Hamburg state election, 2004

Hamburg state election, 2004

1997 ← February 29, 2004 → 2008

All 121 seats of the Hamburg Parliament.   First party Second party Third party   Party CDU SPD Green Last election 26.2% 36.5% 8.6% Seats before 33 46 11 Seats won 63 41 17 Seat change +30 -5 +6 Popular vote 389,170 251,441 101,227 Percentage 47.2% 30.5% 12.3% Swing +21.0% -6.0% +3.7%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Law and Order FDP Last election 19.4% 5.1% Seats before 25 6 Seats won 0 0 Seat change -25 -6 Popular vote 25,763 23,373 Percentage 3.1% Swing -16.3% +1.3%

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The Hamburg state election, 2004, was conducted on February 29, 2004, to elect members to the Hamburgische Bürgerschaft (state and city legislature) of Hamburg. It was the 18th legislative period of the Hamburg Parliament.

Pre-election

Results of the 2001 election as followed:

Party	Vote percentage	Total Seats	Seat percentage
Social Democratic Party (SPD)	36.5%	46	38.0%
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	26.2%	33	27.3%
Law and Order Offensive Party (Offensive)	19.4%	25	20.7%
Green-Alternative List (GAL)	8.6%	11	9.1%
Free Democratic Party (FDP)	5.1%	6	5.0%

In December 2003 the coalition of CDU, Offensive and FDP lost its majority after Ronald Schill, former Senator of the Interior, left the Offensive with five other MPs. He had been dismissed by first Mayor Ole von Beust in August 2003.

Results

Party	Party List votes	Vote percentage	Total Seats	Seat percentage
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	389,170	47.2% (+21.0)	63 (+30)	52.1%
Social Democratic Party (SPD)	251,441	30.5% (-6.0)	41 (-5)	33.9%
Green-Alternative List (GAL)	101,227	12.3% (+3.7)	17 (+6)	14.0%
Pro Deutsche Mitte (Pro DM/Schill)	25,763	3.1% (+2.9)	0 (+0)	0.0%
Free Democratic Party (FDP)	23,373	2.8% (-2.2)	0 (-6)	0.0%
Rainbow - For a new Left (Regenbogen)	9,221	1.1% (-0.6)	0 (+0)	0.0%
Grey Panthers Party of Germany (GRAUE)	8,862	1.1% (+0.8)	0 (+0)	0.0%
Law and Order Offensive Party (Offensive)	3,041	0.4% (-19.1)	0 (-25)	0.0%
All Others	12,030	1.5% (-0.5)	0	0.0%
Totals	824,128	100.0%	121	100.0%

Post-election

Ole von Beust was able to form a majority CDU government without the support of partners. His former coalition partners FDP, Offensive and Ronald Schill, who had split from the Offensive along with several allies, failed to return to the parliament.

See also

• Hamburg state elections in the Weimar Republic
• Hamburg state election, 2008

External links

• The Federal Returning Officer