The 2011 Bremen state election was held on 22 May 2011 to elect the members of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen, as well as the city councils of Bremen and Bremerhaven. The incumbent government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens was re-elected with an increased majority. The Greens became the second-largest party in a state legislature for the second time after the 2011 Baden-Württemberg state election on 27 March.
Sixteen and seventeen year olds were able to vote for the first time in this election. A reform to the electoral system came into effect in this election, based on an open list system, with each voter having five votes to distribute freely between parties and candidates.
Parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Bürgerschaft of Bremen. Name Ideology Leader(s) 2007 result Votes (%) Seats SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany Social democracy Jens Böhrnsen 36.7% CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany Christian democracy Rita Mohr-Lüllmann 25.6% Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens Green politics Karoline Linnert 16.5% Linke The Left Democratic socialism Kristina Vogt 8.4% FDP Free Democratic Party Classical liberalism Oliver Möllenstädt 6.0% NPD National Democratic Party of Germany Neo-Nazism 2.7% BiW Citizens in Rage Right-wing populism Jan Timke 0.8%
Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize SPD CDU Grüne Linke FDP BiW Others Lead 2011 state election 22 May 2011 – 38.6 20.4 22.5 5.6 2.4 3.7 6.9 16.1 Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 10–12 May 2011 1,037 37 19 24 6 4 – 7 13 Infratest dimap 10–12 May 2011 1,001 36 20 24 7 3 3 7 12 Emnid 20–28 Apr 2011 1,004 37 22 24 7 4 – 6 13 Forsa Jan–Feb 2011 1,308 38 23 22 7 4 – 6 15 Konkret Marktforschung 17–19 Dec 2010 500 33.4 22.8 19.4 8.5 3.3 5.5 7.1 10.6 Emnid 12–17 Feb 2010 1,000 35 25 17 11 5 – 7 10 2007 state election 13 May 2007 – 36.7 25.6 16.5 8.4 6.0 0.8 5.9 11.1
Election result
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