State election in Schleswig-Holstein 2017
| Possible coalition | Seats |
|---|---|
| Total seats | 73 |
| Absolute majority (from 37 seats) | |
| CDU, SPD | 46 |
| CDU, Greens, FDP | 44 |
| SPD, Greens, FDP | 40 |
The state election in Schleswig-Holstein 2017 was the election for the 19th state parliament of Schleswig-Holstein . It took place on May 7, 2017. More than 2.3 million Schleswig-Holstein residents were eligible to vote , including for the first time around 57,000 young people aged 16 and over. The turnout was 64.2 percent; in 2012 it was 60.2 percent.
About five weeks after the election, the CDU, the Greens and the FDP agreed to form a coalition. On June 28, 2017, Daniel Günther was elected Prime Minister, he then appointed his cabinet .
Starting position
In the previous election in 2012 , the CDU received the most votes with 30.8 percent, followed by the SPD with 30.4 percent and the Greens with 13.2 percent. The left left the state parliament with 2.3 percent. The Pirate Party won the state parliament with 8.2 percent of the vote. The FDP was 51 votes ahead of the Pirate Party. As a result of the Bonn-Copenhagen declarations, the SSW is exempt from the five percent hurdle and 4.6 percent was enough for it to enter the state parliament. The turnout fell by 13.4 percentage points to 60.2 percent. After exploratory talks, a coalition government consisting of the SPD , Greens and SSW came about in a so-called Danish traffic light (also known as the coastal coalition ).
Parties and candidates
Candidates
425 applicants ran for election. 289 applicants (2012: 232) ran for a direct mandate in the 35 constituencies. 328 applicants (2012: 303) stood for election on 13 state lists . 309 candidates were opposed to 116 female candidates. The quota of women thus fell slightly compared to 2012 to 27.3 percent.
Parties
The state lists of the 13 following parties were approved by the state election committee:
| Political party | Abbreviation | Members (2017) | 2012 result | Direct candidates | Top candidate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Union of Germany | CDU | 19,521 | 30.8% | 35 | Daniel Günther |
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | SPD | 17,300 | 30.4% | 35 | Torsten Albig |
| Alliance 90 / The Greens | GREEN | 2,391 | 13.2% | 35 | Monika Heinold |
| Free Democratic Party | FDP | 2,099 | 8.2% | 35 | Wolfgang Kubicki |
| Pirate Party Germany | PIRATES | 450 | 8.2% | 35 | Patrick Breyer |
| South Schleswig Association of Voters | SSW | 3,550 | 4.6% | 12 | Lars Harms |
| The left | THE LEFT | 1,051 | 2.3% | 35 | Marianne Kolter |
| Family party of Germany | FAMILY | 118 | 1.0% | 4th | Kirsten Bollongino |
| Free voters | FREE VOTERS | 90 | 0.6% | 16 | Thomas Thedens |
| Alternative for Germany | AfD | 960 | - | 26th | Jörg Nobis |
| Liberal Conservative Reformers | LKR | 108 | - | 13 | Jürgen Joost |
| Party for work, the rule of law, animal welfare, elite support and grassroots initiative | The party | 686 | - | 3 | Hannah Bierstedt |
| Future. Schleswig-Holstein | Z.SH | 68 | - | 2 | Let Lorenzen |
15 parties and political associations announced their participation in the elections by February 24th. 14 of these were recognized as parties by the state election committee. Initiative 146 was not recognized as a party. Seven parties were able to submit nominations without supporting signatures because they are represented in the state parliament or with at least one member of the German Bundestag elected in Schleswig-Holstein . Parties not represented in the state parliament had to submit 1,000 support signatures. The list of the party “The Straight Party” (DGP) was not approved because it was not accompanied by the at least 1000 support signatures of eligible voters with the certification of the signatories' right to vote.
Election programs, top candidates and goals
Parties represented in the state parliament
The top candidate of the CDU Schleswig-Holstein was its state and parliamentary group chairman Daniel Günther . The CDU relied on a safe life in Schleswig-Holstein. This included not only internal security , but also that the institutions of the state complete their tasks quickly and reliably.
As in the state elections in 2012, the Prime Minister Torsten Albig was the top candidate of the SPD Schleswig-Holstein .
The Greens' top candidate was their finance minister, Monika Heinold .
Wolfgang Kubicki was the top candidate of the FDP Schleswig-Holstein for the sixth time . In its election manifesto, the FDP called for parental contributions to be capped at 200 euros for children under three and at 150 euros up to six years of age. The demand for an investment requirement in the constitution and a change in the property transfer tax were further key points in the election manifesto.
In its election manifesto, the Pirate Party of Schleswig-Holstein advocated its core issues of transparency, citizen participation, data protection and education. The top candidate was their parliamentary group leader Patrick Breyer .
Lars Harms was the top candidate and chairman of the SSW in the Schleswig-Holstein state parliament.
| Daniel Günther | Torsten Albig | Monika Heinold | Wolfgang Kubicki | Patrick Breyer | Lars Harms |
| CDU | SPD | Green | FDP | Pirates | SSW |
Parties not represented in the Landtag
The top candidate of the AfD Schleswig-Holstein was Jörg Nobis . The AfD called for direct democracy based on the Swiss model , a strengthening of the police and the judiciary , the strengthening of the traditional family , the preservation of the multi-tier school system , the introduction of a criminal offense of tax waste , the abolition of the property transfer tax and the Renewable Energy Sources Act , improvements in the Livestock farming , an end to refugee policy since 2015 , a consistent enforcement of rejected asylum applications and participation of citizens on integration and immigration issues.
The top candidate for Die Linke Schleswig-Holstein was Marianne Kolter . The title of their election program was: “For Schleswig-Holstein in solidarity. A strong LEFT is changing the country. ”In it, the Left called for, among other things, the fight against child and old age poverty , affordable housing and a good education.
The top candidate of the family party was its deputy federal chairman Kirsten Bollongino from Büchen. The family party called for family suffrage , as social processes are decided for everyone - whether young or old. Education was a focus in the state election program. Among other things, school transport, initial training and sports and cultural clubs should be free. Improvement of the infrastructure and the compatibility of family and work were further key concerns of the party in the election campaign as well as a grant for family vacation for financially weak families.
The main concerns of the Free Voters in their election manifesto were education, security and infrastructure. Your top candidate was Thomas Thedens from Bad Segeberg .
The Liberal-Conservative Reformers (LKR) ran for the first time in a state election in Schleswig-Holstein with their top candidate and state chairman Jürgen Joost. Energy policy, infrastructure, security, family policy and education policy were their main concerns in the election campaign.
The satire party The PARTY entered for the first time with a state list for a state election in Schleswig-Holstein. Among other things, she demanded the conversion of HSH Nordbank into a state brewery ("HSH Nordbier"), and she also wanted an expansion of the "Indian reservation" in Bad Segeberg and more rights for non-smokers and smokers.
The party "Zukunft.Schleswig-Holstein" (Z.SH) emerged from a referendum that campaigned for the security of basic medical care in the district of North Friesland , where it also had its focus. She also advocated the promotion of rural areas, especially on the west coast, and the preservation of local police stations.
Surveys and Forecasts
Sunday question
| Institute | date | CDU | SPD | Green | FDP | Pirates | SSW | left | AfD | Otherwise. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research group elections | 05/04/2017 | 32% | 29% | 12% | 11% | - | 3% | 4.5% | 6% | 2.5% |
| INSA | 04/29/2017 | 33% | 29% | 12% | 10% | - | 4% | 5% | 5% | 2% |
| Infratest dimap | 04/27/2017 | 32% | 31% | 12% | 8.5% | - | 3% | 4.5% | 6% | 3% |
| Research group elections | 04/27/2017 | 32% | 30% | 12% | 9% | - | 3% | 5% | 6% | 3% |
| Infratest dimap | 04/20/2017 | 31% | 33% | 12% | 9% | - | 3% | 4% | 5% | 3% |
| Infratest dimap | 04/06/2017 | 30% | 33% | 12% | 9% | - | 3% | 4% | 7% | 2% |
| Infratest dimap | March 16, 2017 | 27% | 33% | 14% | 9% | - | 3% | 4% | 7% | 3% |
| Infratest dimap | 12/09/2016 | 34% | 26% | 15% | 9% | - | 3% | 5% | 6% | 2% |
| INSA | October 19, 2016 | 26% | 31% | 13% | 12% | 1 % | 4% | 4% | 6% | 3% |
| Forsa | 04/16/2016 | 28% | 28% | 16% | 9% | 1 % | 4% | 3% | 9% | 2% |
| Infratest dimap | 10/31/2014 | 34% | 29% | 15% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 7% | 2% |
| Infratest dimap | 07/05/2013 | 34% | 31% | 15% | 6% | 3% | 4% | 3% | - | 4% |
| State election 2012 | 05/06/2012 | 30.8% | 30.4% | 13.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 4.6% | 2.3% | nk | 2.3% |
Prime Minister Survey
When asked who the citizens would directly elect to be prime minister, the polling institutes gave the following values:
| Institute | date |
Torsten Albig (SPD) |
Daniel Günther (CDU) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research group elections | 07/05/2017 | 43% | 37% |
| Infratest dimap | 07/05/2017 | 48% | 39% |
| Research group elections | 05/04/2017 | 43% | 36% |
| Infratest dimap | 04/27/2017 | 48% | 27% |
| Research group elections | 04/27/2017 | 46% | 31% |
| Infratest dimap | 04/20/2017 | 55% | 26% |
| Infratest dimap | 04/06/2017 | 51% | 25% |
| Infratest dimap | March 16, 2017 | 50% | 21% |
| Infratest dimap | 12/09/2016 | 50% | 23% |
Constituencies and constituencies
On April 22, 2015, the constituency committee of the state parliament decided to reorganize the electoral districts for the upcoming state election, which had become necessary due to the population development. The Lübeck-Süd constituency was re-established, while the Schleswig-Nord constituency was dissolved. Other constituencies were also given a new delimitation and, in some cases, a new name. The reclassification came into effect on May 29, 2015.
The five percent hurdle applied to the parties participating in the election. As a result of the Bonn-Copenhagen declarations , parties belonging to the Danish minority are exempt from this, which is the case for the SSW.
For the first time, the election notifications were written in plain language , which led to discussions among the citizens.
As with other elections, it was possible to vote by post or to vote in the election office before the actual election date. The latest date for this was May 5th.
Results
The governing parties SPD, Greens and SSW recorded slight to medium losses, the CDU and FDP corresponding gains. The slim majority of the governing coalition was lost. The Pirate Party lost around 85% of its voters and was no longer represented in the state parliament, while the AfD moved into the Schleswig-Holstein parliament for the first time with just under 6 percent. The Left Party improved, but like the other parties remained below 5 percent.
| Election 2017 | Election 2012 | change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | number | % | ||
| Eligible voters | 2,318,022 | 100 | 2,239,615 | 100 | - |
| Voters | 1,488,534 | 64.2 | 1,347,911 | 60.2 | 4.0 |
| Invalid first votes | 23,748 | 1.6 | 27,701 | 2.1 | −0.5 |
| Valid first votes | 1,464,606 | 98.4 | 1.320.210 | 97.9 | 0.5 |
| of which account for | |||||
| CDU | 565.065 | 38.6 | 485.709 | 36.8 | 1.8 |
| SPD | 479.840 | 32.8 | 472,752 | 35.8 | −3.0 |
| GREEN | 131,446 | 9.0 | 139,888 | 10.6 | −1.6 |
| FDP | 106.074 | 7.2 | 56,493 | 4.3 | 2.9 |
| PIRATES | 21,942 | 1.5 | 97,335 | 7.4 | −5.9 |
| SSW | 30.193 | 2.1 | 32,565 | 2.5 | −0.4 |
| THE LEFT | 51,182 | 3.5 | 32,090 | 2.4 | 1.1 |
| FAMILY | 2,393 | 0.2 | - | - | - |
| FREE VOTERS | 7,816 | 0.5 | - | - | - |
| AfD | 60,990 | 4.2 | - | - | - |
| LKR | 2,739 | 0.2 | - | - | - |
| The party | 1,908 | 0.1 | 467 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Z.SH | 1,167 | 0.1 | - | - | - |
| Individual applicants | 1,851 | 0.1 | 1,408 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| NPD | - | - | 1,503 | 0.1 | - |
| Invalid second votes | 13,846 | 0.9 | 19,459 | 1.4 | −0.5 |
| Valid second votes | 1,474,508 | 99.1 | 1,328,452 | 98.6 | 0.5 |
| of which account for | |||||
| CDU | 471,460 | 32.0 | 408,637 | 30.8 | 1.2 |
| SPD | 401,806 | 27.3 | 404.048 | 30.4 | −3.2 |
| GREEN | 190.181 | 12.9 | 174,953 | 13.2 | −0.3 |
| FDP | 169.037 | 11.5 | 108,953 | 8.2 | 3.3 |
| PIRATES | 17.091 | 1.2 | 108.902 | 8.2 | −7.0 |
| SSW | 48,968 | 3.3 | 61.025 | 4.6 | −1.3 |
| THE LEFT | 56,018 | 3.8 | 29,900 | 2.3 | 1.5 |
| FAMILY | 9,262 | 0.6 | 12,758 | 1.0 | −0.4 |
| FREE VOTERS | 8,369 | 0.6 | 7,823 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| AfD | 86,711 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
| LKR | 3,053 | 0.2 | - | - | - |
| The party | 8,219 | 0.6 | - | - | - |
| Z.SH | 4,333 | 0.3 | - | - | - |
| NPD | - | - | 9,832 | 0.7 | - |
| MUD | - | - | 1,621 | 0.1 | - |
| Source: Statistical Office for Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein | |||||
Proportion of women
In percentage terms, there will be fewer women in the state parliament than in previous decades. 22 women were elected, which corresponds to 30.1 percent of the 73 MPs. In 2012 it was 39.1 percent, in 2009 36.8 percent women belonged to the state parliament, in 2005 it was 34.7 percent and in 1996 41.3 percent.
According to the quotation rules of the Bündnis90 / Die Grünen party, 50 percent of the ten mandate holders send the highest proportion of women in the 19th electoral term. Almost half are in the SPD with ten women of the 21 MPs. The CDU has three women among its 25 members. The FDP has two women under nine members of the state parliament, the AfD has one woman under five and the SSW has one woman among its three members of the state parliament.
See also
Web links
- State portal for the state elections on May 7, 2017
- Presentation of the results of the state elections in Schleswig-Holstein 2017
- State election of Schleswig-Holstein 2017 at the state center for political education
- State election Schleswig-Holstein 2017 at the Federal Agency for Civic Education (with a link to the "Wahl-O-Mat")
- Timo Steppat: Election Analysis for Schleswig-Holstein - An Accidental Victory? . In: faz.net, May 8, 2017.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Official final result ( Memento of the original from September 13, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Statistical Office for Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein
- ↑ Election dates . In: Wahlrecht.de , accessed on May 5, 2017.
- ↑ Who can vote for the SH Landtag? In: ndr.de. April 29, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017 .
- ↑ Schleswig-Holstein has voted. (No longer available online.) In: landtag.ltsh.de. Archived from the original on April 8, 2017 ; accessed on May 8, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ ndr.de
- ↑ After the swearing-in in the state parliament: Prime Minister Daniel Günther presents the cabinet , media information published in the Schleswig-Holstein state portal on June 28, 2017, accessed on July 4, 2017
- ↑ 57,000 young voters are called for the first “U-18 election”. (No longer available online.) In: landtag.ltsh. April 27, 2017, archived from the original on May 15, 2017 ; accessed on May 8, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 13 state lists approved for state elections . In: ndr.de , March 17, 2017, accessed May 5, 2017.
- ↑ Who is eligible? , at bpb.de , accessed on April 4, 2017.
- ↑ Eligible constituency applicants for the 2017 state elections ( memento of the original from June 4, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: schleswig-holstein.de , accessed on April 8, 2017.
- ↑ 14 parties recognized for state elections in the north . In: welt.de , February 4, 2017, accessed on May 5, 2017.
- ↑ - ( Memento of the original from September 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ CDU election program relies on a safe life in Schleswig-Holstein . In: cdu-sh.de , November 2, 2016, accessed on May 5, 2017.
- ↑ FDP speaks about program and political line . In: ndr.de , February 25, 2017, accessed May 5, 2017.
- ↑ Electoral advertising for the 2017 state elections . In: landesportal.piratenpartei-sh.de , April 14, 2017, accessed on May 5, 2017.
- ↑ CDU top candidate Daniel Günther: Endurance athlete doing the balancing act . In: taz.de , November 21, 2016, accessed on January 19, 2017.
- ↑ Schleswig-Holstein SPD nominates Torsten Albig as a top candidate ( memento of the original from January 19, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: msn.com. November 26, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ↑ Political parties: Monika Heinold nominated as the Green Top candidate ( Memento of the original from January 19, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: shz.de , November 27, 2016, accessed on January 19, 2017.
- ↑ FDP top candidate for state election 2017: 99 percent for Wolfgang Kubicki . In: shz.de , November 12, 2016, accessed on January 19, 2017.
- ↑ Approved state lists for the state elections 2017 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: schleswig-holstein.de , accessed on March 26, 2017.
- ↑ SSW elects Harms as the top candidate . In: ndr.de , September 24, 2016, accessed on January 19, 2017.
- ^ Election program of the AfD Schleswig-Holstein for the state elections in 2017. AfD Schleswig-Holstein, November 22, 2016, accessed on April 15, 2017 .
- ^ Wilhelm Knelangen : Alternative for Germany. In: Federal Center for Political Education . April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017 .
- ↑ Program for the state elections 2017. LINKE Schleswig-Holstein, accessed on April 27, 2017 .
- ↑ Election program of the family party ( memento of the original from March 26, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: Familienpartei.net , accessed on May 5, 2017.
- ↑ FREE VOTERS are running for the 2017 state elections ( memento of the original from March 22, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: sh.freiewaehler.eu , accessed on May 5, 2017.
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- ^ NDR survey: No majority for the coastal coalition . In: ndr.de , December 9, 2016, accessed May 5, 2017.
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- ↑ No majority for government made up of the SPD, Greens and SSW . In: zdf.de , May 4, 2017, accessed May 5, 2017.
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- ^ NDR survey: No majority for the coastal coalition . In: ndr.de , December 9, 2016, accessed May 5, 2017.
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