State elections in North Rhine-Westphalia

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The results of the elections to the state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia since 1947 are listed here. The state governments of North Rhine-Westphalia can be found at: State government of North Rhine-Westphalia .

The electoral period of the Landtag elected in 1947 was set by law to be 3 years. The constitution of 1950 initially provided for a four-year parliamentary term. A constitutional amendment in 1969 extended the electoral term to five years. The state parliament can dissolve itself with a majority of its members. He made use of this option for the first time in 2012.

The seats that the parties won in the election are shown.

Overview

State elections and state governments 1946–2017
Participation in North Rhine-Westphalia (1947-2017)
in% of eligible voters
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
47
50
54
58
62
66
70
75
80
85
90
95
00
05
10
12
17th
Share of votes of the parties in%
year SPD CDU Green FDP AfD Pirates left Z KPD Other
1947 32.0 37.6 05.9 9.8 14.0 0.7
1950 32.3 36.9 12.1 7.5 5.5 5.7
1954 34.5 41.3 11.5 4.0 3.8 4.9
1958 39.2 50.5 07.1 1.1 2.1
1962 43.3 46.4 06.8 0.9 2.6
1966 49.5 42.8 07.4 0.2 0.1
1970 46.1 46.3 05.5 0.1 2.0
1975 45.1 47.1 06.7 0.1 1.0
1980 48.4 43.2 03.0 04.98 0.0 0.4
1985 52.1 36.5 04.6 06.0 0.0 0.8
1990 50.0 36.7 05.0 05.8 0.0 2.5
1995 46.0 37.7 10.0 04.0 0.0 2.3
2000 42.8 37.0 07.1 09.8 1.1 1 0.0 2.2
2005 37.1 44.8 06.2 06.2 3.1 2 0.0 2.6
2010 34.5 34.6 12.1 06.7 1.6 5.6 0.1 4.8
2012 39.1 26.3 11.3 08.6 7.8 2.5 4.4
2017 31.2 33.0 6.4 12.6 7.4 1.0 4.9 0.0 3.5
1 PDS
2 WASG 2.2%, PDS 0.9%
Distribution of seats
year add. SPD CDU Green FDP Pirates left Z KPD AfD
1947 216 64 92 12 20th 28
1950 215 68 93 26th 16 12
1954 200 76 90 25th 9
1958 200 81 104 15th
1962 200 90 96 14th
1966 200 99 86 15th
1970 200 94 95 11
1975 200 91 95 14th
1980 201 106 95
1985 227 125 88 14th
1990 239 123 90 12 14th
1995 221 108 89 24
2000 231 102 88 17th 24
2005 187 74 89 12 12
2010 181 67 67 23 13 11
2012 237 99 67 29 22nd 20th
2017 199 69 72 14th 28 16

Source:

See also: Results of the state elections in the Federal Republic of Germany

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Detlef Briesen et al. a .: Social and economic history of Rhineland and Westphalia . Kohlhammer Verlag , Cologne 1995, ISBN 3-17-013320-9 , p. 287
  2. ↑ State Office for Data Processing and Statistics North Rhine-Westphalia : The municipalities of North Rhine-Westphalia 2005 . Düsseldorf 2005. (CD-Rom edition)
  3. ^ Results of the state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia

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