2019 Hamburg borough elections

The 2019 Hamburg borough elections were elections held in the seven boroughs of Hamburg on 26 May 2019. The Greens became the strongest party in five (later four) out of the seven boroughs.

Electoral system Similarly to the state- and prior elections, a list proportional system was used. Borough elections in Hamburg have a 3% electoral threshold.

Each voter had a total of ten votes: five constituency votes for the direct candidates in the constituency, and five at-large votes for candidates on the state lists (or for state lists in their entirety). The five votes could be amassed all on one person, party, or list (accumulation) or could be distributed/split between different candidates, parties, or lists as desired (panachage). Voting privileges were passively awarded, meaning anyone over the age of 16 meeting eligibility requirements was automatically enrolled.

Results

All boroughs combined PartyVotes%Seats+/–Alliance 90/The Greens1,241,65031.3111 +45Social Democratic Party of Germany953,39124.090 -42Christian Democratic Union of Germany722,03118.268 -23The Left425,90710.740 +3Free Democratic Party261,8796.623 +13Alternative for Germany251,7786.325 +8Pirate Party Germany49,5221.20 -4Free Voters15,8670.40±0 Die PARTEI17,9720.50±0 V-Partei39,1640.20±0 Alliance for Innovation and Justice8,9450.20±0 New Liberals6,3940.20±0 Jekaterina für Eidelstedt2,9960.20±0 Kai Debus1,9370.00±0National Democratic Party of Germany1,8600.00±0 Social Liberal Democratic Movement1,2250.00±0 HERB7420.00±0 The German Conservatives3500.00±0Total votes3,973,610100Valid ballots805 57298.1Invalid/blank ballots15,2401.9Turnout822,32358.0Source: Analyse der Wahlen zu den Bezirksversammlungen in Hamburg am 26. Mai 2019

Hamburg-Mitte PartyParty-listConstituencyTotalSeats+/–Votes%SeatsVotes%SeatsAlliance 90/The Greens137,01029.37133,81028.8916 +6Social Democratic Party of Germany126,36427.05132,86128.6914 -5The Left72,90115.6377,44016.658 +1Christian Democratic Union of Germany56,65412.1160,06412.956 -4Alternative for Germany35,9817.7236,0347.724 +1Free Democratic Party22,6674.8322,2084.803 +3Pirate Party Germany10,0542.202,8940.600 -2Alliance for Innovation and Justice5,7841.200±0Total votes467,41510021465,3111003051Valid ballots94,81297.694,33197.3Invalid/blank ballots2,2942.42,6552.7Turnout97,26346.8Source: Endgültiges Ergebnis der Bezirksversammlungswahl 2019: Bezirk 1 – Hamburg-Mitte Altona PartyParty-listConstituencyTotalSeats+/–Votes%SeatsVotes%SeatsAlliance 90/The Greens220,16435.15221,92635.61318 +6Social Democratic Party of Germany128,23520.44124,85620.0711 -5Christian Democratic Union of Germany103,99816.65109,20017.549 -3The Left93,06714.8497,62215.748 +1Free Democratic Party42,5026.8144,3897.123 +1Alternative for Germany27,2984.4223,7523.802±0Pirate Party Germany9,0791.400±0Alliance for Innovation and Justice3,1610.500±0Social Liberal Democratic Movement1,2250.200±0Total votes627,50410021622,9701003051Valid ballots127,39398.4126,46498.0Invalid/blank ballots2.0821.62.5942.0Turnout129,66263.8Source: Endgültiges Ergebnis der Bezirksversammlungswahl 2019: Bezirk 2 – Altona

Eimsbüttel PartyParty-listConstituencyTotalSeats+/–Votes%SeatsVotes%SeatsAlliance 90/The Greens242,00337.28231,02735.61119 +7Social Democratic Party of Germany150,26523.12157,38424.31012 -6Christian Democratic Union of Germany106,26316.32109,72216.979 -3The Left67,64310.4374,36911.525±0Free Democratic Party42,3346.5343,0176.603 +1Alternative for Germany31,7534.9329,6994.603 +1Pirate Party Germany10,5051.600±0Jekaterina für Eidelstedt2,9960.500±0Total votes650,76610021648,2141003051Valid ballots132,35798.4131,42798.0Invalid/blank ballots2,1711.62,6912.0Turnout134,83964.8Source: Endgültiges Ergebnis der Bezirksversammlungswahl 2019: Bezirk 3 – Eimsbüttel

Hamburg-Nord PartyParty-listConstituencyTotalSeats+/–Votes%SeatsVotes%SeatsAlliance 90/The Greens268,29535.77263,86235.31219 +8Social Democratic Party of Germany155,98320.83167,94022.5811 -6Christian Democratic Union of Germany131,85117.54129,04617.3610 -2The Left72,0839.6181,79410.945±0Free Democratic Party57,5757.7460,2098.104 +2Alternative for Germany34,5934.6233.6544.502±0Die PARTEI17,9722.400±0Pirate Party Germany8,4361.108,0591.100 -2V-Partei34,2210.600±0The German Conservatives3500.000±0Kai Debus1,9370.300±0HERB7420.100±0Total votes751,35910021747,2431003051Valid ballots152,51798.5151,77198.1Invalid/blank ballots2,2821.52,9301.9Turnout155,03462.9Source: Endgültiges Ergebnis der Bezirksversammlungswahl 2019: Bezirk 4 – Hamburg-Nord

Wandsbek PartyParty-listConstituencyTotalSeats+/–Votes%SeatsVotes%SeatsSocial Democratic Party of Germany249,60926.74251,11127.1916 -7Alliance 90/The Greens246,16626.35243,84026.31015 +7Christian Democratic Union of Germany207,65222.24219,47523.7913 +4The Left67,5957.2270,3897.624±0Free Democratic Party65,7797.0467,0357.204 +2Alternative for Germany71,9777.7570,5867.605 +2Pirate Party Germany11,4481.200±0Free Voters8,7070.902,3760.300±0V-Partei34,9430.501,0790.100±0National Democratic Party of Germany1,8600.201,0170.100±0Total votes935,73610021926,9081003051Valid ballots189,81297.8188,67397.5Invalid/blank ballots4,2852.24,8872.5Turnout194,53757.9Source: Endgültiges Ergebnis der Bezirksversammlungswahl 2019: Bezirk 5 – Wandsbek

Bergedorf PartyParty-listConstituencyTotalSeats+/–Votes%SeatsVotes%SeatsSocial Democratic Party of Germany65,89526.4465,58826.6812 -7Christian Democratic Union of Germany60,55224.3462,55525.4711 -3Alliance 90/The Greens54,57221.9354,64622.2710 +4The Left26,18210.5126,65810.845 +1Alternative for Germany21,2218.5415,9406.504 +2Free Democratic Party13,8125.5314,4545.903 +3Free Voters7,1602.906,3352.600±0Total votes249,39410021246,1761003051Valid ballots51,09898.250,46197.0Invalid/blank ballots9611.81,5513.0Turnout52,15953.6Source: Endgültiges Ergebnis der Bezirksversammlungswahl 2019: Bezirk 6 – Bergedorf

Harburg PartyParty-listConstituencyTotalSeats+/–Votes%SeatsVotes%SeatsSocial Democratic Party of Germany77,04027.1575,92027.2914 -6Alliance 90/The Greens73,44025.8671,86725.7814 +7Christian Democratic Union of Germany55,06119.4256,47120.2810 -4Alternative for Germany28,95510.2225,4789.135 +2The Left26,4369.3327,1509.725±0Free Democratic Party17,2106.0319,3756.903 +1New Liberals6,3942.203,3191.200±0Total votes284,53610021279,5801003051Valid ballots57,58398.056,84896.9Invalid/blank ballots1,1652.01,8443.1Turnout58,82949.4Source: Endgültiges Ergebnis der Bezirksversammlungswahl 2019: Bezirk 7 – Harburg

Aftermath After the election, six members who were elected for the Green Party in Hamburg-Mitte refused to take part in the formation of the Green faction, instead opting to form their own faction named "Greens 2" (Fraktion Grüne 2). This was due to their party having levied allegations of extremism against them, after it was discovered that these members had contacts to Islamist organizations. On 2 October 2019, members of the faction Greens 2 announced that they would leave the Green party and join the SPD, which became the strongest faction in the borough through this move. Afterwards, the coalition of the SPD and Greens was dissolved in favour of a SPD-lead red-black-yellow coalition in December 2019.

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Analyse der Wahlen zu den Bezirksversammlungen in Hamburg am 26. Mai 2019