Ecological Democratic Party
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Ecological Democratic Party Ökologisch-Demokratische Partei | ||
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State Parliaments 0 / 1,889 | ||
European Parliament | 1 / 96 | |
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The Ecological Democratic Party (
The strongest level of voting support for the ÖDP is in Bavaria, where in federal state elections they have remained stable with 1.6-2% of the votes since 1990, and at municipal level have increased their mandate count in 2014 from 320 to around 380.[11][third-party source needed] After the 2019 European elections, the party was represented in the European Parliament by Klaus Buchner, who resigned in 2020. He was replaced in the European Parliament by Manuela Ripa. The ÖDP is a member of the World Ecological Parties.
History
The Ecological Democratic Party is a green party that is active throughout Germany and has its clear focus in Bavaria.
The party's rise is closely linked to its founder, the politician and environmentalist
Some commentators have said that the party has moved over the years in a more
It was one of the earliest supporters (since 1989) of a
Though a very small party – it has not gained seats in a state parliament or in the
The party has a youth organization called Young Ecologists (Junge Ökologen).
In the
Controversy
On 17 December 2014, a single member of the Memmingen/Unterallgäu chapter of the ÖDP said at a meeting, that the proposed gender mainstreaming law was a "state license to corrupt children" and would give LGBT individuals "too much influence over a passive majority", and that LGBT individuals should not be allowed to marry.[16] Party secretary Pablo Ziller said that the party's federal board was "disappointed" at the remarks and that the statements did not represent the party's position. According to Ziller, the party believes in extending marriage rights to same-sex couples.
Leaders
The current leader of the party is Charlotte Schmid. She succeeded Christian Rechholz in October 2022.[17]
Election results
German Parliament (Bundestag)
Election year | # of constituency votes |
% | +/- | # of party list votes |
% | +/- | # of overall seats won |
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1983 | 3,341 | 0.0 | New | 11,028 | 0.0 | New | 0 / 520
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1987 | 40,765 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 109,152 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 / 519
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1990 | 243,469 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 205,206 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0 / 662
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1994 | 200,138 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 183,715 | 0.4 | 0 / 672
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1998 | 145,308 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 98,257 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 / 669
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2002 | 56,593 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 56,898 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 / 603
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2005 | did not participate | |||||||
2009 | 105,653 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 132,249 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 / 622
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2013 | 128,209 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 127,088 | 0.3 | 0 / 630
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2017 | 166,228 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 144,809 | 0.3 | 0 / 709
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2021 | 152,886 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 112,351 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 / 709
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European Parliament
Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
+/- | # of overall seats won |
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1984 | 77,026 | 0.3 | New | 0 / 81
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1989 | 184,309 | 0.7 | 0.4% | 0 / 81
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1994 | 273,776 | 0.8 | 0.1% | 0 / 99
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1999 | 100,048 | 0.4 | 0.4% | 0 / 99
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2004 | 145,537 | 0.6 | 0.2% | 0 / 99
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2009 | 134,893 | 0.5 | 0.1% | 0 / 99
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2014 | 185,244 | 0.6 | 0.1% | 1 / 96
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2019 | 370,006 | 1.0 | 0.4% | 1 / 96
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2024 | 257,968 | 0.65 | 0.35% | 1 / 96
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State Parliaments (Landtage)
The following table shows the results of the most recent state elections the party contested:
State parliament | Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Status |
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Baden-Württemberg | 2021 | 37,819 | 0.8 (#12) | 0 / 154
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0 | No seats |
Bavaria | 2018 | 211,951 | 1.6 (#9) | 0 / 205
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0 | No seats |
Berlin | 2023
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1,682 | 0.1 (#23) | 0 / 147
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0 | No seats |
Brandenburg | 2019 | 7,237 | 0.6 (#10) | 0 / 88
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New | No seats |
Bremen | 2023 | 5,488 | 0.4 (#12) | 0 / 87
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New | No seats |
Hamburg | 2020 | 27,617 | 0.7 (#9) | 0 / 123
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0 | No seats |
Hesse | 2018 | 7,539 | 0.3 (#11) | 0 / 137
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0 | No seats |
Lower Saxony | 2022 | 526 | 0.0 (#18) | 0 / 137
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0 | No seats |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 2021 | 936 | 0.1 (#19) | 0 / 79
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New | No seats |
North Rhine-Westphalia | 2022 | 9,664 | 0.1 (#15) | 0 / 195
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0 | No seats |
Rhineland-Palatinate | 2021 | 13,406 | 0.7 (#12) | 0 / 101
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0 | No seats |
Saarland
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2022 | 613 | 0.1 (#15) | 0 / 51
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New | No seats |
Saxony
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2019 | 6,000 | 0.3 (#14) | 0 / 119
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0 | No seats |
Saxony-Anhalt | 2021 | 1,062 | 0.1 (#20) | 0 / 97
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New | No seats |
Thuringia | 2019[a] | 4,833 | 0.4 (#12) | 0 / 90
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0 | No seats |
- ^ Joint list with the Family Party of Germany.
References
- ^ "ÖDP Branch addresses and contacts". Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ "Small German EU Parliament Parties One Year Ahead of National Parliament Election". europeelects.eu. 13 August 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-89608-660-9.
- ISBN 978-1-57607-941-6.
- ISBN 978-1-134-68813-5.
- ^ "Members – World Ecological Parties". Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ISBN 978-1-134-24546-8.
- ISBN 978-3-412-20592-8.
- ISBN 978-3-8258-8471-0.
- ISBN 978-3-406-50451-8.
- ^ "ÖDP Bayern: Mandatsträger". oedp-bayern.de. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Ökologisch-Demokratische Partei (ÖDP) – Historisches Lexikon Bayerns". www.historisches-lexikon-bayerns.de. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Schminke, Tobias Gerhard (13 August 2020). "Small German EU Parliament Parties One Year Ahead of National Parliament Election". Europe Elects. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Übersicht". Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ "Up-to-date list of the MEPs for the new legislative period". greens-efa.eu. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "ÖDP: Homos raus aus dem Standesamt". queer.de. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Charlotte Schmid ist neue ÖDP-Bundesvorsitzende". Süddeutsche.
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Basic Program of the ödp Ecological Democratic Party (in English)