State election in Brandenburg 2009

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2004State election 20092014
(in %)
 %
40
30th
20th
10
0
33.0
27.2
19.8
7.2
5.7
2.6
1.7
1.1
1.8
Otherwise.
Gains and losses
compared to 2004
 % p
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
+1.1
-0.8
+0.4
+3.9
+2.1
+2.6
+1.7
-5.0
-5.9
Otherwise.
26th
31
5
7th
19th
26th 31 7th 19th 
A total of 88 seats

The state elections in Brandenburg in 2009 determined the composition of the 5th parliamentary term of the Brandenburg state parliament on the basis of the results from the 44 constituencies . It took place on September 27, 2009, together with the election to the German Bundestag .

initial situation

→ Main article: State election in Brandenburg 2004

The fourth election to the Brandenburg state parliament took place on September 19, 2004 . The governing parties of the grand coalition , the SPD (−7.42 percentage points) and the CDU (−7.12 percentage points) were the losers in the election. PDS (+4.62 percentage points) and DVU (+0.80 percentage points) increased and were represented in the state parliament. The Greens (+1.66 percentage points) and the FDP (+1.47 percentage points) did not manage to do this despite having won votes.

Despite the significant losses suffered by the governing parties, the SPD and CDU, both parties re-entered a coalition. Matthias Platzeck was able to form his second cabinet .

Candidates

Parties

On August 14, 2009, the state election committee approved the following state lists for election:

A total of 443 candidates (including 113 women) applied for one of the 88 seats in the Brandenburg state parliament. The youngest candidate was 19 years old, the oldest 76 years old.

The Pirate Party Germany was not admitted to the state election. The Free Union did not reach the required 2,000 support signatures, but ran with a direct candidate for election.

For the first time since 2004 the NPD and DVU competed against each other in an election. The DVU then accused the NPD of breaching its so-called Germany Pact, while the NPD stated that this pact, which was due to expire at the end of 2009, “no longer had a business basis”. That one of the parties would jump the five percent hurdle was considered unlikely due to this circumstance and long-term survey results below the threshold.

Top candidates of the state parliament parties

The incumbent Prime Minister Matthias Platzeck ran for the SPD , while the then Science Minister Johanna Wanka took over the top candidacy for the CDU . The top candidate of the left was the parliamentary group leader at the time, Kerstin Kaiser . For the DVU , the parliamentary group leader Liane Hesselbarth ran as the top candidate, while the Greens entered the election campaign with Marie Luise von Halem and Axel Vogel as a double head. The FDP nominated the Teltower attorney Hans-Peter Goetz as a top candidate.

Survey

The opinion polls did not predict any major changes in terms of the SPD, Left and CDU parties. The FDP and the Greens were seen near the five percent hurdle , while the DVU, which was represented in the state parliament by six MPs, and the NPD, received less than five percent of the votes.

Institute date SPD THE LEFT CDU GREEN FDP right Others
Research group elections 09/18/2009 32% 27% 22% 5% 7% k. A. 1 7%
Infratest dimap 09/16/2009 34% 28% 21% 4% 7% 1 % 5%
Infratest dimap 09/09/2009 31% 28% 22% 4% 8th % 4% 3%
Infratest dimap 05/12/2009 34% 27% 22% 5% 6% 4% 2%
GESS 04/03/2009 34% 25% 21% 5% 7% 4% 4%
Infratest 05.03.2009 35% 26% 22% 5% 6% k. A. 1 6%
Emnid 02/12/2009 36% 26% 21% 5% 7% 3% 2%
Infratest dimap 09/17/2008 36% 27% 20% 4% 6% 4% 3%

1 not specified: included in other

Constituencies

Direct mandates by constituency

In the state elections in 2009 there were a total of 44 constituencies. Compared to the 2004 state elections, there were no changes in the layout of the constituencies.

Result

State election 2009 First votes % Direct
mandates
Second votes % Seats
2009
Seats
2004
SPD 417.701 30.3 19th 458.840 33.0 31 33
THE LEFT. 406.973 29.5 21st 377.112 27.2 26th 29
CDU 307.685 22.3 4th 274.825 19.8 19th 20th
FDP 87,268 6.3 - 100.123 7.2 7th -
B'90 / Greens 81,066 5.9 - 78,550 5.7 5 -
NPD 36,247 2.6 - 35,544 2.6 - -
FREE VOTERS 32,498 2.4 - 23,296 1.7 - -
DVU - - - 15,903 1.1 - 6th
50plus 3,938 0.3 - 7,905 0.6 - -
RRP 350 0.0 - 6,896 0.5 - -
The popular initiative - - - 4,452 0.3 - -
REP - - - 3.132 0.2 - -
DKP - - - 2.144 0.2 - -
family 452 0.0 - - - - -
Free Union 150 0.0 - - - - -
Individual applicants 5,528 0.4 - - - - -
valid votes
 
1,379,851
 
100.0
96.8
44
 
1,388,722
 
100.0
97.4
88
 
88
 
invalid votes 45.218 3.2 36,347 2.6  
votes cast
voter turnout
1,425,069
 
100.0
67.0
1,425,069
 
100.0
67.0
Non-voters 701.288 33.0 701.288 33.0
Eligible voters 2,126,357 100.0 2,126,357 100.0

Compared to the state elections in 2004, the SPD was able to gain the constituencies of Ostprignitz-Ruppin I , Uckermark I , Dahme-Spreewald III and Spree-Neisse I , but in return lost the constituencies of Potsdam II and Cottbus II to the left.

consequences

The SPD could form a coalition with either the Left (together 57 of the 88 seats) or the CDU (together 50 of the 88 seats). On October 12, 2009, Prime Minister Matthias Platzeck proposed to the SPD's regional executive committee that coalition negotiations should be conducted with the left. On the same evening, the committee approved the start of coalition negotiations with nine votes in favor and five abstentions.

On November 5, 2009, Matthias Platzeck signed the coalition agreement for the SPD and Kerstin Kaiser for the Left.

On November 6th, Platzeck received 54 of 86 votes from the MPs present in the election for Prime Minister. After the election, the ministers of the Platzeck III cabinet were sworn in.

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