Results
Summary of the 30 August 2009 election results for the Landtag of Thuringia
Party |
Party list votes |
Vote % (change) |
Total Seats (change) |
Seat % |
|
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) |
329,241 |
31.2% (−11.8) |
30 (−15) |
34.1% |
|
The Left |
288,932 |
27.4% (+1.3) |
27 (−1) |
30.7% |
|
Social Democratic Party (SPD) |
195,353 |
18.5% (+4) |
18 (+3) |
20.5% |
|
Free Democratic Party (FDP) |
80,511 |
7.6% (+4) |
7 (+7) |
8.0% |
|
Alliance '90/The Greens (Grüne) |
64,889 |
6.2% (+1.7) |
6 (+6) |
6.8% |
|
National Democratic Party (NPD) |
45,401 |
4.3% (+2.7) |
– |
– |
|
Free Voters in Thuringia |
40,834 |
3.9% (+1.3) |
– |
– |
|
All Others |
9,040 |
0.8% |
– |
– |
Totals |
|
1,054,201 |
100.0% |
88 |
100.0% |
Turnout was 56.2%
Popular Vote |
|
|
|
|
|
CDU |
|
31.23% |
DIE LINKE |
|
27.40% |
SPD |
|
18.53% |
FDP |
|
7.64% |
B'90/GRÜNE |
|
6.16% |
NPD |
|
4.31% |
FW |
|
3.87% |
Other |
|
0.86% |
|
Landtag seats |
|
|
|
|
|
CDU |
|
34.09% |
DIE LINKE |
|
30.68% |
SPD |
|
20.45% |
FDP |
|
7.95% |
B'90/GRÜNE |
|
6.82% |
|
Aftermath
CDU's leader, Dieter Althaus, resigned in the wake of the election defeat, saying he was taking responsibility for the his party's losing its absolute majority.[3] However, it had also been noted that his remaining in office was a stumbling block to a coalition with the SPD. Both parties preferred that coalition to an SPD-Left-Green coalition: the CDU because such a coalition would leave them in opposition, and the SPD because of personal animosity between its leader, Christoph Matschie, and The Left leader Bodo Ramelow.[3] In the end, a grand coalition of CDU and SPD was formed with new CDU leader Christine Lieberknecht as Minister-President.
Prior election
In the 2004 election, Minister-President Dieter Althaus was elected to a full term, having replaced Bernhard Vogel prior to the election. Althaus and his Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won an absolute majority of 45 out of 88 seats.
Party |
Party List votes |
Vote percentage |
Total Seats |
Seat percentage |
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) |
434,088 |
43.0% |
45 |
51.1% |
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) |
263,717 |
26.1% |
28 |
31.8% |
Social Democratic Party (SPD) |
146,297 |
14.5% |
15 |
17.0% |
Alliance '90/The Greens |
45,649 |
4.5% |
0 |
0.0% |
Free Democratic Party (FDP) |
36,483 |
3.6% |
0 |
0.0% |
Free Voters in Thuringia |
26,302 |
2.6% |
0 |
0.0% |
The Republicans |
19,797 |
2.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
National Democratic Party (NPD) |
15,695 |
1.6% |
0 |
0.0% |
All Others |
22,549 |
2.2% |
0 |
0.0% |
Totals |
1,010,578 |
100.0% |
88 |
100.0% |
Opinion polling
The following opinion polls have been conducted during the campaign:[4]
Institut |
Datum |
CDU |
The Left |
SPD |
Green |
FDP |
Rights |
Other |
Institut für Marktforschung |
22.08.2009 |
37% |
23% |
20% |
5% |
9% |
3% |
3% |
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen |
21.08.2009 |
35% |
25% |
18% |
5% |
10% |
– |
7% |
Infratest dimap |
20.08.2009 |
34% |
24% |
19% |
6% |
8% |
4% |
5% |
Infratest dimap |
12.08.2009 |
34% |
24% |
20% |
6% |
9% |
3% |
4% |
Forsa |
29.07.2009 |
40% |
24% |
16% |
6% |
6% |
3% |
5% |
Infratest dimap |
25.06.2009 |
36% |
24% |
18% |
6% |
9% |
3% |
4% |
Institut für Marktforschung |
25.05.2009 |
36% |
23% |
23% |
5% |
8% |
3% |
2% |
Infratest dimap |
14.05.2009 |
39% |
25% |
20% |
5% |
6% |
2% |
3% |
Infratest dimap |
25.03.2009 |
36% |
25% |
20% |
5% |
8% |
– |
6% |
GESS |
10.03.2009 |
39% |
25% |
18% |
4% |
8% |
– |
6% |
Forsa |
22.01.2009 |
39% |
28% |
16% |
5% |
5% |
4% |
3% |
References
Elections in Thuringia |
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- 1920
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- 1924
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- 1929
- 1932
- 1933
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