Elections in Hamburg

The number of elections in Hamburg varies. Hamburg has a state election every five years,[1] the elections for the state parliament. There are also elections to the federal diet (the lower house of the federal parliament) of Germany, the local elections of the diet of the boroughs (Bezirksversammlungen) and every five years to the European Parliament. All elections take place by universal adult suffrage and are regulated by law.

Voting system

The voting system for the state and local elections is a mixed member proportional representation. In 2007 the constitutional court of Hamburg declared a new form of election threshold for the state parliament elections unconstitutional.[2]

Referendum and citizen's initiative

Since 1996 citizen's initiatives or a referendums (Volksbegehren or Volksentscheid) are possible in Hamburg.[3][4]

History

Since the second world war, state elections have been held on the following dates:[5]

#DateElection
1.13 October 19461946 Hamburg state election
2.16 October 19491949 Hamburg state election
3.1 November 19531953 Hamburg state election
4.10 November 19571957 Hamburg state election
5.12 November 19611961 Hamburg state election
6.27 March 19661966 Hamburg state election
7.22 March 19701970 Hamburg state election
8.3 March 19741974 Hamburg state election
9.4 June 19781978 Hamburg state election
10.6 June 1982June 1982 Hamburg state election
11.19 December 1982December 1982 Hamburg state election
12.9 November 19861986 Hamburg state election
13.17 May 19871987 Hamburg state election
14.2 June 19911991 Hamburg state election
15.19 September 19931993 Hamburg state election
16.21 September 19971997 Hamburg state election
17.23 September 20012001 Hamburg state election
18.29 February 20042004 Hamburg state election
19.24 February 20082008 Hamburg state election
20.20 February 20112011 Hamburg state election
21.15 February 20152015 Hamburg state election
21.23 February 20202020 Hamburg state election

Results

For the election of 2009 (2004) to the European Union there were 1,256,701 (2004: 1.227.905) voters, a turnout of 34.7% (34.9), gave 432,633 (421,029) valid and 3,633 (7,834) invalid votes.[6] For the state election 2008 there were 1,236,671 voters, with a turnout of 63.4% for the first vote (63.5% 2nd vote/party vote) gave 3,723,546 votes for the first vote (direct candidate vote) and 777,531 for the 2nd vote (party vote).[7]

Party EU 2009
Votes
EU 2009
Vote %
State 2008
First Vote
State 2008
First Vote %
State 2008
Party vote (2nd vote)
State 2008
Party vote (2nd vote) %
EU 2004
Votes
EU 2004
Vote %
Difference EU 2009 to 2004 in % pts.
CDU128,44329.71,451,74239.0331,06742,6154,69036.7-7.1
SPD109,76625.41,214,26332.6265,51634.1106,32525.30.1
GRÜNE88,82320.5508,11813.674,4729.6103,45424.6-4.0
FDP48,22511.1222,5986.036,9534.822,9915.55.7
DIE LINKE29,1816.7274,1967.450,1326.411,8722.83.9
Die Tierschutzpartei2,9050.73,2370.8-0.1
REP1,5270.41,5890.4-0.0
FAMILIE1,4930.31,5340.4-0.0
DIE FRAUEN8360.21,3510.3-0.1
Volksabstimmung7200.21,2170.3-0.1
PBC8060.21,0270.2-0.1
DKP5210.19000.2-0.1
ödp1,0540,22,0650.19810.16770,20,1
AUFBRUCH2710.13950.1-0,0
BüSo1230.03150.1-0.0
PSG1530.02600.1-0.0
CM2680.12550.10.0
50Plus7630.2
AUF3550,1
BP1880.0
DVU1,5380.46,3540.8
DIE GRAUEN7940.22,3990.3
DIE VIOLETTEN6720.2
EDE2350.1
FBI2610.1
VOLKSENTSCHEIDE6860.2
FW FREIE WÄHLER2,5640.6
Newropeans4430.1
PIRATEN5,0971.22,2070.11,7730.2
RRP1,5450.4
RENTNER2,3770.5
ZENTRUM2,5740.16460.1
Die PARTEI6,6980.21,9580.3
Kusch29,7460.83,5190.5
Others7,1540.28,9402.1

References

  1. Constitution of Hamburg Verfassung der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg, Artikel 10 (in German), retrieved 26 April 2019
  2. Die Geschichte des Hamburger Wahlrechts (in German), Mehr Demokratie e.V., retrieved 24 July 2009
  3. Constitution of Hamburg Verfassung der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg (in German) (11th ed.), 6 June 1952, archived from the original on 10 June 2007, retrieved 22 July 2009
  4. Act of Referendum Hamburgisches Gesetz über Volksinitiative, Volksbegehren und Volksentscheid (Volksabstimmungsgesetz - VAbstG) (in German), 20 June 1996, archived from the original on 27 September 2007, retrieved 2009-07-24
  5. Wahltermine in Hamburg seit 1946 (in German), The Federal Returning Officer (Bundeswahlleiter), 2008, archived from the original on 5 March 2009, retrieved 24 March 2009
  6. Endgültiges Ergebnis der Europawahl 2009 (in German), The Federal Returning Officer (Bundeswahlleiter), 2009, archived from the original on 12 June 2009, retrieved 24 July 2009
  7. Endgültiges Ergebnis der Bürgerschaftswahl 2008 (PDF) (in German), The Federal Returning Officer (Bundeswahlleiter), 2008, archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2011, retrieved 2009-07-24


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