2003 Hessian state election

The 2003 Hessian state election was held on 2 February 2003 to elect the members of the Landtag of Hesse. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Roland Koch was returned with an increased majority. The CDU recorded a 5.4% swing in its favour, winning an absolute majority of seats. It subsequently formed government alone, with Roland Koch continuing in office.

2003 Hesse state election
2 February 2003
All 110 seats of the Landtag of Hesse
56 seats needed for a majority
Turnout2,734,992 (64.6%)
Decrease 1.8%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Roland Koch Gerhard Bökel
Party CDU SPD
Last election 50 seats, 43.4% 46 seats, 39.4%
Seats won 56 33
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 13
Popular vote 1,333,863 795,576
Percentage 48.8% 29.1%
Swing Increase 5.4% Decrease 10.3%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Evelin Schönhut-Keil
Tarek Al-Wazir		 Ruth Wagner
Party Greens FDP
Last election 8 seats, 7.2% 6 seats, 5.1%
Seats won 12 9
Seat change Increase 4 Increase 3
Popular vote 276,276 216,110
Percentage 10.1% 7.9%
Swing Increase 2.9% Increase 2.8%
Results for the single-member constituencies.
Minister-President before election

Roland Koch
CDU

 Elected Minister-President

Roland Koch
CDU

Parties

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Hesse.

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1999 result
Votes (%) Seats
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands		 Christian democracy Roland Koch 43.4%
50 / 110
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands		 Social democracy Gerhard Bökel 39.4%
46 / 110
Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen		 Green politics Evelin Schönhut-Keil
Tarek Al-Wazir		 7.2%
8 / 110
FDP Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei		 Classical liberalism Ruth Wagner 5.1%
6 / 110

Opinion polling
Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample
size		 CDU SPD Grüne FDP Others Lead
2003 state election 2 February 2003 – 48.8 29.1 10.1 7.9 4.1 19.7
Forsa 31 Jan 2003  ? 49 29 11 8 3 20
Forsa 20–24 Jan 2003 1,012 51 29 10 7 3 22
Forsa 13–18 Jan 2003 1,078 50 31 10 5 4 19
Infratest dimap 16–19 Jan 2003 1,000 48 31 11 7 3 17
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 13–16 Jan 2003 1,036 48 32 10 7 3 16
Forsa 6–10 Jan 2003 1,003 48 33 10 5 4 15
Infratest dimap 2–7 Jan 2003 1,000 47 33 10 5 5 14
Forsa 27 Dec–3 Jan 2003 1,120 47 32 12 5 4 15
Infratest dimap 2–4 Dec 2002 1,000 49 32 11 5 3 17
dimap 13 May 2002  ? 45 35 6 9 5 10
Forsa 18 Jan 2001  ? 40 39 8 7 6 1
Infratest dimap 28–31 Jan 2000 1,000 35 44 9 7 5 9
Ipos 19–21 Jan 2000 1,004 33 46 11 5 5 13
1999 state election 7 February 1999 – 43.4 39.4 7.2 5.1 4.9 4.0

Election result
Summary of the 2 February 2003 election results for the Landtag of Hesse
Party Constituency Party list Total
seats		 +/-
Votes  % Seats Votes  % +/- Seats
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 1,411,800 51.99 53 1,333,863 48.77 Increase 5.36 3 56 Increase 6
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 898,813 33.10 2 795,576 29.09 Decrease 10.28 31 33 Decrease 13
Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE) 230,261 8.48 0 276,276 10.10 Increase 2.92 12 12 Increase 4
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 148,632 5.47 0 216,110 7.90 Increase 2.80 9 9 Increase 3
The Republicans (REP) 7,025 0.26 0 34,563 1.26 Decrease 1.42 0 0 Steady 0
Human Environment Animal Protection (Tierschutz) 4,815 0.18 0 20,600 0.75 Increase 0.29 0 0 Steady 0
Airport Expansion Opponents (FAG) – 17,736 0.65 New 0 0 New
Party for a Rule of Law Offensive (SCHILL) 3,074 0.11 0 14,545 0.53 New 0 0 New
Feminist Party of Germany (FRAUEN) 1,090 0.04 0 7,506 0.27 Increase 0.04 0 0 Steady 0
Party of Bible-abiding Christians (PBC) 1,465 0.05 0 6,674 0.24 Increase 0.07 0 0 Steady 0
German Communist Party (DKP) 2,552 0.09 0 5,908 0.22 Increase 0.08 0 0 Steady 0
Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP) 378 0.01 0 2,683 0.10 Increase 0.02 0 0 Steady 0
Civil Rights Movement Soliarity (BüSo) 873 0.03 0 1,643 0.06 Increase 0.04 0 0 Steady 0
Socialist Equality Party (PSG) – 1,309 0.05 New 0 0 New
Socialist Alternative (SAV) 356 0.01 0 – 0 New
Independents 4,555 0.17 0 – 0 Steady 0
Total 2,715,689 100.00 55 2,734,992 100.00 55 110 Steady 0
Invalid 82,845 2.96 63,542 2.27
Turnout 2,798,534 64.62 2,798,534 64.62 Decrease 1.83
Registered voters 4,330,792 4,330,792

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