2007 Bremen state election

The 2007 Bremen state election was held on 13 May 2007 to elect the members of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen, as well as the city councils of Bremen and Bremerhaven. The incumbent government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) retained its majority with losses. However, the SPD chose to form a new government with The Greens. Jens Böhrnsen was re-elected as Mayor.[1]

2007 Bremen state election

13 May 2007
All 83 seats in the Bürgerschaft of Bremen 42 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	275,816 (57.6%) 3.7%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Jens Böhrnsen Thomas Röwekamp Karoline Linnert Party SPD CDU Greens Last election 40 seats, 42.3% 29 seats, 29.8% 12 seats, 12.8% Seats won 32 23 14 Seat change 8 6 2 Popular vote 101,290 70,728 45,493 Percentage 36.7% 25.6% 16.5% Swing 5.6% 4.2% 3.7%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Peter Erlanson Magnus Buhlert Siegfried Tittmann Party Left FDP DVU Last election 0 seats, 1.7%[lower-alpha 1] 1 seat, 4.2% 1 seat, 2.3% Seats won 7 5 1 Seat change 7 4 0 Popular vote 23,382 16,486 7,536 Percentage 8.4% 6.0% 2.7% Swing 6.7% 1.8% 0.4%   Seventh party   Leader Jan Timke Party Citizens in Rage Last election 0 seats, 4.4%[lower-alpha 2] Seats won 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 2,336 Percentage 0.8% Swing 3.6%
Mayor before election Jens Böhrnsen SPD Elected Mayor Jens Böhrnsen SPD

This was the first election contested by The Left after the merger of the PDS and WASG. The new party achieved 8.4% of the vote, up from 1.7% for PDS in 2003, marking its first major success in a western state.