2009 Hessian state election

State election in Hesse, Germany 2009 Hesse state election Hesse parliamentary no 2008 Hessian state election 2008 2013 Hessian state election 2013 All 118 seats of the Landtag of Hesse 60 18 January 2009 2,591,872 (61.0%) 3.3% 103px Roland Koch Christian Democratic Union of Germany 42 seats, 36.8% 46 4 963,763 37.2% 0.4% 115px Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel Social Democratic Party of Germany 42 seats, 36.7% 29 13 614,648 23.7% 13.0% 115px Jörg-Uwe Hahn Free Democratic Party (Germany) 11 seats, 9.4% 20 9 420,426 16.2% 6.8% 119px Tarek Al-Wazir Alliance 90/The Greens 9 seats, 7.5% 17 8 356,040 13.7% 6.2% 115px Willi van Ooyen The Left (Germany) 6 seats, 5.1% 6 0 139,074 5.4% 0.3% 2009 Hessian state election.svg 250px Results for the single-member constituencies. Minister-President Roland Koch Christian Democratic Union of Germany Roland Koch Christian Democratic Union of Germany The 2009 Hessian state election was held on 18 January 2009 to elect the members of the Landtag of Hesse. The election was called after the failure of all government formation attempts conducted after the 2008 state election held a year earlier. The Social Democratic Party (SPD) suffered major losses, falling from an effective tie with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to a 13.5-point deficit. The Free Democratic Party (FDP) and The Greens were the primary beneficiaries of the SPD's decline. After the election, the CDU formed a coalition government with the FDP, and Roland Koch was elected Minister-President. Background The result of the 2008 Hessian state election was inconclusive, as neither the CDU–FDP or SPD–Green blocs had won a majority. This was due to the entry of The Left into the Landtag, with which the SPD was unwilling to cooperate, though both The Left and Greens supported a red-red-green coalition between the three parties. While a grand coalition between the CDU and SPD would command a comfortable majority, this option was very unpopular and was rejected by the SPD.2023-10-14 2016-03-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20160313215428/http://www.webnews.de/119321/ypsilanti-strikt-grosse-koalition-in-hessen 2011-03-26 de Ypsilanti strikt gegen große Koalition in Hessen dead http://www.webnews.de/119321/ypsilanti-strikt-grosse-koalition-in-hessen Webnews.de In October 2008, SPD leader Andrea Ypsilanti attempted to negotiate a red-red-green coalition, reneging on a pledge made earlier in the year not to do so.https://www.derwesten.de/nachrichten/nachrichten/politik/2008/10/8/news-81876495/detail.html Rot-Rot-Grün auf die Dauer nicht ausgeschlossen - Politik - DerWesten 2017-08-29 2008-10-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20081009182543/http://www.derwesten.de/nachrichten/nachrichten/politik/2008/10/8/news-81876495/detail.html dead This caused a revolt within the Hessian SPD, resulting in Ypsilanti being deposed and the new leadership under Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel seeking fresh elections.Reuters Umfrage in Hessen zeigt erdrutschartige Verluste für SPD http://de.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idDEBEE4B30FN20081204 https://web.archive.org/web/20081207082754/http://de.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idDEBEE4B30FN20081204 dead 2008-12-07 2008-12-04 2008-12-05 CDU leader Roland Koch had served as Minister-President prior to the 2008 election, and continued in office in a caretaker capacity between the 2008 and 2009 elections. He could not be unseated due to the inability of the SPD to form a new government; in Hesse, the motion to remove a serving government simultaneously invests confidence in a proposed new government, and requires an absolute majority to pass. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Hesse. Name Ideology Leader(s) 2008 result Votes (%) Seats CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Roland Koch 36.8% 42 110 Christian Democratic Union of Germany SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel 36.7% 42 110 Social Democratic Party of Germany FDP Free Democratic PartyFreie Demokratische Partei Classical liberalism Jörg-Uwe Hahn 9.4% 11 110 Free Democratic Party (Germany) Grüne Alliance 90/The GreensBündnis 90/Die Grünen Green politics Tarek Al-Wazir 7.5% 9 110 Alliance 90/The Greens Linke The LeftDie Linke Democratic socialism Willi van Ooyen 5.1% 6 110 The Left (Germany) Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize CDU SPD FDP Grüne Linke Others Lead 2009 state election 18 January 2009 – 37.2 23.7 16.2 13.7 5.4 3.8 13.5 Forsa 6–9 Jan 2009 1,007 41 24 15 13 4 3 17 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 6–8 Jan 2009 1,072 41 25 13 13 5 3 16 Infratest dimap 5–7 Jan 2009 1,000 42 24 13 13 5 3 18 GMS 15–17 Dec 2008 1,004 41 25 13 13 5 3 16 Forsa 8–12 Dec 2008 1,005 42 23 13 12 6 4 19 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 1–4 Dec 2008 1,145 41 26 12 12 5 4 15 Emnid 28 Nov–3 Dec 2008 500 43 24 13 11 5 4 19 Infratest dimap 28 Nov–2 Dec 2008 1,000 41 23 13 14 6 3 18 Infratest dimap 4–5 Nov 2008 1,000 41 27 11 12 5 4 14 Infratest dimap 1–3 Sep 2008 1,000 39 28 12 11 7 3 11 Forsa 19–22 Aug 2008 1,001 28 26 12 11 8 5 12 Forsa 23 May–3 Jun 2008 1,005 40 27 11 9 8 5 13 Forsa 17 Mar–4 Apr 2008 1,007 40 28 10 9 8 5 12 Emnid 6 Apr 2008 ? 37 30 12 10 6 ? 7 Emnid 21 Feb–5 Mar 2008 1,000 37 35 9 7 7 ? 2 2008 state election 27 January 2008 – 36.8 36.7 9.4 7.5 5.1 4.4 0.1 Election result Summary of the 18 January 2009 election results for the Landtag of Hesse yes |- ! rowspan=2 colspan=2| Party ! colspan=3| Constituency ! colspan=4| Party list ! rowspan=2| Totalseats ! rowspan=2| +/- |- ! Votes ! % ! Seats ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats |- | bgcolor=Christian Democratic Union of Germany| | align=left| Christian Democratic Union | 1,083,174 | 41.98 | 46 | 963,763 | 37.18 | +0.37 | 0 | 46 | +4 |- | bgcolor=Social Democratic Party of Germany| | align=left| Social Democratic Party | 767,068 | 29.73 | 9 | 614,648 | 23.71 | -12.97 | 20 | 29 | -13 |- | bgcolor=Free Democratic Party (Germany)| | align=left| Free Democratic Party | 304,755 | 11.81 | 0 | 420,426 | 16.22 | +6.79 | 20 | 20 | +9 |- | bgcolor=Alliance 90/The Greens| | align=left| Alliance 90/The Greens | 274,492 | 10.64 | 0 | 356,040 | 13.74 | +6.20 | 17 | 17 | +8 |- | bgcolor=The Left (Germany)| | align=left| The Left | 117,330 | 4.55 | 0 | 139,074 | 5.37 | +0.23 | 6 | 6 | 0 |- | bgcolor=Free Voters| | align=left| Free Voters | 3,997 | 0.15 | 0 | 42,153 | 1.63 | +0.74 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- | bgcolor=National Democratic Party of Germany| | align=left| National Democratic Party | 18,898 | 0.73 | 0 | 22,172 | 0.86 | -0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- | bgcolor=The Republicans (Germany)| | align=left| The Republicans | 7,685 | 0.30 | 0 | 15,664 | 0.60 | -0.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- | bgcolor=Pirate Party Germany| | align=left| Pirate Party | colspan=3| – | 13,796 | 0.53 | +0.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- | bgcolor=Bürgerrechtsbewegung Solidarität| | align=left| Civil Rights Movement Soliarity | 962 | 0.04 | 0 | 4,136 | 0.16 | +0.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- | bgcolor=Independent politician| | align=left| Independents | 2,093 | 0.08 | 0 | colspan=4| – | 0 | 0 |- class="sortbottom" ! colspan=2| Total ! 2,580,424 ! 100.00 ! 55 ! 2,591,872 ! 100.00 ! ! 63 ! 118 ! +8 |- | colspan=2 align=center| Invalid | 89,961 | 3.37 | | 78,513 | 2.94 | colspan=4| |- ! colspan=2| Turnout ! 2,670,385 ! 61.03 ! ! 2,670,385 ! 61.03 ! -3.29 ! colspan=4| |- | colspan=2 align=center| Registered voters | 4,375,286 | colspan=2| | 4,375,286 | colspan=5| |} References Category:2009 elections in Germany 2009 Category:January 2009 in Germany Category:2000s in Hesse