2015 Hamburg state election

The 2015 Hamburg state election was held on 15 February 2015 to elect the members of the 21st Hamburg Parliament. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by First Mayor Olaf Scholz lost its majority. The SPD subsequently formed a coalition government with The Greens, and Scholz continued in office.

2015 Hamburg state election

15 February 2015[1]

All 121 seats in the Hamburg Parliament
61 seats needed for a majority
Turnout3,530,097 (56.5%)
0.8%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Olaf Scholz Dietrich Wersich Katharina Fegebank
Party SPD CDU Green
Last election 62 seats, 48.4% 28 seats, 21.9% 14 seats, 11.2%
Seats won 58 20 15
Seat change 4 8 1
Popular vote 1,611,274 561,377 432,713
Percentage 45.6% 15.9% 12.3%
Swing 2.8% 6.0% 1.1%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Dora Heyenn Katja Suding Jörn Kruse
Party Left FDP AfD
Last election 8 seats, 6.4% 9 seats, 6.7% Did not exist
Seats won 11 9 8
Seat change 3 0 8
Popular vote 300,567 262,157 214,833
Percentage 8.5% 7.4% 6.1%
Swing 2.1% 0.7% New party


Mayor before election

Olaf Scholz
SPD

Elected Mayor

Olaf Scholz
SPD

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 20th Hamburg Parliament.

Name Ideology Leader(s) 2011 result
Votes (%) Seats
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Social democracy Olaf Scholz 48.4%
62 / 121
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
Christian democracy Dietrich Wersich 21.9%
28 / 121
Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Green politics Katharina Fegebank 11.2%
14 / 121
FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei
Classical liberalism Katja Suding 6.7%
9 / 121
Linke The Left
Die Linke
Democratic socialism Dora Heyenn 6.4%
8 / 121

Opinion polling

Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample
size
SPD CDU Grüne FDP Linke AfD Others Lead
2015 state election 15 Feb 2015 45.6 15.9 12.3 7.4 8.5 6.1 4.2 29.7
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 11–12 Feb 2015 1,113 47 17 12 6 8.5 5 4.5 30
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 3–5 Feb 2015 1,176 45 19 11 6 9.5 5 4.5 26
Infratest dimap 3–4 Feb 2015 1,001 46 18 11 5.5 9 5.5 5 28
Infratest dimap 23–27 Jan 2015 1,000 44 20 13 5 9 6 3 24
Universität Hamburg 5–21 Jan 2015 235 44.6 22.6 14.9 2.8 9.1 2.9 3.2 22.0
INSA 7–13 Jan 2015 1,000 42 23 14 4 7 6 4 19
Infratest dimap 9–12 Jan 2015 1,000 43 22 14 4 8 5 4 21
Universität Hamburg 5 Nov–23 Dec 2014 511 39.7 20.6 21.8 2.8 8.9 3.2 3.0 19.1
mafo.de 15 Dec 2014 500 42 22 14 2 8 6 6 20
Infratest dimap 5–9 Dec 2014 1,005 43 24 14 2 9 4 4 19
GESS 24 Oct–3 Nov 2014 1,002 45 27 11 2 7 4 4 18
mafo.de 9 May 2014 500 38.5 22.6 13.7 2.9 7.8 5.8 8.7 15.9
GESS 27 Jan–4 Feb 2014 1,003 48 24 11 3 8 ? ? 24
Infratest dimap 9–13 Jan 2014 1,000 42 25 13 5 9 3 3 17
Universität Hamburg 8 May–24 Jun 2013 636 43 21 18 4 8 2 22
GESS 29 Jan–4 Feb 2013 1,003 51 23 13 2 4 5 28
Universität Hamburg 16 Apr–3 Aug 2012 468 42.0 20.8 21.5 4.4 4.5 6.9 21.2
GESS 7–14 Feb 2012 1,006 52 21 12 2 5 ? 31
Infratest dimap 13–18 Jan 2012 1,000 51 20 14 3 4 8 31
YouGov 21 Nov–2 Dec 2011 1,031 44 21 13 3 7 12 23
Psephos 1–9 Jun 2011 1,003 47 20 14 7 7 5 27
2011 state election 20 Feb 2011 48.4 21.9 11.2 6.7 6.4 5.5 26.5

Election result

Summary of the 15 February 2015 election results for the Hamburg Parliament

Party Votes % +/- Seats +/- Seats %
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 1,611,274 45.6 2.8 58 4 47.9
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 561,377 15.9 6.0 20 8 16.5
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 432,713 12.3 1.1 15 1 12.4
The Left (Linke) 300,567 8.5 2.1 11 3 9.1
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 262,157 7.4 0.7 9 0 7.4
Alternative for Germany (AfD) 214,833 6.1 New 8 New 6.6
Pirate Party Germany (Piraten) 54,802 1.6 0.5 0 ±0 0
Others 92,374 2.6 0 ±0 0
Total 3,530,097 100.0 121 ±0
Voter turnout 56.5 0.8
Popular Vote
SPD
45.64%
CDU
15.90%
B'90/GRÜNE
12.26%
DIE LINKE
8.51%
FDP
7.43%
AfD
6.09%
PIRATEN
1.55%
Other
2.62%
Bürgerschaft seats
SPD
47.93%
CDU
16.53%
B'90/GRÜNE
12.40%
DIE LINKE
9.09%
FDP
7.44%
AfD
6.61%

See also

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2015-02-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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