2006 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election

German state election 2006 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Parliamentary no 2002 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election 2002 2011 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election 2011 All 71 seats in the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 36 17 September 2006 818,061 (59.2%) 11.4% 150x150px Harald Ringstorff Social Democratic Party of Germany 33 seats, 40.6% 23 10 247,312 30.2% 10.4% 150x150px Jürgen Seidel Christian Democratic Union of Germany 25 seats, 31.4% 22 3 235,350 28.8% 2.6% 150x150px Wolfgang Methling Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany) 13 seats, 16.4% 13 0 137,253 16.8% 0.4% Michael Roolf Free Democratic Party (Germany) 0 seats, 4.7% 7 7 78,440 9.6% 4.9% 125x125px Udo Pastörs National Democratic Party of Germany NPD 0 seats, 0.8% 6 6 59,845 7.3% 6.5% 2006 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election.svg 350px Results for the single-member constituencies Minister-President Harald Ringstorff Social Democratic Party of Germany Harald Ringstorff Social Democratic Party of Germany The 2006 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election was held on 17 September 2006 to elect the members of the 5th Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The incumbent coalition government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) led by Minister-President Harald Ringstorff was returned with a reduced majority. However, the SPD chose not to continue the coalition. They instead formed a grand coalition with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Ringstorff was subsequently re-elected as Minister-President. The neo-Nazi National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD) won 6 seats. Issues and campaign The economy was a major issue throughout the campaign. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's unemployment rate was among the worst in Germany. The possibility of the far-right NPD entering the parliament also became an issue late in the campaign, with all established parties condemning it. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the 4th Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Name Ideology Leader(s) 2002 result Votes (%) Seats SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Harald Ringstorff 20.6% 33 71 Social Democratic Party of Germany CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Jürgen Seidel 31.4% 25 71 Christian Democratic Union of Germany PDS Party of Democratic SocialismPartei des Demokratischen Sozialismus Democratic socialism Wolfgang Methling 16.4% 13 71 The Left (Germany) Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize SPD CDU PDS FDP Grüne NPD Others Lead 2006 state election 17 Sep 2006 – 30.2 28.8 16.8 9.6 3.4 7.3 3.9 1.4 Emnid 5–7 Sep 2006 500 29 31 21 7 3 7 2 2 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 4–7 Sep 2006 1,116 29 33 18 7 4 7 2 4 Infratest dimap 4–6 Sep 2006 1,000 31 30 20 7 4 6 2 1 Infratest dimap 27–30 Aug 2006 1,000 30 31 21 6 4 6 2 1 Emnid 22–24 Aug 2006 500 28 31 23 7 3 4 4 3 Infratest dimap 20–23 Aug 2006 1,000 31 30 23 6 3 4 3 1 Forsa 16–18 Aug 2006 1,003 28 30 24 7 4 4 3 2 Emnid 7–10 Aug 2006 500 29 31 22 7 4 3 4 2 Infratest dimap 31 Jul–2 Aug 2006 1,000 29 33 22 6 4 4 2 4 Emnid 5–12 Jul 2006 1,001 31 33 21 7 4 – 4 2 Infratest dimap 10–11 Jul 2006 1,000 31 32 21 7 4 – 5 1 Emnid 19–30 May 2006 1,009 30 31 23 7 4 4 1 1 Infratest November 2005 1,000 34 29 24 5 4 – 4 5 Emnid 5–8 Sep 2005 500 26 35 25 5 4 – 5 9 Emnid 22–25 Aug 2005 500 22 32 31 6 5 – 4 1 Emnid 8–11 Aug 2005 500 20 31 34 6 6 – 3 3 Emnid 25 Sep 2004 750 28 31 21 5 7 3 5 3 Infratest dimap 1–6 Jun 2004 1,003 29 44 15 5 5 – 2 15 Emnid 8 May 2004 752 28 39 17 6 7 – 3 11 Emnid 7 Nov 2003 750 26 41 19 5 6 – 3 15 Emnid 21 Jun 2003 750 35 37 14 5 5 – 4 2 Emnid 1 Mar 2003 ? 33 40 14 5 4 – 4 7 2002 state election 22 Sep 2002 – 40.6 31.4 16.4 4.7 2.6 0.8 3.5 9.2 Election result Summary of the 17 September 2006 election results for the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |- |colspan=8 align=center| 350px |- ! colspan="2" | Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! Seats % |- | bgcolor=Social Democratic Party of Germany| | align=left | Social Democratic Party (SPD) | align=right| 247,312 | align=right| 30.2 | align=right| 10.4 | align=right| 23 | align=right| 10 | align=right| 32.4 |- | bgcolor=Christian Democratic Union of Germany| | align=left | Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | align=right| 235,530 | align=right| 28.8 | align=right| 2.6 | align=right| 22 | align=right| 3 | align=right| 31.0 |- | bgcolor=The Left (Germany)| | align=left | Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) | align=right| 137,253 | align=right| 16.8 | align=right| 0.4 | align=right| 13 | align=right| 0 | align=right| 18.3 |- | bgcolor=Free Democratic Party (Germany)| | align=left | Free Democratic Party (FDP) | align=right| 78,440 | align=right| 9.6 | align=right| 4.9 | align=right| 7 | align=right| 7 | align=right| 9.9 |- | bgcolor=National Democratic Party of Germany| | align=left | National Democratic Party (NPD) | align=right| 59,845 | align=right| 7.3 | align=right| 6.5 | align=right| 6 | align=right| 6 | align=right| 8.5 |- ! colspan=8| |- | bgcolor=Alliance 90/The Greens| | align=left | Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | align=right| 27,642 | align=right| 3.4 | align=right| 0.8 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=orange| | align=left | Family Party (Familie) | align=right| 9,463 | align=right| 1.2 | align=right| 1.2 | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- | bgcolor=Other| | align=left | Others | align=right| 22,756 | align=right| 2.8 | align=right| | align=right| 0 | align=right| ±0 | align=right| 0 |- ! align=right colspan=2| Total ! align=right| 818,061 ! align=right| 100.0 ! align=right| ! align=right| 71 ! align=right| ±0 ! align=right| |- ! align=right colspan=2| Voter turnout ! align=right| ! align=right| 59.2 ! align=right| 11.4 ! align=right| ! align=right| ! align=right| |} Popular Vote #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 30.23 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 28.77 PDS The Left (Germany) 16.78 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 9.59 NPD National Democratic Party of Germany 7.32 GRÜNE Alliance 90/The Greens 3.38 Other #777777 3.94 Landtag seats #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 32.39 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 30.99 PDS The Left (Germany) 18.31 FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) 9.86 NPD National Democratic Party of Germany 8.45 See also 2004 Saxony state election References Sources Election Results from the Landtag of Mecklenburg - Western Pomerania de Landtagswahl Mecklenburg-Vorpommern de Category:2006 elections in Germany 2006 Category:2000s in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Category:September 2006 in Germany Category:September 2006 elections