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2003 Bremen state election

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2003 Bremen state election

← 1999 25 May 2003 2007 →

All 83 seats in the Bürgerschaft of Bremen
42 seats needed for a majority
Turnout291,766 (61.3%)
Increase 1.2%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Henning Scherf
Party SPD CDU Greens
Last election 47 seats, 42.6% 42 seats, 37.1% 10 seats, 8.9%
Seats won 40 29 12
Seat change Decrease 7 Decrease 13 Increase 2
Popular vote 123,480 86,819 37,350
Percentage 42.3% 29.8% 12.8%
Swing Decrease 0.3% Decrease 7.3% Increase 3.9%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party FDP DVU
Last election 0 seats, 2.5% 1 seat, 3.0%
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady 0
Popular vote 12,294 6,642
Percentage 4.2% 2.3%
Swing Increase 1.7% Decrease 0.7%

Mayor before election

Henning Scherf
SPD

Elected Mayor

Henning Scherf
SPD

The 2003 Bremen state election was held on 25 May 2003 to elect the members of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen, as well as the city councils of Bremen and Bremerhaven. The incumbent grand coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Mayor Henning Scherf retained its majority and continued in office.

Parties

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The table below lists parties represented in the previous Bürgerschaft of Bremen.

Name Ideology Leader(s) 1999 result
Votes (%) Seats
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Social democracy Henning Scherf 42.6%
47 / 100
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
Christian democracy 37.1%
42 / 100
Grüne Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Green politics 8.9%
10 / 100
DVU German People's Union
Deutsche Volksunion
German nationalism 3.0%
1 / 100

Opinion polling

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Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample
size
SPD CDU Grüne DVU PDS FDP Others Lead
2003 state election 25 May 2003 42.3 29.8 12.8 2.3 1.7 4.2 6.9 12.5
Infratest dimap 13–15 May 2003 1,000 38 36 12 2 2 5 5 2
Forschungsgruppe Wahlen 5–8 May 2003 1,003 38 36 14 5 7 2
Forsa 24–30 Apr 2003 1,194 37 38 14 4 7 1
Infratest dimap 25–28 Apr 2003 1,000 42.5 34 13 2 4.5 4 8.5
Infratest 16 Apr 2003 ? 42 35 13 4 6 7
1999 state election 6 June 1999 42.6 37.1 8.9 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.9 5.5

Election result

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Summary of the 25 May 2003 election results for the Bürgerschaft of Bremen
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Social Democratic Party (SPD)123,48042.32-0.340-7
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)86,81929.76-7.329-13
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)37,35012.80+3.912+2
Free Democratic Party (FDP)12,2944.21+1.71+1
German People's Union (DVU)6,6422.28-0.71±0
Party for a Rule of Law Offensive (PRO)12,8764.41+4.40±0
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)4,8851.67-1.20±0
Others7,4202.542.50±0
Total291,766100.0083
Popular Vote
SPD
42.32%
CDU
29.76%
B'90/GRÜNE
12.80%
PRO
4.41%
FDP
4.21%
DVU
2.28%
PDS
1.67%
Other
2.54%
Bürgerschaft seats
SPD
48.19%
CDU
34.94%
B'90/GRÜNE
14.46%
FDP
1.20%
DVU
1.20%

Sources

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