2003 Hessian state election

Seat results -- SPD in red, CDU in black, Greens in green, FDP in yellow

The Hessen state election, 2003, was conducted on 2 February 2003, to elect members to the Landtag (state legislature) of Hessen.

Results

Party	Party List votes	Vote percentage	Total Seats	Seat percentage
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	1,333,863	48.8% (+5,4)	56 (+6)	50.9%
Social Democratic Party (SPD)	795,576	29.1% (-10,3)	33 (-13)	30.0%
Alliance '90/The Greens	276,276	10.1% (+2,9)	12 (+4)	10.9%
Free Democratic Party (FDP)	216,110	7.9% (+2,8)	9 (+3)	8.2%
The Republicans	34,563	1.3% (-1,4)	0 (=)	0.0%
All Others	78,604	2.9% (+0,6)	0 (=)	0.0%
Totals	2,734,992	100.0%	110	100.0%

Popular Vote CDU   48.77% SPD   29.09% B'90/GRÜNE   10.10% FDP   7.90% REP   1.26% Other   2.87%

Landtag seats CDU   50.91% SPD   30.00% B'90/GRÜNE   10.91% FDP   8.18%

Post-election

Roland Koch remained Prime Minister of a CDU government. With the CDU controlling a clear majority of seats, the FDP, which had been a coalition partner in the previous government, was no longer needed and went to opposition.

Sources

• The Federal Returning Officer