List of parties in German state parliaments
The list of parties in German state parliaments lists all parties and voter groups that have been or have been represented in the state parliaments on the basis of their own election proposals since the Federal Republic of Germany was founded in 1949 or since the accession of the relevant federal state .
Overview
Parties currently represented in state parliaments
Countries written in italics denote historical times in the state parliament.
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Alternative for Germany
- Baden-Württemberg since 2016
- Bavaria since 2018
- Berlin since 2016
- Brandenburg since 2014
- Bremen since 2015
- Hamburg since 2015
- Hessen since 2018
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania since 2016
- North Rhine-Westphalia since 2017
- Lower Saxony since 2017
- Rhineland-Palatinate since 2016
- Saarland since 2017
- Saxony since 2014
- Saxony-Anhalt since 2016
- Schleswig-Holstein since 2017
- Thuringia since 2014
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Brandenburg United Citizens Movements / Free Voters
- Brandenburg since 2014
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Alliance 90 / The Greens (until 1993 The Greens)
- Bavaria since 1986
- Baden-Württemberg since 1980
- Berlin since 1981 (1981–1995 as an alternative list, 1990–1995 also Alliance 90 )
- Brandenburg 1990–1994, since 2009 (1990–1994 Alliance 90)
- Bremen since 1979 (1979–1983 as the Bremen Green List )
- Hamburg since 1982 (1982–2012 Green Alternative List Hamburg )
- Hessen since 1982
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 2011–2016
- Lower Saxony since 1982
- North Rhine-Westphalia since 1990
- Rhineland-Palatinate 1987–2006, since 2011
- Saarland 1994–1999, 2004–2017
- Saxony 1990–1994, since 2004 (1990–1994 Alliance 90 )
- Saxony-Anhalt 1990–1998, since 2011 (1990–1994 Greens / New Forum )
- Schleswig-Holstein since 1996
- Thuringia 1990–1994, since 2009 (1990–1994 Alliance 90 )
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Citizens in anger
- Bremen since 2007
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Christian Democratic Union of Germany
- Baden 1949–1952
- Baden-Württemberg since 1952
- Berlin since 1949
- Brandenburg since 1990
- Bremen since 1949
- Hamburg since 1949 (1949–1953 in the Father City Association of Hamburg , 1953–1957 in the Hamburg block )
- Hessen since 1949
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania since 1990
- Lower Saxony since 1949 (1947–1955 in the Low German Union )
- North Rhine-Westphalia since 1949
- Rhineland-Palatinate since 1949
- Saarland since 1957
- Saxony since 1990
- Saxony-Anhalt since 1990
- Schleswig-Holstein since 1949
- Thuringia since 1990
- Württemberg-Baden 1949–1952
- Württemberg-Hohenzollern 1949–1952
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Christian-Social Union in Bavaria
- Bavaria since 1949
- Saarland 1957–1959 (previously Christian People's Party of Saarland , 1959 merger with CDU)
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Free Democratic Party
- Baden 1949–1952 (as Democratic Party)
- Baden-Württemberg since 1952 (as FDP / DVP)
- Bavaria 1949–1966, 1970–1982, 1990–1994, 2008–2013, since 2018
- Berlin 1949–1958, 1963–1989, 1990–1995, 2001–2011, since 2016
- Brandenburg 1990–1994, 2009–2014
- Bremen 1949–1983, 1987–1995, 2003–2011, since 2015
- Hamburg 1949–1978, 1987–1993, 2001–2004, since 2011 (1949–1953 Father City Association of Hamburg , 1953–1957 Hamburg block )
- Hessen 1949–1982, since 1983
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 2006–2011
- Lower Saxony 1949–1970, 1974–1978, 1982–1994, since 2003
- North Rhine-Westphalia 1949–1980, 1985–1995, since 2000
- Rhineland-Palatinate 1949–1983, 1987–2011, since 2016
- Saarland since 1957–1970, 1975–1994, 2004–2012 (until 1965 as the Saar Democratic Party )
- Saxony 1990–1994, 2004–2014
- Saxony-Anhalt 1990–1994, 2002–2011
- Schleswig-Holstein 1950–1971, 1975–1983, 1987–1988, since 1992
- Thuringia 1990–1994, 2009–2014, since 2019
- Württemberg-Baden 1949–1952 (as Democratic People's Party)
- Württemberg-Hohenzollern 1949–1952 (as Democratic People's Party)
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Free voters
- Bavaria since 2008 (2008-2011 as an independent voter group Free Voters Bavaria )
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Die Linke (1990–2007 as the Party of Democratic Socialism )
- Berlin since 1990
- Brandenburg since 1990
- Bremen since 2007
- Hamburg since 2008
- Hessen since 2008
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania since 1990
- Lower Saxony 2008–2013
- North Rhine-Westphalia 2010–2012
- Saarland since 2009
- Saxony since 1990
- Saxony-Anhalt since 1990
- Schleswig-Holstein 2009–2012
- Thuringia since 1990
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Social Democratic Party of Germany
- Baden 1949–1952 (as a Social Democratic Party)
- Baden-Württemberg since 1952
- Bavaria since 1949
- Berlin since 1949
- Brandenburg since 1990
- Bremen since 1949
- Hamburg since 1949
- Hessen since 1949
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania since 1990
- Lower Saxony since 1949
- North Rhine-Westphalia since 1949
- Rhineland-Palatinate since 1949
- Saarland since 1957
- Saxony since 1990
- Saxony-Anhalt since 1990
- Schleswig-Holstein since 1949
- Thuringia since 1990
- Württemberg-Baden 1949–1952
- Württemberg-Hohenzollern 1949–1952
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South Schleswig Association of Voters
- Schleswig-Holstein 1949–1954, since 1958
Parties formerly represented in state parliaments
In several state parliaments
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All-German block / Federation of expellees and disenfranchised (until 1952 BHE)
- Baden-Württemberg 1952–1964
- Bavaria 1950–1962 (1950–1954 with DG)
- Bremen 1951–1955
- Hesse 1954–1966 (1962–1966 All-German Party )
- Württemberg-Baden 1950–1952 (with DG)
- Lower Saxony 1951–1963
- Schleswig-Holstein 1950–1962
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German community
- Bavaria 1950–1954 (with BHE)
- Württemberg-Baden 1950–1952 (with BHE)
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German party
- Bremen 1949–1967
- Hamburg 1949–1953 (in the Hamburg block )
- Lower Saxony 1949–1963 (1949–1955 in the Low German Union )
- Schleswig-Holstein 1950–1958 (1954–1958 in the Schleswig-Holstein block together with the Schleswig-Holstein community )
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German Reich Party
- Lower Saxony 1951–1959
- Rhineland-Palatinate 1959–1963 (state association banned in 1960)
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German People's Union
- Brandenburg 1999-2009
- Bremen 1987–1995, 1999–2011
- Saxony-Anhalt 1998–2002
- Schleswig-Holstein 1992–1996
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Communist Party of Germany (banned in 1956)
- Baden 1949–1952
- Baden-Württemberg 1952–1956
- Bremen 1949–1956
- Hamburg 1949–1953
- Hesse 1949–1950
- Lower Saxony 1949–1956 (MPs remained as independents in the state parliament after the ban from 1956 to 1959)
- North Rhine-Westphalia 1949–1954
- Rhineland-Palatinate 1949–1951
- Württemberg-Baden 1949–1950
- Württemberg-Hohenzollern 1949–1952
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National Democratic Party of Germany
- Baden-Württemberg 1968–1972
- Bavaria 1966–1970
- Bremen 1967–1971
- Hesse 1966–1970
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 2006–2016
- Lower Saxony 1967–1970
- Rhineland-Palatinate 1967–1971
- Saxony 2004–2014
- Schleswig-Holstein 1967–1971
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Pirate Party Germany
- Berlin 2011–2016
- North Rhine-Westphalia 2012–2017
- Saarland 2012–2017
- Schleswig-Holstein 2012–2017
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The Republicans
- Baden-Württemberg 1992-2001
- Berlin 1989–1990
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Socialist Reich Party (banned in 1952)
- Bremen 1951–1952
- Lower Saxony 1951–1952
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Center Party
- Lower Saxony 1949–1959
- North Rhine-Westphalia 1949–1958
In a state parliament
- Work for Bremen and Bremerhaven : Bremen 1995–1999
- Bavarian Party : Bavaria 1950–1966
- German Democratic Union (joining the German Peace Union in 1961): Saarland 1960–1965
- German Social Party : Lower Saxony 1951–1955
- Rule of Law Party (“Schill Party”): Hamburg 2001–2004
- Radical Social Freedom Party (incorporated into Free Social Union in 1950): Hamburg 1949–1953
- Saarland People's Party : Saarland 1960–1970 (1965–1970 as SVP / CVP)
- Instead of a party : Hamburg 1993–1997
- Community of voters of the aviation victims : Bremen 1951–1955
- Economic development association : Bavaria 1949–1950
See also
- History of the parties in Germany
- List of parties in the German Bundestag
- List of political parties in Germany
- List of historical political parties in Germany
- Political party
- Political parties in Germany
- Results of the state elections in the Federal Republic of Germany
- Distribution of seats in the German state parliaments