State election in Hamburg 2001
On September 23, 2001 the election for the 17th electoral term of the citizenship of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg ( citizenship election ) took place. It resulted in the deselection of the previous red-green government coalition under Ortwin Runde and the formation of a coalition of CDU , FDP and the Rule of Law Party, as well as the first-time election of Ole von Beust as First Mayor.
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Voter turnout and moving parties
A total of 1,207,495 eligible voters were called. 857,868 eligible voters cast their votes, which corresponds to a share of 71.05%. 7,200 votes were invalid. This resulted in 850,668 valid votes cast, which were decisive for the composition of the 17th citizenship.
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) achieved a comparatively weak result of 26.2%. She moved into the new citizenship with 33 MPs. The Rule of Law Offensive party , which started for the first time, received 19.4% and 25 memberships from the state. The Free Democratic Party (FDP) gave 5.1% of those eligible to vote. She sent six MPs to the new citizenship. The three parties formed a coalition (the so-called Citizens 'Coalition) and, according to their results, participated in the government, the Hamburg Senate (so-called Citizens' Senate ).
The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), which has ruled alone or with various coalition partners since 1957, lost the election. However, compared to the previous election in 1997, it achieved a small percentage gain of 0.3% percentage points and, with an election result of 36.5% and 46 seats, was clearly the strongest parliamentary group. The Green Alternative List (GAL), the Hamburg regional association of Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen , which was also previously part of the government , lost a large part of the votes from 1997. It gained 8.6% of the votes and moved with eleven members to the newly elected Citizenship a.
The citizenship met for its constituent meeting on October 10, 2001. After Ole von Beust's termination of the coalition on December 9, 2003 and his declaration that he was aiming for new elections, on December 18, 2003 six members of the Rule of Law Party split off and joined a party not represented in the citizenship, the Pro Deutsche Middle - Initiative Pro D-Mark , at; they formed the Ronald Schill faction. On December 30, 2003, the citizenship then formally resolved to dissolve it.
Election result and distribution of seats
| Political party | be right | Voting share | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | 310,362 | 36.5% | 46 |
| CDU | 223.015 | 26.2% | 33 |
| Schill | 165.421 | 19.4% | 25th |
| GAL | 72,771 | 8.6% | 11 |
| FDP | 43.214 | 5.1% | 6th |
| Rainbow | 14,247 | 1.7% | - |
| DVU | 6,043 | 0.7% | - |
| INSTEAD of party | 3,506 | 0.4% | - |
| PDS | 3,299 | 0.4% | - |
| The grays | 2,091 | 0.2% | - |
| Family power | 2.007 | 0.2% | - |
| Per DM | 1,524 | 0.2% | - |
| PBC | 1,061 | 0.1% | - |
| REP | 566 | 0.1% | - |
| PLOH | 187 | <0.1% | - |
| FSU | 121 | <0.1% | - |
| Individual applicants "Seniors" | 1,233 | 0.1% | - |
Election analysis
According to election observers, the reasons for the election result were to be found in Hamburg itself. Two blocs waged a camp election campaign : Red and Green against CDU, Schill Party and FDP. The program of the later citizens' coalition was to replace the red-green senate. There was a long-term mood of change in the city. In addition to the general mood of change, the issue of internal security and the lack of official bonuses for the less popular mayor Ortwin Runde also influenced the election. The Rule of Law Party had attracted voters from all social groups and circles and had become a “mini-people's party”.
government
On October 31, 2001, the citizenship elected Ole von Beust for the first time as First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (see also Senate von Beust I ).
Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry
The Hamburg citizenship set up a parliamentary committee of inquiry (PUA) in May 2003 : “Transparency, legality and relevance of personnel selection and personnel decisions”. The subject of investigation was essentially the personnel selection and personnel management of the former Justice Senator Roger Kusch, which was heavily criticized by the opposition . The committee was chaired by the social democrat Rolf-Dieter Klooss . The PUA presented its final report in February 2004.
Individual evidence
- ^ Elections in Hamburg. The general election from 1946 to 2001 Spiegel Online
- ^ Citizenship elections Hamburg state votes elections in Germany
- ↑ Der Tagesspiegel, Article Hamburg: Changing mood from August 27, 2001
- ↑ Welt.de, article How a single photo tells a political thriller from July 10, 2017
- ↑ Spiegel-Online, article The voters are enormously ready to hike from September 23, 2001
