2011 Hamburg state election

State election in Hamburg, Germany 2011 Hamburg state election Hamburg parliamentary no 2008 Hamburg state election 2008 2015 Hamburg state election 2015 All 121 seats in the Hamburg Parliament 61 20 February 2011Hamburg vote set for February after coalition collapses http://www.thelocal.de/politics/20101129-31473.html The Local 29 November 2010 29 November 2010 3,444,602 (57.3%) 6.2% 150x150px Olaf Scholz Social Democratic Party of Germany 45 seats, 34.1% 62 1,667,804 17 48.4% 14.3% 150x150px Christoph Ahlhaus Christian Democratic Union of Germany 56 seats, 42.6% 28 753,805 28 21.9% 20.7% 150x150px Anja Hajduk Alliance 90/The Greens 12 seats, 9.6% 14 384,502 2 11.2% 1.6% 150x150px Katja Suding Free Democratic Party (Germany) 0 seats, 4.8% 9 229,125 9 6.7% 1.9% 150x150px Dora Heyenn The Left (Germany) 8 seats, 6.4% 8 0 220,428 6.4% 0.0% Mayor Christoph Ahlhaus Christian Democratic Union of Germany Olaf Scholz Social Democratic Party of Germany The 2011 Hamburg state election was held on 20 February 2011 to elect the members of the 20th Hamburg Parliament. The election was triggered by the collapse of the coalition government between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Green Alternative List (GAL), which had governed the state since 2008. The election was a landslide defeat for the CDU, which lost half its voteshare and seats. The margin of defeat for the incumbent Ahlhaus Senate is the largest in post-war German history and has not been met since. Much of this lost support flowed to the Social Democratic Party (SPD), which won 62 of the 121 seats in Parliament, forming a majority government led by Olaf Scholz.Merkel's party hammered in state elections http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14856559,00.html Deutsche Welle 20 February 2011 20 February 2011Pidd Helen Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats suffer heavy Hamburg defeat https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/feb/20/angela-merkel-christian-democrats-hamburg-defeat 3 April 2011 The Guardian 20 February 2011 Background After the 2008 state election, the CDU formed a coalition government with the GAL. This was the first time such a government had been formed in Germany, as the Greens were seen as aligned with the SPD, typically in opposition to the CDU. Popular CDU mayor Ole von Beust was seen as a stabilising force for the government. After his retirement in August 2010 and the election of Christoph Ahlhaus as his successor, relations between the two parties became increasingly strained.Germany's only CDU-Green coalition falls http://www.thelocal.de/politics/20101128-31465.html The Local 28 November 2010 29 November 2010Trend-Setting Loss Would Spell Trouble for Merkel http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,746122,00.html Spiegel Online Knight Dennis February 18, 2011 February 18, 2011 In November 2010, GAL left the government."Veit Medick: 'Union schäumt, SPD träumt. Koalitionsbruch in Hamburg.'" Der Spiegel, 28 November 2010 Ahlhaus formed a minority CDU Senate and the Parliament subsequently voted to dissolve itself and hold early elections.Greens in Hamburg end coalition with CDU http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6275185,00.html Deutsche Welle 29 November 2010 28 November 2010 Parties The table below lists parties represented in the 19th Hamburg Parliament. Name Ideology Leader(s) 2008 result Votes (%) Seats CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Christoph Ahlhaus 42.58% 56 121 Christian Democratic Union of Germany SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Olaf Scholz 34.15% 45 121 Social Democratic Party of Germany GAL Green Alternative ListGrün-Alternative-Liste Hamburg Green politics Anja Hajduk 9.58% 12 121 Alliance 90/The Greens Linke The LeftDie Linke Democratic socialism Dora Heyenn 6.45% 8 121 The Left (Germany) Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize CDU SPD GAL Linke FDP Others Lead 2011 state election 20 Feb 2011 – 21.9 48.4 11.2 6.4 6.7 5.5 26.5 GMS 15–17 Feb 2011 1,002 25 43 15 6 5 6 18 Infratest dimap 8–10 Feb 2011 1,004 23.5 45 14 5.5 5 7 21.5 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 7–10 Feb 2011 1,686 23 46 14.5 6 5 5.5 23 Emnid 4–10 Feb 2011 1,002 24 45 15 6 5 5 21 Infratest dimap 28 Jan–2 Feb 2011 1,000 25 46 14 6 5 4 21 Trend Research Hamburg 26–31 Jan 2011 627 25 45 16 6 4 4 20 Infratest dimap 7–11 Jan 2011 1,000 26 43 17 5 4 5 17 Trend Research Hamburg 10–14 Dec 2010 648 24 45 16 8 3 4 21 Infratest dimap 10–12 Dec 2010 1,000 22 43 19 7 4 5 21 Trend Research Hamburg 2–7 Dec 2010 678 22 45 17 7 3 6 23 Trend Research Hamburg 29 Nov–2 Dec 2010 653 24 44 17 7 4 5 20 Psephos 29 Nov–1 Dec 2010 1,002 28 45 14 6 3 4 17 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 29–30 Nov 2010 1,006 22 41 21 7 4 5 19 Psephos 6–10 Nov 2010 1,004 35 40 12 6 4 3 5 Trend Research Hamburg 15–19 Oct 2010 612 25 35 17 11 4 8 10 Psephos 19–20 Jul 2010 1,005 35 41 10 6 4 4 6 Psephos 29 Jun–2 Jul 2010 1,007 36 39 11 6 5 3 3 Psephos 19–23 Apr 2010 1,004 34 37 10 8 8 ? 3 Infratest dimap 17–21 Feb 2009 1,000 31 31 16 10 7 5 Tie Psephos December 2009 1,001 38 34 11 8 6 3 4 Psephos 26–30 Nov 2009 1,004 36 33 13 8 8 2 3 Infratest dimap 19–22 Feb 2009 1,000 36 33 12 8 9 2 3 Psephos 22–27 Nov 2008 1,003 44 31 11 6 5 3 13 Psephos 29 April–5 May 2008 1,004 43 34 10 7 4.5 1.5 9 2008 state election 24 Feb 2008 – 42.6 34.1 9.6 6.4 4.8 2.5 8.5 Election result File:2011 Hamburg Parliament.svg Summary of the 20 February 2011 election results for the Hamburg Parliament 57.3 6.2 Social Democratic Party (SPD) 1667804 14.27 62 17 Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 753805 20.70 28 28 Green Alternative List (GAL) 384502 1.58 14 2 Free Democratic Party (FDP) 229125 1.90 9 9 The Left (Linke) 220428 0.05 8 Pirate Party Germany (Piraten) 73126 2.12 0 Others 115812 1.68 0 Popular Vote #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 48.42 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 21.88 GAL Alliance 90/The Greens 11.16 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 6.65 DIE LINKE The Left (Germany) 6.40 PIRATEN Pirate Party Germany 2.12 Other #777777 3.36 Bürgerschaft seats #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 51.24 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 23.14 GAL Alliance 90/The Greens 11.57 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 7.44 DIE LINKE The Left (Germany) 6.61 See also Elections in Hamburg Hamburg state elections in the Weimar Republic References Category:2011 elections in Germany 2011 state election 2011 Category:February 2011 in Germany Category:Olaf Scholz