Saxony-Anhalt state election, 2011
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All 105 seats of the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt
53 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Reiner Haseloff
Wulf Gallert
Jens Bullerjahn
Party
CDU
Left
SPD
Seats won
41
29
26
Seat change
+1
+3
+2
Percentage
32.5
23.7
21.5
Swing
-3.7
-0.4
+0.1
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Leader
Claudia Dalbert
Matthias Heyder
Veit Wolpert
Party
Green
NPD
FDP
Seats won
9
0
0
Seat change
+9
0
-7
Percentage
7.1
4.6
3.8
Swing
+3.6
+4.6
-2.8
The Saxony-Anhalt state election was held on March 20, 2011 in Saxony-Anhalt for the 20th legislative period of the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt . The Minister-President since 2002 has been Wolfgang Böhmer (CDU ), who formed a grand coalition with the SPD after the previous state election in 2006. He did not run for re-election.
Issues and campaign [ edit ]
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Results [ edit ]
Summary of the March 20, 2011 Saxony-Anhalt state Landtag election results
Parties
Votes
Vote % (change)
Seats (change)
Seat % (change)
Christian Democratic Union
322,897
32.5
-3.7
41
+1
39.0
The Left
234,917
23.7
-0.4
29
+3
27.6
Social Democratic Party of Germany
213,586
21.5
+0.1
26
+2
24.8
Alliance '90/The Greens
70,906
7.1
+3.6
9
+9
8.6
National Democratic Party of Germany
45,697
4.6
+4.6
0
0
-
Free Democratic Party
38,172
3.8
-2.8
0
-7
-
Free Voters
28,181
2.8
+2.8
-
-
-
Animal Protection Party
15,727
1.6
+1.6
-
-
-
Pirate Party Germany
13,828
1.4
+1.4
-
-
-
All Others
9,283
1.0
-4.1
-
-
-
Totals
993,175
100.0
105
100.0
Post-election [ edit ]
On April 19, 2011, Reiner Haseloff was elected the new Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt and he continues the Grand coalition with the Social Democrats.
References [ edit ]
2011 elections in Germany
State