2008 Hamburg state election

The 2008 Hamburg state election was held on 24 February 2008 to elect the members of the 19th Hamburg Parliament. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union led by First Mayor Ole von Beust government lost its majority. The CDU subsequently formed a coalition government with the Green Alternative List. This was the first time the CDU had formed a state government with the Greens in Germany.

Parties The table below lists parties represented in the 18th Hamburg Parliament. Name Ideology Leader(s) 2004 result Votes (%) Seats CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christian democracy Ole von Beust 47.2% SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany Social democracy Michael Naumann 30.5% GAL Green Alternative List Green politics Christa Goetsch 12.3%

Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize CDU SPD GAL FDP Linke Others Lead 2008 state election 24 Feb 2008 – 42.6 34.1 9.6 4.8 6.4 2.5 8.5 GMS 18–20 Feb 2008 1,002 40 35 9 4 8 4 5 election.de 14–19 Feb 2008 1,010 41 35 10 4 6 4 6 Psephos 12–16 Feb 2008 1,006 42 34 9 5 7 3 8 Infratest dimap 14–15 Feb 2008 1,000 39 35 9 5 9 3 4 Emnid 5–12 Feb 2008 1,000 42 32 11 5 7 ? 10 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 12–14 Feb 2008 1,018 41 34 10 5 7 3 7 Infratest dimap 12–13 Feb 2008 1,000 39 35 10 5 8 3 4 Infratest dimap 29–30 Jan 2008 1,000 41 33 10 5 7 4 8 Psephos 18–23 Jan 2008 1,003 42 36 10 3.5 5 3.5 6 election.de 16–22 Jan 2008 750 37 38 13 5 6 1 1 Infratest dimap 2–4 Jan 2008 1,000 40 35 11 4 6 4 5 Emnid 10 Dec–2 Jan 2008 600 42 31 13 5 7 2 11 AMR Düsseldorf 29 Dec 2007 1,000 42 33 12 4 7 2 9 Infratest dimap 7–12 Dec 2007 1,000 41 34 12 3 7 3 7 TNS Infratest 4–7 Dec 2007 1,216 40 33 13 3 7 ? 7 Psephos 3–7 Dec 2007 1,007 44 33 12 3 5 3 11 Emnid 22 Nov–5 Dec 2007 603 41 31 12 5 8 3 10 Infratest dimap 3–5 Sep 2007 1,000 42 32 13 4 7 2 10 TNS Infratest 13–15 Aug 2007 1,001 42 33 13 3 6 3 9 Psephos 28 Jun–3 Jul 2007 1,005 45 30 14 3 5 3 15 Forsa 14–18 May 2007 1,001 41 29 16 4 6 4 12 Emnid 12–14 Mar 2007 1,000 44 32 12 5 4 3 12 Psephos 26–27 Feb 2007 958 45 31 14 3 3 4 14 Emnid 5–7 Feb 2007 1,000 43 32 13 3 4 5 11 Psephos 5 Jan 2007 1,002 44 33 13 3 4 3 11 Infratest dimap 19–22 Oct 2006 1,000 35 36 14 6 4 5 1 Forsa 1–8 Aug 2006 1,001 44 27 14 5 5 5 17 Psephos 5 May 2006 1,004 45 33 12 2 2.5 5.5 12 Psephos 17 Feb 2006 1,005 47 32 12 3 3 3 15 Emnid 6–8 Feb 2006 1,000 46 33 13 3 3 2 13 Psephos 9 Jan 2006 721 46 31 13 3 4 3 15 Psephos 3–6 Sep 2005 1,011 49 30 12 3 3 3 19 Psephos 2–3 Aug 2005 1,000 48 28 14 2 5 3 20 Psephos 21–24 Apr 2005 1,002 46 29 14 4 – 7 17 Psephos 21–24 Feb 2005 1,005 48 29 14 3 – 6 19 Psephos 21–23 Oct 2004 1,001 48 28 14 4 – 6 20 Emnid 12 Aug 2004 ? 48 25 17 3 – 7 23 Psephos 18–22 Jun 2004 1,007 50 25 16 4 – 5 25 2004 state election 29 Feb 2004 – 47.2 30.5 12.3 2.8 – 7.1 16.7

Election result

See also Elections in Hamburg Hamburg state elections in the Weimar Republic

References

External links The Federal Returning Officer. Retrieved on 2009-08-30.

2008 Hamburg state election

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