March 2011 29 March 2011 Hamburger Morgenpost German October 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes On 27 April 2011, the Greens and the Social Democratic Party announced that they had finalized their coalition agreement.Jones Timothy Greens and SPD present coalition agreement in Baden-Württemberg http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15033427,00.html 27 April 2011 Deutsche Welle 27 April 2011 Winfried Kretschmann and Social Democratic Party leader Nils Schmid presented an 83-page document titled The Change Begins. The only minister named was Nils Schmid, who became Deputy Minister-President and "super-minister" for finance and the economy. Other than Schmid, the coalition announced which parties were to receive each ministry, but did not name appointees. The Social Democrats acquired the majority of the ministerial positions, but the Greens had a majority in the cabinet. The Greens obtained the ministries of the environment, transportation, science, rural areas, consumer protection and a ministry for civil society.Moore Michael Scott 'A Green Leader Has Risen' in[Baden-Württemberg http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,759507,00.html 28 April 2011 Der Spiegel 28 April 2011 The Social Democrats got the ministries of the economy, finance, justice, labour, schools, welfare, and the interior. As part of the coalition agreement, the red-green alliance agreed to organize a referendum regarding Stuttgart 21. They also agreed on "radical changes" to the education system and transport policy, and to accelerate the phasing out of nuclear power. Hermann Gröhe, the secretary general of the CDU, "condemned" the coalition agreement. On 12 May 2011, Winfried Kretschmann was sworn in as Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg.Werkhäuser Nina Greens make history as they take over Germany's conservative south-west http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15068529,00.html 12 May 2011 Deutsche Welle 12 May 2011 Kretschmann became the first Minister-President in Germany from the Greens.Kretschmann erhält sogar zwei Oppositionsstimmen https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article13367450/Kretschmann-erhaelt-sogar-zwei-Oppositionsstimmen.html 12 May 2011 Die Welt 12 May 2011 German In the Landtag vote for Minister-President, Kretschmann received at least two votes from the opposition. Notes References External links Baden-Württemberg Statistical Office Category:2011 elections in Germany 2011 Category:2010s in Baden-Württemberg Category:March 2011 in Germany