2009 Saxony state election
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All 132 seats of the Landtag of Saxony 67 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 1,797,349 (52.2%) 7.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results for the single-member constituencies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2009 Saxony state election was held on 30 August 2009 to elect the members of the 5th
Minister-President Stanislaw Tillich retained its majority. However, the CDU chose to discontinue the coalition in favour of forming government with the Free Democratic Party
(FDP). Tillich was subsequently re-elected as Minister-President.
Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the 4th Landtag of Saxony.
Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | 2004 result | |||
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Votes (%) | Seats | |||||
CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands |
Christian democracy | Stanislaw Tillich | 41.1% | 55 / 124
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Linke | The Left Die Linke |
Democratic socialism | André Hahn | 23.6%[b] | 31 / 124
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SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands |
Social democracy | Thomas Jurk | 9.8% | 13 / 124
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NPD | National Democratic Party Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands |
Neo-Nazism | Holger Apfel | 9.2% | 12 / 124
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FDP | Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei |
Classical liberalism | Holger Zastrow | 5.9% | 7 / 124
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Grüne | Alliance 90/The Greens Bündnis 90/Die Grünen |
Green politics | Antje Hermenau | 5.1% | 6 / 124
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Opinion polling
Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size |
CDU | Linke | SPD | NPD | FDP | Grüne | Others | Lead |
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2009 state election | 30 Aug 2009 | – | 40.2 | 20.6 | 10.4 | 5.6 | 10.0 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 19.6 |
Infratest dimap | 18–20 Aug 2009 | 1,000 | 38 | 21 | 13 | 4.5 | 11.5 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen | 17–20 Aug 2009 | 1,000 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
IfM Leipzig | 10–17 Aug 2009 | 1,000 | 41 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
Infratest dimap | 7–11 Aug 2009 | 1,000 | 39 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
IfM Leipzig | 6–9 Jul 2009 | 1,000 | 42 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 25 |
Infratest dimap | 19–23 Jun 2009 | 1,000 | 40 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
Infratest dimap | 8–12 May 2009 | 1,000 | 40 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
dimap | 20–29 Apr 2009 | 2,004 | 42 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
IfM Leipzig | 6–8 Apr 2009 | 1,000 | 43 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 25 |
IfM Leipzig | 10–12 Mar 2009 | 1,007 | 42 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 24 |
approxima | 6 Jan–13 Feb 2009 | 1,011 | 49 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 28 |
dimap | 31 Oct–10 Nov 2008 | 2,000 | 42 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 22 |
IfM Leipzig | 10–12 Nov 2008 | 1,003 | 39 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
approxima | 28 Jun–22 Aug 2008 | 1,011 | 42.0 | 21.0 | 19.5 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 0.9 | 21.0 |
Infratest dimap | 22–26 May 2008 | 1,000 | 35 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
IfM Leipzig | 9–14 May 2008 | 1,003 | 44 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 24 |
Emnid | 25 Feb–8 Mar 2008 | 1,000 | 40 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | ? | 17 |
Emnid | 13–27 Feb 2008 | ~500 | 41 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | ? | 19 |
Emnid | 18–19 Jan 2008 | 750 | 41 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
approxima | 1 Sep–7 Oct 2007 | 1,016 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
dimap | 6–16 Nov 2007 | 996 | 39 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
Infratest dimap | 10–11 Sep 2007 | 1,000 | 40 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Forsa | 20 Aug–4 Sep 2007 | 1,130 | 39 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
IfM Leipzig | 20–22 Aug 2007 | 1,008 | 38 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
IfM Leipzig | 15–18 Aug 2007 | 800 | 37 | 29 | 10 | – | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 |
IfM Leipzig | 13–14 Jul 2007 | 1,012 | 40 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
Forsa | 12 Jul 2007 | ? | 41 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
IfM Leipzig | March 2007 | >1,000 | 41 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
IfM Leipzig | 18–20 Dec 2006 | 805 | 42 | 23 | 13 | – | 7 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
dimap | 28 Oct–8 Nov 2006 | 2,007 | 37 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
IfM Leipzig | 21–22 Aug 2006 | 803 | 45 | 23 | 13 | – | 9 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
Emnid | 29 May–24 Jun 2006 | 1,056 | 43 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
Emnid | 9–13 Jan 2006 | 1,000 | 47 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 25 |
IfM Leipzig | 19–20 Dec 2005 | 835 | 43 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 |
Emnid | 16–24 Aug 2005 | 1,003 | 42 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
IfM Leipzig | 12–19 May 2005 | 1,018 | 45 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
Emnid | 3–31 Jan 2005 | 1,053 | 42 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 |
2004 state election | 19 Sep 2004 | – | 41.1 | 23.6 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 17.5 |
Election result
Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats % | |
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Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 722,983 | 40.2 | 0.9 | 58 | 3 | 43.9 | |
The Left (Linke) | 370,359 | 20.6 | 3.0[c] | 29 | 2[d] | 22.0 | |
Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 187,261 | 10.4 | 0.6 | 14 | 1 | 10.6 | |
Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 178,867 | 10.0 | 4.1 | 14 | 7 | 10.6 | |
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 114,963 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 9 | 3 | 6.8 | |
National Democratic Party (NPD) | 100,834 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 8 | 4 | 6.1 | |
Human Environment Animal Protection (Tierschutz) | 36,932 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
Pirate Party Germany (Piraten) | 34,651 | 1.9 | New | 0 | New | 0 | |
Free Saxony | 24,287 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | |
Others | 26,212 | 1.5 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | ||
Total | 1,797,349 | 100.0 | 132 | 8 | |||
Voter turnout | 52.2 | 7.4 |