2003 Hessian state election
The 2003 Hessian state election was held on 2 February 2003 to elect the members of the Landtag of Hesse. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Roland Koch was returned with an increased majority. The CDU recorded a 5.4% swing in its favour, winning an absolute majority of seats. It subsequently formed government alone, with Roland Koch continuing in office.
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All 110 seats of the Landtag of Hesse 56 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 2,734,992 (64.6%) 1.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Hesse.
| Name | Ideology | Leader(s) | 1999 result | |||
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| Votes (%) | Seats | |||||
| CDU | Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands |
Christian democracy | Roland Koch | 43.4% | 50 / 110 | |
| SPD | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands |
Social democracy | Gerhard Bökel | 39.4% | 46 / 110 | |
| Grüne | Alliance 90/The Greens Bündnis 90/Die Grünen |
Green politics | Evelin Schönhut-Keil Tarek Al-Wazir |
7.2% | 8 / 110 | |
| FDP | Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei |
Classical liberalism | Ruth Wagner | 5.1% | 6 / 110 | |
Opinion polling
| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size |
CDU | SPD | Grüne | FDP | Others | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 state election | 2 February 2003 | – | 48.8 | 29.1 | 10.1 | 7.9 | 4.1 | 19.7 |
| Forsa | 31 Jan 2003 | ? | 49 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| Forsa | 20–24 Jan 2003 | 1,012 | 51 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| Forsa | 13–18 Jan 2003 | 1,078 | 50 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| Infratest dimap | 16–19 Jan 2003 | 1,000 | 48 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Forschungsgruppe Wahlen | 13–16 Jan 2003 | 1,036 | 48 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| Forsa | 6–10 Jan 2003 | 1,003 | 48 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| Infratest dimap | 2–7 Jan 2003 | 1,000 | 47 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| Forsa | 27 Dec–3 Jan 2003 | 1,120 | 47 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| Infratest dimap | 2–4 Dec 2002 | 1,000 | 49 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| dimap | 13 May 2002 | ? | 45 | 35 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 10 |
| Forsa | 18 Jan 2001 | ? | 40 | 39 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Infratest dimap | 28–31 Jan 2000 | 1,000 | 35 | 44 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Ipos | 19–21 Jan 2000 | 1,004 | 33 | 46 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 1999 state election | 7 February 1999 | – | 43.4 | 39.4 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.0 |
Election result
Summary of the 2 February 2003 election results for the Landtag of Hesse
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | Seats % | |
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| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 1,333,863 | 48.8 |  5.4 |
56 | 6 |
50.9 | |
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 795,576 | 29.1 | 10.3 |
33 | 13 |
30.0 | |
| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) | 276,276 | 10.1 | 2.9 |
12 | 4 |
10.9 | |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 216,110 | 7.9 | 2.8 |
9 | 3 |
8.2 | |
| The Republicans (REP) | 34,563 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
0 | ±0 | 0 | |
| Others | 78,604 | 2.9 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2,734,992 | 100.0 | 110 | ±0 | |||
| Voter turnout | 64.6 | 1.8 |
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Sources
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