2003 Bavarian state election

State election in Bavaria, Germany 2003 Bavarian state election Bavaria parliamentary no 1998 Bavarian state election 1998 2008 Bavarian state election 2008 All 180 seats in the Landtag of Bavaria 91 21 September 2003 10,248,735 (57.1%) 12.7% 150x150px Edmund Stoiber Christian Social Union in Bavaria 123 seats, 52.9% 124 6,217,864 1 60.7% 7.8% 150x150px Franz Maget Social Democratic Party of Germany 67 seats, 28.7% 41 2,012,265 26 19.6% 9.1% 100x150px Sepp Daxenberger Alliance '90/The Greens 14 seats, 5.7% 15 793,050 1 7.7% 2.1% 2003 Bavarian state election.svg 300px Results for the single-member constituencies. Minister-President Edmund Stoiber Christian Social Union of Bavaria Edmund Stoiber Christian Social Union of Bavaria The 2003 Bavarian state election was held on 21 September 2003 to elect the members to the 15th Landtag of Bavaria. The Christian Social Union (CSU) led by Minister-President Edmund Stoiber achieved the largest majority in German history, winning 69% of the seats in the Landtag. This election was the first and to date only time a single party won a two-thirds supermajority of seats in any German state parliament. The CSU also won its largest proportion of the popular vote since 1974, at 60.7%. The election was marked by a major decline in turnout, falling by almost 13 points to 57%. As a result, despite achieving its best result in decades, the CSU won 230,000 votes fewer than it had in the 1998 election. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the 14th Landtag of Bavaria. Name Ideology Leader(s) 1998 result Votes (%) Seats CSU Christian Social Union in BavariaChristlich-Soziale Union in Bayern Christian democracy Edmund Stoiber 52.9% 123 204 Christian Social Union in Bavaria SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Franz Maget 28.7% 67 204 Social Democratic Party of Germany Grüne Alliance 90/The GreensBündnis 90/Die Grünen Green politics Sepp Daxenberger 5.7% 14 204 Alliance 90/The Greens Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize CSU SPD Grüne FW FDP Others Lead 2003 state election 21 Sep 2003 – 60.7 19.6 7.7 4.0 2.6 5.42.2% REP, 2.0% ÖDP, 1.2% Other 41.1 Infratest dimap 6–10 Sep 2003 1,000 59 20 8 4 4 5 39 Forsa 1–5 Sep 2003 1,006 61 20 8 – 4 7 41 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 1–4 Sep 2003 1,033 60 22 8 4 3 3 38 Forsa 4–8 Aug 2003 1,001 61 21 8 – 3 7 40 Forsa 1–11 Jul 2003 1,266 59 24 8 – 3 6 35 Infratest dimap 14–18 May 2003 1,000 60 22 8 – 4 6 38 GMS 13–18 Feb 2003 1,004 60.0 23.0 6.5 0.5 4.0 6.01.0% PDS, 0.5% REP, 0.5% ÖDP, 4.0% Other 37 Infratest dimap 2–5 Jan 2003 1,000 61 24 7 – 3 5 37 Infratest dimap 31 Jul–4 Aug 2002 1,000 57 26 5 – 5 7 31 Infratest dimap 3–7 Apr 2002 1,000 55 28 5 – 4 82% Right-wing parties, 6% Other 27 Infratest dimap 7–12 Jan 2002 1,000 56 27 6 – 4 72% Right-wing parties, 5% Other 29 GMS 15 Nov–21 Dec 2001 2,014 55.0 27.5 5.0 1.5 3.5 7.53.0% PRO, 1.0% REP, 1.0% PDS, 0.5% ÖDP, 2.0% Other 27.5 Infratest dimap 9–13 Jul 2001 1,000 54 29 7 – 3 72% Right-wing parties, 5% Other 25 Infratest dimap 3–6 Jan 2001 1,000 54 28 7 – 4 72% Right-wing parties, 5% Other 26 Infratest dimap 26 Jun–1 Jul 2000 1,000 57 27 6 – 3 72% Right-wing parties, 5% Other 30 Infratest dimap 3–7 Jan 2000 1,000 60 25 5 – 1 93% Right-wing parties, 6% Other 35 Infratest dimap August 1999 ? 60 24 5 – 2 93% Right-wing parties, 6% Other 36 1998 state election 13 Sep 1998 – 52.9 28.7 5.7 3.7 1.7 7.33.6% REP, 1.8% ÖDP, 1.9% Other 24.2 Election result Summary of the 21 September 2003 election results for the Landtag of Bavaria File:2003 Landtag of Bavaria.svg #008AC5 Christian Social Union (CSU) 6217864 124 +7.8 +1 #E3000F Social Democratic Party (SPD) -26 41 -9.1 2012265 #409A3C Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) +1 15 +2.1 793050 #F7A800 Free Voters of Bavaria (FW) ±0 0 +0.4 411306 263731 0 ±0 +0.9 #FFED00 Free Democratic Party (FDP) #0075BE The Republicans (REP) ±0 0 -1.4 229464 #EB891B Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP) ±0 0 +0.2 200103 Bavaria Party (BP) ±0 0 ±0.0 77390 #ddddbb #386ABC Others ±0 0 43562Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px CSU Christian Social Union in Bavaria 60.67 SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 19.63 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance '90/The Greens 7.74 FW Free Voters of Bavaria 4.01 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 2.57 Other Other 5.38 Landtag seats #ddd 600px 410px CSU Christian Social Union in Bavaria 68.89 SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 22.78 B'90/GRÜNE Alliance '90/The Greens 8.33 Notes Sources Results of 2003 Bavaria state election Bavarian state election 2003 State election Bavarian state election