Local election in Munich 2008
The local elections in Munich in 2008 took place on March 2nd, 2008 , as in all of Bavaria . In Munich , the district committees were also elected in addition to the mayor and city council .
voter turnout
The turnout for 989,782 voters was 47.6 percent (2002: 50.9 percent). Even with the postal voting participation fell from 23.5 percent (2002) to 22.1 percent (2008). The number of people entitled to vote had risen by around 84,000 since 2002. This was due to a strong influx during this period, the introduction of the second home tax (which prompted many to register a first residence ) and the easier naturalization for foreigners.
Constituencies
Before the local elections , the electoral districts were reallocated . A total of 14 additional polling stations were set up, but seven polling stations were also saved. This increased the number of voting districts in the 2008 local elections from 656 to 663.
Election of the Lord Mayor
In Munich the title of the incumbent mayor is Lord Mayor . The second and third mayors are elected directly from the ranks of the city council by this body. Christian Ude was re-elected for the third time in the first ballot with an absolute majority. Deputy Mayor was Christine Strobl (SPD), the third mayor was Hep Monatzeder (The Greens).
| candidate | Votes (absolute) | Votes (in percent) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | Christian Ude | 312,526 | 66.8 |
| CSU | Josef Schmid | 114,413 | 24.4 |
| The green | Hep Monatzeder | 15,921 | 3.4 |
| FDP | Michal Mattar | 12,676 | 2.7 |
| ödp | Markus Hollemann | 4,502 | 1.0 |
| Free voters | Michael Piazolo | 8.101 | 1.7 |
City council election
Even though Munich, with over 1.3 million inhabitants, is the largest city with a local government in Germany (Berlin and Hamburg are federal states with the corresponding institutions), the city councils are voluntary. The professional city councilors (referred to as speakers in Munich as heads of the respective departments ) are directly elected by the city council for 6 years. You are a member of the city council and have the right to speak but not to vote. Due to resignations and retirements, the speakers' elections take place on different dates, regardless of the local elections.
| Votes (absolute) | Votes (in%) | Change compared to 2002 (in percentage points) | City Council seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | 13,698,389 | 39.8 | −2.1 | 33 |
| CSU | 9,544,666 | 27.7 | −8.3 | 23 |
| The green | 4,483,299 | 13.0 | +3.4 | 11 |
| FDP | 2,334,929 | 6.8 | +3.2 | 5 |
| The left | 1,273,657 | 3.7 | +2.3 | 3 |
| Pink list | 656.465 | 1.9 | −0.1 | 1 |
| ödp | 579.194 | 1.7 | +0.5 | 1 |
| Free voters | 548,951 | 1.6 | +0.4 | 1 |
| Bavaria Party | 505.312 | 1.5 | not started | 1 |
| Citizens' initiative to stop foreigners in Munich | 472,837 | 1.4 | not started | 1 |
| Citizens' Movement Pro Munich | 306.961 | 0.9 | not started | - |
In the local elections in Bavaria, voters can give up to 80 individual votes and also cumulate and variegate them , so the number of votes is many times greater than the number of eligible voters.
District committee election
In Bavaria, district committees must be formed in cities with more than one million inhabitants (Art. 60, Paragraph 2, Clause 3 of the Municipal Code). These have the task of supporting and enforcing district-related issues of the citizens. One also speaks of a "district parliament". According to the municipal code for the Free State of Bavaria (Art. 60, Paragraph 3, Clause 2), the election took place at the same time as the city council members for the election period of the city council.
Results:
| CSU (in%) | SPD (in%) | The Greens (in%) | FDP (in%) | Pink list (in%) | DaGG / ÖDP (in%) | Greens / ÖDP (in%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altstadt-Lehel | 27.9 | 33.8 | 24.3 | 14.0 | - | - | - |
| Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt | 19.5 | 31.0 | 29.4 | 7.2 | 12.9 | - | - |
| Maxvorstadt | 24.3 | 38.4 | 26.9 | 10.4 | - | - | - |
| Schwabing-West | 23.8 | 43.6 | 22.5 | 10.1 | - | - | - |
| Au-Haidhausen | 20.8 | 39.5 | 30.9 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
| Sendling | 26.6 | 42.7 | 23.0 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
| Sendling West Park | 34.9 | 39.5 | 17.8 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
| Schwanthalerhöhe | 19.4 | 44.5 | 29.8 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
| Neuhausen-Nymphenburg | 26.6 | 41.4 | 20.1 | 7.6 | - | 4.3 | - |
| Moosach | 32.7 | 50.7 | - | 5.5 | - | - | 11.1 |
| Milbertshofen-Am Hart | 30.1 | 48.2 | - | 7.2 | - | - | 14.5 |
| Schwabing-Freimann | 30.4 | 41.3 | 17.7 | 10.6 | - | - | - |
| Bogenhausen | 35.3 | 37.3 | 13.0 | 11.2 | - | - | - |
| Berg am Laim | 32.3 | 44.9 | 14.3 | 8.5 | - | 3.2 | - |
| Trudering-Riem | 45.1 | 33.0 | 14.4 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
| Ramersdorf-Perlach | 34.4 | 43.6 | 11.3 | 6.4 | - | 4.3 | - |
| Obergiesing | 27.2 | 45.3 | 19.2 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
| Untergiesing-Harlaching | 32.9 | 38.4 | 20.0 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
| Thalkirchen-Obersendling-Forstenried-Fürstenried-Solln | 36.4 | 37.9 | 15.3 | 10.4 | - | - | - |
| Rags | 42.4 | 37.0 | 12.7 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
| Pasing-Obermenzing | 38.3 | 36.1 | 16.3 | 9.3 | - | - | - |
| Aubing-Lochhausen-Langwied | 38.6 | 41.6 | 12.9 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
| Allach-Untermenzing | 47.1 | 32.9 | 13.1 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
| Feldmoching-Hasenbergl | 38.8 | 45.6 | 8.3 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
| Laim | 32.3 | 44.4 | 15.7 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
In three city districts, the group of voters David against Goliath (DaGG) and the Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP) ran for district committee elections with a joint electoral list. In two city districts, the Greens and the ÖDP have agreed on joint electoral lists.
See also
- Munich Mayor
- Munich City Council
- Local elections in Bavaria in 2008
- Results of the local elections in Munich
swell
- ↑ District Committees. muenchen.de, accessed on May 25, 2010 .
- ↑ BA election. muenchen.de, accessed on May 25, 2010 .
Munich Statistics, 2nd quarterly issue, year 2008
